List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms

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The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber.[1] Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO.

This table is sortable for every column.

Name  | Type  | Country  | Image  | Years of service  | Notes

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FARA 83  | Assault rifle |  Argentina  |  | 1984–present  |
F88 Austeyr | Bullpup assault rifle |  Australia  |  | 1985–present  | Licensed copy of the Steyr AUG.
EF88 Austeyr | Bullpup assault rifle |  Australia  |  | 2015–present  | Upgraded version of the F88 Austeyr.
F89 LSW  | Light machine gun |  Australia  |  | 1989–present  | Licensed copy of the FN Minimi.
Omark Model 44  | Bolt action target rifle  |  Australia  |  | 1968  |
Steyr AUG | Bullpup assault rifle |  Austria  |
| 1978–present  |
Steyr Scout | Bolt action sniper rifle  |  Austria  |  | 1999–present  |
FN CAL | Assault rifle |  Belgium  |  | 1966–1975  |
FN FNC  | Assault rifle |  Belgium  |  | 1979–present  |
FN F2000  | Bullpup assault rifle |  Belgium  |  | 2001–present  |
FN SCAR-L | Assault rifle |  Belgium  |  | 2009–present  | Also produced in the U.S.
FN Minimi  | Light machine gun |  Belgium  |  | 1974–present  |
IMBEL MD  | Assault rifle |  Brazil  |  | 1985–present  |
IMBEL IA2 | Assault rifle |  Brazil  |

| 2012–present  |
AR-M1 | Assault rifle |  Bulgaria  |  | 2000–present  |
Colt Canada C7 | Assault rifle |  Canada  |  | 1984–present  |
Colt Canada C8  | Carbine |  Canada  |  | 1994–present  |
Colt Canada C9  | Light machine gun |  Canada  |  | 1980s–present  | Licensed copy of the FN Minimi.
Norinco CQ  | Assault rifle |  China  |
| 1980s-present  | Unlicensed copy of the M16 rifle.
QBZ-97  | Bullpup assault rifle |  China  |  | 1997–present  | 5.56×45mm NATO variant of QBZ-95.
Norinco AK-2000  | Assault rifle |  China  |  | 2000s-present  | Copy of the AK-101.
QBZ-03 | Assault rifle |  China  |  | 2003–present  | Export variant is chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.
QBU-97A  | Semi-automatic bullpup sniper rifle  |  China  |  | 1997–present  | 5.56×45mm NATO variant of QBU-88.
Galil Córdova | Assault rifle |  Colombia  |  | 2015–present  |
HS Produkt VHS  | Assault rifle |  Croatia  |  | 2009–present  |
ČZ 2000 | Assault rifle |  Czechoslovakia  |  | Designed in 1990s  | Also available as light machine gun and carbine.
CZ 805 BREN | Assault rifle |  Czech Republic  |  | 2011–present  |
Wieger StG-940  | Assault rifle |  East Germany  |  | 1985–1990  |
FAMAS  | Bullpup assault rifle |  France  |  | 1978–present  |
Heckler & Koch HK33  | Assault rifle |  Germany  |  | 1968–present  |
Heckler & Koch G41  | Assault rifle |  Germany  |  | 1984–present  |
Heckler & Koch G36  | Assault rifle |  Germany  |  | 1997–present  |
Heckler & Koch HK416  | Assault rifle |  Germany  |  | 2004–present  |
Haenel MK 556 | Assault rifle |  Germany  |  | 2017–present  |
Heckler & Koch HK43  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  Germany  |  | 1974–1989  | Civilian version of Heckler & Koch HK33.
Heckler & Koch SL6  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  Germany  |  | 1980s-1991  |
Heckler & Koch SL8  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  Germany  |  | 1998–present  | Civilian version of Heckler & Koch G36.
SIG Sauer SIG516 | Semi-automatic rifle  |  Germany  |

| 2010–present  |
Heckler & Koch HK23E  | General-purpose machine gun |  Germany  |  | 1980s-present  | A magazine-fed variant, the HK13E, was also produced.
Heckler & Koch MG4  | Light machine gun |  Germany  |  | 2005–present  |
INSAS rifle | Assault rifle |  India  |  | 1998–present  |
Excalibur rifle  | Assault rifle |  India  |  | 2017–present  |
Pindad SS1  | Assault rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 1991–present  | Licensed copy of the FN FNC.
Pindad SS2  | Assault rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2006–present  |
Pindad AM1  | Carbine |  Indonesia  |  | 2022  | Indonesian version of M4 carbine
Pindad SPM-1  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  Indonesia  |  | 2016–present  |
Pindad SM3  | Light machine gun |  Indonesia  |  | 2006–present  | Licensed copy of the FN Minimi.[2]
Komodo Armament D5  | Assault rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2014–present  |
IFAR 22  | Bullpup assault rifle |  Indonesia  |  | Designed in 2022–present  |
KH-2002  | Bullpup assault rifle |  Iran  |  | 2003–2012  |
Fateh rifle  | Assault rifle |  Iran  |  | 2014-present  |
Masaf 5,56  | Assault rifle |  Iran  |  | 2017-present  | Iranian version of HK416 and M4 carbine.
IMI Galil | Assault rifle |  Israel  |
| 1972–present  |
IWI Tavor  | Bullpup assault rifle |  Israel  |  | 2001–present  |
IWI Galil ACE  | Assault rifle |  Israel  |  | 2008–present  |
IWI Tavor X95 | Bullpup assault rifle |  Israel  |  | 2009–present  |
IWI Negev | Light machine gun |  Israel  |  | 1997–present  |
Beretta AR70/90  | Assault rifle |  Italy  |  | 1990–present  |
Beretta ARX160  | Assault rifle |  Italy  |  | 2008–present  |
Beretta AS70/90  | Light machine gun |  Italy  |  | Designed in 1980s  |
Howa Type 89 | Assault rifle |  Japan  |  | 1989–present  |
Sumitomo Minimi  | Light machine gun |  Japan  |  | 1975–present  | Japanese version of FN Minimi.
Howa Type 20  | Assault rifle |  Japan  |  | 2020–present  |
VB Berapi LP06 | Bullpup assault rifle |  Malaysia  |  | Designed in 2006  |
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl  | Assault rifle |  Mexico  |  | 2008–present  |
SAX-200 Xiuhcoatl  | Submachine gun |  Mexico  |  | 2023–present  |
Special Operations Assault Rifle | Assault rifle |  Philippines  |  | 2004–present  | Based on the M4 carbine.
Marine Scout Sniper Rifle | Semi-automatic sniper rifle  |  Philippines  |  | 1996–present  |
PVAR Rifle  | Assault rifle |  Philippines  |  | 2011–present  |
FB Beryl  | Assault rifle |  Poland  |  | 1997–present  |
FB Mini-Beryl | Carbine assault rifle |  Poland  |  | 1997–present  |
FB MSBS Grot  | Assault rifle |  Poland  |  | 2017–present  |
Kbkm wz. 2003 | Light machine gun |  Poland  |  | Designed in 2000s  |
A-91 | Bullpup assault rifle |  Russia  |  | 1990–present  |
AK-108  | Assault rifle |  Russia  |  | 1994–present  | 5.56mm variant of the AK-107.
AK-101  | Assault rifle |  Russia  |  | 1995–present  |
AK-102  | Carbine assault rifle |  Russia  |  | 1995–present  |
AK-19  | Assault rifle |  Russia  |  | 2020–present  | 5.56mm variant of the AK-12.
Saiga semi-automatic rifle  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  Russia  |  | 1990s-present  | Designed for the civilian market.
Zastava M80  | Assault rifle |  Yugoslavia
Serbia  |  | 1980-present  |
Zastava M85  | Carbine assault rifle |  Yugoslavia
Serbia  |  | 1985  |
Zastava M90 | Assault rifle |  Yugoslavia
Serbia  |  | 1990-present  |
Zastava M21  | Assault rifle |  Serbia  |  | 2004–present  | Serbian issue AK variant.
SAR 80  | Assault rifle |  Singapore  |  | 1976–present  |
SR 88  | Assault rifle |  Singapore  |  | 1984–2000  |
SAR 21  | Bullpup assault rifle |  Singapore  |  | 1999–present  |
BR18  | Assault rifle |  Singapore  |

| 2014–present  |
Ultimax 100  | Light machine gun |  Singapore  |  | 1982–present  |
Vektor R4 | Assault rifle |  South Africa  |  | 1980–present  | Licensed variant of the IMI Galil.
Vektor CR-21  | Bullpup assault rifle |  South Africa  |  | Designed in 1997  | Prototype – never entered service.
Vektor Mini-SS | Light machine gun |  South Africa  |  | 1986–present  |
Daewoo Precision Industries K1  | Carbine assault rifle |  South Korea  |  | 1981–present  | Official nomenclature erroneously calls the weapon a submachine gun.
Daewoo Precision Industries K2  | Assault rifle |  South Korea  |  | 1984–present  |
S&T STC-16  | Carbine assault rifle |  South Korea  |  | 2016-present  | Based on the AR-15 Carbine with some modification.
Dasan Machineries K16 | Assault rifle |  South Korea  |  | 2018–present  | Based on the M4 carbine and HK 416.
S&T Daewoo K11  | Bullpup assault rifle |  South Korea  |  | 2010–present  | Also fitted with grenade launcher.
Daewoo Precision Industries K3 | Light machine gun |  South Korea  |  | 1991–present  |
CETME Model L  | Assault rifle |  Spain  |  | 1987–1999  |
CETME Ameli | Light machine gun |  Spain  |  | 1982–present  |
FFV 890  | Assault rifle |  Sweden  |  | 1975–present  | Based on the IMI Galil.
Ak 5  | Carbine assault rifle |  Sweden  |  | 1986–present  | Licensed copy of the FN FNC.
Ksp 90  | Light machine gun |  Sweden  |  | 1990–present  | Licensed copy of the FN Minimi.
SIG SG 530  | Assault rifle |  Switzerland  |  | 1960s-1970s  |
SIG SG 540  | Assault rifle |  Switzerland  |  | 1977–present  |
SIG SG 550  | Assault rifle |  Switzerland  |  | 1990–present  |
SG 552 Commando  | Carbine |  Switzerland  |  | 1990–present  |
SIG Sauer SIG516 | Carbine assault rifle |  Switzerland  |

| 2010–present  |
MPT-55  | Assault rifle |  Turkey  |

| 2014–present  |
KCR-556 | Assault rifle |  Turkey  |

| 2018–present  |
T65 assault rifle  | Assault rifle |  Taiwan  |  | 1976–present  |
T86 assault rifle  | Assault rifle |  Taiwan  |  | 2000–present  |
T91 assault rifle  | Assault rifle |  Taiwan  |  | 2003–present  |
XT-97 Assault Rifle  | Assault rifle |  Taiwan  |  | Designed in 2008  |
T75 light machine gun | Light machine gun |  Taiwan  |  | 1992–present  | Unlicensed variant of the FN Minimi.
Sterling SAR-87 | Assault rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | Designed in 1980s  |
SA80  | Assault rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | 1985–present  | Also available as a light support weapon and carbine.
ArmaLite AR-15 | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 1962–1963  |
Stoner 63 | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 1963–1983  | Also available as light machine gun and carbine.
M16 rifle | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 1964–present  |
ArmaLite AR-18 | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 1969–present  |
M4 carbine | Carbine assault rifle |  United States  |  | 1994–present  |
LWRC M6 | Carbine assault rifle |  United States  |  | 2006–present  |
Robinson Arms XCR  | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 2006–present  |
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle  | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 2010–present  | Based on the Heckler & Koch HK416. Also available as a light support weapon and designated marksman rifle.
Remington ACR  | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 2010–present  |
SIG MCX | Assault rifle |  United States  |  | 2015–present  |
Desert Tech MDR | Bullpup
Assault rifle
Semi-automatic rifle  |  United States  |  | 2017–present  |
Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle  | Designated marksman rifle |  United States  |  | 2002–2017  |
Ruger Mini-14  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  United States  |  | 1973–present  | Saw limited usage by police and military units as the fully-automatic AC556.
Smith & Wesson M&P15  | Semi-automatic rifle  |  United States  |  | 2006–present  |
Kel-Tec SU-16 | Semi-automatic rifle  |  United States  |  | 2000s-present  | Designed for the civilian market.
XM214 Microgun | Rotary-barrel machine gun |  United States  |  | 1970s–1990s  | Scaled down version of the M134 Minigun.
M249 light machine gun  | Light machine gun |  United States  |  | 1984–present  | Derived from the FN Minimi.
Colt Automatic Rifle  | Light machine gun |  United States  |  | 1994–present  | Derived from the M16 rifle.

## See also

* List of assault rifles
* List of 7.62×51mm NATO firearms
* List of 7.62×39mm firearms
* 5.45×39mm
* 5.8×42mm

## References

1. ↑ "M16 5.56mm Rifle". http://www.colt.com/mil/M16.asp.
2. ↑ agninistan. "Pindad SM-3 , MINIMI versi kita". https://www.kaskus.co.id/show_post/5157df6048ba54db0d000005/71/pindad-sm-3--minimi-versi-kita.

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