Key facts
- Type
- Bullpup assault rifle , Carbine , Squad automatic weapon ( HBAR ), Submachine gun ( AUG 9mm, AUG 40 )
- Place of origin
- Austria
- In service
- 1978–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- See Conflicts
- Designer
- Horst Wesp, Karl Wagner, Karl Möser
- Manufacturer
- Steyr Arms , Thales Australia , Lithgow Facility, SME Ordnance , Dasan Machineries
- Produced
- 1977–present
- Variants
- See Variants
- Mass
- 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) ( 20 in barrel ), 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) ( 16.4 in barrel ), 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) ( 15 in barrel ), 4.9 kg (10.8 lb) ( HBAR ), 2.97 kg (6.5 lb) ( AUG 9mm )
- Length
- 790 mm (31.1 in) ( 20 in barrel ) , 725 mm (28.5 in) ( 16.4 in barrel ), 690 mm (27.2 in) ( 15 in barrel ), 900 mm (35.4 in) ( HBAR ), 665 mm (26.2 in) ( AUG 9mm )
- Barrel length
- 508 mm (20 in) ( AUG ) , 417 mm (16.4 in) ( AUG ), 382 mm (15 in) ( AUG ), 621 mm (24.4 in) ( HBAR ), 325 mm (12.8 in) ( AUG 9mm ), 350 mm (13.8 in) ( AUG 9mm ), 365 mm (14.4 in) ( AUG 9mm ), 420 mm (16.5 in) ( AUG 9mm )
- Cartridge
- 5.56×45mm NATO , .300 AAC Blackout , 7.62×39mm , 9×19mm Parabellum , .40 S&W
- Action
- Gas-operated , rotating bolt
- Rate of fire
- 680–750 rounds/min (AUG, HBAR) , 650–720 rounds/min (AUG 9mm)
- Muzzle velocity
- 970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) (20 in barrel)
- Effective firing range
- 300 m (330 yd)
- Maximum firing range
- 2,700 m (3,000 yd)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bullpup
- Country of origin
- Austria
- Mass
- 3.6
- Manufacturer
- Steyr Arms
- Conflict
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Image
- AUG A1 508mm 04.jpg
- Length
- 790
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- Commons category
- Steyr AUG
- service entry
- 1978-01-01
- ammunition
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Commons gallery
- Steyr AUG
- inception
- 1977-00-00
- rate of fire
- 650
- muzzle velocity
- 992
- alternative name
- Armee-Universal-Gewehr
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Encyclopedic overview
The Steyr AUG (German: Armee-Universal-Gewehr, lit. 'army universal rifle') is an Austrian bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge, designed in the 1960s by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, and now manufactured by Steyr Arms GmbH & Co KG.
The AUG was adopted by the Austrian Army in 1977 as the StG 77 (Sturmgewehr 77), where it replaced the 7.62×51mm NATO StG 58 automatic rifle. In production since 1977, it is the standard small arm of the Bundesheer and various Austrian federal police units and its variants have also been adopted by the armed forces of dozens of countries, with some using it as a standard-issue service rifle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Steyr AUG” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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