Steyr AUG

Silhouette (Visual Identification)

Technical Specifications

Category	Assault Rifles
Operating system	Gas operated, rotating bolt
Cartridge	5.56 x 45mm / .223 Remington 9mm Parabellum (9 x 19mm)
Length	790 mm
Feeding	Box magazine

The rifle is fully ambidextrous. It can be configured for use by left-handed shooters by simply changing the bolt for a left-handed one with the extractor and ejector on opposite sides, and moving a blanking cap from the left ejection opening to the right. The housing of the AUG rifles, integral with the pistol handle and trigger guard, is made from the high impact-resistant polymer, and is usually of green or black color. The Australian Army's modified version of the Steyr AUG A1 is called F88 Austeyr. It is also used by the Falklands Defense Forces.

Global distribution map

Weapon prevalence

Country of origin

Licensed production

Production without a license

Scale dependend aggregation of production sites

The Steyr AUG is found in 47 countries according to our data.

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Global distribution list

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Symbol legend

	Country of origin
	Licensed production
	Production without a licence

G	Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by Governmental agencies.
N	Non-Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by non-Governmental armed groups.
U	Unspecified: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is found in the country, but do not specify whether it is held by Governmental agencies or non-Governmental armed groups.

It is entirely possible to have a combination of tags beside each country. For example, if country X is tagged with a G and a U, it means that at least one source of data identifies Governmental agencies as holders of weapon type Y, and at least one other source confirms the presence of the weapon in country X without specifying who holds it.

Argentina (ARG)		G
Australia (AUS)		G
Austria (AUT)		G
Bangladesh (BGD)		G
Belgium (BEL)		G
Bolivia (BOL)		G
Brazil (BRA)		G
Bulgaria (BGR)		G
Cameroon (CMR)		G
China (CHN)		G
Croatia (HRV)		G
Djibouti (DJI)		G

Ecuador (ECU)		G
Falkland Islands (FLK)		G
Germany (DEU)		G
Hong Kong (HKG)		G
Hungary (HUN)		G
Indonesia (IDN)		G
Ireland (IRL)		G
Italy (ITA)		G
Jordan (JOR)		U
Kazakhstan (KAZ)		G
Lithuania (LTU)		G
Luxembourg (LUX)		G N

Malaysia (MYS)		G
Morocco (MAR)		G
Netherlands (NLD)		G
New Zealand (NZL)		G
Oman (OMN)		G
Pakistan (PAK)		G
Papua New Guinea (PNG)		G
Philippines (PHL)		G
Poland (POL)		G
Saudi Arabia (SAU)		G
Serbia (SRB)		G
Syria (SYR)		N

Taiwan (TWN)		G
Thailand (THA)		G
The Gambia (GMB)		G
Tunisia (TUN)		G
Turkey (TUR)		G
Ukraine (UKR)		G
United Kingdom (GBR)		G
United States (USA)		G
Uruguay (URY)		G
Venezuela (VEN)		G
Zimbabwe (ZWE)		U