Production and users M16 rifle

worldwide users of m16 (former , current)

the m16 commonly manufactured 5.56×45mm rifle in world. currently, m16 in use 15 nato countries , more 80 countries worldwide. together, numerous companies in united states, canada, , china have produced more 8,000,000 rifles of variants. approximately 90% still in operation. m16 replaced both m14 rifle , m2 carbine standard infantry rifle of united states armed forces. although, m14 continues see limited service, in sniper, designated marksman, , ceremonial roles.

users

canadian soldiers patrol kandahar afghanistan armed c7 (m16 type) rifles.



malaysian army soldier m16a1 equipped m203 grenade launcher during carat malaysia 2008.



israel defense forces warrant officers training m16



monegasque carabinier m16 rifle.



philippine marines using m16a1 rifles m16a2 handguard during military exercise.



republic of korea honor guard toss bayonet mounted m16 rifles air @ celebration ceremony 65th anniversary of rok armed forces



vietnamese army (arvn) rangers armed m16s defend saigon during tet offensive



u.s. marine firing m16a4 equipped acog.



 afghanistan: standard issue rifle of afghan national army. colt canada c7 variants saw limited service.
 antigua , barbuda
 argentina: special forces used m16a1 in falklands (malvinas) war , use m16a2 (by armed forces).
 bahrain
 bosnia , herzegovina
 bangladesh: used military, special forces , counter terrorism units.
 barbados
 belize
 bolivia
 brazil: standard issue rifle brazilian marine corps, used sof.
 brunei
 cambodia m16a1
 cameroon
 canada: c7 , c8 variants made colt canada used canadian forces.
 chile
 congo-kinshasa
 costa rica
 denmark: c7 , c8 variants made colt canada used branches of danish defence.
 djibouti
 dominican republic
 east timor
 ecuador
 el salvador m16a1/a2/a3/a4 used.
 estonia ex-u.s. m16a1s
 fiji
 france used french foreign legion.
 gabon
 ghana
 greece m16a2/m4 used special forces of hellenic army isaf forces in afghanistan , hellenic navy
 grenada
 guatemala m16a1/m16a2
 guinea
 haiti
 honduras
 india
 indonesia
 iraq: used iraqi army.
 israel being replaced imi tavor.
 jamaica
 jordan
 north korea: m16a1 (probably unlicensed copies) used special forces. used during gangneung incident in 1996.
 south korea: during vietnam war, u.s. provided 27,000 m16 rifles republic of korea armed forces in vietnam. also, 600,000 m16a1s (colt model 603k) manufactured under license daewoo precision industries. delivery started in 1974 , ended in 1985. still katusa (korean augmentation united states army) soldiers serve in united states army use m16a2.
 kuwait
 latvia:
 lebanon
 lesotho
 liberia
 lithuania: lithuanian armed forces
 malaysia malaysian armed forces, royal malaysia police, malaysian maritime enforcement agency , rela corps.
 mauritius
 mexico: m16a2 used mexican marines in mexican drug war.
 monaco: compagnie des carabiniers du prince
 morocco
 mongolia
   nepal
 netherlands: c7 , c8 variants used military of netherlands , lsw used netherlands marine corps.
 nicaragua
 nigeria
 oman
 pakistan
 panama m16a1
 papua new guinea

 bougainville: used bougainville revolutionary army. captured papua new guinea defence force.


 peru
 philippines: manufactured under license elisco tool , manufacturing. m16a1s , m653ps in use. supplemented in special forces m4 carbine.
 qatar
 senegal
 singapore: local variant of m16a1 (m16s1) manufactured under license st kinetics.
 somalia
 south africa: south african special forces brigade. received moroccan stocks.
 sri lanka
 sweden small number of m16a2s used swedish armed forces familiarization training (as similar number of akms), not issued combat units. c8 used special forces
 taiwan
 thailand m16a1/a2/a4
 trinidad , tobago ~600
 tunisia m16a2/a4
 turkey m16a1/a2/a4
 uganda
 united arab emirates
 united kingdom: 1 of first military customers uk purchased first ar-15s used in jungle warfare in indonesian confrontation. colt canada c8 (l119a1/l119a2) variant used royal military police close protection units, pathfinder group, united kingdom special forces , 43 commando fleet protection group royal marines.
 united states
 uruguay

former users

 australia m16a1 introduced during vietnam war , replaced f88 austeyr in 1989.
 new zealand m16; replaced in 1988 steyr aug being replaced of 2016 non-colt variant of m16.
 rhodesia: m16a1
 south vietnam: 6,000 m16 , 938,000 m16a1, 1966–1975




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