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Small arms1960–present
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
M60 machine gun is a general-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun originating in United States. It was built by Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance. Reported operators include Algeria, Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, U.S. Army, Venezuela, Vietnam.
United StatesTechnical data
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
United States
1960–present
See Users
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
1952–1957
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance
US$6,000 (M60E3)
1957–present
See Variants
10.5 kg (23.15 lb)
1,105 mm (43.5 in)
560 mm (22.0 in)
7.62×51mm NATO
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.105 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.105 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
7.62 mm (0.308 in)
Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt
550–650 rounds/min
2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
1,200 yd (1,100 m)
4,073 yd (3,724 m)
Disintegrating belt with M13 Links
Iron sights
Algeria
Australia
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Cambodia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Timor
El Salvador
Egypt
Fiji
Ghana
Greece
Haiti
Honduras
Italy
Indonesia
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Nicaragua
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Senegal
South Korea
Spain
Sudan
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
U.S. Army
Venezuela
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
M60 machine gun equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Australia
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Cambodia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Egypt
El Salvador
Fiji
Ghana
Greece
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
PhilippinesReported count for M60 machine gun · M60E3 M60E4 M60E6 · M60E4. Service scope: Philippine Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 230. 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.
Portugal
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Senegal
South Korea
Spain
Sudan
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom United States
Venezuela
VietnamAlgeria, Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, U.S. Army, Venezuela, Vietnam
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