Modern equipment of the French Army

Modern equipment of the French Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the French Army. Figures are provided by the French Ministry of Defense for 31st December 2012.

Weapons



 * MAC 50 - 9 mm - pistol
 * Glock 17 - 9 mm - pistol (Navy)
 * Manurhin MR73 - .38 Spc/.357 Mag - revolver (GIGN only)
 * GIAT BM92-G1 (PAMAS-G1) - 9 mm - pistol (Gendarmerie, Air force & Army)
 * HK USP - 9 mm - pistol (HK USP Compact for Navy, HK USP in Army)
 * SIG SP 2022 - 9 mm - pistol (Gendarmerie)
 * FAMAS - 5.56 mm assault rifle
 * SIG 550 - 5.56 mm assault rifle (Navy, Army & Gendarmerie)
 * HK416 - 5.56 mm assault rifle for special forces
 * HK G36E - 5.56 mm assault rifle (Navy, Army & Gendarmerie)
 * M4 & CAR15 - 5.56 mm assault rifle used by French special forces
 * M16 rifle - 5.56 mm assault rifle used by French special forces
 * FR-F2 - 7.62 mm- sniper rifle
 * FRG2 - 7.62 mm- sniper rifle in Air force
 * PGM Ultima Ratio - 7.62 mm- sniper rifle
 * HK G3 - 7.62 mm- DMR rifle
 * HK417 - 7.62 mm- DMR rifle for French special forces
 * Sako TRG-42 - 300 Winchester Magnum- sniper rifle for French special forces
 * PGM Hécate II - 12.7 mm heavy sniper rifle
 * MAT-49 - 9 mm - SMG
 * HK MP5 - 9 mm - MP5F by HK & GIAT
 * HK UMP- 9 mm - SMG
 * Mini UZI- 9 mm - SMG
 * LGI Mle F1 - individual grenade launcher
 * FN Minimi - 5.56 mm & 7.62 mm light machine gun
 * ANF1 - 7.62 mm light machine gun
 * FN MAG - light machine gun
 * M2 - 12.7 mm heavy machine gun
 * APILAS - anti-tank rocket launcher
 * AT4 CS - anti-tank rocket launcher
 * ERYX - anti-tank missiles (492)
 * MILAN - anti-tank missiles (now Milan II) (540)
 * FGM-148 Javelin - anti-tank missile (76 Launchers, 260 Missiles)

Other equipment

 * SPECTRA helmet
 * FÉLIN - infantry combat system (7143)

Surface to surface artillery

 * AMX 30 AuF1 - 155 mm self-propelled howitzer and TRF1 - 155 mm towed howitzer (73)
 * CAESAR - 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer (77)
 * RTF1 - 120 mm mortar (92)
 * LLR 81 mm mortar

Anti-aircraft artillery

 * Mistral - very short-range surface-to-air missile (226)
 * 20 mm Mle F2 - anti-aircraft gun

UAVs

 * Crecerelle - tactical reconnaissance (12)
 * CL-289 - tactical reconnaissance (54)
 * Sperwer - tactical reconnaissance (18)

Dress uniform




In the 1970s France adopted a light beige dress uniform which is worn with coloured kepis, sashes, fringed epaulettes, fourragères and other traditional items on appropriate occasions. The most commonly worn parade dress however consists of camouflage uniforms worn with the dress items noted above.

The legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion wear white kepis, blue sashes and green and red epaulettes as dress uniform, while the Troupes de marine wear blue and red kepis and yellow epaulettes. The sappers of the French Foreign Legion wear the basic legionnaire uniform but with leather aprons and gloves. The Chasseurs Alpins wear a large beret, known as the "tarte" (the pie) with dark blue or white mountain outfits. The Spahis retain the long white cloak or "burnous" of the regiment's origin as North African cavalry.

Sailors of the French Navy and Fusiliers Marins wear a dress uniform dating from the nineteenth century with a distinctive red pom-pom on the crown of the round cap.

The infantry and cavalry of the Republican Guard retain their late 19th century dress uniforms, as do the military cadets of Saint-Cyr and the École Polytechnique. A medium blue evening dress for officers is now seldom seen but individual branches or regiments may parade bands or "fanfares" in historic dress dating as far back as the Napoleonic period.