Steyr AUG

Steyr AUG
Steyr AUG A1 with 508 mm (20.0 in) barrel
Type	Assault rifle Submachine gun Light machine gun
Place of origin	Austria
Service history
In service	1979–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Afghanistan War Iraq War Syrian Civil War
Production history
Designer	Horst Wesp Karl Wagner Karl Möser
Designed	1977
Manufacturer	Steyr Mannlicher Thales Australia, Lithgow Facility SME Ordnance
Produced	1978–present (Standard)  1988–present (Para)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (Standard) 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) (Carbine) 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (Subcarbine) 3.9 kg (8.6 lb) (HBAR) 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) (Para)
Length	790 mm (31.1 in) (Standard) 690 mm (27.2 in) (Carbine) 630 mm (24.8 in) (Subcarbine) 900 mm (35.4 in) (HBAR) 665 mm (26.2 in) (Para)
Barrel length	508 mm (20.0 in) (Standard) 407 mm (16.0 in) (Carbine) 350 mm (13.8 in) (Subcarbine) 621 mm (24.4 in) (HBAR) 420 mm (16.5 in) (Para)
Cartridge	5.56x45mm NATO 9x19mm Parabellum
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	680-750 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	Standard rifle: 970 m/s (3,182 ft/s)
Effective range	300 metres (980 ft)
Maximum range	2,700 metres (8,900 ft)
Feed system	5.56x45mm NATO: 30 or 42-round box magazine, Beta C-Mag 9x19mm Parabellum: 25 or 32-round MPi 69 box magazine
Sights	Swarovski 1.5x telescopic sight, emergency battle sights, various optics

Close-up of Austrian soldier with Steyr AUG.

Austrian soldiers train with the Steyr AUG.

An Austrian soldier equipped with the standard-length Steyr AUG.

An officer of the Austrian counter-terrorism unit EKO Cobra handling a Steyr AUG rifle during an airborne operation.

Steyr AUG A1 (407 mm (16.0 in) barrel)

Steyr AUG A2 (407 mm (16.0 in) barrel) with MIL-STD-1913 rail attached

Steyr AUG A3

Steyr AUG 9 mm

An Australian soldier from 2RAR with a F88S Austeyr. Fitted is the standard issue, locally made 1.5x power sight.

An Australian soldier briefs a U.S. NavyAdmiral on the F88S Austeyr.

An Australian soldier with a Steyr AUG rifle.

An Australian infantryman with the F88S Austeyr variant equipped with a M203 grenade launcher and Trijicon ACOG sight.

The AUG is an Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1970s by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch). The AUG (Armee-Universal-Gewehr—"universal army rifle") was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77(Sturmgewehr 77) in 1977,where it replaced the 7.62mm StG 58 automatic rifle (a license-built FN FAL). In production since 1978, it is the standard small arm of the Austrian Bundesheer and various national police units.

The rifle and its variants have also been adopted by the armed forces of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ireland,Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Pakistan, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.