List of equipment of the Kosovo Security Force explained

Modern equipment of the Kosovo Security Force is a list of the equipment currently in use with the Kosovo Security Force. It includes small arms, combat vehicles, drones, light artillery and transport vehicles. Its main mission is the defense of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Kosovo, military support for civilian authorities, and participation in international peacekeeping operations.[1] The Kosovo Security Force is currently in the final stage of its process of transitioning into the Kosovo Armed Forces and it is currently building its combat capabilities with support by NATO members, with the goal of the Force being interoperationable with NATO.[2]

Protection equipment

PictureModelOriginNotesReference
Combat helmets
Ops Core FASTStandard infantry service helm.
ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet)
Armored vests
IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest)Used in the Kosovo Green Digital Camo pattern.

Infantry weapons

Handguns

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
Glock 179x19mm ParabellumStandard Sidearm.
SIG Sauer M179x19mm ParabellumStandard Sidearm for Army Special Forces. Special characteristics: Personalized with KSF Logo and name, both Black and Brown available.

Assault rifles

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
MPT-555.56X45mm NATO
IMI Galil5.56x45mm NATO
Heckler & KOCH G365.56x45mm NATOStandard Rifle.
M4A15.56x45mm NATO
M5 Colt Carbine5.56x45mm NATO
MPT-767.62x51mm NATO

Ceremonial Guard guns

These guns is used by Guard of Honour only. It is used for diplomatic reception, Three-Volley Salute etc.

!Model!Image!Caliber !Origin!Quantity !Note
Zastava M59/667.62x39mmStandard Gun of Guard of Honor
M4A15.56x45mm NATOThis gun is also used for combat purposes. It is seen in Three-Volley Salute during the ceremony of KLA epic ceremony in March.
M-56105mmIt is also seen near the KLA,KPC and KSF Monument in ''Adem Jashari' Camp in Pristina. It is never used for shooting.|-|M-160 Mortar||160mm|||It is also seen near the KLA,KPC and KSF Monument in ''Adem Jashari' Camp in Pristina. It is never used for shooting. The picture shown is original.|}

Machine guns

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
M2495.56x45mm NATO
PMT-76-57A7.62x51mm NATO
M2407.62x51mm NATO
M60E67.62x51mm
M2A112.7x99mm NATO (50 BMG)

Precision rifles

!Model!Image!Calibre!Origin!Quantity!Note
SIG Sauer SIG 716 DMR7.62x51mm NATO
Barrett M82/M10712.7x99mm NATO
Barrett M9912.7x99mm NATOThe Barrett M99 is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle.

Grenade launchers

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
Heckler & KOCH HK26940mm GrenadeAttached to rifle.
MK 1940mm GrenadeMounted on armored vehicles.

Anti-tank weapons

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
M72 LAW66mmLately shown in KSF special forces operators, during the parade of ''Day of Liberation''.
HAR 6666mmSame product as M72 LAW, but turkish made.
FGM-148 Javelin127mm246 (on order)
OMTAS160mm

Weapon station

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
Aselsan SARP DUAL RCWS40mm GrenadeCan also be equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun or 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun.
ASELSAN Alkar120 mm NATO mortar roundSelf-propelled mortar system. Installed on the BMC Vuran.

Portable anti-drone jammers

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
Aselsan IHASAVAR

Infantry mortars

!Model!Image!Caliber!Origin!Quantity!Note
MKEK Commando60mm
MKEK NT181mm
M69 Mortar82mm
M75 Light Mortar120mm

Utility vehicles and unarmored personnel carriers

PictureNameOriginTypeNumberNotesReference
Can-Am BRP OutlanderAll-terrain vehicle—
Lynx Ranger 1200Snowmobile—
Volkswagen TiguanLight utility vehicle—Operated by the Military Police of KSF.
Ford KugaLight utility vehicle12
Ford F-550Light utility vehicle—
Mercedes-Benz G Class
/
Light utility vehicle—
Land Rover DefenderLight utility vehicle—
Otokar AkrepLight utility vehicle—Operated by the Military Police of KSF.
Volkswagen T6Utility van—Troop transport.
Mercedes-Benz SprinterUtility van—Troop transport.
Otokar NavigoUtility bus—Troop transport.

Armored vehicles and MRAPs

PictureNameOriginTypeNumberNotesReference
HumveeLight armored car200+[3] [4] [5]
Infantry mobility vehicle80[6] [7] [8]
M1117 GuardianInternal security vehicle55[9]
BMC KirpiMRAP10[10]
BMC VuranMRAP33

Tactical logistic trucks

PictureNameOriginTypeNumberNotesReference
Daimler Truck Unimog
Military truck—Used as an ambulance vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz NG 1017AMilitary truck—
Military truck—
MB ManMilitary truck15KSF purchased 12 trucks in 2018; an additional 3 were donated by the German Embassy in 2023.
HX44M 8×8 (HX2)
Military truck1510 purchased by the KSF; 5 others donated by the German government.[11]
MAN TGMMilitary truck2In the HAZMAT configuration. Operated by the National Guard.[12]

Aviation

Kosovo Security Force is constantly paying attention on developing the air units, so by the end of its transition or earlier these units become a separated Air Force. Air units of KSF are equipped with UAVs and UCAVs (Included in one unit called Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)), but the ministry of defense has declared that Kosovo will have a helicopter fleet by the end of 2025. Kosovo has 3 air bases,and 15+ pilots and it is continuously training pilots in, and .

NamePictureOriginNumbersNotesReference
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs)
Baykar Bayraktar TB26
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma4[13]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Law . 4 January 2019 . IV . Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo . Law No. 06 L-123 on Kosovo Security Force .
  2. Web site: US Marines assist Kosovo Security Force toward NATO Interoperability . News . United States Marine Corps . 2015-04-22 . 2024-05-08 .
  3. News: Humvees Shine Headlights On Kosovo's Controversial Vote On Army . 2022-04-28 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 14 December 2018 . en . Crosby . Alan . Cubolli . Krenare .
  4. News: Kosovo Receives 55 Armored Vehicles Donated By U.S. . 2022-04-28 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 30 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Njekomb.com . 2021-09-02 . Sa mjete ushtarake të tipit Humvee ka Ushtria e Kosovës? . 2022-04-28 . Njekomb.org . en-US .
  6. Web site: Turqia: Kosova duhet të ketë ushtri . 2 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114216/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/turqia-kosova-duhet-te-kete-ushtri-2-28950.html . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. 24 June 2016 . 43 members of the First Battalion of RRB completed two–months training with armored vehicle "KOBRA" . Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force . 7 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Mitzer . Stijn . Oliemans . Joost . 2023-08-07 . Lock and ’Lokum’: Turkish Weapons Bolstering Kosovo’s Security Forces . 2023-08-08 . Oryx.
  9. Web site: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kosovo . Facebook . 2021-06-06 . en.
  10. Top News - FSK-ja blen 14 autoblinda turke/ Kosova, shteti i parë i huaj që merr këto mjete 4x4 . YouTube . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/Gt2xnw5ynS4 . 2021-12-15 . live. en. 2021-07-13.
  11. News: Fotografi të flotës së kamionëve ushtarakë të ardhur nga Gjermania për FSK-në . Albanian . Photos from the fleet of the KSF military trucks that arrived from Germany . Telegrafi . 2024-03-12 . 2024-03-12 .
  12. News: Gjermania i dhuron FSK-së kamionë në vlerë rreth gjysmë milion euro . Albanian . Germany donates truck worth half a million euro to the KSF . Kosova Press . 2023-11-15 . 2024-01-17 .
  13. News: Zeri . FSK-ja blen 4 dron nga SHBA, jo dyzet .
  14. News: Pilotët e FSK-së përfunduan programin e fluturimeve me helikopter .
  15. News: Pjesëtari i FSK-së i dyti në shkollën për pilot helikopteri në Turqi.
  16. https://m.facebook.com/kosovamotors/videos/fsk12-ford-kuga-t%C3%AB-reja-p%C3%ABr-forc%C3%ABn-e-siguris%C3%AB-s%C3%AB-kosov%C3%ABskosovamotors-fordkosova/1583094362235685/

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