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Small arms1963–present
Rotary medium machine gun
M134 Minigun is a rotary medium machine gun originating in United States. It was built by General Electric Dillon Aero Garwood Industries Profense. Reported operators include Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
United StatesTechnical data
Rotary medium machine gun
United States
1963–present
See Users
Vietnam War Third Indochina War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War Gulf War Operation Restore Hope War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War
General Electric
1960
General Electric Dillon Aero Garwood Industries Profense
1962–present
See Design and variants
85 lb (39 kg), 41 lb (19 kg) lightweight mod.
801.6 mm (31.56 in)
558.8 mm (22.00 in)
7.62×51mm NATO
6
Electrically driven rotary breech
Variable, 2,000–6,000 rounds/min
2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
3,280 ft (1,000 m; 1,090 yd)
Disintegrating M13 linked belt or linkless feed; dependent on installation (500–5,000-round belt)
Dependent on installation; no fixed sights
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Czech Republic
Egypt
France
Finland
Georgia
Germany
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
South Korea
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.8016 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
M134 Minigun equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Czechia
Egypt
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesReported count for M134 Minigun · M134D. Service scope: Philippine Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PolandReported count for M134 Minigun · M134G. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2020), not the article revision. Cited source 2020-03-31. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom United States
VietnamAfghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
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