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KH-2002larger figure on 1 of 3
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Assault Rifle, Carbine, DMR
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KH-2002 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Bullpup assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Islamic Republic of Iran Army in limited numbers (Primary User) See Users for more details[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length · source measurement 2
Single source780 mm, 730 mm, 680 mm (Assault Rifle, Carbine, DMR)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2001[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Defense Industries Organization[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2003–2012[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Versions[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Various STANAG Magazines[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights Various scopes/sights can be attached on the picatinny rail via carry handle. Two picatinny rails on both sides of upper receiver (Sama model only)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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