Portuguese Army
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Individual weapons
Light firearms
- Heckler & Koch G3 7.62mm battle rifle
- IMI Galil 5.56mm assault rifle
- SIG SG-543 5.56mm assault rifle (only used by special forces and commandoes)
- AWSF 7.62mm sniper rifle
- Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm submachine gun (used by special forces)
- MG42 7.62mm light machine gun
- Browning M2HB 12.7mm heavy machine gun
- M/SB M1 40mm automatic grenade launcher
- M203 40mm grenade launcher
Heavy firearms
- M72 LAW 66mm grenade launcher
- Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
- MILAN anti-tank weapon
- BGM-71 TOW missile launcher
Armored vehicles
- Leopard 2 main battle tank
- Leopard 2A4: Includes an automated fire and explosion suppression system, an all-digital fire control system able to handle new ammunition types, and improved turret with flat titanium/tungsten armor
- Leopard 2A6: Includes the addition of the 120mm L55 smoothbore gun
- Leopard 2A6M: Based on A6 plus several protections against mines
- Leopard 2 PSO: Urban warfare variant
- Bergepanzer BPz3 armored recovery vehicle
- Panzerschnellbrücke 2 armored vehicle-launched bridge
- M60 Patton main battle tank
- M60A1 AVLB: Armored vehicle-launched bridge
- M60 AVLM: Armored vehicle-launched mine-clearing line charge
- M60 Panther: M60 modified into a remotely controlled mine clearing tank
- M728 CEV: Combat engineer vehicle
- M728A1: Upgraded version of the M728 CEV
- M113 armored personnel carrier
- M113A1
- M113A2
- M113A3
- M113 Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV)
- XM45/E1
- M58
- XM106/M106
- M106A1
- M106A2
- M125
- M132
- M132A1
- M163
- M474
- XM546: Guided missile carrier/launcher for the MIM-46 Mauler surface to air missile
- XM546E1
- XM548/M548
- XM548E1
- M577
- M579 Fitter
- M667: MGM-52 Lance missile carrier
- M688: Lance missle transport/loader vehicle
- XM696: Recovery vehicle
- M727: Unarmored carrier/launcher for the MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles
- XM730/M730: Unarmored carrier/launcher for the MIM-72 Chaparral surface-to-air missiles of the M54 system
- M730A1
- M730A2
- XM734: Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV)
- XM741/M741: Carrier vehicle for the Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS)
- M752: MGM-52 Lance missile launcher
- XM806/XM806E1: Armored recovery vehicle
- M901 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV): M113A1 with dual M220A1 launchers for the TOW anti-tank missile
- M901A1
- M901A2
- M901A3
- M981 Fire Support Team Vehicle (FISTV)
- M1015 Tracked Electronic Warfare Carrier
- M1059: Lynx Smoke Generator Carrier (SGC)
- M1059A3
- M1064: Mortar carrier
- M1068 Standard Integrated Command Post System Carrier
- XM1108 Universal Carrier
- M113-1/2 Command and Reconnaissance (Lynx)
- Chaimite armored personnel carrier
- V-200: Armored personnel carrier
- V-200 Armada 60: Special variant for the Portuguese Marines of the V-200 armed with a multiple 60mm rocket launcher
- V-300: Heavy fire support with 90mm gun
- V-400: Light fire support with 20 mm cannon
- V-500: Anti-tank with Swingfire or HOT missile launcher
- V-600: Mortar carrier with 81mm or 120mm mortars
- V-700: Ambulance
- V-800: Communications and command vehicle
- V-900: Armored recovery vehicle
- V-1000: Anti-riot with water cannon
- Pandur 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier
- Commando V150 armored car
- Panhard M11 light armored car
Support vehicles
- HMMWV M1025
- 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser
- 4x4 Land Rover Defender
- 40-ton 4x2 Volvo D truck
- 38-ton 6x4 DAF FTT truck
Artillery
- M119 A1 105mm howitzer
- M101 105mm howitzer
- M114 155mm howitzer
- M109A5 155mm howitzer
- Tampella B 120mm heavy mortar
- L16 A2 81mm medium mortar
- Soltan 60mm light mortar
- FBP 60mm ultra-light mortar
Missiles
- AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missile
- MIM-72/M48 Chaparral surface-to-air missile
Aviation
- NHI NH90 medium transport/utility helicopter
- NFH: NATO Frigate Helicopter
- TTH: Tactical Transport Helicopter
