the nato alliance has sought to standardize a variety of military equipment
ships aircraft and armored vehicles are often purchased by multiple nato member countries
tank named on ammunition machine gun ammunition artillery and mortar rounds are all standardized
here are some of the alliances most lethal combat systems each operated by two or more member states
f-16 fighting falcon
if there was ever a common nato fighter aircraft the f-16 is it
belgium denmark greece the netherlands norway poland portugal turkey and the united states
all fly one variant of the f-16 or another in the pre-decades since deliveries began
each country upgraded its fighters at its own pace leaving the nato fleet widely varied in capability
originally conceived as a lightweight dog fighter with strong export potential
the f-16 has gradually evolved into a genuine multi-role fighter
panzer hobbits e2000
a self-propelled howitzer produced by cross mafee wegman of germany
the pzh2000 as it is known as one of the most modern artillery systems fielded by nato
it replaced the american-made m-109 in german service and is currently fielded by germany
greece italy and the netherlands a rate of about 10 rounds a minute is however sustainable
and effectively offers triples the fire pour of the old m109
tac 212 submarine
the most advanced diesel electric submarine in nato type 212 is an extremely quiet
diesel electric submarine engineered to patrol the baltic and mediterranean seas
an air independent propulsion system aip allows the type 212 to stay submerged for
up to three weeks the 212 in german service is armed with the dm-2a4 seahaq heavyweight
torpedo while those in italian service are armed with the black shark torpedo
colt canada c7a1 assault rifle cult canada a division of colts manufacturing company
built small arms based on the m16 pattern for canada
unlike its parent cult canada has managed to build a following among nato countries canada
the united kingdom the netherlands and denmark all equip their armed forces with cold canada rifles
fn mag general purpose machine gun
the fn mag was developed by fabrique nationale of belgium in the early 1950s
just as armies around the world were waking up to the general purpose machine gun concept
the mag was adopted by almost all of the nato countries including belgium
canada denmark france greece luxembourg the netherlands norway turkey the united kingdom
and even the united states the rate of the issue is at the platoon and squad levels
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