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==Weapons and equipment==
[[File:GIGN66 Domenjod 160622.jpg|thumb|269x269px|GIGN operators with their weapons and equipment in 2022]]
GIGN uses a wide range of firearms and equipment, including:
* [[Sidearm (weapon)|Sidearms]]:
** [[Pistol]]s: [[Glock|Glock 17/19/26]], [[SIG Pro|SIG Sauer SP 2022]]
** [[Revolver]]s: [[Manurhin MR 73]], [[Smith & Wesson Model 686]]
* [[Submachine gun]]s: [[Heckler & Koch MP5|HK MP5]], [[Heckler & Koch MP7|HK MP7]], [[FN P90]], [[SIG MPX]]
* [[Shotgun]]s: [[Remington Model 870]], [[Franchi SPAS-12]], [[Benelli M4]]
* [[Assault rifle]]s: [[Heckler & Koch HK416|HK416]], [[Heckler & Koch HK417|HK417]], [[Heckler & Koch G36|HK G36]], [[SIG MCX]], [[SIG SG 550]] and variants, [[CZ 805 BREN|CZ BREN 2]], [[FAMAS]] (ceremonially)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gign-historique.com/gign/le-gign-sequipe-dun-nouveau-fusil-dassaut-bren-2-tcheque/ |title=GIGN Historique, site non officiel du Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale |access-date=2018-07-21 |archive-date=2019-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023090725/http://www.gign-historique.com/gign/le-gign-sequipe-dun-nouveau-fusil-dassaut-bren-2-tcheque/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Sniper rifle]]s: [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]] in .308 and .338, [[Accuracy International AXSR]], [[PGM Hécate II]] in 12.7x99mm
* [[Ballistic shield]]s
* Various types of [[Vehicle armour|armored vehicles]], both civilian-style [[Sport utility vehicle|SUVs]] and dedicated [[armoured personnel carrier]]s, some with [[Escalade|assault ladders]] installed on the roof of the vehicle
* Various types of [[helicopter]]s—the unit doesn't own any helicopter but uses machines that belong either to the Gendamerie or to GIH, an Army Special Forces unit dedicated to support GIGN an RAID 

<gallery class="center" widths="220" heights="160" caption="Weapons">
File:GIGN21 Domenjod 140618.jpg|[[Manurhin MR 73]] revolver traditionally issued to each GIGN operator, but no longer used operationally
File:GIGN22 Domenjod 140618.jpg|[[CZ 805 BREN|CZ BREN 2]] in GIGN configuration
File:GIGN64 Domenjod 160622.jpg|[[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]] sniper rifle used by GIGN
File:GLOCK 171926E.jpg|Glock handguns used by the GIGN
</gallery>

<gallery class="center" widths="220" heights="200" caption="Vehicles">
File:GIGN40 Domenjod 270918.jpg|alt=|[[Chevrolet Suburban]] with a SWATEC HARAS assault ladder
File:GIGN-Centigon1 Domenjod 23 nov 2017.jpg|[[Toyota Land Cruiser]] with armor installed by Centigon Security Group
GIGN42 Domenjod 011021.jpg|Hostage rescue demo in a bus with Centigon armored vehicles
File:GIGN29 Domenjod 140618.jpg|alt=|[[Sherpa Light]] with an assault ladder installed on its roof
</gallery>

<gallery class="center" widths="220" heights="220" caption="Helicopters">
File:GIGN52 Domenjod 011021.jpg|GIGN FOR operator inserted by a Gendarmerie helicopter during a demo
File:GIGN76 Domenjod 061124.jpg|GIGN sniper in a GIH helicopter during a demo
File:GIGN74 Domenjod 061124.jpg|GIH helicopter carrying a team of operators on ESCAPE, a GIGN-designed device used to carry a team on a platform
File:GIGN75 Domenjod 061124.jpg|GIGN sniper in a Gendarmerie helicopter during a demo
</gallery>