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==Users== *{{Flag|Finland}}: [[Finnish Defence Forces]]: **The TA11 is used by [[Finnish Army]] [[Jäger (infantry)|Jaeger]] platoons for [[designated marksman]] roles on [[RK 95 TP]] and modernized [[RK 62]] rifles **The TA11 is used also by [[Finnish Navy]] [[Finnish Coastal Jaegers|coastal Jaeger]] units as a standard optic on [[RK 95 TP]] rifles *{{flag|Georgia}}<ref>{{cite web|first=Miles|last=Vining|title=ISAF armament of BLS|date=22 April 2016|url=https://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3523|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820203444/https://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3523|archive-date=20 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> *{{flag|Indonesia}}: Used by Indonesian Army for standard Infantry Optic on [[Pindad SS2|Pindad SS2 rifles]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Spesifikasi Senapan Serbu SS2 Semua Versi Garapan Pindad, Ini Kecanggihannya! |url=https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2022/01/27/203100965/spesifikasi-senapan-serbu-ss2-semua-versi-garapan-pindad-ini-kecanggihannya?page=all |access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> also used by different units and branches. *{{flag|Israel}}<ref name="Israel Defense Forces">{{cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3838264,00.html |title=ארה"ב: חברה תסיר פסוקים נוצריים מכוונות רובים |newspaper=Ynet |date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> *{{flag|New Zealand}}: Used on [[Lewis Machine and Tool Company|MARS-L]] rifles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Individual Weapons Replacement {{!}} Ministry of Defence Website|url=https://www.defence.govt.nz/what-we-do/delivering-defence-capability/defence-capability-projects/individual-weapons-replacement/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.defence.govt.nz}}</ref> *{{flag|Spain}}: Used on [[Heckler & Koch MG4]].<ref name="Spanish Army">{{cite web|url=http://www.heckler-koch.de/HKWebNews/byItemID///22//3/15|title=Spanish Army procures the MG4 E|date=2007-08-02|publisher=Heckler & Koch|access-date=2009-05-02}}</ref> *{{flag|United Kingdom}}: [[British Army]] and the [[Royal Marines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/ceso/trained_soldiers/kit_magazine/kit62_hi_res.pdf |title=Kit Magazine, Issue 62 Winter 2007 |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=2008-03-16 |quote=This technology is here now! So if you see strange-looking SA80s being carried by strange-looking men, then rest assured, those users that had the requirement, had the make-over, at a price. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001234423/http://www.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/ceso/trained_soldiers/kit_magazine/kit62_hi_res.pdf |archive-date=October 1, 2008 }}</ref> *{{flag|United States}}: [[United States armed forces]] (see below), various law enforcement agencies. **The [[United States Army]], [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] field the Trijicon TA31RCO ACOG, a 4× magnification model with a 32mm [[Objective (optics)#Telescopes|objective lens]] (4×32), with specially designed ballistic compensating reticles that are fiber optic & tritium illuminated, for the [[M4 carbine]] and [[M16A4|M16A4 rifle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://combatopticsreviews.com/trijicon-acog-ta31rco-m4cp/|title=Trijcon TA31RCO-M4CP Rifle Combat Optic Review - Combat Optics Reviews|website=combatopticsreviews.com}}</ref> This sight is designated the ''M150 Rifle Combat Optic'' in Army service and ''AN/PVQ-31 Rifle Combat Optic'' in the Marine Corps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trijicon.com/whats_new.cfm |title=Trijicon website |publisher=Trijicon.com |access-date=2010-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521053355/http://www.trijicon.com/Whats_new.cfm |archive-date=2010-05-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pica.army.mil/picatinnypublic/news/archive/2008/12-19-08.asp |title=Picatinny hosts 2008 Type Classification and Materiel Release Awards Ceremony |publisher=Pica.army.mil |access-date=2010-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401234102/http://www.pica.army.mil/PicatinnyPublic/news/archive/2008/12-19-08.asp |archive-date=2010-04-01 }}</ref> After an October 2005 evaluation, the USMC fielded 115,000 ACOGs so that every rifle and carbine in the Marine Corps inventory would be equipped with one.<ref name="Quantico.usmc.mil">{{cite web |url=http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/Sentry/StoryView.aspx?SID=63 |title=Quantico Sentry - Marines test combat optics curriculum |publisher=Quantico.usmc.mil |date=2005-10-27 |access-date=2010-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725012445/http://www.quantico.usmc.mil/Sentry/StoryView.aspx?SID=63 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{update after|2012|01|04}} **The TA01NSN, a 4×32 ACOG with only tritium night illumination and backup [[iron sights]], is included in the [[SOPMOD|Special Operations Peculiar MODification ('''SOPMOD''')]] kit for the [[M4 carbine|M4A1 carbine]] used by [[United States special operations forces|Special Operations]] personnel to configure their weapons to individual preferences and mission requirements. Other Trijicon models have also seen service after being purchased at the unit and individual level.<ref name="Sweeney2012">{{cite book|last=Sweeney|first=Patrick|author-link=Patrick Sweeney (gunsmith)|title=Gun Digest Book of the AR-15|volume=IV|year=2012|publisher=F+W Media|location=Iola, WI|isbn=978-1-4402-2876-6|pages=232–233}}</ref> ** The Marine Corps field the Trijicon 3.5x35 SU-258/PVQ Squad Day Optic on the [[M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle|M27 assault rifle]].<ref name="review">[http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/04/20/m27-impressions/ M27 First Impressions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508132938/http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/04/20/m27-impressions/ |date=2013-05-08 }} - Thefirearmblog.com, 20 April 2013</ref>
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