List of equipment of the Royal Bhutan Army explained

List of the military equipment used by the Royal Bhutan Army. The RBA is a mobile infantry force lightly armed with weapons largely supplied by India.

Small arms

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Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[1] 9×19mmSemi-automatic pistol
Rifles
INSAS[2] [3] 5.56×45mmAssault rifle
AK-101[4] 5.56×45mmAssault rifle
AK-103[5] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
AK-104[6] 7.62×39mmCarbine
Assault rifle
M16A2[7] 5.56×45mmAssault rifle
FN FAL[8] 7.62×51mmBattle rifle
Heckler & Koch G3[9] 7.62×51mmBattle rifle

Armored personnel carriers

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BTR-60Armored personnel carrier27[10] [11] INS
First WinInfantry mobility vehicle15[12] INS

Artillery

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Mortars
81 mm mortar[13] Mortar33INS

References

  1. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  2. Web site: 5 May 2023. Military Strength of RBA.
  3. Book: Reetika Sharma. India and the Dynamics of World Politics: A book on Indian Foreign Policy, Related events and International Organizations. Ramvir Goria. Vivek Mishra. Pearson Education India. 2011. 978-81-317-3291-5. 128. 29 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708205247/http://books.google.com/books?id=eOiXLCWUiB4C&pg=PA128. 8 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  5. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  6. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  7. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  8. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  9. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  10. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.
  11. Czołgi Świata, Issue 41, pp 11, 12
  12. Web site: ภาพการทดสอบ First Win 4×4 จำนวน 15 คันของภูฎาน ลูกค้าต่างชาติรายที่ 3. www.thaiarmedforce.com. 19 November 2021. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: 2 February 2021. The equipment section of RBA's article.