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| caption = P90 5.7×28mm
| origin = [[Belgium]] <!--NOTE: Please do not change to a flag template. WP:MOS policy advises against the use of flag templates in infoboxes because they are distracting and tend to overemphasize nationality.-->
| type = [[Personal defense weapon]]
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| service = 1991–present <ref name="diez2000"/>
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| used_by = 40+ nations (see ''[[FN P90#Users|Users]]'')
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| wars = <li>[[Gulf War]] <ref name="diez2000"/><li>[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan War]]<li>[[Iraq War]] <li>[[Mexican Drug War]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/157095.html |title=Armas del Ejército de EU, en narco mexicano |language=Spanish |date=January 19, 2008 |author=Otero, Silvia |publisher=''[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]'' |accessdate=November 18, 2011}}</ref> <li>[[2011 Libyan civil war]] <ref name="deredactie"/>
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| service = 1990–present
| design_date = 1986–90 <ref name="diez2000"/>
| manufacturer = [[FN Herstal]]
| used_by = See ''[[FN P90#Users|Users]]''
| wars = *[[Internal conflict in Peru]]
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* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
| production_date = 1990–present <ref name="arsmechanica08"/>
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* [[Mexican Drug War]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/157095.html |title=Armas del Ejército de EU, en narco mexicano |language=es |date=January 19, 2008 |author=Otero, Silvia |newspaper=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711073319/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/157095.html |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| variants = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]'': <li>''P90'', ''P90 TR'', ''P90 USG'', ''P90 LV / IR'' <li>''PS90'', ''PS90 TR'', ''PS90 USG''
* [[Libyan Civil War]]<ref name="deredactie"/>
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| weight = *{{cvt|5.8|lb||order=flip}} (''P90'')<ref name="FNH P90">{{cite web|title=The P90 Series|url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/military/tactical/p90-series/p90-standard/|publisher=FNH USA|access-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122125626/http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/military/tactical/p90-series/p90-standard/|archive-date=22 January 2013}}</ref>
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* {{cvt|6.28|lb||order=flip}} (''PS90'')<ref name="FNH PS90">{{cite web|title=The PS90 Series|url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard/|publisher=FNH USA|access-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119182054/http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard/|archive-date=19 January 2013}}</ref>
| rate = 900 RPM (rounds per minute) <ref name="jones2009"/>
| velocity = 715 [[m/s]] (2,350 [[ft/s]]) <ref name="jones2009"/>
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* {{convert|66.6|cm|abbr=on}} (''PS90'')<ref name="FNH PS90"/>
| range = 200&nbsp;[[metre|m]] (219&nbsp;[[yard (length)|yd]]) <ref name="jones2009"/>
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* {{convert|40.7|cm|abbr=on}} (''PS90'')<ref name="FNH PS90"/>
| feed = 50-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]] <ref name="fnhusap90"/>
| sights = [[Tritium]]-illuminated [[Red dot sight|reflex sight]], back-up [[iron sight]]s <ref name="jones2009"/>
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The '''FN P90''' is a [[selective fire]] [[personal defense weapon]] (PDW) designed and manufactured by [[FN Herstal]] in Belgium.<ref name="miller2001">{{cite book |first=David |last=Miller |year=2001 |title=The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns |publisher=Salamander Books Ltd. |location=London |isbn=9781840652451}}</ref> The P90's name is taken from ''1990'', the year it was introduced.<ref name="arsmechanica08">{{cite book |editor1-first=Auguste |editor1-last=Francotte |editor2-first=Gaier |editor2-last=Claude |editor3-first=Karlshausen |editor3-last=Robert |title=Ars Mechanica - The Ultimate FN Book |date=January 2008 |publisher=Herstal Group |location=Vottem |isbn=9782874158773}}</ref> The P90 was created in response to [[NATO]] requests for a replacement for [[9×19mm Parabellum]] firearms; it was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, [[special forces]] and [[counter-terrorist]] groups.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="oliver2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |title=In the Line of Fire |author=Oliver, David |year=2007 |publisher=Global Defence Review |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016074936/www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |archivedate=October 16, 2006}}</ref>
The '''FN P90''' is a [[personal defense weapon]] chambered for the [[FN 5.7×28mm|5.7×28mm]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]], also classified as a [[submachine gun]], designed and manufactured by [[FN Herstal]] in [[Belgium]].<ref name="miller2001">{{cite book |first=David |last=Miller |year=2001 |title=The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns |publisher=Salamander Books Ltd. |location=London |isbn=9781840652451}}</ref><ref name="dockery2007">{{cite book |first=Dockery |last=Kevin |author-link=Kevin Dockery (author) |year=2007 |title=Future Weapons |publisher=Berkley Trade |location=New York |isbn=9780425217504}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FN P90® |url=https://fnherstal.com/en/defence/portable-weapons/fn-p90/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=FN HERSTAL |language=en-GB}}</ref> Created in response to [[NATO]] requests for a replacement for [[9×19mm Parabellum]] firearms, the P90 was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, [[special forces]], and [[counter-terrorist]] groups.


The P90 was designed by FN in conjunction with the [[FN Five-seven]] pistol and [[FN 5.7×28mm]] ammunition.<ref name="arsmechanica08"/> Development of the P90 began in 1986, and production commenced in 1990, whereupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition was redesigned and shortened.<ref name="diez2000">{{cite book |first=Octavio |last=Díez |year=2000 |title=Armament and Technology: Handguns |publisher=Lema Publications, S.L. |location=Barcelona |isbn=9788484630135}}</ref> A modified version of the P90 with a magazine adapted to use the new ammunition was introduced in 1993, and the Five-seven pistol was subsequently introduced as a companion weapon using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990">{{cite web |url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-10.html |title=The 5.56 × 45mm Timeline: 1990–1994 |author=Watters, Daniel E. |publisher=The Gun Zone |accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref>
Designed in conjunction with the [[FN Five-seven]] [[pistol]] and [[FN 5.7×28mm|FN 5.7×28mm NATO]] [[ammunition]],<ref name="arsmechanica08"/> development of the weapon began in 1986, and production commenced in 1990, when it was known as the ''Project 9.0'' (from which the "90" in its name is derived<ref name="arsmechanica08">{{cite book |editor1-first=Auguste |editor1-last=Francotte |editor2-first=Gaier |editor2-last=Claude |editor3-first=Karlshausen |editor3-last=Robert |title=Ars Mechanica&nbsp;– The Ultimate FN Book |date=January 2008 |publisher=Herstal Group |location=Vottem |isbn=9782874158773}}</ref>), whereupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition was redesigned and shortened.<ref name="diez2000">{{cite book |first=Octavio |last=Díez |year=2000 |title=Armament and Technology: Handguns |publisher=Lema Publications, S.L. |location=Barcelona |isbn=9788484630135}}</ref> A modified version of the P90 with a [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] adapted to use the new ammunition was introduced in 1993, and the Five-seven pistol was subsequently introduced as a companion weapon using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990">{{cite web |url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-10.html |title=The 5.56 × 45mm Timeline: 1990–1994 |author=Watters, Daniel E. |publisher=The Gun Zone |access-date=December 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104174808/http://thegunzone.com/556dw-10.html |archive-date=January 4, 2010 }}</ref>


The P90 was developed and initially marketed as a [[personal defense weapon]], but it could also be considered a [[submachine gun]] or compact [[assault rifle]].<ref name="dockery2007">{{cite book |first=Dockery |last=Kevin |authorlink=Kevin Dockery (author) |year=2007 |title=Future Weapons |publisher=Berkley Trade |location=New York |isbn=9780425217504}}</ref> Featuring a compact [[bullpup]] design with an integrated [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]] and fully [[ambidextrous]] controls, the P90 is an unconventional weapon with a futuristic appearance.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Its design incorporates several innovations such as a unique top-mounted [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] and FN's small-caliber, high-[[muzzle velocity|velocity]] 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="dockery2007"/>
Featuring a compact [[bullpup]] design with an integrated [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]] and fully [[ambidextrous]] controls, the P90 is an unconventional weapon with a futuristic appearance.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Its design incorporates several innovations, such as a unique top-mounted magazine and FN's small-caliber, high-[[muzzle velocity|velocity]] 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Additional integrated features include interchangeable visible or [[infrared]] [[laser]] and [[tritium]] light sources.


The P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, such as Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Malaysia, Poland, and the United States.<ref name="milrev">Tirans, Ivars (2009). "Baltic Defence Research and Technology 2009 Conference Proceedings". Military Review: Scientific Journal for Security and Defence (ISSN: 1407–1746), Nr. 3/4 (132/133), p 103.</ref><!--NOTE: See the Users section of this article for additional references for each individual country.--> In the United States, the P90 is in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies, including the [[United States Secret Service|U.S. Secret Service]].<ref name="white2009">{{cite video |people=White, Tim |title=FN PS90 Product Video |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/le/flash/prodvid.asp?PS90.f4v |format=f4v |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2009 }}</ref> The standard selective fire P90 is restricted to military and law enforcement customers, but since 2005, a [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[carbine]] version has been offered to civilian shooters as the ''PS90''.<ref name="dettyTL2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fnh-57x28mm-dynamic-duo |title=FNH 5.7×28mm Dynamic Duo |author=Detty, Mike |date=October 2008 |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=November 21, 2009}}</ref>
The P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, such as [[Austria]], [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Greece]], [[India]], [[Malaysia]], [[Poland]], and the [[United States]].<ref name="milrev">Tirans, Ivars (2009). "Baltic Defence Research and Technology 2009 Conference Proceedings". Military Review: Scientific Journal for Security and Defence ({{ISSN|1407-1746}}), Nr. 3/4 (132/133), p 103.</ref><!--NOTE: See the Users section of this article for additional references for each individual country.--> In the United States, the P90 is in use with over 200 [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement agencies]], including the [[United States Secret Service|U.S. Secret Service]].<ref name="white2009">{{cite video|people=White, Tim |title=FN PS90 Product Video |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/le/flash/prodvid.asp?PS90.f4v |format=f4v |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927163635/http://www.fnhusa.com/le/flash/prodvid.asp?PS90.f4v |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> In the United States, the standard [[selective fire]] P90 is restricted to the military, law enforcement, or holders of certain [[Federal Firearms License]]s (FFLs) with the [[Special Occupational Taxpayers|Special Occupational Tax]] (SOT). Since 2005, a [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] version with a longer barrel has been offered to civilian users as the ''PS90''.<ref name="dettyTL2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fnh-57x28mm-dynamic-duo |title=FNH 5.7×28mm Dynamic Duo |author=Detty, Mike |date=October 2008 |publisher=Special Weapons For Military & Police |access-date=November 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717033247/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fnh-57x28mm-dynamic-duo/ |archive-date=July 17, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==
=== Development ===

The P90 and its 5.7×28mm ammunition were developed by FN Herstal in response to [[NATO]] requests for a replacement for the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] cartridge and associated pistols and submachine guns.<ref name="gourley2003">Gourley, S.; Kemp, I (November 26, 2003). "The Duellists". Jane's Defence Weekly (ISSN: 02653818), Volume 40 Issue 21, pp 26-28.</ref> NATO called for two types of weapons chambered for a new cartridge—one a shoulder-fired weapon, and the other a handheld weapon.<ref name="gourley2003"/> According to NATO, these new weapons, termed personal defense weapons (PDWs), were to provide "personal protection in last-resort situations when the user is directly endangered by the enemy [...]."<ref name="gourley2003"/> In 1989, NATO published document ''D/296'', outlining a number of preliminary specifications for these weapons:


==History==
===Development===
The P90 and its [[FN 5.7×28mm|5.7×28mm]] ammunition were developed by the Belgian company FN Herstal in response to [[NATO]] requests for a replacement for the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] cartridge and associated pistols and submachine guns.<ref name="gourley2003">Gourley, S.; Kemp, I (November 26, 2003). "The Duellists". Jane's Defence Weekly ({{ISSN|0265-3818}}), Volume 40 Issue 21, pp 26–28.</ref> NATO called for two types of weapons [[Chamber (firearms)|chambered]] for a new cartridge—one a [[Shoulder-fired missile|shoulder-fired weapon]], and the other a handheld weapon.<ref name="gourley2003"/> According to NATO, these new weapons, termed personal defense weapons (PDWs), were to provide "personal protection in last-resort situations when the user is directly endangered by the enemy [...]."<ref name="gourley2003"/> In 1989, NATO published document ''D/296'', outlining a number of preliminary specifications for these weapons:
* The new cartridge was to have greater range, accuracy, and [[ballistic trauma|terminal performance]] than the 9×19mm cartridge.<ref name="gourley2003"/> Additionally, it was to be capable of penetrating [[body armor]].<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* The new cartridge was to have greater range, accuracy, and [[ballistic trauma|terminal performance]] than the 9×19mm cartridge.<ref name="gourley2003"/> Additionally, it was to be capable of penetrating [[body armor]].<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* The shoulder-fired personal defense weapon was to weigh less than 3&nbsp;kg (6.6&nbsp;lb), with a [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] capacity of at least 20 rounds.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* The shoulder-fired personal defense weapon was to weigh less than {{convert|3|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with a [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] capacity of at least 20 rounds.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* The handheld personal defense weapon (pistol) was to weigh less than 1&nbsp;kg (2.2&nbsp;lb), although a weight of 700&nbsp;g (1.5&nbsp;lb) was deemed desirable; it was to have a magazine capacity of no less than 20 rounds.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* The handheld personal defense weapon (pistol) was to weigh less than {{convert|1|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, although a weight of {{convert|700|g|lb|abbr=on}} was deemed desirable; it was to have a magazine capacity of at least 20 rounds.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* Both weapons were to be sufficiently compact to be carried hands-free on the user's person at all times, whether in the cab of a vehicle or the cockpit of an aircraft, and were to perform effectively in all environments and weather conditions.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
* Both weapons were to be sufficiently compact to be carried hands-free on the user's person at all times, whether in the cab of a vehicle or the [[cockpit]] of an aircraft, and were to perform effectively in all environments and weather conditions.<ref name="gourley2003"/>


FN Herstal was the first [[small arms]] manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type.<ref name="gourley2003"/> The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the ''SS90'', went into production with the P90 in 1990.<ref name="marchington2004">{{cite book |first=James |last=Marchington |year=2004 |title=The Encyclopedia of Handheld Weapons |publisher=Lewis International, Inc. |location=Miami |isbn=9781930983144}}</ref> The SS90 propelled a 1.5&nbsp;g (23&nbsp;[[grain (unit)|grain]]) plastic-core [[projectile]] from the P90 at a [[muzzle velocity]] of roughly 850&nbsp;m/s (2,800&nbsp;ft/s).<ref name="marchington2004"/> Shortly after its introduction, the P90 was adopted and used in service with the [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Belgian special forces group]] in the 1991 [[Gulf War]].<ref name="diez2000"/>
FN Herstal was the first [[small arms]] manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type.<ref name="gourley2003"/> The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the ''SS90'', went into production with the P90 in 1990.<ref name="marchington2004">{{cite book |first=James |last=Marchington |year=2004 |title=The Encyclopedia of Handheld Weapons |publisher=Lewis International, Inc. |location=Miami |isbn=9781930983144}}</ref> The SS90 propelled a 1.5&nbsp;g (23&nbsp;[[grain (unit)|grain]]) plastic-core [[projectile]] from the P90 at a [[muzzle velocity]] of roughly {{convert|850|m/s|ft/s|}}.<ref name="marchington2004"/>


Following the P90's introduction, FN revised the 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The new variation, designated the ''SS190'', used a projectile 2.7&nbsp;mm (0.11&nbsp;in) shorter in length than that of the SS90.<ref name="marchington2004"/> This allowed it to be used more conveniently in the 5.7×28mm FN Five-seven pistol, which was under development at that time.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The SS190 projectile also had a heavier weight, and a more conventional construction with an aluminium and steel core.<ref name="marchington2004"/><ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The first prototypes of the SS190 were created in 1992, and the design was finalized in 1993, replacing the SS90.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> A modified version of the P90, with a magazine adapted to use the shortened ammunition, was then introduced in the same year.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> Several special cartridge variations were also developed, such as the L191 [[tracer ammunition|tracer]] round and the SB193 [[speed of sound|subsonic]] round for use with a sound-suppressed P90.<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |editor1-first=Richard D. |editor1-last=Jones |editor2-first=Leland S. |editor2-last=Ness |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 |date=January 27, 2009 |edition=35th |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon |isbn=9780710628695}}</ref>
Following the P90's introduction, FN revised the 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The new variation, designated the ''SS190'', used a projectile {{convert|2.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} shorter in length than that of the SS90.<ref name="marchington2004"/> This allowed it to be used more conveniently in the 5.7×28mm [[FN Five-seven]] pistol, which was under development at that time.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The SS190 projectile had a greater weight, and a more conventional construction with an aluminium and steel core.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/><ref name="marchington2004"/> The first prototypes of the SS190 were created in 1992, and the design was finalized in 1993, replacing the SS90.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> A modified version of the P90, with a magazine adapted to use the shortened ammunition, was then introduced in the same year.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> Several special cartridge variations were developed, such as the L191 [[tracer ammunition|tracer]] round and the SB193 [[speed of sound|subsonic]] round for use with a sound-suppressed P90.<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |editor1-first=Richard D. |editor1-last=Jones |editor2-first=Leland S. |editor2-last=Ness |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 |date=January 27, 2009 |edition=35th |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon |isbn=9780710628695}}</ref>


=== NATO evaluation ===
===NATO evolution===
{{further|FN 5.7×28mm#History}}


In 2002 and 2003, NATO conducted a series of tests with the intention of standardizing a PDW cartridge as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.<ref name="oliver2007">{{cite web|author=Oliver, David|year=2007|title=In the Line of Fire|url=http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016074936/http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40|archive-date=October 16, 2006|access-date=October 19, 2009|publisher=Global Defence Review}}</ref> The tests compared the relative merits of the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge and the [[HK 4.6×30mm]] cartridge, which was created by [[Germany|German]] small arms manufacturer [[Heckler & Koch]] as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm.<ref name="oliver2007"/> The results of the NATO tests were analyzed by a group formed of experts from Canada, France, the [[United Kingdom]], and the United States, and the group's conclusion was that the 5.7×28mm was "undoubtedly" the more efficient cartridge;<ref name="oliver2007"/> However, the German delegation and others rejected the NATO recommendation that 5.7×28mm be standardized, halting the standardization process indefinitely.<ref name="oliver2007"/><ref name="gourley2003"/> As a result, both the 4.6×30mm and 5.7×28mm cartridges (and the associated weapons) have been independently adopted by various NATO countries, according to preference; the P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries throughout the world.<ref name="milrev"/><ref name="gourley2003"/> The 5.7x28mm was finally standardized by NATO in February 2021.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
{{Further2|[[FN 5.7×28mm#History|FN 5.7×28mm (history)]]}}


===Present===
In 2002 and 2003, NATO conducted a series of tests with the intention of standardizing a PDW cartridge as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.<ref name="oliver2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |title=In the Line of Fire |author=Oliver, David |year=2007 |publisher=Global Defence Review |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016074936/http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |archivedate=October 16, 2006}}</ref> The tests compared the relative merits of the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge and the [[HK 4.6×30mm]] cartridge, which was created by German small arms manufacturer [[Heckler & Koch]] as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm.<ref name="oliver2007"/> The results of the NATO tests were analyzed by a group formed of experts from Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the group's conclusion was that the 5.7×28mm was "undoubtedly" the more efficient cartridge.<ref name="oliver2007"/> However, the German delegation and others rejected the NATO recommendation that 5.7×28mm be standardized, halting the standardization process indefinitely.<ref name="oliver2007"/><ref name="gourley2003"/> As a result, both the 4.6×30mm and 5.7×28mm cartridges (and the associated weapons) have been independently adopted by various NATO countries, according to preference; the P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries throughout the world.<ref name="milrev"/><ref name="gourley2003"/>
Further development of the P90 led to the creation of the ''P90 TR'' model, which has a [[Picatinny rail|MIL-STD-1913]] (Picatinny) triple rail interface for mounting accessories.<ref name="gourley2003"/> This model was introduced in late 1999 and continues to be offered alongside the standard P90.<ref name="gourley2003"/> More recently, the P90 has been offered to civilian shooters as the ''PS90'', a semi-automatic [[carbine]] intended for [[self-defense|personal protection]] and sporting use.<ref name="fnhusaps90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard |title=FNH USA Carbines&nbsp;— The PS90 Standard |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2012 |access-date=August 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913050332/http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard/ |archive-date=September 13, 2012 }}</ref>


=== Present ===
==Design==
[[File:PS90 breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|A disassembled PS90 carbine, showing the major component groups. The standard P90 disassembles into similar component groups: 1) trigger group, 2) barrel & upper receiver, 3) butt plate, 4) magazine, 5) bolt carrier, 6) frame / lower receiver]]


The P90 is a [[selective fire]], [[Blowback (arms)|straight blowback]]-operated weapon with a cyclic [[rate of fire]] of around 850–1,100 rounds per minute.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="fnhusap90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/law-enforcement/tactical/p90-series |title=FNH USA Tactical Weapons&nbsp;– The P90 Series |year=2012 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |access-date=August 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913064157/http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/law-enforcement/tactical/p90-series/ |archive-date=September 13, 2012 }}</ref> The weapon is chambered for FN's 5.7×28mm ammunition. Its unusual shape is based on extensive [[ergonomic]] research.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="miller2001"/> The weapon is grasped by means of a thumbhole in the frame that acts as a [[pistol grip]], as well as an oversized [[trigger guard]] that acts as a [[foregrip]] for the shooter's support hand.<ref name="marchington2004"/> The P90 fires from a [[closed bolt]] for maximum accuracy, and its design makes extensive use of [[polymers]] for reduced weight and cost.<ref name="dettyTL2008"/> Overall, the weapon is relatively lightweight, weighing {{convert|2.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} empty, or {{convert|3|kg|lb|abbr=on}} with a loaded 50-round magazine.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="marchington2004"/>
Further development of the P90 platform led to the creation of the ''P90 TR'' model, which has a [[Picatinny rail|MIL-STD-1913]] triple rail interface for mounting accessories.<ref name="gourley2003"/> This model was introduced in late 1999 and continues to be offered alongside the standard P90.<ref name="gourley2003"/> More recently, the P90 has been offered to civilian shooters as the ''PS90'', a semi-automatic carbine intended for [[self-defense|personal protection]] and sporting use.<ref name="fnhusaps90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard |title=FNH USA Carbines&nbsp;— The PS90 Standard |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2012 |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref>


The P90 is notable for being fully [[ambidextrous]]—it can be operated by [[Handedness|right]] or [[Left handed|left-handed]] shooters with equal ease, and without making any modifications to the weapon.<ref name="marchington2004"/> FN Herstal has described it as the "first fully ambidextrous individual automatic weapon."<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnherstal.com/html/p_90.htm |title=P90® Submachine Gun, 5.7x28mm |year=2002 |publisher=[[FN Herstal]] |access-date=October 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020214012140/http://www.fnherstal.com/html/p_90.htm |archive-date=2002-02-14}}</ref> The [[charging handle]], [[magazine release]] and backup [[iron sight]]s are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the weapon, and the firing selector is located directly at the foot of the trigger, where it can be operated from either side by the shooter's trigger finger or support hand thumb.<ref name="fnhusap90"/> When fired, the P90 [[Downward ejection|ejects spent cartridge casings downward]] through a chute located behind the grip, so spent cases are kept out of the shooter's [[line of sight]].<ref name="marchington2004"/>
== Design details ==


[[File:FNP90MAG02.jpg|thumb|upright|The P90's unique [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] has a capacity of 50 rounds, and it fits flush with the weapon's frame<ref name="dockery2007"/>|alt=]]
The P90 is a [[selective fire]], [[Blowback (arms)|straight blowback]]-operated weapon with a cyclic [[rate of fire]] of 900 RPM (rounds per minute).<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="fnhusap90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/law-enforcement/tactical/p90-series |title=FNH USA Tactical Weapons – The P90 Series |year=2012 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref> The weapon is chambered for FN's 5.7×28mm ammunition, and although it was developed and initially marketed as a personal defense weapon, it could also be considered a submachine gun or compact assault rifle.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Its unusual shape is based on extensive [[ergonomic]] research.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="jones2009"/> The weapon is grasped by means of a thumbhole in the frame that acts as a [[pistol grip]], as well as an oversized [[trigger guard]] that acts as a [[foregrip]] for the shooter's support hand.<ref name="marchington2004"/> The P90 fires from a [[closed bolt]] for maximum accuracy, and its design makes extensive use of [[polymers]] for reduced weight and cost.<ref name="dettyTL2008"/> Overall, the weapon is relatively lightweight, weighing 2.5&nbsp;kg (5.6&nbsp;lb) empty, or 3&nbsp;kg (6.6&nbsp;lb) with a loaded 50-round magazine.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="marchington2004"/>
The P90 can be fitted with a [[Sling (firearms)|sling]] for greater ease of carry, and since the weapon has a fixed [[stock (firearms)|stock]] (as opposed to having a collapsing or [[folding stock]]), it can be quickly deployed when needed.<ref name="marchington2004"/><ref name="fnhp90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=268&backPID=262&productID=63&pid_product=294&pidList=262&categorySelector=4&detail=&cHash=fb257c2c82 |title=Personal Defense Weapons: P90® Standard |year=2011 |publisher=[[FN Herstal]] |access-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317031144/http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=268&backPID=262&productID=63&pid_product=294&pidList=262&categorySelector=4&detail=&cHash=fb257c2c82 |archive-date=March 17, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The weapon's smooth, rounded contours prevent it from snagging on the shooter's clothing or equipment, and a small vertical protrusion is provided at the front end of the weapon's frame to prevent the shooter's hand from accidentally slipping in front of the [[Muzzle (firearms)|muzzle]] while shooting.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="marchington2004"/> A hollow compartment inside the rear of the weapon's frame—accessed by removing the buttplate—allows for storage of a [[Firearm maintenance|cleaning kit]].<ref name="marchington2004"/>


The P90 was designed to have a length no greater than a man's shoulder width, to allow it to be easily carried and maneuvered in tight spaces, such as the inside of an [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armored vehicle]].<ref name="dockery2007"/> To achieve this, the weapon's design uses the unconventional [[bullpup]] configuration, in which the [[firearm action|action]] and magazine are located behind the trigger and alongside the shooter's face so that there is no wasted space in the [[Stock (firearms)|stock]].<ref name="dettyTL2008"/> The P90's dimensions are minimized by its unique horizontally mounted feeding system, wherein the [[Magazine (firearms)|box magazine]] sits parallel to the barrel on top of the weapon's frame.<ref name="dockery2007"/> The weapon overall has an extremely compact profile—it is the most compact fixed-stock submachine gun to be made.<ref name="dockery2007"/> The standard version of the weapon has an overall length of {{convert|500|mm|in|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|210|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and a width of {{convert|55|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jones2009"/>
[[Image:PS90 breakdown.jpg|thumb |alt=Photo of a disassembled PS90 carbine, showing the major component groups: 1. hammer group, 2. barrel and optical sight group, 3. butt plate, 4. magazine, 5. moving parts group, 6. frame and trigger group. |Disassembled ''PS90'' carbine, showing the component groups. The standard P90 disassembles into similar component groups: <li>1. Hammer group <li>2. Barrel and optical sight group <li>3. Butt plate <li>4. Magazine <li>5. Moving parts group <li>6. Frame and trigger group]]


[[File:FN P90 Standard Submachine Gun Right Side.jpg|thumb|right|The P90 is fully ambidextrous]]
The P90 is notable for being fully [[ambidextrous]]—it can be operated by right or left-handed shooters with equal ease, and without making any modifications to the weapon.<ref name="marchington2004"/> FN Herstal has described it as the "first fully ambidextrous individual automatic weapon."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fnherstal.com/html/p_90.htm |title=P90® Submachine Gun, 5.7x28mm |year=2002 |publisher=[[FN Herstal]] |accessdate=October 15, 2011 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020214012140/http://www.fnherstal.com/html/p_90.htm |archivedate=2002}}</ref> The [[charging handle]], [[magazine release]] and backup [[iron sight]]s are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the weapon, and the firing selector is located directly at the foot of the trigger, where it can be operated from either side by the shooter's trigger finger or support hand thumb.<ref name="fnhusap90"/> When fired, the P90 ejects spent cartridge casings downward through a chute located behind the grip, so spent cases are kept out of the shooter's line of sight.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
The P90 requires minimal [[Firearm maintenance|maintenance]], and it can be disassembled quickly and easily.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="wall2003"/> It is a modular firearm, consisting of four main component groups: the [[Gun barrel|barrel]] and optical sight group, the moving parts group, the frame and [[Trigger (firearms)|trigger]] group, and the [[Hammer (firearms)|hammer]] group. The P90's barrel is [[Forging|cold hammer-forged]] and [[Chrome plating|chrome-lined]], with an overall length of {{convert|263|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="fnhusap90"/> The barrel has eight [[rifling]] grooves with a right-hand [[twist rate]] of 1:231&nbsp;mm (1:9.1&nbsp;in), and it is equipped with a diagonally cut [[flash suppressor]] that also acts as a recoil compensator.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="fnhusap90"/> The stated service life of the barrel is 20,000 rounds.<ref name="dockery2007"/>

The P90 can be fitted with a [[Sling (firearms)|sling]] for greater ease of carry, and since the weapon has a fixed [[stock (firearms)|stock]] (as opposed to having a collapsing or folding stock), it can be quickly deployed when needed.<ref name="marchington2004"/><ref name="fnhp90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=268&backPID=262&productID=63&pid_product=294&pidList=262&categorySelector=4&detail=&cHash=fb257c2c82 |title=Personal Defense Weapons: P90® Standard |year=2011 |publisher=[[FN Herstal]] |accessdate=May 18, 2011}}</ref> The weapon's smooth, rounded contours prevent it from snagging on the shooter's clothing or equipment, and a small vertical protrusion is provided at the front end of the weapon's frame to prevent the shooter's hand from accidentally slipping in front of the [[Muzzle (firearms)|muzzle]] while shooting.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="marchington2004"/> A hollow compartment inside the rear of the weapon's frame—accessed by removing the buttplate—allows for convenient storage of a cleaning kit.<ref name="marchington2004"/>

The P90 was designed to have a length no greater than a man's shoulder width, to allow it to be easily carried and maneuvered in tight spaces, such as the inside of an [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armored vehicle]].<ref name="dockery2007"/> To achieve this design goal, the weapon's design utilizes the unconventional [[bullpup]] configuration, in which the [[firearm action|action]] and magazine are located behind the trigger and alongside the shooter's face so that there is no wasted space in the [[Stock (firearms)|stock]].<ref name="dettyTL2008"/> The P90's dimensions are also minimized by its unique horizontally mounted feeding system, wherein the [[Magazine (firearms)|box magazine]] sits parallel to the barrel, fitting flush with the top of the weapon's frame.<ref name="dockery2007"/> The weapon overall has an extremely compact profile—it is the most compact submachine gun to be made with a fixed stock.<ref name="dockery2007"/> The standard version of the weapon has an overall length of 500&nbsp;mm (19.7&nbsp;in), a height of 210&nbsp;mm (8.3&nbsp;in), and a width of 55&nbsp;mm (2.2&nbsp;in).<ref name="jones2009"/>

The P90 requires minimal [[Firearm maintenance|maintenance]], and it can be disassembled quickly and easily.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="wall2003"/> It is a modular firearm, consisting of four main component groups: the [[Gun barrel|barrel]] and optical sight group, the moving parts group, the frame and [[Trigger (firearms)|trigger]] group, and the [[Hammer (firearms)|hammer]] group. The P90's barrel is [[Forging|cold hammer-forged]] and [[Chrome plating|chrome-lined]], with an overall length of 263&nbsp;mm (10.4&nbsp;in).<ref name="fnhusap90"/> The barrel has eight [[rifling]] grooves with a right-hand [[twist rate]] of 1:231&nbsp;mm (1:9.1&nbsp;in), and it is equipped with a diagonally cut [[flash suppressor]] that also acts as a recoil compensator.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="fnhusap90"/> The stated service life of the barrel is 20,000 rounds.<ref name="dockery2007"/>


The P90 uses an internal hammer striking mechanism and a trigger mechanism with a three-position rotary dial fire control selector, located at the foot of the trigger. The dial has three settings: ''S''&nbsp;– safe, ''1''&nbsp;– semi-automatic fire, and ''A''&nbsp;– fully automatic fire. When set on ''A'', the P90's fire selector provides a two-stage trigger operation similar to that of the [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle—pulling the trigger back slightly produces semi-automatic fire, and pulling the trigger fully to the rear produces fully automatic fire.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
The P90 uses an internal hammer striking mechanism and a trigger mechanism with a three-position rotary dial fire control selector, located at the foot of the trigger. The dial has three settings: ''S''&nbsp;– safe, ''1''&nbsp;– semi-automatic fire, and ''A''&nbsp;– fully automatic fire. When set on ''A'', the P90's fire selector provides a two-stage trigger operation similar to that of the [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle—pulling the trigger back slightly produces semi-automatic fire, and pulling the trigger fully to the rear produces fully automatic fire.<ref name="marchington2004"/>


=== Ammunition ===
===Ammunition===
{{main|FN 5.7×28mm}}
{{main|FN 5.7×28mm}}
[[Image:57lineup.jpg|thumb |alt=Photo of three 5.7×28mm cartridges as used in the P90. The left cartridge has a plain hollow tip, the center cartridge has a red plastic V-max tip, and the right cartridge has a blue plastic V-max tip. |The P90 utilizes the small-caliber, high-[[muzzle velocity|velocity]] [[5.7×28mm]] cartridge.<ref name="dockery2007"/>]]
[[File:57lineup.jpg|thumb|Three of the small-caliber, high-[[muzzle velocity|velocity]] [[5.7×28mm]] cartridges as used in the P90. The left cartridge has a plain hollow tip, the center cartridge has a red [[Plastic-tipped bullet|plastic V-max tip]], and the right cartridge has a blue plastic V-max tip<ref name="dockery2007"/>]]
[[File:FNP90MAG01.JPG|thumb|The P90 magazine feed lips]]


Particularly significant to the design of the P90 is the small-caliber, high-velocity bottlenecked cartridge it uses. The 5.7×28mm cartridge was created by FN Herstal in response to a NATO requirement that called for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, which is commonly used in pistols and submachine guns.<ref name="oliver2007"/> The 5.7×28mm cartridge weighs 6.0&nbsp;g (93&nbsp;[[Grain (unit)|grains]])—roughly half as much as a typical 9×19mm cartridge—allowing the same amount of ammunition to be carried for less weight, or allowing more ammunition to be carried for the same weight.<ref name="dettyTL2008"/><ref name="fnhusaammo2002">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/tw_57x28system.htm |title=FNH USA, Inc. 5.7×28mm Weapon System |year=2002 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=February 1, 2010 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021225101159/www.fnhusa.com/contents/tw_57x28system.htm |archivedate=December 25, 2002}}</ref><ref name="fortierusg02">{{cite web |url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/hg_militarytoday_200811 |title=Military Ammo Today |author=Fortier, David |year=2008 |publisher=''Handguns Magazine'' |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5rzTMO60b |archivedate=2010}}</ref> Since the 5.7×28mm cartridge also has a relatively small diameter, an unusually high number of cartridges can be contained in a magazine.<ref name="amselle2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fn-five-seven-57x28mm |title=FN FIVE-SEVEN 5.7×28mm |date=November 2011 |author=Amselle, Jorge |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=November 9, 2011}}</ref> The cartridge has a loud [[Muzzle blast|report]] and produces considerable [[muzzle blast#Muzzle flash|muzzle flash]] (when fired from a pistol), but it produces roughly 30&nbsp;percent less [[recoil]] than the 9×19mm cartridge, improving [[muzzle rise|controllability]].<ref name="fortierusg02"/> Due to its high velocity, the 5.7×28mm also exhibits an exceptionally flat [[trajectory]].<ref name="dockery2007"/><ref name="wall2003"/>
Particularly significant to the design of the P90 is the small-caliber, high-velocity bottlenecked cartridge it uses. The 5.7×28mm cartridge was created by FN Herstal in response to a NATO requirement that called for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, which is commonly used in pistols and submachine guns.<ref name="oliver2007"/> The 5.7×28mm cartridge weighs 6.0&nbsp;g (93&nbsp;[[Grain (unit)|grains]])—roughly half as much as a typical 9×19mm cartridge—allowing the same number of rounds to be carried for less weight, or allowing more rounds to be carried for the same weight.<ref name="dettyTL2008"/><ref name="fnhusaammo2002">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/tw_57x28system.htm |title=FNH USA, Inc. 5.7×28mm Weapon System |year=2002 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021225101159/http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/tw_57x28system.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2002}}</ref><ref name="fortierusg02">{{cite web |url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/hg_militarytoday_200811 |title=Military Ammo Today |author=Fortier, David |year=2008 |publisher=Handguns Magazine |access-date=October 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122045316/http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/hg_militarytoday_200811/ |archive-date=2010-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the 5.7×28mm cartridge has a relatively small diameter, an unusually high number of cartridges can be contained in a magazine.<ref name="amselle2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fn-five-seven-57x28mm |title=FN FIVE-SEVEN 5.7×28mm |date=November 2011 |author=Amselle, Jorge |publisher=Special Weapons For Military & Police |access-date=November 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224172429/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fn-five-seven-57x28mm/ |archive-date=December 24, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The cartridge has a loud [[Muzzle blast|report]] and produces considerable [[muzzle blast#Muzzle flash|muzzle flash]] (when fired from a pistol), but it produces roughly 30&nbsp;percent less [[recoil]] than the 9×19mm cartridge, improving [[muzzle rise|controllability]].<ref name="fortierusg02"/> Due to its high velocity, the 5.7×28mm exhibits an exceptionally flat [[trajectory]], compared to typical pistol ammunition.<ref name="dockery2007"/><ref name="wall2003"/>


One of the design intents for the standard 5.7×28mm cartridge type, the ''SS190'', was that it have the ability to penetrate [[Kevlar]] [[ballistic vest|protective vests]]—such as the NATO [[CRISAT]] vest—that will stop conventional pistol bullets.<ref name="fortierusg02"/> Fired from the P90, the 5.7×28mm SS190 has a muzzle velocity of roughly 716&nbsp;m/s (2,350&nbsp;ft/s) and is capable of penetrating the CRISAT vest at a range of 200 m (219 yd), or a [[ballistic vest#Performance standards|Level IIIA]] Kevlar vest at the same range.<ref name="wall2003"/><ref name="fortierusg02"/> FN states an effective range of 200&nbsp;m (219&nbsp;yd) and a maximum range of 1,800&nbsp;m (1,969&nbsp;yd) for the 5.7×28mm cartridge when fired from the P90.<ref name="jones2009"/>
One of the design intents for the standard 5.7×28mm cartridge type, the ''SS190'', was that it has the ability to penetrate [[Kevlar]] [[ballistic vest|protective vests]] that stop conventional pistol bullets.<ref name="fortierusg02"/> Fired from the P90, the 5.7×28mm SS190 has a muzzle velocity of roughly 716&nbsp;m/s (2,350&nbsp;ft/s, Mach 2) and can penetrate the NATO [[CRISAT]] vest or a [[ballistic vest#Performance standards|Level IIIA]] Kevlar vest at a range of {{convert|200|m|yd|abbr=on}}.<ref name="wall2003"/><ref name="fortierusg02"/> FN states an effective range of {{convert|200|m|yd|abbr=on}} and a maximum range of {{convert|1,800|m|yd|abbr=on}} for the 5.7×28mm cartridge when fired from the P90.<ref name="jones2009"/>


In testing conducted by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) in 1999, the SS190 fired from the P90 at a distance of 25&nbsp;m (27&nbsp;yd) exhibited an average penetration depth of 25&nbsp;cm (9.85&nbsp;in) in [[ballistic gelatin]] covered with a Level II [[ballistic vest|vest]].<ref name="cutshaw2006">Cutshaw, Charlie (May 2006). "FN Herstal's Five-seveN Pistol". Tactical Response.</ref> The SS190 exhibited penetration depths ranging from 28 to 34&nbsp;cm (11 to 13.5&nbsp;in) when fired from the P90 into bare ballistic gelatin, in tests conducted by [[Houston Police Department]] [[SWAT]].<ref name="wall2003"/> In testing, the SS190 and similar 5.7×28mm [[projectile]]s consistently turn base over point ("tumble") as they pass through ballistic gelatin and other media, using the 21.6-mm (.85&nbsp;in) projectile length<ref name="sterett2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.gunweek.com/2005/feature0110.html |title=FN 5.7mm Five-seveN Pistol Makes Civilian Model Debut |author=Sterett, Larry S. |publisher=Gun Week |year=2005 |accessdate=October 19, 2009}}</ref> to create a larger wound cavity.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="dettyTL2008"/><ref name="wall2003"/><ref name="bahde2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/combat-handguns/fnh-five-seven-odg-57x28mm |title=FNH Five-seveN ODG 5.7×28mm |author=Bahde, Dave |publisher=''Combat Handguns'' |date=November 2009 |accessdate=November 28, 2009}}</ref> However, some are skeptical of the bullet's [[ballistic trauma|terminal performance]], and it is a subject of debate among civilian shooters in the United States.<ref name="bahde2009"/>
In testing conducted by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) in 1999, the SS190 fired from the P90 at a distance of {{convert|25|m|yd|abbr=on}} exhibited an average penetration depth of {{convert|25|cm|in|abbr=on}} in [[ballistic gelatin]] covered with a Level II [[ballistic vest|vest]].<ref name="cutshaw2006">Cutshaw, Charlie (May 2006). "FN Herstal's Five-seveN Pistol". Tactical Response.</ref> The SS190 exhibited penetration depths ranging from {{convert|28|to|34|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} when fired from the P90 into bare ballistic gelatin, in tests conducted by [[Houston Police Department]] [[SWAT]].<ref name="wall2003"/> In testing, the SS190 and similar 5.7×28mm [[projectile]]s consistently turn base over point ("tumble") as they pass through ballistic gelatin and other media, using the {{convert|21.6|mm|in|abbr=on|adj=on}} projectile length<ref name="sterett2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.gunweek.com/2005/feature0110.html |title=FN 5.7mm Five-seveN Pistol Makes Civilian Model Debut |author=Sterett, Larry S. |publisher=Gun Week |year=2005 |access-date=October 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029110313/http://www.gunweek.com/2005/feature0110.html |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> to create a larger wound cavity.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="dettyTL2008"/><ref name="wall2003"/><ref name="bahde2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/combat-handguns/fnh-five-seven-odg-57x28mm |title=FNH Five-seveN ODG 5.7×28mm |author=Bahde, Dave |publisher=Combat Handguns |date=November 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717051637/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/combat-handguns/fnh-five-seven-odg-57x28mm/ |archive-date=July 17, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, some are skeptical of the bullet's [[ballistic trauma|terminal performance]], and it is a subject of debate among civilian shooters in the United States.<ref name="bahde2009"/>


The 5.7×28mm projectile potentially poses less risk of [[collateral damage]] than conventional pistol bullets, because the projectile design limits overpenetration, as well as risk of [[ricochet]].<ref name="cutshaw2006"/><ref name="humphries2008"/> The lightweight projectile also poses less risk of collateral damage in the event of a miss, because it loses much of its [[kinetic energy]] after traveling only 400 m (437&nbsp;yd), whereas a conventional pistol bullet such as the 9×19mm retains significant energy beyond 800 m (875&nbsp;yd).<ref name="dockery2007"/> This range exceeds the engagement distances expected for the 5.7×28mm cartridge's intended applications, so the cartridge's limited energy at long range is not conversely considered to be disadvantageous.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Since the SS190 projectile does not rely on fragmentation or the expansion of a [[hollow point bullet|hollow point]], the cartridge (and 5.7×28mm weapons) are considered suitable for military use under the [[Hague Convention of 1899]], which prohibits the use of expanding bullets in warfare.<ref name="bahde2009"/>
The 5.7×28mm projectile potentially poses less risk of [[collateral damage]] than conventional pistol bullets, because the projectile design limits overpenetration, as well as the risk of [[ricochet]].<ref name="cutshaw2006"/><ref name="humphries2008"/> The lightweight projectile loses much of its [[kinetic energy]] after traveling only {{convert|400|m|yd|abbr=on}}, whereas a conventional pistol bullet such as the 9×19mm retains significant energy beyond {{convert|800|m|yd|abbr=on}}, posing greater risk of collateral damage in the event of a miss.<ref name="dockery2007"/> This range exceeds the engagement distances expected for the 5.7×28mm cartridge's intended applications, so the cartridge's limited energy at long range is not considered to be disadvantageous.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Since the SS190 projectile does not rely on fragmentation or the expansion of a [[hollow point bullet|hollow point]], the cartridge (and 5.7×28mm weapons) is considered suitable for military use under the [[Hague Convention of 1899]], which prohibits the use of [[expanding bullet]]s in [[warfare]].<ref name="bahde2009"/>


{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Ballistic performance summary for various 5.7×28mm cartridges
| footer = The P90's unique [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] has a capacity of 50 rounds, and it fits flush with the weapon's frame.<ref name="dockery2007"/>
|-
| width =
! Cartridge type
| image1 = FNP90MAG02.jpg
! SS195LF<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08"/>
| alt1 = Photo of a loaded FN P90 magazine
! SS197SR<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08"/>
| width1 = 120
! EA Protector<ref name="gunblast"/>
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! EA Varmintor<ref name="gunblast"/>
| alt2 = Photo of a partially loaded FN P90 magazine
! EA S4<ref name="gunblast"/>
| width2 = 175
|-
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! [[Projectile]] weight
| {{convert|1.8|g|gr|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|2.6|g|gr|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|2.6|g|gr|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|2.3|g|gr|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|1.8|g|gr|abbr=on}}
|-
! [[Muzzle velocity]]
| {{convert|777|m/s|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|640|m/s|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|716|m/s|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|747|m/s|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|930|m/s|abbr=on}}
|-
! [[Muzzle energy]]
| {{convert|550|J|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|530|J|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|665|J|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|650|J|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|785|J|abbr=on}}
|}


=== Feeding ===
===Feeding===
The P90 uses a unique horizontally mounted feeding system—patented in the United States—that contributes to the weapon's compact profile and unusual appearance.<ref name="dockery2007"/> ''U.S. Patent 4,905,394'' ("Top mounted longitudinal magazine") was awarded in 1990, naming René Predazzer as the sole inventor.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4905394.PN.&OS=PN/4905394&RS=PN/4905394 |title=U.S. Patent 4,905,394 (Top mounted longitudinal magazine) |publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] |access-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019115604/http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4905394.PN.&OS=PN%2F4905394&RS=PN%2F4905394 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Magazine (firearms)|detachable box magazine]] is mounted parallel to the P90's barrel, fitting flush with the top of the weapon's frame, and it contains 50 rounds of ammunition which lie in two rows facing left, offset 90° from the bore axis.<ref name="marchington2004"/> As the cartridges are pushed back by spring pressure and arrive at the rear end of the magazine, they are fed as a single row into a spiral feed ramp and rotated 90 degrees, aligning them with the [[Chamber (firearms)|chamber]].<ref name="marchington2004"/> The magazine body is composed of polymer, and it is translucent to allow the shooter to see the amount of ammunition remaining at any time.<ref name="marchington2004"/>


===Sights and accessories===
The P90 uses a unique horizontally mounted feeding system—patented in the United States—that contributes to the weapon's compact profile and unusual appearance.<ref name="dockery2007"/> ''U.S. Patent 4,905,394'' ("Top mounted longitudinal magazine") was awarded in 1990, naming René Predazzer as the sole inventor.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4905394.PN.&OS=PN/4905394&RS=PN/4905394 |title=U.S. Patent 4,905,394 (Top mounted longitudinal magazine) |publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] |accessdate=July 15, 2010}}</ref> The [[Magazine (firearms)|detachable box magazine]] is mounted parallel to the P90's barrel, fitting flush with the top of the weapon's frame, and it contains 50 rounds of ammunition, which lie in two rows at a right angle to the barrel.<ref name="marchington2004"/> As the cartridges are pushed back by spring pressure and arrive at the rear end of the magazine, they are fed as a single row into a spiral feed ramp and rotated 90 degrees, aligning them with the [[Chamber (firearms)|chamber]].<ref name="marchington2004"/> The magazine body is composed of polymer, and it is semi-transparent to allow the shooter to see the amount of ammunition remaining at any time.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
[[File:FN P90 Standard Muzzle End.jpg|thumb|right|P90 Standard with reflex sight and accessory rail]]
[[File:USGsight01.jpg|thumb|The normal and low-light reticles of the USG reflex sight used on the FN P90 / PS90 USG models. The ''USG'' [[reflex sight]] has a black T-shaped [[reticle]] with [[Tritium radioluminescence|tritium]] elements that glow red and are visible in dim lighting<ref name="rodriguez2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/st_fnsfirepower_200811 |title=FN's Fun 5.7 Firepower |author=Rodriguez, Greg |year=2008 |publisher=Shooting Times |access-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429034133/http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/st_fnsfirepower_200811/ |archive-date=2009-04-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|alt=]]


The P90 was originally equipped with the Ring Sights HC-14-62 [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]], but the current weapon is instead fitted with the Ring Sights MC-10-80 sight, which was specifically designed for it.<ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="ringsights01">{{cite web |url=http://www.ringsights.com/Products/sights/SightsDesc/MC-10-80.htm |title=Ring Sights MC-10-80 |publisher=Ring Sights |access-date=June 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715185206/http://www.ringsights.com/Products/sights/SightsDesc/MC-10-80.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The HC-14-62 has a polymer housing and uses a forward-aimed [[fiber optic]] collector to illuminate the white daytime [[reticle]], which consists of a large circle of about 180 [[minutes of arc]] (MOA), with a 20 MOA circle surrounding a 3.5 MOA dot in the center. The MC-10-80 has an anodized aluminium housing, and has a similar black reticle. The night reticle for both the HC-14-62 and the MC-10-80 consists of an open ''T'' that is primarily illuminated by a [[Tritium illumination|tritium module]], and, in the HC-14-62, ambient light drawn in by an upward-facing collector. The sight is adjustable for both [[windage]] and [[Elevation (ballistics)|elevation]], and it can be used in conjunction with [[night vision equipment]].<ref name="ringsights01"/> As backup in case the reflex sight is damaged, a set of fixed iron sights is provided on each side of the reflex sight housing.<ref name="ringsights01"/> The newest MC-10-80, designated as the MC-10-80 Electronic, no longer uses tritium for its night reticle. Instead, the normal reticle can be illuminated in green powered by a [[CR2032]] [[Electric battery|battery]], with eight different [[brightness]] settings. The illuminated reticle makes the sight more versatile in a variety of different conditions.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
=== Sights and accessories ===
[[Image:USGsight01.jpg|thumb |alt=Outlines of the normal and low-light reticles of the USG reflex sight used on the FN P90 / PS90 USG models |The ''USG'' [[telescopic sight]] has a black T-shaped [[reticle]] with [[tritium]] elements that glow red and are visible in dim lighting.<ref name="rodriguez2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/st_fnsfirepower_200811 |title=FN's Fun 5.7 Firepower |author=Rodriguez, Greg |year=2008 |publisher=''Shooting Times'' |accessdate=October 24, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKCm3HD |archivedate=2011}}</ref>]]


The P90 has provisions for mounting a number of different types of accessories, including [[tactical light]]s and [[laser sights|laser aiming devices]]. A sling can be attached to the P90 for greater ease of carry, or it can be fitted with various [[sound suppressor]]s such as the Gemtech ''SP90'', which was designed specifically for the weapon in cooperation with FN Herstal.<ref name="jones2009"/> This [[stainless steel]] suppressor with a black oxide finish is built according to [[MIL-SPEC]]s, including [[saltwater]] [[corrosion resistance]].<ref name="jones2009"/> It has a length of {{convert|184|mm|in|abbr=on}}, a diameter of {{convert|35|mm|in|abbr=on}} and a weight of {{convert|680|g|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jones2009"/> When [[speed of sound|subsonic]] ammunition is used in conjunction with the suppressor, it reduces the sound signature of the P90 by 33&nbsp;[[Decibel|dB]].<ref name="jones2009"/> A small case collector pouch for the P90 is available which fits over the ejection port and collects spent cases as they are ejected downward; the pouch will collect up to one hundred cases before filling.<ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="wall2003"/>
The P90 was originally equipped with the Ring Sights HC-14-62 [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]], but the current weapon is instead fitted with the Ring Sights MC-10-80 sight, which was specifically designed for it.<ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="ringsights01">{{cite web |url=http://www.ringsights.com/Products/sights/SightsDesc/MC-10-80.htm |title=Ring Sights MC-10-80 |publisher=Ring Sights |accessdate=June 28, 2010}}</ref> The HC-14-62 has a polymer housing and uses a forward-aimed fiber optic collector to illuminate the white daytime reticle, which consists of a large circle of about 180 [[minutes of arc]] (MOA), with a 20 MOA circle surrounding a 3.5 MOA dot in the center. The MC-10-80 has an anodized aluminum housing, and has a similar black reticle. The night reticle for both the HC-14-62 and the MC-10-80 consists of an open ''T'' that is primarily illuminated by a [[tritium#Firearms night sights|tritium module]], and, in the HC-14-62, ambient light drawn in by an upward-facing collector. The sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation, and it can be used in conjunction with [[night vision equipment]].<ref name="ringsights01"/> As backup in case the reflex sight is damaged, a set of fixed iron sights is provided on each side of the reflex sight housing.<ref name="ringsights01"/>


==Variants==
The P90 has provisions for mounting a number of different types of accessories, including [[tactical light]]s and [[laser sights|laser aiming devices]]. A sling can be attached to the P90 for greater ease of carry, or it can be fitted with various [[sound suppressor]]s such as the Gemtech ''SP90'', which was designed specifically for the weapon in cooperation with FN Herstal.<ref name="jones2009"/> This stainless steel suppressor with a black oxide finish is built according to [[MIL-SPEC]]s, including saltwater corrosion resistance.<ref name="jones2009"/> It has a length of 184&nbsp;mm (7.2&nbsp;in), a diameter of 35&nbsp;mm (1.4&nbsp;in) and a weight of 680 g (1.5&nbsp;lb).<ref name="jones2009"/> When [[speed of sound|subsonic]] ammunition is used in conjunction with the suppressor, it reduces the sound signature of the P90 by 33&nbsp;dB.<ref name="jones2009"/> A small case collector pouch for the P90 is also available, which fits over the ejection port and collects spent cases as they are ejected downward; the pouch will collect up to one hundred cases before filling.<ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="wall2003"/>
===P90===
====P90 TR====
[[File:FN P90 PDW.jpg|thumb|''P90 TR'' (Triple Rail) model, which features a [[Picatinny rail]] system for mounting accessories, equipped with an Aimpoint [[red dot sight]].<ref name="jones2009"/>]]
The ''P90 TR'' (Triple Rail) model, also known as the "flat-top," was introduced in late 1999.<ref name="jones2009"/> It features a [[Receiver (firearms)|receiver]]-mounted triple [[Picatinny rail|MIL-STD-1913]] (''Picatinny'') rail interface system, or "Triple Rail," for mounting accessories.<ref name="jones2009"/> Also, instead of the integrated reflex sight, this model uses standard tritium iron sights. There is one full-length accessory rail integrated into the top of the receiver, and two rail stumps are included on the sides of the receiver.<ref name="jones2009"/> The top rail will accept various [[Sight (device)|optical sights]] with no tools or additional mounting hardware required, and the side rails serve to mount secondary accessories, such as [[tactical light]]s or [[Laser sight (firearms)|laser aiming devices]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}


== Variants ==
====P90 USG====
The ''P90 USG'' (United States Government) model is similar to the standard P90, except the [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]] housing is aluminium, and the sight has a revised [[reticle]].<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The black reticle consists of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which is joined by three posts that glow red in low light conditions due to [[tritium]]-illumination.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The USG reflex sight can be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail mount for attaching a different sight.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/>
;P90 TR
:The ''P90 TR'' (Triple Rail) model, also known as the "flat-top," was introduced in late 1999.<ref name="jones2009"/> It features a receiver-mounted triple [[MIL-STD-1913]] (''Picatinny'') rail interface system, or "Triple Rail," for mounting accessories.<ref name="jones2009"/> There is one full-length accessory rail integrated into the top of the receiver, and two rail stumps are included on the sides of the receiver.<ref name="jones2009"/> The top rail will accept various optical sights with no tools or additional mounting hardware required, and the side rails serve to mount secondary accessories, such as tactical lights or laser aiming devices.<ref name="fnhusap90"/>
;P90 USG
:The ''P90 USG'' (United States Government) model is similar to the standard P90, except the [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]] housing is aluminium, and the sight has a revised [[reticle]].<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The black reticle consists of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which is joined by three posts that glow red in low light conditions due to [[tritium]]-illumination.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The USG reflex sight can be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail mount for attaching a different sight.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/>
;P90 Laserex models
:The ''P90 LV'' (Laser Visible) and ''P90 IR'' (InfraRed) models, both of which were introduced in late 1995, have an integrated laser sight manufactured by Laserex Technologies in Australia.<ref name="idr1996">"Revolution in Slow Motion". International Defense Review (Switzerland), Volume 29 Issue 1, pp 13–14 (January 1, 1996).</ref> The ''P90 LV'' model projects a 8 [[Watt#Multiples|mW]] visible laser intended to be used as a low-light shooting aid or for dissuasive effect, while the ''P90 IR'' model projects a 4.5 [[Watt#Multiples|mW]] [[infrared]] laser that can only be seen with [[night vision device|night vision equipment]].<ref name="fnhusap90"/><ref name="remtekp90laser">{{cite web |url=http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/p90/laser/index.htm |title=FN P90 Laser Target Designator |year=1999 |publisher=Remtek |accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> Both laser systems are compact, consisting of a small, flat panel integrated into the front end of the weapon's frame.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/>


====P90 Laserex models====
:The Laserex P90 laser systems have a weight of 131 g (0.29 lb), and they are activated by means of a green pressure switch located on the underside of the weapon's pistol grip.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/> The lasers can be configured for three different internal settings: ''Off''&nbsp;– disabled to prevent accidental activation, ''Training''&nbsp;– low intensity for eye safety and extended battery life in training, or ''Combat''&nbsp;– high intensity for maximum visibility.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/> The Laserex P90 laser systems have a battery life of 250 hours when used on the ''Training'' setting, or a life of 50 hours when used on the ''Combat'' setting.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/>
[[File:FN P90 LV with Tri Rail Muzzle View.jpg|thumb|right|P90 LV with integrated laser aiming module from Laserex. The output end of the laser aiming module is visible below the muzzle. This example is also equipped with a Picatinny accessory Tri Rail.]]
[[File:FN P90 LV Submachine Gun with Tri Rail Left.jpg|thumb|right|P90 LV]]
The ''P90 LV'' (Laser Visible) and ''P90 IR'' (InfraRed) models, both of which were introduced in late 1995, have an integrated laser sight manufactured by Laserex Technologies in Australia.<ref name="idr1996">"Revolution in Slow Motion". International Defense Review (Switzerland), Volume 29 Issue 1, pp 13–14 (January 1, 1996).</ref> The ''P90 LV'' model projects an 8 [[Watt#Multiples|mW]] visible laser intended to be used as a low-light shooting aid or for dissuasive effect, while the ''P90 IR'' model projects a 4.5 [[Watt#Multiples|mW]] [[infrared]] laser that can only be seen with [[night vision device|night vision equipment]].<ref name="fnhusap90"/><ref name="remtekp90laser">
{{cite web |url=http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/p90/laser/index.htm |title=FN P90 Laser Target Designator |year=1999 |publisher=Remtek |access-date=December 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330092905/http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/p90/laser/index.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=February 2015|certain=y}} Both laser systems are compact, consisting of a small, flat panel integrated into the front end of the weapon's frame.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/>


The Laserex P90 laser systems have a weight of {{convert|131|g|lb oz}}, and they are activated by means of a green pressure switch located on the underside of the weapon's pistol grip.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/> The lasers can be configured for three different internal settings: ''Off''&nbsp;– disabled to prevent accidental activation, ''Training''&nbsp;– low intensity for eye safety and extended battery life in training, or ''Combat''&nbsp;– high intensity for maximum visibility.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/> The Laserex P90 laser systems have a battery life of 250 hours when used on the ''Training'' setting, or a life of 50 hours when used on the ''Combat'' setting.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/>
[[Image:FNPS9002.jpg|thumb |300px |alt=Photo of a matte black PS90 USG carbine |The ''PS90'' is a semi-automatic carbine developed for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The matte black ''PS90 USG'' model is pictured here.]]


=== PS90 semi-automatic models ===
===PS90===
The '''PS90''' is a semi-automatic [[carbine]] variant of the P90, intended for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use; it was introduced in 2005, and continues to be offered in several configurations.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/><ref name="detty2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/reviews/0801PS90policemag.pdf |title=FNH USA PS90 Carbine |author=Detty, Mike |date=January 1, 2008 |publisher=Police Magazine |access-date=October 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425014231/http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/reviews/0801PS90policemag.pdf |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The PS90 will accept the standard 50-round P90 magazines, but the gun is supplied with a magazine that is blocked to a capacity of 10 or 30 rounds, allowing it to be sold in jurisdictions where magazine capacities are [[Gun laws in the United States (by state)|restricted by law]].<ref name="detty2008"/>


In order to be legal for purchase by civilians without obtaining a tax stamp for a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) as defined by the United States [[National Firearms Act]], the PS90 carbine has an extended {{convert|407|mm|in|abbr=on}} barrel and is semi-automatic, with a trigger pull of approximately {{convert|31|-|36|N}}.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/><ref name="detty2008"/> The lengthened barrel has eight [[rifling]] grooves, with a right-hand [[twist rate]] of 1:229&nbsp;mm (1:9 in) and a rifled length of {{convert|376|mm|abbr=on}}; the muzzle is equipped with a fixed "birdcage" type [[flash suppressor]].<ref name="detty2008"/>
:The ''PS90'' is a [[carbine]] version of the P90, intended for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use; it was introduced in 2005, and continues to be offered in several configurations.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/><ref name="detty2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/reviews/0801PS90policemag.pdf |title=FNH USA PS90 Carbine |author=Detty, Mike |date=January 1, 2008 |publisher=Police Magazine |accessdate=October 14, 2009}}</ref> The PS90 will accept the standard 50-round P90 magazines, but the gun is supplied with a magazine that is blocked to a capacity of 10 or 30 rounds, allowing it to be sold in jurisdictions where magazine capacities are [[Gun laws in the United States (by state)|restricted by law]].<ref name="detty2008"/>


Despite the added barrel length, the PS90 is relatively compact and lightweight, with an overall length of {{convert|667|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and a weight of {{convert|3.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}} with a fully loaded 50-round magazine.<ref name="detty2008"/> Due to the added barrel length, the PS90 can achieve a muzzle velocity of up to {{convert|777|m/s|ft/s|}} with SS195LF ammunition, or up to {{convert|930|m/s|ft/s|}} with third-party ammunition.<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/FNH08ammunition.pdf |title=FNH USA 2008 Product Catalog&nbsp;– 5.7×28mm Ammunition |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2008 |access-date=January 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711014139/http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/FNH08ammunition.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gunblast">{{cite web |url=http://www.gunblast.com/FNH-PS90.htm |title=PS90 USG 5.7x28mm Semi-Auto Carbine from FNH-USA |author=Quinn, Jeff |date=May 27, 2009 |publisher=Gunblast |access-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831143724/http://www.gunblast.com/FNH-PS90.htm |archive-date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
:In order to be legal for purchase by civilians without obtaining a tax stamp for a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) as defined by the United States [[National Firearms Act]], the PS90 carbine has an extended 407 mm (16 in) barrel and is semi-automatic, with a trigger pull of approximately 31 to 36 [[Newton (unit)|N]] (7 to 8 [[Pound-force|lb''<sub>F</sub>'']]).<ref name="rodriguez2008"/><ref name="detty2008"/> The lengthened barrel has eight [[rifling]] grooves, with a right-hand [[twist rate]] of 1:229 mm (1:9 in) and a rifled length of 376&nbsp;mm (14.8 in); the muzzle is equipped with a fixed "birdcage" type [[flash suppressor]].<ref name="detty2008"/>


====PS90 Standard====
:Despite the added barrel length, the PS90 is relatively compact and lightweight, with an overall length of 667 mm (26.3 in), and a weight of 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) with a fully loaded 50-round magazine.<ref name="detty2008"/> Due to the added barrel length, the PS90 can also achieve a muzzle velocity of up to 777 m/s (2,550 ft/s) with SS195LF ammunition, or up to 930 m/s (3,050 ft/s) with third party ammunition (''see ballistic performance summary below'').<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/FNH08ammunition.pdf |title=FNH USA 2008 Product Catalog - 5.7×28mm Ammunition |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2008 |accessdate=January 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="gunblast">{{cite web |url=http://www.gunblast.com/FNH-PS90.htm |title=PS90 USG 5.7x28mm Semi-Auto Carbine from FNH-USA |author=Quinn, Jeff |date=May 27, 2009 |publisher=Gunblast |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref>
The ''PS90 Standard'' is the current model of the PS90 offered by FN Herstal.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> It features a MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail fitted to the top of the receiver, which allows the shooter to mount their preferred optical sight.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The rail includes a set of integrated iron sights, as backup in case the primary sight is damaged.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> As of 2019 the PS90 Standard is available with a black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>


;PS90 Standard
====PS90 SBR====
The ''PS90 SBR'' variant is functionally identical to the “PS90 Standard”, but instead of the extended 16 inch barrel, this variant retains the standard 10.5 inch barrel of its selective-fire counterpart, thus making it the ballistic equivalent, in semi-automatic only form. The PS90 SBR is not usually listed on FN Herstal's website, but is offered commercially through third-party extensions. These are made either through factory standard layouts, or conversions made by swapping the barrel. This renders the weapon a “short barreled rifle”, and thus the required tax stamp is necessary in order to purchase and/or transfer it. The weapon is regulated as “Title II”, and special certification is required in most states. As with all factory standard PS90 receivers special welding is in place to complicate full auto conversion.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
:The ''PS90 Standard'' features a MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail fitted to the top of the receiver, which allows the shooter to mount his or her preferred optical sight.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The rail includes a set of integrated iron sights, as backup in case the primary sight is damaged.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The PS90 Standard is available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>


;PS90 TR
====PS90 TR====
:The ''PS90 TR'' features a "Triple Rail" receiver assembly identical to that of the P90 TR.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The top of the receiver consists of an MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail, allowing the shooter to mount his or her preferred optical sight.<ref name="detty2008"/> Two polymer side rails—one on each side of the receiver—are also included for mounting secondary accessories, such as lasers or tactical lights.<ref name="detty2008"/> Like the PS90 Standard, the PS90 TR is available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>
The ''PS90 TR'' is now discontinued.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> It featured a "Triple Rail" receiver assembly identical to that of the P90 TR.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The top of the receiver consisted of an MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail, allowing the shooter to mount their preferred optical sight.<ref name="detty2008"/> Two polymer side rails—one on each side of the receiver—were included for mounting secondary accessories, such as lasers or tactical lights.<ref name="detty2008"/> Like the PS90 Standard, the PS90 TR was available with either an [[olive drab]] or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> As of 2013, the PS90 TR model is no longer listed by FNH USA.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>


;PS90 USG
====PS90 USG====
[[File:FNPS9002.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The matte black ''PS90 USG'' model; the PS90 was a semi-automatic carbine developed for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>]]
:The ''PS90 USG'' is a discontinued model of the PS90 carbine.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> In the same fashion as the P90 USG, this model has an aluminium reflex sight housing with a revised [[reticle]].<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The black reticle consists of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which is joined by three posts that glow red in low light conditions due to tritium-illumination.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The USG reflex sight can be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail mount for attaching a different sight, and like other models of the PS90, the USG is available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/><ref name="rodriguez2008"/> As of 2011, the PS90 USG model is no longer listed by FNH USA,<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> but the USG reflex sight is still offered as a standalone accessory.
The ''PS90 USG'' is now discontinued.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> In the same fashion as the P90 USG, this model had an aluminium reflex sight housing with a revised [[reticle]].<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The black reticle consisted of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which was joined by three posts that glowed red in low light conditions due to tritium-illumination.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The USG reflex sight could be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail mount for attaching a different sight, and like other models of the PS90, the USG was available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/><ref name="rodriguez2008"/>


As of 2011, the PS90 USG model is no longer listed by FNH USA,<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> but the USG reflex sight is still offered as a standalone accessory.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
<center>
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-top:3px double #999; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left; font-size:smaller;" summary="Ballistic performance summary for various 5.7×28mm cartridges"
|+ style="font-size:larger; text-align:center;" | ''Ballistic performance summary for various 5.7×28mm cartridges (PS90)''
|- style="vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"
!
! style="text-align:center;" | SS195LF
! style="text-align:center;" | SS197SR
! style="text-align:center;" | EA Protector
! style="text-align:center;" | EA Varmintor
! style="text-align:center;" | EA S4
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left;" | '''[[Projectile]] weight'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.8 [[Gram|g]] (28 [[Grain (mass)|gr]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.6 g (40 gr)
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.6 g (40 gr)
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.3 g (36 gr)
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.8 g (28 gr)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left;" | '''[[Muzzle velocity]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 777&nbsp;[[m/s]] (2,550&nbsp;[[ft/s]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 640&nbsp;m/s (2,100&nbsp;ft/s)
| style="text-align:center;" | 716&nbsp;m/s (2,350&nbsp;ft/s)
| style="text-align:center;" | 747&nbsp;m/s (2,450&nbsp;ft/s)
| style="text-align:center;" | 930&nbsp;m/s (3,050&nbsp;ft/s)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left;" | '''[[Muzzle energy]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 550 [[Joule (unit)|J]] (405&nbsp;[[ft-lb]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 530 J (390&nbsp;ft-lb)
| style="text-align:center;" | 665 J (490&nbsp;ft-lb)
| style="text-align:center;" | 650 J (480&nbsp;ft-lb)
| style="text-align:center;" | 785 J (580&nbsp;ft-lb)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left;" | '''Reference'''
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="gunblast"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="gunblast"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="gunblast"/>
|- style="border-top:3px double #999;"
| colspan=7 |
|}
</center>


== Users ==
==Users==
[[Image:P90 Cyprus.jpg|thumb |185px |alt=Photo of a Cypriot National Guard member carrying a P90 during a parade in Larnaca |The [[Cypriot National Guard]] purchased 350 P90s in 2000.<ref name="jones2009"/> Here, a ''P90 LV / IR'' is seen being carried during a military parade in [[Larnaca]].]]
[[File:P90 Cyprus.jpg|thumb |alt=Photo of a Cypriot National Guard member carrying a P90 during a parade in Larnaca |The [[Cypriot National Guard]] purchased 350 P90s in 2000.<ref name="jones2009"/>]]
[[File:FAP parada2.JPG|thumb|alt=Photo of the Peruvian special forces carrying P90s during a parade |Peruvian special forces carrying P90s during a military parade in 2012]]
[[File:Jagdkommando trainiert (29562868722).jpg|thumb|Austrian soldiers armed with P90s during a training exercise]]
[[File:Leden van het Boarding Team van Hr.Ms. Van Galen (F834) bespreken tijdens operaties in de Golf of Oman de laatste zaken voor ze van boord gaan om een inspectie te gaan uitvoeren) 2107 200208271).jpg|thumb|right|A Dutch boarding team armed with P90s operating in the [[Gulf of Oman]] from the frigate [[NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334)|HNLMS Van Galen (F834)]].]]
[[File:FN P90 Users.png|thumb|A map with P90 users in blue]]
Despite being originally intended as a defensive weapon for military personnel whose primary role is not fighting with small arms (such as vehicle drivers), most sales of the P90 have been to [[special forces]] and [[counter-terrorist]] groups who use it for offensive roles.<ref name="gourley2003"/>


In 1997, suppressed P90s were used in combat by the Peruvian special forces group (''Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales'') in [[Operation Chavín de Huantar]], the [[hostage crisis|hostage rescue]] siege that ended the [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis]].<ref name="specialops">{{cite web |url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Peru/Assault.htm |title=Peru's Special Forces: Operation Chavin de Huantar |access-date=August 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107234836/http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Peru/Assault.htm |archive-date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref> The operation was a success: all 14 [[Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement|MRTA]] revolutionaries were killed, and 71 hostages were rescued.<ref name="specialops"/> The MRTA revolutionaries who had taken the hostages were equipped with body armor, but it was defeated by the Peruvian special forces' P90s.<ref name="lewis2007">{{cite book |first=Jack |last=Lewis |author-link=Jack Lewis (screenwriter) | title=The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons |publisher=Krause Publications |location=Iola |edition=7th |date=September 26, 2007 |isbn=9780896894983}}</ref> In 2011, P90s were used by [[Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi's]] [[Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|military forces]] in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan rebel forces]].<ref name="deredactie">{{cite web |url=http://analyse.deredactie.be/2011/04/21/bericht-van-het-front-in-libie |title=Bericht van het front in Libië |date=April 21, 2011 |language=nl |author=Fux, Eric |publisher=[[De Redactie]] |access-date=May 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501063934/http://analyse.deredactie.be/2011/04/21/bericht-van-het-front-in-libie/ |archive-date=May 1, 2011 }}</ref>
Despite being originally intended as a defensive weapon for military personnel whose primary role is not fighting with small arms (such as vehicle drivers), most sales of the P90 have actually been to [[special forces]] and [[counter-terrorist]] groups who use it for offensive roles.<ref name="gourley2003"/> The P90 first saw operational use in the 1991 [[Gulf War]], where it was used by the [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Belgian special forces group]].<ref name="diez2000"/>


By 2009, the P90 was in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries.<ref name="milrev"/> In the United States, [[Houston Police Department]] was the first local law enforcement agency to adopt the P90, acquiring it for their [[SWAT]] team in 1999.<ref name="wall2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=309 |title=Experiences with the FN P90 |author=Wall, Sandy |publisher=Hendon Publishing Co. |date=April 2003 |access-date=September 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711162936/http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=309 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2003, the Houston SWAT team became one of the first agencies in the country to use the weapon in a [[shootout]].<ref name="wall2003"/> By 2009, the P90 was in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies in the United States,<ref name="white2009"/> including the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] and [[United States Federal Protective Service|Federal Protective Service]].<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="terry2004">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/1047/on_the_streets_of_new_york_security |title=On the Streets of New York: Security |date=September 3, 2004 |author=Allen, Terry J. |magazine=[[In These Times (publication)|In These Times]] |access-date=September 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613000928/http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/1047/on_the_streets_of_new_york_security |archive-date=June 13, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> In response, the [[National Rifle Association of America]] (NRA) added the P90 and PS90 to its NRA Tactical Police Competition standards, allowing law enforcement agencies to compete in the event using either weapon.<ref name="nracomp2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.fnhusa.com/le/press/detail.asp?id=61 |title=NRA Adds FN 5.7×28mm Caliber Firearms to Tactical Police Competition Standards |year=2009 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |access-date=May 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223023916/http://www.fnhusa.com/le/press/detail.asp?id=61 |archive-date=December 23, 2010 }}</ref>
In 1997, suppressed P90s were used in combat by the Peruvian special forces group (''Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales'') in [[Operation Chavín de Huantar]], the [[hostage crisis|hostage rescue]] siege that ended the [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis]].<ref name="specialops">{{cite web |url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Peru/Assault.htm |title=Peru's Special Forces: Operation Chavin de Huantar |accessdate=August 15, 2009}}</ref> The operation was a success: all 14 [[Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement|MRTA]] revolutionaries were killed, and 71 hostages were rescued.<ref name="specialops"/> The MRTA revolutionaries who had taken the hostages were equipped with body armor, but it was defeated by the Peruvian special forces' P90s.<ref name="lewis2007">{{cite book |first=Jack |last=Lewis |authorlink=Jack Lewis (screenwriter) | title=The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons |publisher=Krause Publications |location=Iola |edition=7th |date=September 26, 2007 |isbn=9780896894983}}</ref> In 2011, P90s were used by [[Muammar Gaddafi]]'s [[Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|military forces]] in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan rebel forces]].<ref name="deredactie">{{cite web |url=http://analyse.deredactie.be/2011/04/21/bericht-van-het-front-in-libie |title=Bericht van het front in Libië |date=April 21, 2011 |language=Dutch |author=Fux, Eric |publisher=''[[De Redactie]]'' |accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
By 2009, the P90 was in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries throughout the world.<ref name="milrev"/> In the United States, [[Houston Police Department]] was the first local law enforcement agency to adopt the P90, acquiring it for their [[SWAT]] team in 1999.<ref name="wall2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=309 |title=Experiences with the FN P90 |author=Wall, Sandy |publisher=Hendon Publishing Co. |date=April 2003 |accessdate=September 14, 2010}}</ref> In 2003, the Houston SWAT team also became one of the first agencies in the country to use the weapon in a [[shootout]].<ref name="wall2003"/> By 2009, the P90 was in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies in the United States,<ref name="white2009"/> including the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] and [[United States Federal Protective Service|Federal Protective Service]].<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="terry2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/1047/on_the_streets_of_new_york_security |title=On the Streets of New York: Security |date=September 3, 2004 |author=Allen, Terry J. |publisher=''[[In These Times]]'' |accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref> In response, the [[National Rifle Association]] added the P90 and PS90 to its NRA Tactical Police Competition standards, allowing law enforcement agencies to compete in the event using either weapon.<ref name="nracomp2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/le/press/detail.asp?id=61 |title=NRA Adds FN 5.7×28mm Caliber Firearms to Tactical Police Competition Standards |year=2009 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=May 13, 2010}}</ref>

Military and law enforcement organizations using the P90 include:

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| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Argentina}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Argentina}}
| ''[[Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos]]'' tactical diver group of the [[Argentine Navy]]
| ''[[Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos]]'' tactical diver group of the [[Argentine Navy]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
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| align="center"| <ref name="noro">{{cite web |url=http://defdigital.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:como-se-hace-un-buzo-tactico&catid=44:defensa&Itemid=112 |title=Cómo se hace un Buzo Táctico |language=Spanish |author=Noro, Lauro |publisher=Def Digital Argentina |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/Madryn04/index.htm |title=La ARA de visita en Puerto Madryn |language=Spanish |author=Villada, Christian |publisher=SAORBATS |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKVb1rk |archivedate=2011}}</ref><ref name="aresnro12">{{cite web |url=http://www.aresworldefense.com/ares/pdf/12pdf.html |title=ARES World Defence & Security Nro. 12 |author=Villamil, Roberto; Taibo, Javier |date=August 2009 |language=Spanish |publisher=''Ares Worldefense'' |accessdate=December 25, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="noro">{{cite web |url=http://defdigital.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:como-se-hace-un-buzo-tactico&catid=44:defensa&Itemid=112 |title=Cómo se hace un Buzo Táctico |language=es |author=Noro, Lauro |publisher=Def Digital Argentina |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226212355/http://defdigital.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:como-se-hace-un-buzo-tactico&catid=44:defensa&Itemid=112 |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/Madryn04/index.htm |title=La ARA de visita en Puerto Madryn |language=es |author=Villada, Christian |publisher=SAORBATS |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531170255/http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/Madryn04/index.htm |archive-date=2011-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="aresnro12">{{cite web |url=http://www.aresworldefense.com/ares/pdf/12pdf.html |title=ARES World Defence & Security Nro. 12 |author1=Villamil, Roberto |author2=Taibo, Javier |date=August 2009 |language=es |publisher=Ares Worldefense |access-date=December 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160718/http://www.aresworldefense.com/ares/pdf/12pdf.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| ''[[Airport Security Police (Argentina)|Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria]]'' (PSA; Airport Security Police)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| <ref name="Villada">{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/FFAA03/Fuerzas%20Amadas%20Argentinas.html |title=Fotos de las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas |language=es |author=Villada, Christian |publisher=SAORBATS |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531170237/http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/FFAA03/Fuerzas%20Amadas%20Argentinas.html |archive-date=2011-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| ''[[Grupo Alacrán]]'' special group of the [[Argentine National Gendarmerie]]
| Former ''Policia Aeronáutica Nacional'' (PAN; National Aeronautical Police)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
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| align="center"| <ref name="Villada"/>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/FFAA03/Fuerzas%20Amadas%20Argentinas.html |title=Fotos de las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas |language=Spanish |author=Villada, Christian |publisher=SAORBATS |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKXNdw4 |archivedate=2011}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Austria}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Austria}}
| ''[[Jagdkommando]]'' (Jakdo) special group of the [[Austrian Army]]
| ''[[Jagdkommando]]'' (Jakdo) special group of the [[Austrian Federal Army|Austrian Army]]
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| 140
| align="center"| 140
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| align="center"| <ref name="sunkler2008">{{cite book |first=Sören |last=Sünkler |title=Elite und Spezialeinheiten Europas |trans_title=Elite and Special Forces in Europe |language=German |publisher=Motorbuch Verlag |location=Stuttgart |date=March 6, 2008 |isbn=9783613028531}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="sunkler2008">{{cite book |first=Sören |last=Sünkler |title=Elite und Spezialeinheiten Europas |trans-title=Elite and Special Forces in Europe |language=de |publisher=Motorbuch Verlag |location=Stuttgart |date=March 6, 2008 |isbn=9783613028531}}</ref>
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| ''[[Austrian Military Police|Kommando Militärstreife & Militärpolizei]]'' (Kdo MilStrf&MP) close protection teams
| ''[[Austrian Military Police|Kommando Militärstreife & Militärpolizei]]'' (Kdo MilStrf&MP) close protection teams
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=835 |title=Militärstreife & Militärpolizei im ÖBH 2010 |language=German |author=Baumgartner, Franz |year=2009 |publisher=[[Austrian Armed Forces]] |accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=835 |title=Militärstreife & Militärpolizei im ÖBH 2010 |language=de |author=Baumgartner, Franz |year=2009 |publisher=[[Austrian Armed Forces]] |access-date=October 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706092717/http://www.heer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=835 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="9"|{{Flagu|Belgium}}
| rowspan="8"|{{Flagu|Belgium}}
| ''[[Belgian Naval Component|Composante Maritime]]'' (Belgian Navy) commandos
| ''[[Belgian Naval Component|Marinecomponent/Composante Marine]]'' (Belgian Navy) commandos
| align="center"|
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/article/441721/l-engagement-militaire-belge-a-desormais-un-volet-maritime.html |title=L'Engagement Militaire Belge a Désormais un Volet Maritime |author=Sueur, émilie |date=August 28, 2008 |language=French |publisher=''[[La Libre Belgique]]'' |accessdate=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/article/441721/l-engagement-militaire-belge-a-desormais-un-volet-maritime.html |title=L'Engagement Militaire Belge a Désormais un Volet Maritime |author=Sueur, émilie |date=August 28, 2008 |language=fr |newspaper=[[La Libre Belgique]] |access-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219104840/http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/article/441721/l-engagement-militaire-belge-a-desormais-un-volet-maritime.html |archive-date=December 19, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''[[Belgian Army|Composante Terre]]'' (Belgian Army)
| ''[[Belgian Land Component|Landcomponent/Composante Terre]]'' (Belgian Army), replacing the [[Uzi]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 80
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2004-
| align="center"| 2004–
| align="center"| <ref name="senatebe2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/publications/viewTBlok&DATUM='05/27/2004'&TYP=handeen&VOLGNR=2&LANG=fr |date=May 27, 2004 |title=Question Orale de Mme Isabelle Durant au Ministre de la Défense sur l'Appel d'Offres pour de Nouveaux Fusils pour la Défense Nationale (n<sup>o</sup> 3-328) |language=French |publisher=[[Belgian Senate]] |accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="senatebe2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/publications/viewTBlok&DATUM='05/27/2004'&TYP=handeen&VOLGNR=2&LANG=fr |date=May 27, 2004 |title=Question Orale de Mme Isabelle Durant au Ministre de la Défense sur l'Appel d'Offres pour de Nouveaux Fusils pour la Défense Nationale (n<sup>o</sup> 3-328) |language=fr |publisher=[[Belgian Senate]] |access-date=October 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605222052/http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=%2Fpublications%2FviewTBlok&DATUM=%2705%2F27%2F2004%27&TYP=handeen&VOLGNR=2&LANG=fr |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
| ''Détachement d'Agents de Sécurité'' (DAS) dignitary protection group
| ''Détachement d'Agents de Sécurité'' (DAS) dignitary protection group
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="senatebe2004"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="senatebe2004"/>
|-
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| [[Federal Police Special Units|Directorate of Special Units]] (DSU) group of the ''[[Federal Police (Belgium)|Federale Politie/Police Fédérale]]''
| [[Federal Police Special Units|Directorate of Special Units]] (DSU) group of the ''[[Federal Police (Belgium)|Federale Politie/Police Fédérale/Föderale Polizei]]''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="dupont2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/28920/cent-p90-l-arme-du-3e-millenaire-dans-la-nature.html |title=Cent P90 (l'Arme du 3<sup>e</sup> Millénaire) Dans la Nature... |language=French |author=Dupont, Gilbert |date=July 11, 2001 |publisher=DH News |accessdate=October 1, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="dupont2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/28920/cent-p90-l-arme-du-3e-millenaire-dans-la-nature.html |title=Cent P90 (l'Arme du 3<sup>e</sup> Millénaire) Dans la Nature... |language=fr |author=Dupont, Gilbert |date=July 11, 2001 |publisher=DH News |access-date=October 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611094217/http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/28920/cent-p90-l-arme-du-3e-millenaire-dans-la-nature.html |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
| Former ''[[Gendarmerie (Belgium)|Gendarmerie/Rijkswacht]]'' paramilitary police force
| Former ''[[Gendarmerie (Belgium)|Gendarmerie/Rijkswacht]]'' paramilitary police force
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 114
| align="center"| 114
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/Registers/ViewReg&COLL=H&PUID=33575170&TID=33607413&POS=1&LANG=nl |date=May 30, 2000 |title=Mondelinge Vraag van de heer Patrik Vankrunkelsven aan de Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken over de Verspreiding van de P90 en Andere Oorlogswapens (nr. 2-199) |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Belgian Senate]] |accessdate=October 17, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/Registers/ViewReg&COLL=H&PUID=33575170&TID=33607413&POS=1&LANG=nl |date=May 30, 2000 |title=Mondelinge Vraag van de heer Patrik Vankrunkelsven aan de Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken over de Verspreiding van de P90 en Andere Oorlogswapens (nr. 2-199) |language=nl |publisher=[[Belgian Senate]] |access-date=October 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616101709/http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=%2FRegisters%2FViewReg&COLL=H&PUID=33575170&TID=33607413&POS=1&LANG=nl |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Special Forces Group]] (SFG; used in the 1991 [[Gulf War]])
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="diez2000"/>
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| [[Aarschot]] municipal police force
| [[Aarschot]] municipal police force
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=GDG97Q6P |title=Politie Geeft Geheimen Prijs |language=Dutch |date=October 4, 2004 |publisher=''[[Het Nieuwsblad]]'' |accessdate=October 17, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=GDG97Q6P |title=Politie Geeft Geheimen Prijs |language=nl |date=October 4, 2004 |newspaper=[[Het Nieuwsblad]] |access-date=October 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612233841/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=GDG97Q6P |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Liège]] metropolitan police force (replaced the [[Uzi]])
| [[Liège]] metropolitan police force (replaced the Uzi)
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2002-
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liege.be/comcoll/2004/190204.htm |title=Autorisation d'Utilisation du Pistolet-mitrailleur FN P90 |language=French |date=February 19, 2004 |publisher=[[Liège|City of Liège]] |accessdate=September 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080115125147/http://www.liege.be/comcoll/2004/190204.htm |archivedate=January 15, 2008}}</ref><ref name="liegecity2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.liege.be/vie-communale/le-college-communal/conseil-communal-archives/college-communal-archives-2004/college-communal-20-10-04 |title=Voyage d'étude aux Etats-Unis |language=French |date=October 20, 2004 |publisher=[[Liège|City of Liège]] |accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liege.be/comcoll/2004/190204.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080115125147/http://www.liege.be/comcoll/2004/190204.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2008 |title=Autorisation d'Utilisation du Pistolet-mitrailleur FN P90 |language=fr |date=February 19, 2004 |publisher=[[Liège|City of Liège]] |access-date=September 29, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="liegecity2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.liege.be/vie-communale/le-college-communal/conseil-communal-archives/college-communal-archives-2004/college-communal-20-10-04 |title=Voyage d'étude aux Etats-Unis |language=fr |date=October 20, 2004 |publisher=[[Liège|City of Liège]] |access-date=September 29, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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| ''Zone de Police Boraine'' ([[Boussu]]/[[Colfontaine]]/[[Frameries]]/[[Quaregnon]]/[[Saint-Ghislain]] [[List of municipalities of the Walloon Region|municipalities]]) police force
| ''Zone de Police Boraine'' ([[Boussu]]/[[Colfontaine]]/[[Frameries]]/[[Quaregnon]]/[[Saint-Ghislain]] [[List of municipalities of the Walloon Region|municipalities]]) police force
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policeboraine.be/pages/presentation/zoneplus/tirlaser.htm |title=Plus de la Zone: Tir Laser |year=2007 |language=French |publisher=''Site de la Zone de Police Boraine'' |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policeboraine.be/pages/presentation/zoneplus/tirlaser.htm |title=Plus de la Zone: Tir Laser |year=2007 |language=fr |publisher=Site de la Zone de Police Boraine |access-date=February 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317083752/http://www.policeboraine.be/pages/presentation/zoneplus/tirlaser.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2009 }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Brazil}}
| {{Flagu|Brazil}}
| ''[[Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais]]'' (BOPE) of the [[Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State]]
| ''[[Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais]]'' (BOPE) of the [[Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>Lasterra, Juan Pablo (2008). "La Police Militaire Brésillienne en état de Guerre" (in Spanish). Police Pro No. 11 (September 2008).</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>Lasterra, Juan Pablo (2008). "La Police Militaire Brésillienne en état de Guerre" (in Spanish). Police Pro No. 11 (September 2008).</ref>
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|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Canada}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Canada}}
| [[Joint Task Force 2]] (JTF2) special group of the [[Canadian Forces|CF]] [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|Special Operations Forces Command]]
| [[Joint Task Force 2|Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)]] special group of the [[Canadian Armed Forces|CAF]] [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|Special Operations Forces Command]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2005-
| align="center"| 2005–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espritdecorps.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114:dont-just-equip-jtf-2&catid=39:personnel&Itemid=82 |title=Don't Just Equip JTF2 |author=Taylor, Scott |date=October 17, 2005 |publisher=''[[Esprit de Corps (magazine)|Esprit de Corps]]'' |accessdate=August 26, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espritdecorps.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114:dont-just-equip-jtf-2&catid=39:personnel&Itemid=82 |title=Don't Just Equip JTF2 |author=Taylor, Scott |date=October 17, 2005 |publisher=[[Esprit de Corps (magazine)|Esprit de Corps]] |access-date=August 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224540/http://www.espritdecorps.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114:dont-just-equip-jtf-2&catid=39:personnel&Itemid=82 |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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| [[Halifax Regional Police]] force in [[Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia]]
| [[Halifax Regional Police]] force in [[Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halifax.ca/fire/documents/vol_61.pdf |title=Feedline: A Newsletter Dedicated to Members of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency |year=2009 |publisher=[[Halifax Regional Municipality]] |accessdate=April 14, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halifax.ca/fire/documents/vol_61.pdf |title=Feedline: A Newsletter Dedicated to Members of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency |year=2009 |publisher=[[Halifax Regional Municipality]] |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621231932/http://www.halifax.ca/fire/documents/vol_61.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| ''[[Service de police de la Ville de Montréal]]'' (SPVM) SWAT in [[Montreal, Quebec]]
| ''[[Service de police de la Ville de Montréal]]'' (SPVM) SWAT in [[Montreal, Quebec]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofqj.org/docs-PDF/laureats-france/BertrandSelves.pdf |title=La Police Québécoise D’Investigation |author=Selves, Bertrand |language=French |publisher=''OFQJ: Office Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse'' |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nR0rk2kc |archivedate=May 19, 2011 |accessdate=September 16, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofqj.org/docs-PDF/laureats-france/BertrandSelves.pdf |title=La Police Québécoise D'Investigation |author=Selves, Bertrand |language=fr |publisher=OFQJ: Office Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116184725/http://www.ofqj.org/docs-PDF/laureats-france/BertrandSelves.pdf |archive-date=November 16, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Chile}}
| ''Fuerzas Especiales'' (Special Forces)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/orbats/ORBAT-Chile-ECH-Equipamiento.htm |title=Ejército de Chile – CANTIDADES |language=Spanish |publisher=SAORBATS |accessdate=June 9, 2010 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKkqM6P |archivedate=2011}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Cyprus}}
| {{Flagu|Cyprus}}
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| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 350
| align="center"| 350
| align="center"| 2000-
| align="center"| 2000–
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="gourley2003"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="gourley2003"/>
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| {{Flagu|Czech Republic}}
| {{Flagu|Czech Republic}}
| ''Útvar Rychlého Nasazení'' (URNA) of the [[Police of the Czech Republic|Czech National Police]]
| ''[[Útvar rychlého nasazení]]'' (URNA) of the [[Police of the Czech Republic|Czech National Police]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2000s-
| align="center"| 2000s–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/4378/las-armas-de-la-urna-checa-i.html |title=Las armas de la Urna Checa |year=2010 |author=Díez, Octavio |language=Spanish |publisher=''Revista Armas'' |accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/4378/las-armas-de-la-urna-checa-i.html |title=Las armas de la Urna Checa |year=2010 |author=Díez, Octavio |language=es |publisher=Revista Armas |access-date=March 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223121729/http://www.revistaarmas.com/4378/las-armas-de-la-urna-checa-i.html |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Dominican Republic}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Dominican Republic}}
| ''Cuerpo de Ayudantes Militares del Presidente de la República''
| ''Cuerpo de Ayudantes Militares del Presidente de la República''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="dominicanoshoy">{{cite web |url=http://dominicanoshoy.com/articulos/articulo/advierten-karin-se-escuda-en-vinculos-con-presidente-para-bellaquerias |title=Advierten Karin se Escuda en Vínculos con Presidente |date=December 4, 2008 |language=Spanish |publisher=''Dominicanos Hoy'' |accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="dominicanoshoy">{{cite web |url=http://dominicanoshoy.com/articulos/articulo/advierten-karin-se-escuda-en-vinculos-con-presidente-para-bellaquerias |title=Advierten Karin se Escuda en Vínculos con Presidente |date=December 4, 2008 |language=es |publisher=Dominicanos Hoy |access-date=October 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303234945/http://dominicanoshoy.com/articulos/articulo/advierten-karin-se-escuda-en-vinculos-con-presidente-para-bellaquerias |archive-date=March 3, 2009 }}</ref>
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| Dominican Republic's counter-terrorist group
| Dominican Republic's counter-terrorist group
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 150
| align="center"| 150
| align="center"| 2002-
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref name="lalibrebelgique">Cf. Raf Sauviller, l.c. (2004). "Le Registre est un nid à Problèmes&nbsp;– Des P90 de la FN ont été Livrésau Surinam et en République Dominicaine: de quoi se Scandaliser?" (in French). La Libre Belgique (August 26, 2002).</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="lalibrebelgique">Cf. Raf Sauviller, l.c. (2004). "Le Registre est un nid à Problèmes&nbsp;– Des P90 de la FN ont été Livrésau Surinam et en République Dominicaine: de quoi se Scandaliser?" (in French). La Libre Belgique (August 26, 2002).</ref>
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| ''[[Military of the Dominican Republic|Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana]]'' (Military of the Dominican Republic)
| ''[[Military of the Dominican Republic|Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana]]'' (Military of the Dominican Republic)
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| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="dominicanoshoy"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="dominicanoshoy"/>
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| {{Flagu|El Salvador}}
| {{Flagu|El Salvador}}
| ''[[Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista|Comando Especial Antiterrorista]]'' (CEAT)
| ''[[Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista|Comando Especial Antiterrorista]]'' (CEAT)
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 350
| align="center"| 350
| align="center"| 2002-
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>Montes, Julio (2003). "Unidades de élite en Centroamérica" (in Spanish). Tecnología Militar, 2003. N. 4, pp 16–20.</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>Montes, Julio (2003). "Unidades de élite en Centroamérica" (in Spanish). Tecnología Militar, 2003. N. 4, pp 16–20.</ref>
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| rowspan="6"|{{Flagu|France}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|France}}
| ''[[1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine]]'' (1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa) of the [[French Army]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="defgouvfr">{{cite web |url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels/materiels_specifiques/p90 |title=Terre: Matériels forces spéciales&nbsp;— P90 |date=September 15, 2010 |language=French |publisher=[[Minister of Defence (France)|French Ministry of Defence]] |accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref>
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| ''[[Commandement des Opérations Spéciales]]'' (COS) joint special operations command
| ''[[Commandement des Opérations Spéciales]]'' (COS) joint special operations command
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="diez2000"/><ref name="defgouvfr">{{cite web |url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/equipements/materiels-forces-speciales |title=Terre: Matériels forces spéciales&nbsp;— P90 |date=September 15, 2010 |language=fr |publisher=[[Minister of Defence (France)|French Ministry of Defence]] |access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102803/http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/equipements/materiels-forces-speciales|archive-date=24 April 2011}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="diez2000"/>
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| [[GIGN]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[French Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Nationale]]''
| [[GIGN]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[French Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Nationale]]''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite book |first=Eric |last=Micheletti |title=Le GIGN: Trente Ans d'Actions |trans_title=The GIGN: Thirty Years of Actions |language=French |publisher=Histoire & Collections |location=Paris |date=September 30, 2004 |isbn=9782913903944}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite book |first=Eric |last=Micheletti |title=Le GIGN: Trente Ans d'Actions |trans-title=The GIGN: Thirty Years of Actions |language=fr |publisher=Histoire & Collections |location=Paris |date=September 30, 2004 |isbn=9782913903944}}</ref>
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| [[Groupes d'Intervention de la Police Nationale|GIPN]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[Police Nationale]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="sanjar2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/france/police |title=Полицейский спецназ&nbsp;— Подразделения RAID & GIPN (Police Commandos&nbsp;— RAID & GIPN Departments) |author=Mokeev, Sanjar |date=May 6, 2003 |language=Russian |publisher=''[[Agentura.Ru]]'' |accessdate=October 21, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion|RAID]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[Police Nationale]]''
| [[Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion|RAID]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[Police Nationale]]''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="sanjar2003"/><ref>{{cite book |first=Jean-Louis |last=Fiamenghi |title=Le RAID: Unité d'élite de la Police Nationale |trans_title=RAID: The elite unit of the national police |language=French |publisher=Crépin-Leblond |location=Chaumont |date=September 15, 2005 |isbn=9782703002642}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="sanjar2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/france/police |title=Полицейский спецназ&nbsp;— Подразделения RAID & GIPN (Police Commandos&nbsp;— RAID & GIPN Departments) |author=Mokeev, Sanjar |date=May 6, 2003 |language=ru |publisher=[[Agentura.Ru]] |access-date=October 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606031804/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/france/police/ |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Jean-Louis |last=Fiamenghi |title=Le RAID: Unité d'élite de la Police Nationale |trans-title=RAID: The elite unit of the national police |language=fr |publisher=Crépin-Leblond |location=Chaumont |date=September 15, 2005 |isbn=9782703002642}}</ref>
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| ''[[Troupes de marine]]'' naval infantry regiment of the ''[[French Army|Armée de Terre]]'' (French Army)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="defgouvfr"/>
|-
| {{Flagu|Germany}}
| ''[[Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany)|Bundeskriminalamt]]'' (BKA; Federal Criminal Police Office) ''Sicherungsgruppe'' (SG; tasked with protection of the [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)|chancellor]] and other officials)
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/51461892 |title=German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives to meet with German soldiers |author=Dunand, Emmanuel |date=October 11, 2004 |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] / [[Getty Images]] |accessdate=April 25, 2010}}</ref><!--NOTE: Other photographs from this set show badges identifying these bodyguards as BKA.-->
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| {{Flagu|Greece}}
| {{Flagu|Greece}}
| ''[[Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Greece)|Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα]]'' (EKAM) unit of the [[Hellenic Police]]
| ''[[Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit (Greece)|Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα]]'' (EKAM) unit of the [[Hellenic Police]]
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astynomia.gr/images/stories/DOCS/Attachment11480_ENHMEROTIKO_EKAM_ENGL.pdf |title=Greece Ministry of Public Order Press Office: Special Anti-Terrorist Unit |date=July 2004 |publisher=[[Hellenic Police]] |accessdate=September 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5l7wscAut |archivedate=2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astynomia.gr/images/stories/DOCS/Attachment11480_ENHMEROTIKO_EKAM_ENGL.pdf |title=Greece Ministry of Public Order Press Office: Special Anti-Terrorist Unit |date=July 2004 |publisher=[[Hellenic Police]] |access-date=September 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l7wscAut?url=http://www.astynomia.gr/images/stories/DOCS/Attachment11480_ENHMEROTIKO_EKAM_ENGL.pdf |archive-date=2009-11-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Guatemala}}
| {{Flagu|Guatemala}}
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| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 20
| align="center"| 20
| align="center"| 2009-
| align="center"| 2009–
| align="center"| <ref name="ricardo2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/mayo/03/PDFs/nac.pdf |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5lKBWSMwe |archivedate=May 3, 2009 |title=Advierten Sobre Compra de Armas |author=Quinto, Ricardo |date=May 3, 2009 |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[Prensa Libre]]'' |accessdate=October 1, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="ricardo2009">{{cite news |url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/mayo/03/PDFs/nac.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5lKBWSMwe?url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/mayo/03/PDFs/nac.pdf |archive-date=November 16, 2009 |title=Advierten Sobre Compra de Armas |author=Quinto, Ricardo |date=May 3, 2009 |language=es |newspaper=[[Prensa Libre (Guatemala)|Prensa Libre]] |access-date=October 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|India}}
| {{Flagu|India}}
| [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG; tasked with protection of the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]] and other officials)
| [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG; tasked with protection of the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister)]] and the [[Special Group (India)]] of [[Research and Analysis Wing]]
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2008-
| align="center"| 2008–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |title=If Looks Could Kill |author=Unnithan, Sandeep |date=August 22, 2008 |publisher=''[[India Today]]'' |accessdate=April 4, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |title=If Looks Could Kill |author=Unnithan, Sandeep |date=August 22, 2008 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=April 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212220755/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |archive-date=February 12, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Indonesia}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Indonesia}}
| ''[[Kopaska|Komando Pasukan Katak]]'' (Kopaska) tactical diver group of the [[Indonesian Navy]]
| ''[[Kopaska|Komando Pasukan Katak]]'' (Kopaska) tactical diver group of the [[Indonesian Navy]]
| align="center"|
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| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="idnvojnik">{{cite web |url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/1612007/ind.asp |title=Kopassus & Kopaska&nbsp;— Specijalne Postrojbe Republike Indonezije |language=Croatian |publisher=''[[Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske]]'' |accessdate=September 24, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="idnvojnik">{{cite web|url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/1612007/ind.asp |title=Kopassus & Kopaska&nbsp;— Specijalne Postrojbe Republike Indonezije |language=hr |publisher=[[Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske]] |access-date=September 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822145526/http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/1612007/ind.asp |archive-date=August 22, 2010 }}</ref>
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|-
| ''[[Kopassus|Komando Pasukan Khusus]]'' (Kopassus) special forces group of the [[Indonesian Army]]
| ''[[Kopassus|Komando Pasukan Khusus]]'' (Kopassus) special forces group of the [[Indonesian Army]]
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| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="idnvojnik"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="idnvojnik"/>
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|-
| {{Flagu|Ireland}}
| {{Flagu|Ireland}}
| ''[[Irish Army Rangers|Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm]]'' (Army Ranger Wing) of the [[Irish Defence Forces]]
| ''[[Army Ranger Wing]]'' special forces of the [[Defence Forces (Ireland)|Irish Defence Forces]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2003-
| align="center"| 2003–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/special-weapons/ireland%E2%80%99s-army-rangers/ |title=Ireland's Army Rangers |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=March 1, 2013 |publisher=Special Weapons For Military & Police |access-date=September 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002100321/http://www.tactical-life.com/special-weapons/ireland%E2%80%99s-army-rangers/ |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2009/10/2009_10_14.php |title=Спецназ зарубежья: ИРЛАНДСКИЕ АРМЕЙСКИЕ РЕЙНДЖЕРЫ (Special Forces Abroad: Irish Army Rangers) |language=Russian |date=October 14, 2009 |publisher=''Bratishka'' |accessdate=March 18, 2010}}</ref>
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|-
| {{Flagu|Italy}}
| {{Flagu|Italy}}
| ''[[9th Parachute Assault Regiment|Col Moschin 9<sup>o</sup> Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti]]'' (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) special forces of the [[Italian Army]]
| ''[[9th Parachute Assault Regiment|Col Moschin 9<sup>o</sup> Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti]]'' (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) special forces of the [[Italian Army]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="raidsitalia">"Col Moschin 9<sup>o</sup> Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti". RAIDS Italia Magazine (ISSN: 1721-3460), 2007.</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="raidsitalia">"Col Moschin 9<sup>o</sup> Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti". RAIDS Italia Magazine ({{ISSN|1721-3460}}), 2007.</ref>
|-
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| {{Flagu|Jordan}}
| {{Flagu|Jordan}}
| [[Jordanian Armed Forces]]
| [[Jordanian Armed Forces]]
| align="center"|
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| align="center"|
| align="center" |
| align="center"|
| align="center" |
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/b_series_pdf/ammun/Am4.pdf |title=Deadly Diversions: Illicit Transfers of Ammunition for Small Arms and Light Weapons |author=Bourne, Mike; Berkol, Ilhan |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |accessdate=February 9, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rOgnXa60 |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|author1=Bourne, Mike|author2=Berkol, Ilhan|title=Deadly Diversions: Illicit Transfers of Ammunition for Small Arms and Light Weapons|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/b_series_pdf/ammun/Am4.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704234746/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/b_series_pdf/ammun/Am4.pdf|archive-date=July 4, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2010|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|page=20}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Lebanon}}
| {{Flagu|Lebanon}}
| ''[[Internal Security Forces|Forces de Sécurité Intérieure]]'' (FSI)
| ''[[Internal Security Forces|Forces de Sécurité Intérieure]]'' (FSI)
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| align="center"| p90
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| align="center"| 10000
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Y2JhNDllZDU3OTkzZWNmOTFlNWQwYzI3ZGNlYTM0M2Q |title=Black-Masked Commandos Training By The Sea |author=Thomas Smith Jr., W. |date=October 10, 2007 |publisher=[[National Review]] |accessdate=September 18, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Y2JhNDllZDU3OTkzZWNmOTFlNWQwYzI3ZGNlYTM0M2Q |title=Black-Masked Commandos Training By The Sea |author=Thomas Smith Jr., W. |date=October 10, 2007 |magazine=[[National Review]] |access-date=September 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714155842/http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Y2JhNDllZDU3OTkzZWNmOTFlNWQwYzI3ZGNlYTM0M2Q |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Libya|1977}}<!--NOTE: The 1977 flag is used here because the weapons were sold to the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi. They were not sold to the current NTC.-->
| {{Flagu|Libya|1977}}<!--NOTE: The 1977 flag is used here because the weapons were sold to the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi. They were not sold to the current NTC.-->
| [[Military of Libya]] (used by [[Muammar Gaddafi]]'s military forces in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan rebel forces]])
| [[Libyan Army (1951–2011)|Military of Libya]] (used by [[Muammar Gaddafi]]'s military forces in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan rebel forces]])
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 367
| align="center"| 367
| align="center"| 2008-
| align="center"| 2008–
| align="center"| <ref name="deredactie"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/533534/fn-libye-demotte-justifie-l-autorisation-wallonne.html |title=FN-Libye: Demotte Justifie l'Autorisation Wallonne |date=October 5, 2009 |language=French |publisher=''[[La Libre Belgique]]'' |accessdate=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="deredactie"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/533534/fn-libye-demotte-justifie-l-autorisation-wallonne.html |title=FN-Libye: Demotte Justifie l'Autorisation Wallonne |date=October 5, 2009 |language=fr |newspaper=[[La Libre Belgique]] |access-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008010136/http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/533534/fn-libye-demotte-justifie-l-autorisation-wallonne.html |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Luxembourg}}
| {{Flagu|Luxembourg}}
| ''[[Unité Spéciale de la Police]]'' (USP) group of the [[Grand Ducal Police]]
| ''[[Unité Spéciale de la Police]]'' (USP) group of the [[Grand Ducal Police]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="sunkler2008"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usp.lu/media/raids.pdf |title=L'Unite d'Intervention de la Police Luxembourgeoise |date=March 2006 |language=French |publisher=''RAIDS'' magazine |accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="sunkler2008"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usp.lu/media/raids.pdf |title=L'Unite d'Intervention de la Police Luxembourgeoise |date=March 2006 |language=fr |publisher=RAIDS magazine |access-date=September 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722160041/http://www.usp.lu/media/raids.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Malaysia}}
| {{Flagu|Malaysia}}
| ''[[PASKAL|Pasukan Khas Laut]]'' (PASKAL) special operations group of the [[Royal Malaysian Navy]]
| ''[[PASKAL|Pasukan Khas Laut]]'' (PASKAL) special operations group of the [[Royal Malaysian Navy]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=December 2008 |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=August 23, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=December 2008 |publisher=Special Weapons For Military & Police |access-date=August 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402013858/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces/ |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Mauritania}}
| {{Flagu|Mauritania}}
| BASEP presidential security battalion
| BASEP presidential security battalion
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP24-Mauritania-EN.pdf |title=Arms in and around Mauritania – National and Regional Security Implications |author=Pézard, Stéphanie |date=June 2010 |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|author=Pézard, Stéphanie|date=June 2010|title=Arms in and around Mauritania&nbsp;– National and Regional Security Implications|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP24-Mauritania-EN.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112185520/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP24-Mauritania-EN.pdf|archive-date=January 12, 2011|access-date=October 13, 2010|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|page=32}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Mauritius}}
| Various police forces
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/57062235 |title=Mauritius police forces parade |author=Soobye, Ali |date=March 12, 2006 |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] / [[Getty Images]] |accessdate=September 9, 2010}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4"|{{Flagu|Mexico}}
| rowspan="4"|{{Flagu|Mexico}}
| ''[[Mexican Army|Ejército Méxicano]]'' (Mexican Army) [[Mexican Special Forces|Special Forces]]
| ''[[Mexican Army|Ejército Méxicano]]'' (Mexican Army) [[Mexican Special Forces|Special Forces]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/12/19/016n1pol.php |title=Adquirió México Armas Cuestionadas por Defensores de los Derechos Humanos |date=December 19, 2005 |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[La Jornada]]'' |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100325082622/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/12/19/016n1pol.php |archivedate=March 25, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005">{{cite news |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/12/19/016n1pol.php |title=Adquirió México Armas Cuestionadas por Defensores de los Derechos Humanos |date=December 19, 2005 |language=es |newspaper=[[La Jornada]] |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325082622/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/12/19/016n1pol.php |archive-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref>
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| ''[[Estado Mayor Presidencial]]'' (EMP; Presidential Guard)
| ''[[Estado Mayor Presidencial]]'' (EMP; Presidential Guard)
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005"/>
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| ''[[Fuerzas Especiales]]'' (FES) of the [[Mexican Navy]]
| ''[[Fuerzas Especiales]]'' (FES) of the [[Mexican Navy]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005"/>
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| ''[[Federal Police (Mexico)|Policía Federal]]'' (PF; Federal Police) of the ''[[Secretariat of Public Security|Secretaría de Seguridad Pública]]''
| ''[[Federal Police (Mexico)|Policía Federal]]'' (PF; Federal Police) of the ''[[Secretariat of Public Security|Secretaría de Seguridad Pública]]''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="ricardo2009"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="ricardo2009"/>
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|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Netherlands}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Netherlands}}
| ''[[Korps Commandotroepen]]'' (KCT) of the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] (replaced the [[Uzi]])
| ''[[Korps Commandotroepen]]'' (KCT) of the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] (replaced the [[Uzi]])
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2000-
| align="center"| 2000–
| align="center"| <ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="aviationweek">{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3Aefc9fbd5-bbf1-4030-a312-a91e3f04b9a3 |title=Special Forces Spending Fest |author=Janssen Lok, Joris |publisher=''[[Aviation Week]]'' |date=July 24, 2007 |accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref><ref name="ddp1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1385 |title=The present Dutch Special Forces "Korps Commandotroepen" |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |date=October 5, 2002 |accessdate=June 11, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="ddp1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1385 |title=The present Dutch Special Forces "Korps Commandotroepen" |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |date=October 5, 2002 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710160824/http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1385 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''[[Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid|Unit Interventie Mariniers]]'' (UIM) of the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]]
| ''[[Dienst Speciale Interventies]]'' (DSI) of the [[National Police Corps (Netherlands)]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2001-
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref name="aviationweek"/><ref name="ddp2">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1350 |title=Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, Dutch Core Expeditionary Force |date=January 4, 2001 |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |accessdate=June 11, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="ddp2">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1350 |title=Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, Dutch Core Expeditionary Force |date=January 4, 2001 |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117134851/http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1350 |archive-date=January 17, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''[[Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten]]'' (BSB) of the [[Koninklijke Marechaussee|Dutch Gendarmerie]]
| {{Flagu|Nigeria}}
| align="center"| −
| [[National Intelligence Agency (Nigeria)|National Intelligence Agency]] (NIA), [[State Security Service (Nigeria)|State Security Service]] (SSS)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 100
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=8730 |title=Training exercise BSB (Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten) |date=August 16, 2012 |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107013508/http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=8730 |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align="center"| 2011-
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng/2011_budget/proposal_2011/change/36.%20Summary_Intelligence_v2.pdf |title=2011 Budget Summary - Intelligence Community |publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance]] |year=2011 |accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Pakistan}}
| {{Flagu|Pakistan}}
| [[Special Service Group]] (SSG) of the [[Pakistan Army]]
| [[Special Services Group]]
| align="center"|
| align="center" |
| align="center"|
| align="center" |
| align="center"|
| align="center" |
| align="center" | <ref name="Pakistan's SSG">{{cite web|title=Pakistan's SSG|url=http://www.specwarnet.net/world/pakistan_ssg.htm|website=specwarnet.net|access-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701153338/http://www.specwarnet.net/world/pakistan_ssg.htm|archive-date=1 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/regiments/ssg.html |title=Special Service Group |publisher=Saad, S.; Ali, M.; Shabbir, Usman |year=1998 |publisher=Pakistan Military Consortium |accessdate=August 15, 2012}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}}
| {{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}}
| [[Papua New Guinea Defence Force]] (PNGDF)
| [[Papua New Guinea Defence Force]] (PNGDF)
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/spe_reports_pdf/2005-sr5-papuanewguinea.pdf |title=Gun-Running in Papua New Guinea |author=Alpers, Philip |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |year=2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5l7wsqDLK |archivedate=January 22, 2011 |accessdate=October 23, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/spe_reports_pdf/2005-sr5-papuanewguinea.pdf |title=Gun-Running in Papua New Guinea |author=Alpers, Philip |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |year=2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705025212/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/spe_reports_pdf/2005-sr5-papuanewguinea.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Peru}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Peru}}
| ''Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales'' (GRUFE) of the [[Peruvian Armed Forces]] (used in the rescue of hostages in the 1997 [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis]] known as [[Operation Chavín de Huantar]])
| ''Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales'' (GRUFE) of the [[Peruvian Armed Forces]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="specialops"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=912:asi-fue-sitdef-2009&catid=113:asi-fue-sitdef-2009&Itemid=288 |title=Así fue SITDEF 2009 |author=Taibo, Javier |language=Spanish |publisher=Defensa |accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="specialops"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=912:asi-fue-sitdef-2009&catid=113:asi-fue-sitdef-2009&Itemid=288 |title=Así fue SITDEF 2009 |author=Taibo, Javier |language=es |publisher=Defensa |access-date=February 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810150936/http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=912%3Aasi-fue-sitdef-2009&catid=113%3Aasi-fue-sitdef-2009&Itemid=288 |archive-date=August 10, 2010 }}</ref>
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|-
| ''Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales'' (FOES) of the [[Peruvian Navy]]
| ''Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales'' (FOES) of the [[Peruvian Navy]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="dintel2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.dintel-gid.com.ar/galerias/desfileperu2007.html |title=Desfile Militar día Nacional del Perú. 27 de Julio de 2007 |language=Spanish |date=July 27, 2007 |publisher=Dintel GID |accessdate=October 1, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoL7BIIC |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name="idepe">{{cite web |url=http://www.idepe.org/Oban4.doc |title=Mapping South American Small Arms Stockpiles and Surpluses: The Case of Peru |author=Obando, Enrique |publisher=''Perú Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos'' |accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="dintel2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.dintel-gid.com.ar/galerias/desfileperu2007.html |title=Desfile Militar día Nacional del Perú. 27 de Julio de 2007 |language=es |date=July 27, 2007 |publisher=Dintel GID |access-date=October 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531161417/http://www.dintel-gid.com.ar/galerias/desfileperu2007.html |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="idepe">{{cite web|author=Obando, Enrique|title=Mapping South American Small Arms Stockpiles and Surpluses: The Case of Peru|url=http://www.idepe.org/Oban4.doc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726170619/http://www.idepe.org/Oban4.doc|archive-date=July 26, 2011|access-date=October 15, 2009|publisher=Perú Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos|page=12}}</ref>
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| ''Paracaidistas del Ejército'' ([[Peruvian Army]] paratroopers)
| ''Paracaidistas del Ejército'' ([[Peruvian Army]] paratroopers)
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="perudefensa">{{cite web |url=http://www.perudefensa.com/?p=149 |title=Los Paracaidistas del Ejército |author=Mejía, Lewis |date=May 19, 2009 |language=Spanish |publisher=Peru Defensa |accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="perudefensa">{{cite web |url=http://www.perudefensa.com/?p=149 |title=Los Paracaidistas del Ejército |author=Mejía, Lewis |date=May 19, 2009 |language=es |publisher=Peru Defensa |access-date=September 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820034245/http://www.perudefensa.com/?p=149 |archive-date=August 20, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Philippines}}
| {{Flagu|Philippines}}
| [[Special Action Force]] (SAF) of the [[Philippine National Police]]
| [[Special Action Force]] (SAF) of the [[Philippine National Police]]
[[Presidential Security Command]]<ref>https://www.asianews.it/news-en/477-firearms:-the-vast-arsenal-of-the-Duterte-family-60255.html</ref>
| align="center"| —
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| <ref name="lewis2007"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="lewis2007"/>
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|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Poland}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Poland}}
| ''[[GROM|Jednostka Wojskowa Grom]]''
| ''[[GROM|Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego]]'' (GROM) special forces (used primarily for dignitary protection)
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2006-
| align="center"| 2006–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-1660 |title=Nowe gromy GROM |author=Wilk, Remigiusz |language=Polish |publisher=''Raport—wojsko, technika, obronnosc'' |date=April 2008 |accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-1660 |title=Nowe gromy GROM |author=Wilk, Remigiusz |language=pl |publisher=Raport—wojsko, technika, obronnosc |date=April 2008 |access-date=August 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326120026/http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-1660 |archive-date=March 26, 2010 }}</ref>
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|-
| ''[[Government Protection Bureau|Biuro Ochrony Rządu]]'' (BOR)
| ''[[Government Protection Bureau|Biuro Ochrony Rządu]]'' (used primarily for dignitary protection)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2007-
| align="center"| 2007–
| align="center"| <ref name="polandun">{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/UN_REGISTER.nsf/5cb8afbbb6536a298525647d00612b14/f828bbeb1ff68e068525749d007ef3ba?OpenDocument |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Poland Small Arms Imports and Exports |date=May 30, 2008 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |accessdate=December 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rOgpOaWZ |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="polandun">{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/UN_REGISTER.nsf/5cb8afbbb6536a298525647d00612b14/f828bbeb1ff68e068525749d007ef3ba?OpenDocument |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Poland Small Arms Imports and Exports |date=May 30, 2008 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |access-date=December 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100721214225/http://disarmament.un.org/UN_REGISTER.nsf/5cb8afbbb6536a298525647d00612b14/f828bbeb1ff68e068525749d007ef3ba?OpenDocument |archive-date=July 21, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
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| {{Flagu|Portugal}}
| {{Flagu|Portugal}}
| ''[[Grupo de Operações Especiais (Portugal)|Grupo de Operações Especiais]]'' (GOE) of the ''[[Polícia de Segurança Pública]]''
| ''[[Grupo de Operações Especiais (Portugal)|Grupo de Operações Especiais]]'' (GOE) of the ''[[Polícia de Segurança Pública]]''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2002-
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia.aspx?contentid=00008577-3333-3333-3333-000000008577&channelid=00000010-0000-0000-0000-000000000010 |title=A Arma Revolucionaria |date=September 10, 2002 |author=Varela, Carlos |language=Portuguese |publisher=''[[Correio da Manhã]]'' |accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia.aspx?contentid=00008577-3333-3333-3333-000000008577&channelid=00000010-0000-0000-0000-000000000010 |title=A Arma Revolucionaria |date=September 10, 2002 |author=Varela, Carlos |language=pt |newspaper=[[Correio da Manhã (Portugal)|Correio da Manhã]] |access-date=September 29, 2009 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016161043/https://www.cmjornal.pt/ExportChannelLastContents?contentid=00008577-3333-3333-3333-000000008577&channelid=00000010-0000-0000-0000-000000000010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{Flagu|Romania}}
| {{Flagu|Romania}}
| ''[[Detaşamentul de Intervenţie Rapidă]]'' special operations group of the [[Military of Romania|Romanian Military]]
| ''[[Detașamentul de Intervenție Rapidă]]'' special operations group of the [[Military of Romania|Romanian Military]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm |title=Menirea Interventiei Rapide |language=Romanian |publisher=''Presa Militara Romana'' |accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm |title=Menirea Intervenției Rapide |language=ro |publisher=Presa Militara Romana |access-date=September 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408033753/http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm |archive-date=April 8, 2009 }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
| {{Flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
|
| [[Special Emergency Force]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 500
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 1992-
| align="center"|
| align="center"|<ref name= 'bicc'>{{cite web|title=FN P90|url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/44|website=SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification|author1=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author-link1=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author2=Bundeswehr Verification Center|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174558/https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/44|archive-date=31 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="marchington2004"/><ref name="janes1992">"Small Arms Market Survey: Giat France/FN Herstal Belgium" (January 25, 1992). Jane's Defence Weekly (ISSN: 02653818), Volume 17 Issue 4, p 127.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.international.gc.ca/arms-armes/isrop-prisi/research-recherche/nonproliferation/declerq1999/section13.aspx?lang=eng |title=Trends in Small Arms and Light Weapons Development: Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Dimensions |author=DeClerq, David |date=October 1999 |publisher=[[Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade|Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada)]] |accessdate=September 28, 2009}}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Singapore}}
| {{Flagu|Singapore}}
| [[Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation]] (CDO FN)
| [[Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation]] (CDO FN)
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 500
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2002-
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090715/artnorthstar2.pdf |title=When Terror Strikes |date=July 15, 2009 |author=Zengkun, Feng |publisher=''[[The Straits Times]]'' |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5l7wtAlXo |archivedate=November 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2487&Itemid=401 |title=New SAF Systems to be Unveiled |author=Boey, David |date=September 9, 2002 |publisher=Defence Science & Technology Agency |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/singapore_singaporean_army_land_ground_forces_uk/singapore_singaporean_army_land_ground_forces_military_equipment_armoured_armored_vehicle_uk.html |title=Singapore Land Forces military equipment and vehicles |year=2010 |publisher=Army Recognition |accessdate=November 7, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090715/artnorthstar2.pdf |title=When Terror Strikes |date=July 15, 2009 |author=Zengkun, Feng |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l7wtAlXo?url=http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090715/artnorthstar2.pdf |archive-date=November 8, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2487&Itemid=401 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728170916/http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2487&Itemid=401 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |title=New SAF Systems to be Unveiled |author=Boey, David |date=September 9, 2002 |publisher=Defence Science & Technology Agency |access-date=August 29, 2009 }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Slovakia}}
| Útvar osobitného určenia of [[Slovak Police Force]]
| align="center"|P90
| align="center"|-
| align="center"|-
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/mvsr/komodity_e/prieskum_trhu_omtz_2013/20130702130908743.pdf |title=Výzva na predloženie ponuky |language=sk |publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia)|Ministry of the Interior]] |access-date=2020-09-22 |archive-date=2021-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305142445/https://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/mvsr/komodity_e/prieskum_trhu_omtz_2013/20130702130908743.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Spain}}
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Spain}}
| ''[[Grupo Especial de Operaciones]]'' (GEO) of the ''[[Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spain)|Cuerpo Nacional de Policía]]''
| ''[[Grupo Especial de Operaciones]]'' (GEO) of the ''[[Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spain)|Cuerpo Nacional de Policía]]''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policia.es/org_central/dao/geo/material.html |title=Web Del Grupo Especial De Operaciones (GEO) |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spain)|Cuerpo Nacional de Policía]]'' |accessdate=June 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoLSVCLE |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawebdelgeo.es/especial-30-aniversario-geo.pdf |title=Grupo Especial de Operaciones 30 Aniversario |date=April 2008 |publisher=''La Web Del GEO'' |accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policia.es/org_central/dao/geo/material.html |title=Web Del Grupo Especial De Operaciones (GEO) |language=es |publisher=[[Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spain)|Cuerpo Nacional de Policía]] |access-date=June 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143143/http://www.policia.es/org_central/dao/geo/material.html |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawebdelgeo.es/especial-30-aniversario-geo.pdf |title=Grupo Especial de Operaciones 30 Aniversario |date=April 2008 |publisher=La Web Del GEO |access-date=October 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224193922/http://www.lawebdelgeo.es/especial-30-aniversario-geo.pdf |archive-date=December 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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| ''[[Spanish special operations|Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas]]'' (EZAPAC) special group of the ''[[Spanish Air Force|Ejército del Aire]]'' (Spanish Air Force)
| ''[[Spanish special operations|Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas]]'' (EZAPAC) special group of the ''[[Spanish Air Force|Ejército del Aire]]'' (Spanish Air Force)
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/6159/comandos-del-ejercito-del-aire-las-armas-del-ezapac-i.html |title=Comandos del Ejército del Aire. Las armas del EZAPAC |author=Díez, Octavio |language=Spanish |date=July 22, 2011 |publisher=''Revista Armas'' |accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/6159/comandos-del-ejercito-del-aire-las-armas-del-ezapac-i.html |title=Comandos del Ejército del Aire. Las armas del EZAPAC |author=Díez, Octavio |language=es |date=July 22, 2011 |publisher=Revista Armas |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311172100/http://www.revistaarmas.com/6159/comandos-del-ejercito-del-aire-las-armas-del-ezapac-i.html |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Suriname}}
| {{Flagu|Suriname}}
| [[Military of Suriname]]
| [[Military of Suriname]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 900
| align="center"| 900
| align="center"| 2001-
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref name="lalibrebelgique"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/docs/stukken/2002-2003/g1815-3.pdf |title=Vlaams Parlement Stuk 1815 (2002–2003) – Nr. 3 |date=May 6, 2004 |publisher=[[Vlaams Parlement]] |accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="lalibrebelgique"/><ref name= 'bicc'/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/docs/stukken/2002-2003/g1815-3.pdf |title=Vlaams Parlement Stuk 1815 (2002–2003)&nbsp;– Nr. 3 |date=May 6, 2004 |publisher=[[Vlaams Parlement]] |access-date=April 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103073257/http://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/docs/stukken/2002-2003/g1815-3.pdf |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Taiwan}}
| {{Flagu|Taiwan}}
| [[Republic of China Armed Forces]]
| [[Republic of China Armed Forces]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 1992-
| align="center"| 1992–
| align="center"| <ref name="janes1992"/><ref>"Taiwan Faces G11 Snub" (December 1, 1992). Defence UK, Volume 23 Issue 12, p 6.</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="janes1992">"Small Arms Market Survey: Giat France/FN Herstal Belgium" (January 25, 1992). Jane's Defence Weekly ({{ISSN|0265-3818}}), Volume 17 Issue 4, p 127.</ref><ref>"Taiwan Faces G11 Snub" (December 1, 1992). Defence UK, Volume 23 Issue 12, p 6.</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}}
| {{Flagu|Thailand}}
| ''[[Royal Thai Army|กองทัพบกไทย]]'' (Royal Thai Army) special units
| ''[[Royal Thai Army|กองทัพบกไทย]]'' (Royal Thai Army) special units
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="popenker2001">{{cite web |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm |title=FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon/Submachine Gun |author=Popenker, Maxim |date=October 31, 2001 |publisher=Modern Firearms |accessdate=October 17, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20011031182837/http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm |archivedate=October 31, 2001}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="popenker2001">{{cite web |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm |title=FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon/Submachine Gun |author=Popenker, Maxim |date=October 31, 2001 |publisher=Modern Firearms |access-date=October 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011031182837/http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm |archive-date=October 31, 2001}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{Flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| {{Flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| [[Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force]]
| [[Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name= 'bicc'/>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/trinidad_tobago_army_land_ground_defense_forces_uk/trinidad_tobago_army_land_ground_armed_defense_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_uk.html |title=Trinidad & Tobago Land Forces military equipment, armament and vehicles |publisher=Army Recognition magazine |accessdate=June 10, 2010}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Turkey}}
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Turkey}}
| [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Prime Minister]]'s close protection teams
| ''[[Karşı Atak Timi]]'', prime minister's close protection teams.
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="vatan2007">{{cite web |url=http://haber.gazetevatan.com/Haber/109996/1/Gundem |title=Erdoğan Zırh Delen Silahlarla Korunuyor |date=February 23, 2007 |language=Turkish |publisher=''[[Vatan]]'' |accessdate=September 28, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="vatan2007">{{cite news |url=http://haber.gazetevatan.com/Haber/109996/1/Gundem |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080838/http://haber.gazetevatan.com/Haber/109996/1/Gundem |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |title=Erdoğan Zırh Delen Silahlarla Korunuyor |date=February 23, 2007 |language=tr |newspaper=[[Vatan (2002 newspaper)|Vatan]] |access-date=September 28, 2009 }}</ref>
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| ''[[Polis Özel Harekat]]'' special operations group of the [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|General Directorate of Security]]
| ''[[Özel tim-Özel Harekat Timi (Special Team)|Polis Özel tim-Özel Harekat Timi]]'' counter-terrorism group
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
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| align="center"| <ref name="vatan2007"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=943931&Date=07.07.2009&CategoryID=97 |title=Hayata Dönüs ilk kez Gün Isigina çikti |date=July 7, 2009 |language=Turkish |publisher=''[[Radikal]]'' |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istanbulhaber.com.tr/haber/formula-pistini-ozel-tim-koruyacak-6213.htm |title=Formula Pistini özel tim Koruyacak |date=June 3, 2009 |language=Turkish |publisher=Istanbul Haber |accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="vatan2007"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=943931&Date=07.07.2009&CategoryID=97 |title=Hayata Dönüs ilk kez Gün Isigina çikti |date=July 7, 2009 |language=tr |publisher=[[Radikal]] |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016161045/http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/hayata-donus-ilk-kez-gun-isigina-cikti-943931/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''[[Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı]]'' domestic special operations group of the [[Turkish Gendarmerie]]
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| −
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istanbulhaber.com.tr/haber/formula-pistini-ozel-tim-koruyacak-6213.htm |title=Formula Pistini özel tim Koruyacak |date=June 3, 2009 |language=tr |publisher=Istanbul Haber |access-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609072206/http://www.istanbulhaber.com.tr/haber/formula-pistini-ozel-tim-koruyacak-6213.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{Flagu|Ukraine}}
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| align="center"| ''P90 LV''
| align="center"| ''P90 LV''
| align="center"| 30
| align="center"| 30
| align="center"| 2008-
| align="center"| 2008–
| align="center"| <ref name="listun">{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/Library.nsf/aeca18509aa92c5c852575610076cc98/6a3ed5f0b94de9ca85257624004bc4c9/$FILE/A-64-135.pdf |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Small Arms Imports and Exports |date=July 14, 2009 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |accessdate=December 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nR0rrPoE |archivedate=February 10, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="listun">{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/Library.nsf/aeca18509aa92c5c852575610076cc98/6a3ed5f0b94de9ca85257624004bc4c9/$FILE/A-64-135.pdf |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Small Arms Imports and Exports |date=July 14, 2009 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |access-date=December 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216061235/http://disarmament.un.org/Library.nsf/aeca18509aa92c5c852575610076cc98/6a3ed5f0b94de9ca85257624004bc4c9/%24FILE/A-64-135.pdf |archive-date=February 16, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| rowspan="17"|{{Flagu|United States}}
| rowspan="17" |{{Flagu|United States}}
| [[United States Federal Protective Service|U.S. Federal Protective Service]] branch of the [[Immigration & Customs Enforcement|ICE]]
| [[United States Federal Protective Service|U.S. Federal Protective Service]] branch of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|DHS]] (formerly a branch of [[Immigration & Customs Enforcement|ICE]])
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2001-
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref name="terry2004"/><ref name="liegecity2004"/><ref name="fbo2005">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbo.gov/index?print_preview=1&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=62c8eeddbdcda0cf5644995690744cf4&tab=core&tabmode=list |title=Immigration & Customs Enforcement&nbsp;— Ammunition Solicitation Number |date=September 10, 2005 |publisher=Federal Business Opportunities |accessdate=September 30, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="terry2004"/><ref name="liegecity2004"/><ref name="fbo2005">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbo.gov/index?print_preview=1&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=62c8eeddbdcda0cf5644995690744cf4&tab=core&tabmode=list |title=Immigration & Customs Enforcement&nbsp;— Ammunition Solicitation Number |date=September 10, 2005 |publisher=Federal Business Opportunities |access-date=September 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001202055/https://www.fbo.gov/index?print_preview=1&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=62c8eeddbdcda0cf5644995690744cf4&tab=core&tabmode=list |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service]]
| [[U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service]]
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| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/>
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| [[Addison, TX|Addison]] police department in Texas (first agency in the country to issue it to [[patrol car]]s)
| align="center" | ''PS90 TR''
| align="center" | 52
| align="center" | 2007–
| align="center" | <ref name="collier2007">{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/northdallas/stories/DN-ndfocus_14met.ART.West.Edition1.373fa87.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121061132/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/northdallas/stories/DN-ndfocus_14met.ART.West.Edition1.373fa87.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |title=Addison Police Pack Powerful, Futuristic Rifle |date=December 16, 2007 |author=Collier, Alicia M. |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |access-date=October 12, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="miller2007">{{cite news |url=http://startelegram.typepad.com/crime_time/2007/11/cops-get-futuri.html |title=Addison Cops Get Futuristic Firepower to Match Bad Guys |date=November 19, 2007 |author=Miller, Bill |newspaper=[[Star-Telegram]] |access-date=October 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312080534/http://startelegram.typepad.com/crime_time/2007/11/cops-get-futuri.html |archive-date=March 12, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.addisontx.gov/repository/unmanaged_content/reports/City%20Council/Council%20Agendas/2007/6-26-07%20Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf |title=Town of Addison: City Council |date=June 26, 2007 |publisher=[[Addison, Texas|City of Addison, Texas]] |access-date=April 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719102442/http://www.addisontx.gov/repository/unmanaged_content/reports/City%20Council/Council%20Agendas/2007/6-26-07%20Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref>
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| [[U.S. Secret Service]]
| [[U.S. Secret Service]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 1990s-
| align="center"| 1990s–
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="time2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1933558,00.html |title=White House Photo Blog: Armed and Dangerous |date=October 30, 2009 |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]] |accessdate=November 24, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="time2009">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1933558,00.html |title=White House Photo Blog: Armed and Dangerous |date=October 30, 2009 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]] |access-date=November 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105024656/http://www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1933558,00.html |archive-date=November 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Addison, TX|Addison]] police department in [[Texas]] (first agency in the country to issue it to [[patrol car]]s)
| align="center"| ''PS90 TR''
| align="center"| 52
| align="center"| 2007-
| align="center"| <ref name="collier2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/northdallas/stories/DN-ndfocus_14met.ART.West.Edition1.373fa87.html |title=Addison Police Pack Powerful, Futuristic Rifle |date=December 16, 2007 |author=Collier, Alicia M. |publisher=''[[The Dallas Mornings News]]'' |accessdate=October 12, 2009}} {{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref><ref name="miller2007">{{cite web |url=http://startelegram.typepad.com/crime_time/2007/11/cops-get-futuri.html |title=Addison Cops Get Futuristic Firepower to Match Bad Guys |date=November 19, 2007 |author=Miller, Bill |publisher=''[[Star-Telegram]]'' |accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.addisontx.gov/repository/unmanaged_content/reports/City%20Council/Council%20Agendas/2007/6-26-07%20Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf |title=Town of Addison: City Council |date=June 26, 2007 |publisher=[[Addison, Texas|City of Addison, Texas]] |accessdate=April 14, 2010}}</ref>
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|-
| [[Alaska State Troopers]] in [[Alaska]]
| [[Alaska State Troopers]]
| align="center"| ''P90 LV''
| align="center"| ''P90 LV''
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/03_OMB/budget/PublicSafety/proj32261.pdf |title=Alaska Office of Management & Budget&nbsp;— Trooper Law Enforcement Equipment |year=2003 |publisher=[[State of Alaska]] |accessdate=September 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5l7wtQ0cb |archivedate=2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/03_OMB/budget/PublicSafety/proj32261.pdf |title=Alaska Office of Management & Budget&nbsp;— Trooper Law Enforcement Equipment |year=2003 |publisher=[[State of Alaska]] |access-date=September 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118072650/http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/03_OMB/budget/PublicSafety/proj32261.pdf |archive-date=2009-11-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Birmingham Police Department (Alabama)|Birmingham Police Department]] SWAT in [[Alabama]]
| [[Birmingham Police Department (Alabama)|Birmingham, Alabama]] SWAT
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/11/man_holding_woman_at_gunpoint.html |title=Standoff Continues Outside Apartment |author=Robinson, Carol |date=November 14, 2008 |publisher=''Alabama Local'' |accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/mayor_larry_langford_escorted.html |title=Update: As he Predicted, Langford's Secret's out |author=Bryant, Joseph D |date=July 23, 2008 |publisher=''Alabama Local'' |accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/11/man_holding_woman_at_gunpoint.html |title=Standoff Continues Outside Apartment |author=Robinson, Carol |date=November 14, 2008 |publisher=Alabama Local |access-date=September 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827153510/http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/11/man_holding_woman_at_gunpoint.html |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/mayor_larry_langford_escorted.html |title=Update: As he Predicted, Langford's Secret's out |author=Bryant, Joseph D |date=July 23, 2008 |publisher=Alabama Local |access-date=September 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520061113/http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/mayor_larry_langford_escorted.html |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Bryan, TX|Bryan]] police department SWAT in Texas
| [[Bryan, Texas]] police department SWAT
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bryantx.gov/fetch.html?name=GenOrd0106.pdf |title=Bryan Police Department Operations Manual |year=2003 |publisher=[[Bryan, Texas|City of Bryan, Texas]] |accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bryantx.gov/fetch.html?name=GenOrd0106.pdf |title=Bryan Police Department Operations Manual |year=2003 |publisher=[[Bryan, Texas|City of Bryan, Texas]] |access-date=September 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718200301/http://www.bryantx.gov/fetch.html?name=GenOrd0106.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>
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| [[Chula Vista Police Department|Chula Vista, California]] SWAT
| [[Creve Coeur, Missouri|Creve Coeur]] police department in [[Missouri]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.creve-coeur.org/archives/36/February%202008.pdf |title=Creve Coeur Newsletter 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Creve Coeur, Missouri|City of Creve Coeur, Missouri]] |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/exclusives/golden-state-five-o/ |title=Golden State Five-O |date=August 6, 2012 |author=Jensen, Brian |publisher=Tactical Life |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002094614/http://www.tactical-life.com/exclusives/golden-state-five-o/ |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Creve Coeur, Missouri]] police department
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| −
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creve-coeur.org/archives/36/February%202008.pdf |title=Creve Coeur Newsletter 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Creve Coeur, Missouri|City of Creve Coeur, Missouri]] |access-date=February 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122035033/http://creve-coeur.org/archives/36/February%202008.pdf |archive-date=November 22, 2010 }}</ref>
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| [[Edina, Minnesota|Edina]] police department in [[Minnesota]]
| [[Edina, Minnesota]] police department
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 2005-
| align="center"| 2005–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofedina.com/CityCouncil/CityCouncil_MeetingMinutes/20050405Reg.htm |title=Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Edina City Council Held at City Hall |date=April 5, 2005 |publisher=[[Edina, Minnesota|City of Edina, Minnesota]] |accessdate=April 14, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoLrDMhq |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofedina.com/CityCouncil/CityCouncil_MeetingMinutes/20050405Reg.htm |title=Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Edina City Council Held at City Hall |date=April 5, 2005 |publisher=[[Edina, Minnesota|City of Edina, Minnesota]] |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708161229/http://www.cityofedina.com/CityCouncil/CityCouncil_MeetingMinutes/20050405Reg.htm |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Houston Police Department]] SWAT in Texas (first local law enforcement agency in the country to adopt and use the weapon)
| [[Houston Police Department|Houston, Texas]] SWAT (first local law enforcement agency in the country to adopt and use the weapon)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 1999-
| align="center"| 1999–
| align="center"| <ref name="wall2003"/>
| align="center"| <ref name="wall2003"/>
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| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown]] police department in [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania]] police department
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.albright.edu/localgov/bccpc/pdf/police_contract_study_final.pdf |title=Berks County Pennsylvania Policing Study |date=July 2009 |publisher=[[County of Berks, Pennsylvania]] |accessdate=February 14, 2010}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|date=July 2009|title=Berks County Pennsylvania Policing Study|url=http://www.albright.edu/localgov/bccpc/pdf/police_contract_study_final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506045737/http://www.albright.edu/localgov/bccpc/pdf/police_contract_study_final.pdf|archive-date=May 6, 2012|access-date=February 14, 2010|publisher=[[County of Berks, Pennsylvania]]|page=162|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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| [[Passaic County, New Jersey]] SWAT
| [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe]] police department ERT in [[Kansas]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 23
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2001-
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref name="humphries2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/tactical-weapons/radical-tactical-firepower |title=Radical Tactical Firepower |author=Humphries, Michael O. |date=May 2008 |publisher=Tactical Weapons |access-date=August 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112180533/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/tactical-weapons/radical-tactical-firepower/ |archive-date=November 12, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:midwest-2001-swatsmg-championships-results&catid=4:special-topics&Itemid=5 |title=Midwest 2001 SWAT/SMG Championships Results |year=2001 |publisher=HKPRO |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] sheriff's department SWAT in [[New Jersey]]
| [[Richland County Sheriff's Department|Richland County, South Carolina]] SRT
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2002-
| align="center"| 2000–
| align="center"| <ref name="humphries2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/tactical-weapons/radical-tactical-firepower |title=Radical Tactical Firepower |author=Humphries, Michael O. |date=May 2008 |publisher=''Tactical Weapons'' |accessdate=August 12, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Richland County Sheriff's Department|url=http://www.rcsd.net/gen/rcsd_history.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216164629/http://www.rcsd.net/gen/rcsd_history.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2010|access-date=October 27, 2009|publisher=[[Richland County Sheriff's Department]]|page=12}}</ref>
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| [[Richland County Sheriff's Department]] SRT in [[South Carolina]]
| [[Sioux Falls Police Department (South Dakota)|Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] SWAT
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| 2000-
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcsd.net/gen/rcsd_history.pdf |title=The History of Richland County Sheriff's Department |publisher=[[Richland County Sheriff's Department]] |accessdate=October 27, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdjudicial.com/sc/scopiniondetail.aspx?ID=989 |title=State v. Chavez 2002 SD 84&nbsp;– Opinion Filed On Wednesday July 17, 2002 |date=July 17, 2002 |publisher=South Dakota Unified Judicial System |access-date=August 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909221343/http://www.sdjudicial.com/sc/scopiniondetail.aspx?ID=989 |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| [[Sioux Falls Police Department (South Dakota)|Sioux Falls Police Department]] SWAT in [[South Dakota]]
| [[Sparta Township, New Jersey]] Police Department
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| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdjudicial.com/sc/scopiniondetail.aspx?ID=989 |title=State v. Chavez 2002 SD 84 Opinion Filed On Wednesday July 17, 2002 |date=July 17, 2002 |publisher=South Dakota Unified Judicial System |accessdate=August 31, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://strausnews.com/articles/2010/06/03/sparta_independent/news/5.txt |title=On the Range |date=June 2, 2010 |publisher=The Sparta Independent |access-date=June 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306231028/http://strausnews.com/articles/2010/06/03/sparta_independent/news/5.txt |archive-date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref>
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| [[Zapata County, Texas]] sheriff's department
| [[Sparta Township, New Jersey|Sparta]] Police Department in [[New Jersey]]
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.krgv.com/content/news/investigations/story/NEWSCHANNEL-5-Special-Report-Showdown-in-Zapata/uFKNGwZ1UEmcZkYly-XLVg.cspx |title=Showdown in Zapata County |author=Sandoval, Polo |publisher=[[KRGV-TV]] |access-date=October 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713171000/http://www.krgv.com/content/news/investigations/story/NEWSCHANNEL-5-Special-Report-Showdown-in-Zapata/uFKNGwZ1UEmcZkYly-XLVg.cspx |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://strausnews.com/articles/2010/06/03/sparta_independent/news/5.txt |title=On the Range |date=June 2, 2010 |publisher=''The Sparta Independent'' |accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |{{Flagu|Venezuela}}
| [[Zapata County, Texas|Zapata County]] sheriff's department in Texas
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.krgv.com/content/news/investigations/story/NEWSCHANNEL-5-Special-Report-Showdown-in-Zapata/uFKNGwZ1UEmcZkYly-XLVg.cspx |title=Showdown in Zapata County |author=Sandoval, Polo |publisher=[[KRGV-TV]] |accessdate=October 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoLupo0v |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
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| rowspan="6"|{{Flagu|Venezuela}}
| Bodyguards assigned to the ''Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores''
| Bodyguards assigned to the ''Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores''
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| align="center"|
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2007/07/08/imp_sucgc_art_bandas-se-dedican-al_350409.shtml |title=Bandas se Dedican al Alquiler de Armas |author=Davila Truelo, Laura |date=July 8, 2007 |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[El Universal (Caracas)|El Universal Caracas]]'' |accessdate=October 27, 2009}}</ref>
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2007/07/08/imp_sucgc_art_bandas-se-dedican-al_350409.shtml |title=Bandas se Dedican al Alquiler de Armas |author=Davila Truelo, Laura |date=July 8, 2007 |language=es |newspaper=[[El Universal (Caracas)|El Universal Caracas]] |access-date=October 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930192049/http://www.eluniversal.com/2007/07/08/imp_sucgc_art_bandas-se-dedican-al_350409.shtml |archive-date=September 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| COPEMI unit of the ''[[Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela|Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela]]'' (Venezuelan Navy)
| ''[[Venezuelan Army|Ejército Bolivariano de Venezuela]]'' (Venezuelan Bolivarian Army)
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[FN Five-seven]] (5.7x28mm handgun designed by FN Herstal to accompany the P90)
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* [[AR-57]] Carbine by Rhineland Arms, chambered for 5.7×28mm ammunition and utilizing FN P90 magazines.
* [[AR-57]] (AR platform rifle firing FN 5.7x28mm fed from a 50rd P90 magazine)
* [[Kel-Tec P50]] (Semi-automatic pistol chambered in FN 5.7x28mm)
* [[FN Five-seven]] — Pistol chambered for 5.7×28mm ammunition, designed by FN Herstal as a companion weapon to the FN P90.
* [[ST Kinetics CPW]] (multi-caliber SMG/PDW able to be chambered in FN 5.7x28mm)
* [[Heckler & Koch MP7]] — Competing 4.6×30mm personal defense weapon designed by Heckler & Koch.
* [[Personal defense weapon|Personal Defense Weapon]]
* [[Knight's Armament Company PDW]] — Experimental 6.5×35mm personal defense weapon designed by Knight's Armament Company.
* [[List of bullpup firearms]]
* [[Magpul PDR]] — Compact 5.56×45mm bullpup carbine being developed by Magpul Industries.
* [[ST Kinetics CPW]] — Multi-caliber personal defense weapon designed by ST Kinetics.
* [[VBR-Belgium PDW]] — Multi-caliber personal defense weapon being developed by VBR-Belgium.
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== References ==
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FN P90
P90 5.7×28mm
TypePersonal Defense Weapon
Place of originBelgium
Service history
In service1990–present
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
Designed1986–90[3]
ManufacturerFN Herstal
Produced1990–present[a][4]
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass
  • 2.6 kg (5.8 lb) (P90)[5]
  • 2.85 kg (6.28 lb) (PS90)[6]
Length
  • 50.5 cm (19.9 in) (P90)[5]
  • 66.6 cm (26.2 in) (PS90)[6]
Barrel length
  • 26.4 cm (10.4 in) (P90)[5]
  • 40.7 cm (16.0 in) (PS90)[6]
Width5.5 cm (2.2 in)[7]
Height21 cm (8.3 in)[7]

CartridgeFN 5.7×28mm[8]
ActionStraight blowback, closed bolt[8]
Rate of fire850–1,100 rounds/min[7]
Muzzle velocity715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)[7]
Effective firing range200 m (660 ft)[7]
Maximum firing range1,800 m (5,900 ft)[7]
Feed system50-round detachable box magazine[8]
SightsTritium-illuminated reflex sight, back-up iron sights[7]

The FN P90 is a personal defense weapon chambered for the 5.7×28mm cartridge, also classified as a submachine gun, designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium.[9][10][11] Created in response to NATO requests for a replacement for 9×19mm Parabellum firearms, the P90 was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, special forces, and counter-terrorist groups.

Designed in conjunction with the FN Five-seven pistol and FN 5.7×28mm NATO ammunition,[4] development of the weapon began in 1986, and production commenced in 1990, when it was known as the Project 9.0 (from which the "90" in its name is derived[4]), whereupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition was redesigned and shortened.[3] A modified version of the P90 with a magazine adapted to use the new ammunition was introduced in 1993, and the Five-seven pistol was subsequently introduced as a companion weapon using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition.[12]

Featuring a compact bullpup design with an integrated reflex sight and fully ambidextrous controls, the P90 is an unconventional weapon with a futuristic appearance.[10] Its design incorporates several innovations, such as a unique top-mounted magazine and FN's small-caliber, high-velocity 5.7×28mm ammunition.[10] Additional integrated features include interchangeable visible or infrared laser and tritium light sources.

The P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, such as Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, India, Malaysia, Poland, and the United States.[13] In the United States, the P90 is in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service.[14] In the United States, the standard selective fire P90 is restricted to the military, law enforcement, or holders of certain Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) with the Special Occupational Tax (SOT). Since 2005, a semi-automatic version with a longer barrel has been offered to civilian users as the PS90.[15]

History

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Development

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The P90 and its 5.7×28mm ammunition were developed by the Belgian company FN Herstal in response to NATO requests for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge and associated pistols and submachine guns.[16] NATO called for two types of weapons chambered for a new cartridge—one a shoulder-fired weapon, and the other a handheld weapon.[16] According to NATO, these new weapons, termed personal defense weapons (PDWs), were to provide "personal protection in last-resort situations when the user is directly endangered by the enemy [...]."[16] In 1989, NATO published document D/296, outlining a number of preliminary specifications for these weapons:

  • The new cartridge was to have greater range, accuracy, and terminal performance than the 9×19mm cartridge.[16] Additionally, it was to be capable of penetrating body armor.[16]
  • The shoulder-fired personal defense weapon was to weigh less than 3 kg (6.6 lb), with a magazine capacity of at least 20 rounds.[16]
  • The handheld personal defense weapon (pistol) was to weigh less than 1 kg (2.2 lb), although a weight of 700 g (1.5 lb) was deemed desirable; it was to have a magazine capacity of at least 20 rounds.[16]
  • Both weapons were to be sufficiently compact to be carried hands-free on the user's person at all times, whether in the cab of a vehicle or the cockpit of an aircraft, and were to perform effectively in all environments and weather conditions.[16]

FN Herstal was the first small arms manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type.[16] The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the SS90, went into production with the P90 in 1990.[17] The SS90 propelled a 1.5 g (23 grain) plastic-core projectile from the P90 at a muzzle velocity of roughly 850 metres per second (2,800 ft/s).[17]

Following the P90's introduction, FN revised the 5.7×28mm ammunition.[12] The new variation, designated the SS190, used a projectile 2.7 mm (0.11 in) shorter in length than that of the SS90.[17] This allowed it to be used more conveniently in the 5.7×28mm FN Five-seven pistol, which was under development at that time.[12] The SS190 projectile had a greater weight, and a more conventional construction with an aluminium and steel core.[12][17] The first prototypes of the SS190 were created in 1992, and the design was finalized in 1993, replacing the SS90.[12] A modified version of the P90, with a magazine adapted to use the shortened ammunition, was then introduced in the same year.[12] Several special cartridge variations were developed, such as the L191 tracer round and the SB193 subsonic round for use with a sound-suppressed P90.[7]

NATO evolution

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In 2002 and 2003, NATO conducted a series of tests with the intention of standardizing a PDW cartridge as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.[18] The tests compared the relative merits of the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge and the HK 4.6×30mm cartridge, which was created by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm.[18] The results of the NATO tests were analyzed by a group formed of experts from Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the group's conclusion was that the 5.7×28mm was "undoubtedly" the more efficient cartridge;[18] However, the German delegation and others rejected the NATO recommendation that 5.7×28mm be standardized, halting the standardization process indefinitely.[18][16] As a result, both the 4.6×30mm and 5.7×28mm cartridges (and the associated weapons) have been independently adopted by various NATO countries, according to preference; the P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries throughout the world.[13][16] The 5.7x28mm was finally standardized by NATO in February 2021.[19][20]

Present

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Further development of the P90 led to the creation of the P90 TR model, which has a MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) triple rail interface for mounting accessories.[16] This model was introduced in late 1999 and continues to be offered alongside the standard P90.[16] More recently, the P90 has been offered to civilian shooters as the PS90, a semi-automatic carbine intended for personal protection and sporting use.[21]

Design

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A disassembled PS90 carbine, showing the major component groups. The standard P90 disassembles into similar component groups: 1) trigger group, 2) barrel & upper receiver, 3) butt plate, 4) magazine, 5) bolt carrier, 6) frame / lower receiver

The P90 is a selective fire, straight blowback-operated weapon with a cyclic rate of fire of around 850–1,100 rounds per minute.[7][8] The weapon is chambered for FN's 5.7×28mm ammunition. Its unusual shape is based on extensive ergonomic research.[7][9] The weapon is grasped by means of a thumbhole in the frame that acts as a pistol grip, as well as an oversized trigger guard that acts as a foregrip for the shooter's support hand.[17] The P90 fires from a closed bolt for maximum accuracy, and its design makes extensive use of polymers for reduced weight and cost.[15] Overall, the weapon is relatively lightweight, weighing 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) empty, or 3 kg (6.6 lb) with a loaded 50-round magazine.[9][17]

The P90 is notable for being fully ambidextrous—it can be operated by right or left-handed shooters with equal ease, and without making any modifications to the weapon.[17] FN Herstal has described it as the "first fully ambidextrous individual automatic weapon."[19] The charging handle, magazine release and backup iron sights are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the weapon, and the firing selector is located directly at the foot of the trigger, where it can be operated from either side by the shooter's trigger finger or support hand thumb.[8] When fired, the P90 ejects spent cartridge casings downward through a chute located behind the grip, so spent cases are kept out of the shooter's line of sight.[17]

The P90's unique magazine has a capacity of 50 rounds, and it fits flush with the weapon's frame[10]

The P90 can be fitted with a sling for greater ease of carry, and since the weapon has a fixed stock (as opposed to having a collapsing or folding stock), it can be quickly deployed when needed.[17][22] The weapon's smooth, rounded contours prevent it from snagging on the shooter's clothing or equipment, and a small vertical protrusion is provided at the front end of the weapon's frame to prevent the shooter's hand from accidentally slipping in front of the muzzle while shooting.[9][17] A hollow compartment inside the rear of the weapon's frame—accessed by removing the buttplate—allows for storage of a cleaning kit.[17]

The P90 was designed to have a length no greater than a man's shoulder width, to allow it to be easily carried and maneuvered in tight spaces, such as the inside of an armored vehicle.[10] To achieve this, the weapon's design uses the unconventional bullpup configuration, in which the action and magazine are located behind the trigger and alongside the shooter's face so that there is no wasted space in the stock.[15] The P90's dimensions are minimized by its unique horizontally mounted feeding system, wherein the box magazine sits parallel to the barrel on top of the weapon's frame.[10] The weapon overall has an extremely compact profile—it is the most compact fixed-stock submachine gun to be made.[10] The standard version of the weapon has an overall length of 500 mm (20 in), a height of 210 mm (8.3 in), and a width of 55 mm (2.2 in).[7]

The P90 is fully ambidextrous

The P90 requires minimal maintenance, and it can be disassembled quickly and easily.[7][23] It is a modular firearm, consisting of four main component groups: the barrel and optical sight group, the moving parts group, the frame and trigger group, and the hammer group. The P90's barrel is cold hammer-forged and chrome-lined, with an overall length of 263 mm (10.4 in).[8] The barrel has eight rifling grooves with a right-hand twist rate of 1:231 mm (1:9.1 in), and it is equipped with a diagonally cut flash suppressor that also acts as a recoil compensator.[7][8] The stated service life of the barrel is 20,000 rounds.[10]

The P90 uses an internal hammer striking mechanism and a trigger mechanism with a three-position rotary dial fire control selector, located at the foot of the trigger. The dial has three settings: S – safe, 1 – semi-automatic fire, and A – fully automatic fire. When set on A, the P90's fire selector provides a two-stage trigger operation similar to that of the Steyr AUG assault rifle—pulling the trigger back slightly produces semi-automatic fire, and pulling the trigger fully to the rear produces fully automatic fire.[17]

Ammunition

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Three of the small-caliber, high-velocity 5.7×28mm cartridges as used in the P90. The left cartridge has a plain hollow tip, the center cartridge has a red plastic V-max tip, and the right cartridge has a blue plastic V-max tip[10]
The P90 magazine feed lips

Particularly significant to the design of the P90 is the small-caliber, high-velocity bottlenecked cartridge it uses. The 5.7×28mm cartridge was created by FN Herstal in response to a NATO requirement that called for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, which is commonly used in pistols and submachine guns.[18] The 5.7×28mm cartridge weighs 6.0 g (93 grains)—roughly half as much as a typical 9×19mm cartridge—allowing the same number of rounds to be carried for less weight, or allowing more rounds to be carried for the same weight.[15][24][25] Since the 5.7×28mm cartridge has a relatively small diameter, an unusually high number of cartridges can be contained in a magazine.[26] The cartridge has a loud report and produces considerable muzzle flash (when fired from a pistol), but it produces roughly 30 percent less recoil than the 9×19mm cartridge, improving controllability.[25] Due to its high velocity, the 5.7×28mm exhibits an exceptionally flat trajectory, compared to typical pistol ammunition.[10][23]

One of the design intents for the standard 5.7×28mm cartridge type, the SS190, was that it has the ability to penetrate Kevlar protective vests that stop conventional pistol bullets.[25] Fired from the P90, the 5.7×28mm SS190 has a muzzle velocity of roughly 716 m/s (2,350 ft/s, Mach 2) and can penetrate the NATO CRISAT vest or a Level IIIA Kevlar vest at a range of 200 m (220 yd).[23][25] FN states an effective range of 200 m (220 yd) and a maximum range of 1,800 m (2,000 yd) for the 5.7×28mm cartridge when fired from the P90.[7]

In testing conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 1999, the SS190 fired from the P90 at a distance of 25 m (27 yd) exhibited an average penetration depth of 25 cm (9.8 in) in ballistic gelatin covered with a Level II vest.[27] The SS190 exhibited penetration depths ranging from 28 to 34 cm (11 to 13.5 in) when fired from the P90 into bare ballistic gelatin, in tests conducted by Houston Police Department SWAT.[23] In testing, the SS190 and similar 5.7×28mm projectiles consistently turn base over point ("tumble") as they pass through ballistic gelatin and other media, using the 21.6 mm (0.85 in) projectile length[28] to create a larger wound cavity.[9][15][23][29] However, some are skeptical of the bullet's terminal performance, and it is a subject of debate among civilian shooters in the United States.[29]

The 5.7×28mm projectile potentially poses less risk of collateral damage than conventional pistol bullets, because the projectile design limits overpenetration, as well as the risk of ricochet.[27][30] The lightweight projectile loses much of its kinetic energy after traveling only 400 m (440 yd), whereas a conventional pistol bullet such as the 9×19mm retains significant energy beyond 800 m (870 yd), posing greater risk of collateral damage in the event of a miss.[10] This range exceeds the engagement distances expected for the 5.7×28mm cartridge's intended applications, so the cartridge's limited energy at long range is not considered to be disadvantageous.[10] Since the SS190 projectile does not rely on fragmentation or the expansion of a hollow point, the cartridge (and 5.7×28mm weapons) is considered suitable for military use under the Hague Convention of 1899, which prohibits the use of expanding bullets in warfare.[29]

Ballistic performance summary for various 5.7×28mm cartridges
Cartridge type SS195LF[31] SS197SR[31] EA Protector[32] EA Varmintor[32] EA S4[32]
Projectile weight 1.8 g (28 gr) 2.6 g (40 gr) 2.6 g (40 gr) 2.3 g (35 gr) 1.8 g (28 gr)
Muzzle velocity 777 m/s (2,550 ft/s) 640 m/s (2,100 ft/s) 716 m/s (2,350 ft/s) 747 m/s (2,450 ft/s) 930 m/s (3,100 ft/s)
Muzzle energy 550 J (130 cal) 530 J (130 cal) 665 J (159 cal) 650 J (160 cal) 785 J (188 cal)

Feeding

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The P90 uses a unique horizontally mounted feeding system—patented in the United States—that contributes to the weapon's compact profile and unusual appearance.[10] U.S. Patent 4,905,394 ("Top mounted longitudinal magazine") was awarded in 1990, naming René Predazzer as the sole inventor.[33] The detachable box magazine is mounted parallel to the P90's barrel, fitting flush with the top of the weapon's frame, and it contains 50 rounds of ammunition which lie in two rows facing left, offset 90° from the bore axis.[17] As the cartridges are pushed back by spring pressure and arrive at the rear end of the magazine, they are fed as a single row into a spiral feed ramp and rotated 90 degrees, aligning them with the chamber.[17] The magazine body is composed of polymer, and it is translucent to allow the shooter to see the amount of ammunition remaining at any time.[17]

Sights and accessories

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P90 Standard with reflex sight and accessory rail
The normal and low-light reticles of the USG reflex sight used on the FN P90 / PS90 USG models. The USG reflex sight has a black T-shaped reticle with tritium elements that glow red and are visible in dim lighting[34]

The P90 was originally equipped with the Ring Sights HC-14-62 reflex sight, but the current weapon is instead fitted with the Ring Sights MC-10-80 sight, which was specifically designed for it.[16][35] The HC-14-62 has a polymer housing and uses a forward-aimed fiber optic collector to illuminate the white daytime reticle, which consists of a large circle of about 180 minutes of arc (MOA), with a 20 MOA circle surrounding a 3.5 MOA dot in the center. The MC-10-80 has an anodized aluminium housing, and has a similar black reticle. The night reticle for both the HC-14-62 and the MC-10-80 consists of an open T that is primarily illuminated by a tritium module, and, in the HC-14-62, ambient light drawn in by an upward-facing collector. The sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation, and it can be used in conjunction with night vision equipment.[35] As backup in case the reflex sight is damaged, a set of fixed iron sights is provided on each side of the reflex sight housing.[35] The newest MC-10-80, designated as the MC-10-80 Electronic, no longer uses tritium for its night reticle. Instead, the normal reticle can be illuminated in green powered by a CR2032 battery, with eight different brightness settings. The illuminated reticle makes the sight more versatile in a variety of different conditions.[citation needed]

The P90 has provisions for mounting a number of different types of accessories, including tactical lights and laser aiming devices. A sling can be attached to the P90 for greater ease of carry, or it can be fitted with various sound suppressors such as the Gemtech SP90, which was designed specifically for the weapon in cooperation with FN Herstal.[7] This stainless steel suppressor with a black oxide finish is built according to MIL-SPECs, including saltwater corrosion resistance.[7] It has a length of 184 mm (7.2 in), a diameter of 35 mm (1.4 in) and a weight of 680 g (1.50 lb).[7] When subsonic ammunition is used in conjunction with the suppressor, it reduces the sound signature of the P90 by 33 dB.[7] A small case collector pouch for the P90 is available which fits over the ejection port and collects spent cases as they are ejected downward; the pouch will collect up to one hundred cases before filling.[16][23]

Variants

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P90

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P90 TR

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P90 TR (Triple Rail) model, which features a Picatinny rail system for mounting accessories, equipped with an Aimpoint red dot sight.[7]

The P90 TR (Triple Rail) model, also known as the "flat-top," was introduced in late 1999.[7] It features a receiver-mounted triple MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail interface system, or "Triple Rail," for mounting accessories.[7] Also, instead of the integrated reflex sight, this model uses standard tritium iron sights. There is one full-length accessory rail integrated into the top of the receiver, and two rail stumps are included on the sides of the receiver.[7] The top rail will accept various optical sights with no tools or additional mounting hardware required, and the side rails serve to mount secondary accessories, such as tactical lights or laser aiming devices.[citation needed]

P90 USG

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The P90 USG (United States Government) model is similar to the standard P90, except the reflex sight housing is aluminium, and the sight has a revised reticle.[34] The black reticle consists of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which is joined by three posts that glow red in low light conditions due to tritium-illumination.[34] The USG reflex sight can be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail mount for attaching a different sight.[34]

P90 Laserex models

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P90 LV with integrated laser aiming module from Laserex. The output end of the laser aiming module is visible below the muzzle. This example is also equipped with a Picatinny accessory Tri Rail.
P90 LV

The P90 LV (Laser Visible) and P90 IR (InfraRed) models, both of which were introduced in late 1995, have an integrated laser sight manufactured by Laserex Technologies in Australia.[36] The P90 LV model projects an 8 mW visible laser intended to be used as a low-light shooting aid or for dissuasive effect, while the P90 IR model projects a 4.5 mW infrared laser that can only be seen with night vision equipment.[8][37][self-published source] Both laser systems are compact, consisting of a small, flat panel integrated into the front end of the weapon's frame.[37]

The Laserex P90 laser systems have a weight of 131 grams (0.289 lb; 4.6 oz), and they are activated by means of a green pressure switch located on the underside of the weapon's pistol grip.[37] The lasers can be configured for three different internal settings: Off – disabled to prevent accidental activation, Training – low intensity for eye safety and extended battery life in training, or Combat – high intensity for maximum visibility.[37] The Laserex P90 laser systems have a battery life of 250 hours when used on the Training setting, or a life of 50 hours when used on the Combat setting.[37]

PS90

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The PS90 is a semi-automatic carbine variant of the P90, intended for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use; it was introduced in 2005, and continues to be offered in several configurations.[21][38] The PS90 will accept the standard 50-round P90 magazines, but the gun is supplied with a magazine that is blocked to a capacity of 10 or 30 rounds, allowing it to be sold in jurisdictions where magazine capacities are restricted by law.[38]

In order to be legal for purchase by civilians without obtaining a tax stamp for a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) as defined by the United States National Firearms Act, the PS90 carbine has an extended 407 mm (16.0 in) barrel and is semi-automatic, with a trigger pull of approximately 31–36 newtons (7.0–8.1 lbf).[34][38] The lengthened barrel has eight rifling grooves, with a right-hand twist rate of 1:229 mm (1:9 in) and a rifled length of 376 mm (14.8 in); the muzzle is equipped with a fixed "birdcage" type flash suppressor.[38]

Despite the added barrel length, the PS90 is relatively compact and lightweight, with an overall length of 667 mm (26.3 in), and a weight of 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) with a fully loaded 50-round magazine.[38] Due to the added barrel length, the PS90 can achieve a muzzle velocity of up to 777 metres per second (2,550 ft/s) with SS195LF ammunition, or up to 930 metres per second (3,100 ft/s) with third-party ammunition.[31][32]

PS90 Standard

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The PS90 Standard is the current model of the PS90 offered by FN Herstal.[21] It features a MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail fitted to the top of the receiver, which allows the shooter to mount their preferred optical sight.[21] The rail includes a set of integrated iron sights, as backup in case the primary sight is damaged.[21] As of 2019 the PS90 Standard is available with a black frame.[21]

PS90 SBR

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The PS90 SBR variant is functionally identical to the “PS90 Standard”, but instead of the extended 16 inch barrel, this variant retains the standard 10.5 inch barrel of its selective-fire counterpart, thus making it the ballistic equivalent, in semi-automatic only form. The PS90 SBR is not usually listed on FN Herstal's website, but is offered commercially through third-party extensions. These are made either through factory standard layouts, or conversions made by swapping the barrel. This renders the weapon a “short barreled rifle”, and thus the required tax stamp is necessary in order to purchase and/or transfer it. The weapon is regulated as “Title II”, and special certification is required in most states. As with all factory standard PS90 receivers special welding is in place to complicate full auto conversion.[citation needed]

PS90 TR

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The PS90 TR is now discontinued.[21] It featured a "Triple Rail" receiver assembly identical to that of the P90 TR.[21] The top of the receiver consisted of an MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail, allowing the shooter to mount their preferred optical sight.[38] Two polymer side rails—one on each side of the receiver—were included for mounting secondary accessories, such as lasers or tactical lights.[38] Like the PS90 Standard, the PS90 TR was available with either an olive drab or black frame.[21] As of 2013, the PS90 TR model is no longer listed by FNH USA.[21]

PS90 USG

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The matte black PS90 USG model; the PS90 was a semi-automatic carbine developed for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use.[21]

The PS90 USG is now discontinued.[21] In the same fashion as the P90 USG, this model had an aluminium reflex sight housing with a revised reticle.[34] The black reticle consisted of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which was joined by three posts that glowed red in low light conditions due to tritium-illumination.[34] The USG reflex sight could be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rail mount for attaching a different sight, and like other models of the PS90, the USG was available with either an olive drab or black frame.[21][34]

As of 2011, the PS90 USG model is no longer listed by FNH USA,[21] but the USG reflex sight is still offered as a standalone accessory.[citation needed]

Users

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Photo of a Cypriot National Guard member carrying a P90 during a parade in Larnaca
The Cypriot National Guard purchased 350 P90s in 2000.[7]
Photo of the Peruvian special forces carrying P90s during a parade
Peruvian special forces carrying P90s during a military parade in 2012
Austrian soldiers armed with P90s during a training exercise
A Dutch boarding team armed with P90s operating in the Gulf of Oman from the frigate HNLMS Van Galen (F834).
A map with P90 users in blue

Despite being originally intended as a defensive weapon for military personnel whose primary role is not fighting with small arms (such as vehicle drivers), most sales of the P90 have been to special forces and counter-terrorist groups who use it for offensive roles.[16]

In 1997, suppressed P90s were used in combat by the Peruvian special forces group (Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales) in Operation Chavín de Huantar, the hostage rescue siege that ended the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.[39] The operation was a success: all 14 MRTA revolutionaries were killed, and 71 hostages were rescued.[39] The MRTA revolutionaries who had taken the hostages were equipped with body armor, but it was defeated by the Peruvian special forces' P90s.[40] In 2011, P90s were used by Muammar Gaddafi's military forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war, and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by Libyan rebel forces.[2]

By 2009, the P90 was in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries.[13] In the United States, Houston Police Department was the first local law enforcement agency to adopt the P90, acquiring it for their SWAT team in 1999.[23] In 2003, the Houston SWAT team became one of the first agencies in the country to use the weapon in a shootout.[23] By 2009, the P90 was in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies in the United States,[14] including the Secret Service and Federal Protective Service.[7][41] In response, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) added the P90 and PS90 to its NRA Tactical Police Competition standards, allowing law enforcement agencies to compete in the event using either weapon.[42]

Country Organization Model Quantity Date Reference
 Argentina Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos tactical diver group of the Argentine Navy P90 [43][20][44]
Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA; Airport Security Police) P90 [45]
Grupo Alacrán special group of the Argentine National Gendarmerie P90 [45]
 Austria Jagdkommando (Jakdo) special group of the Austrian Army P90,
P90 TR
140 [46]
Kommando Militärstreife & Militärpolizei (Kdo MilStrf&MP) close protection teams P90 TR [47]
 Belgium Marinecomponent/Composante Marine (Belgian Navy) commandos [48]
Landcomponent/Composante Terre (Belgian Army), replacing the Uzi 2004– [49]
Détachement d'Agents de Sécurité (DAS) dignitary protection group P90 53 [49]
Directorate of Special Units (DSU) group of the Federale Politie/Police Fédérale/Föderale Polizei [50]
Former Gendarmerie/Rijkswacht paramilitary police force P90 114 [51]
Aarschot municipal police force P90 [52]
Liège metropolitan police force (replaced the Uzi) 2002– [53][54]
Zone de Police Boraine (Boussu/Colfontaine/Frameries/Quaregnon/Saint-Ghislain municipalities) police force P90 TR [55]
 Brazil Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State [56]
 Canada Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) special group of the CAF Special Operations Forces Command 2005– [57]
Halifax Regional Police force in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia [58]
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) SWAT in Montreal, Quebec [59]
 Cyprus Εθνική Φρουρά (Cypriot National Guard) special forces P90 350 2000– [7][16]
 Czech Republic Útvar rychlého nasazení (URNA) of the Czech National Police P90 2000s– [60]
 Dominican Republic Cuerpo de Ayudantes Militares del Presidente de la República [61]
Dominican Republic's counter-terrorist group 150 2002– [62]
Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana (Military of the Dominican Republic) [61]
 El Salvador Comando Especial Antiterrorista (CEAT) 350 2002– [63]
 France Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (COS) joint special operations command [3][64]
GIGN counter-terrorism group of the Gendarmerie Nationale P90 TR [65]
RAID counter-terrorism group of the Police Nationale [66][67]
 Greece Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα (EKAM) unit of the Hellenic Police [68]
 Guatemala Secretaría de Asuntos Administrativos de Seguridad de la Presidencia (SAAS) P90 20 2009– [69]
 India Special Protection Group (SPG; tasked with protection of the prime minister) and the Special Group (India) of Research and Analysis Wing P90,
P90 TR
2008– [70]
 Indonesia Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group of the Indonesian Navy [71]
Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group of the Indonesian Army [71]
 Ireland Army Ranger Wing special forces of the Irish Defence Forces 2003– [72]
 Italy Col Moschin 9o Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) special forces of the Italian Army P90 TR [73]
 Jordan Jordanian Armed Forces [74]
 Lebanon Forces de Sécurité Intérieure (FSI) p90 10000 [75]
 Libya Military of Libya (used by Muammar Gaddafi's military forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war, and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by Libyan rebel forces) 367 2008– [2][76]
 Luxembourg Unité Spéciale de la Police (USP) group of the Grand Ducal Police P90 TR [46][77]
 Malaysia Pasukan Khas Laut (PASKAL) special operations group of the Royal Malaysian Navy [78]
 Mauritania BASEP presidential security battalion [79]
 Mexico Ejército Méxicano (Mexican Army) Special Forces P90 [80]
Estado Mayor Presidencial (EMP; Presidential Guard) [80]
Fuerzas Especiales (FES) of the Mexican Navy [80]
Policía Federal (PF; Federal Police) of the Secretaría de Seguridad Pública [69]
 Netherlands Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) of the Royal Netherlands Army (replaced the Uzi) P90 TR 2000– [16][81]
Dienst Speciale Interventies (DSI) of the National Police Corps (Netherlands) P90 TR 2001– [82]
Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (BSB) of the Dutch Gendarmerie [83]
 Pakistan Special Services Group [84]
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) [85]
 Peru Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales (GRUFE) of the Peruvian Armed Forces [7][39][86]
Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales (FOES) of the Peruvian Navy P90 53 [87][88]
Paracaidistas del Ejército (Peruvian Army paratroopers) [89]
 Philippines Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police

Presidential Security Command[90]

[40]
 Poland Jednostka Wojskowa Grom P90 TR 2006– [91]
Biuro Ochrony Rządu (used primarily for dignitary protection) P90 2007– [92]
 Portugal Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE) of the Polícia de Segurança Pública 2002– [93]
 Romania Detașamentul de Intervenție Rapidă special operations group of the Romanian Military [94]
 Saudi Arabia [95]
 Singapore Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation (CDO FN) 2002– [96][97]
 Slovakia Útvar osobitného určenia of Slovak Police Force P90 - - [98]
 Spain Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO) of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía P90 TR [99][100]
Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC) special group of the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) P90,
P90 TR
[101]
 Suriname Military of Suriname 900 2001– [62][95][102]
 Taiwan Republic of China Armed Forces P90 1992– [103][104]
 Thailand กองทัพบกไทย (Royal Thai Army) special units [105]
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force [95]
 Turkey Karşı Atak Timi, prime minister's close protection teams. [106]
Polis Özel Harekat special operations group of the General Directorate of Security [106][107]
Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı domestic special operations group of the Turkish Gendarmerie [108]
 Ukraine Ukrainian police force (unspecified) P90 LV 30 2008– [109]
 United States U.S. Federal Protective Service branch of the DHS (formerly a branch of ICE) P90 2001– [41][54][110]
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service [7]
Addison police department in Texas (first agency in the country to issue it to patrol cars) PS90 TR 52 2007– [111][112][113]
U.S. Secret Service P90 TR 1990s– [7][114]
Alaska State Troopers P90 LV 9 [115]
Birmingham, Alabama SWAT P90 [116][117]
Bryan, Texas police department SWAT [118]
Chula Vista, California SWAT P90 TR [119]
Creve Coeur, Missouri police department [120]
Edina, Minnesota police department 11 2005– [121]
Houston, Texas SWAT (first local law enforcement agency in the country to adopt and use the weapon) P90 5 1999– [23]
Kutztown, Pennsylvania police department [122]
Passaic County, New Jersey SWAT 2002– [30]
Richland County, South Carolina SRT 2000– [123]
Sioux Falls, South Dakota SWAT [124]
Sparta Township, New Jersey Police Department [125]
Zapata County, Texas sheriff's department [126]
 Venezuela Bodyguards assigned to the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores [127]
Ejército Bolivariano de Venezuela (Venezuelan Bolivarian Army) [128]
Various police forces [129][130]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The revised 5.7 SS190 cartridge, which would become the main chambering of P90, was developed in 1993. See Watters, Daniel E.

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