List of equipment of the Turkmen Ground Forces explained

This is a list of equipment used by the Turkmen Ground Forces.

Light weapons

PhotoModelType CaliberOrigin Notes
Infantry small arms
Makarov PMSemi-automatic pistol9×18mm Makarov
Beretta Px4 Storm[1] Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Parabellum Italy
AK-47Assault rifle7.62×39mm
AKM
AKMS
Assault rifle7.62×39mm
AK-74
AKS-74
Assault rifle5.45×39mm
Standard issue but being replaced by the Beretta ARX160[2]
Beretta ARX160Assault rifle5.56×45mm NATOStandard issue[3]
Dragunov SVDDesignated marksman rifle7.62×54mmR
RPK
RPK-74
Light machine gun7.62×39mm
5.45×39
PKLight machine gun7.62×54mmR
NSVHeavy machine gun12.7x108mm
DShKHeavy machine gun12.7x108mm
KordHeavy machine gun12.7x108mm
Anti-tank weaponry
RPG-7Anti-tank grenade launcher40mm
RPG-18Rocket propelled grenade64mm
RPG-22Rocket propelled grenade73mm
SPG-9Recoilless rifle73mm
9M14 Malyutka[4] Manual command to line of sight guided missile125mm
9K111 FagotSemi-automatic command to line of sight guided missile120mm
9M113 KonkursSemi-automatic command to line of sight guided missile135mm
9K115 MetisSemi-automatic command to line of sight guided missile94mm

Combat vehicles

PhotoModelType Origin Number Notes
Tanks
T-90SMain battle tank
Russian Federation
4[5] 30 on order.[6]
T-72UMGMain battle tank
650
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles
BRDM-2Reconnaissance vehicle200
BRM-1Reconnaissance vehicle60
Nimr AjbanReconnaissance vehicleN/A
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1
BMP-1MBMP-1UM
Infantry fighting vehicle
604
BMP-2BMP-2DInfantry fighting vehicle434
BMP-3Infantry fighting vehicle
Russian Federation
4
BMD-1Airborne infantry fighting vehicle8
BTR-80ABTR-80 GromAmphibiousinfantry fighting vehicle8
Armored personnel carriers
Lazar 3Armoured personnel carrierAlready 2 armored vehicles have been deliveredAbout 24 vehicles ordered.
Deliveries will start in 2021.[7]
BTR-60Armored personnel carrier120Different versions in service.
BTR-70Armored personnel carrier300
BTR-80
Armored personnel carrier
450
BarsArmored personnel carrier BelarusUnknown
Protected patrol vehicles
BMC KirpiMRAP28+
Kamaz TyphoonLight tactical vehicleUnknownSeen during parade.[8]
Titan-DSInfantry mobility vehicle9+
Armoured utility vehicles
Otokar CobraInfantry mobility vehicle4+
Nimr Ajban 440AInfantry mobility vehicle8
Anti-tank vehicles
9P122Anti-tank guided missile carrier8Armed with Malyutka-M missile.
9P133Anti-tank guided missile carrier8Armed with 9M14 Malyutka missile.
9P148Anti-tank guided missile carrier2Armed with 9M113 Konkurs missile.
9P149Anti-tank guided missile carrier36Armed with 9K114 Shturm missile.
KarkalAnti-tank guided missile carrier Belarus
4+Armed with Baryer missile.

Artillery

PhotoModelType Origin Number Notes
Ballistic missiles
9K72 ElbrusShort-range ballistic missile16
Rocket artillery
BM-21 GradBM-21A
9P138
122mm multiple rocket launcher
Belarus
92Range: 20–45 km
RM-70122mm multiple rocket launcher
/
6Range: 20 km
BM-27 Uragan220mm multiple rocket launcher60Range: 35–50 km
BM-30 Smerch300mm multiple rocket launcher
/
6Range: 90 km
Self-propelled artillery
2S3 Akatsiya152 mm self-propelled howitzer16Uncertain status as 2024
2S1 Gvozdika122 mm self-propelled howitzer40
2S9 Nona120 mm self-propelled mortar 17
Towed artillery
D-30122 mm howitzer350
M-46130mm field gun6
D-1152 mm howitzer17
D-20152 mm howitzer72
2A36 Giatsint-B152 mm howitzer6
2A65 Msta-B152 mm howitzer6
M1938120 mm mortar66
2B14 Podnos82 mm mortar31

Army air defence

PhotoModelType NumberOrigin Notes
Man-portable air-defense systems
9K32 Strela-2Man-portable air-defense systemUnknown
9K34 Strela-3Man-portable air-defense systemUnknown
9K38 IglaMan-portable air-defense systemUnknown
Self-propelled surface-to-air missiles
9K35 Strela-10Mobile surface-to-air missile13
9K33 OsaMobile surface-to-air missile40
2K12 KubMobile surface-to-air missile4
FM-90Mobile surface-to-air missileUnknown
Anti-air guns
ZSU-23-4 ShilkaSelf-propelled anti-air gun48
AZP S-60Anti-air gun22
ZU-23-2Anti-air gunUnknown

Drones

The following section comprises a full accounting of Turkmen unmanned aerial vehicles! Name! Origin! Photo! In Service! Notes
Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter 2BN/A[9] [10]
Elbit SkylarkUsed in conjunction with a ground-based rapid mine laying system.
Selex ES Falco XN ItalyIn service since 2011.[11]
Busel M ''Asuda Asman (Calm Sky)''
In service since 2015.
Busel M40 ''Asuda Asman (Calm Sky)'' License-produced in Turkmenistan.
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 United StatesIn service since 2022.[12]
Russian FederationIn service since 2009.[13] Documented by a few sources, not yet seen.
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
CASC Rainbow CH-3AN/AIn service since 2011 (armed with AR-1 [10 km range] air-to-ground missiles).
WJ-600A/DIn service since 2016 (armed with CM-502 kg [20 km+ range] air-to-ground missiles).
Bayraktar TB2In service since 2021 (armed with MAM-C and MAM-L [15+km range] precision-guided munitions).
Busel MB2 / Armed with F1 grenades and PTAB-2.5 and PFAB-05 small bombs. License-produced in Turkmenistan.
Loitering munitions
SkyStriker N/AIn service since 2021.
Busel MB1Documented by a few sources, not yet seen.
Vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles
DJI Phantom 4N/A
MD4-1000 Germany
Target drones
La-17In service since 1991. Believed to have been decommissioned.
ASN-9 ''Ba-9''In service since 2016.
S300

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beretta Px4 Storm.
  2. Web site: 2020-07-10 . Turkmenistan Said to Adopt ARX-160 Submachine Gun as Standard Service Weapon . 2023-05-18 . Israel Defense . en.
  3. Web site: 2017-11-01 . Beretta Rifles Are Now Standard Issue In The Turkmen Military . 2023-05-18 . 21st Century Asian Arms Race . en.
  4. Book: 2018 . Military Balance 2018 . IISS . 208 . 978-1857439007 .
  5. Book: Military Balance 2024 . IISS . 2024 . 978-1032780047.
  6. Web site: Russia to supply T-90 tanks to Algeria, Turkmenistan.
  7. Web site: Туркменистан стал первым иностранным покупателем сербских бронетранспортеров.
  8. Web site: Photos - Turkmenistan Military Photos . A Military Photos & Video Website . 11 November 2023 . 16 March 2018.
  9. Web site: 2021-02-16 . Президент Бердымухамедов осмотрел центр по производству беспилотников . 2022-10-17 . Хроника Туркменистана . ru-RU.
  10. Web site: Oryx . Turkmenistan’s Path To Drone Power . 2022-10-17 . Oryx.
  11. Web site: L’export armato italiano ai regimi dell’ex URSS Intervista a Giorgio Beretta . 2022-10-17 . rainews . italian.
  12. Web site: 2016-07-07 . Белоруссия начала поставку беспилотников в Туркменистан . 2022-10-17 . Хроника Туркменистана . ru-RU.
  13. Web site: Zala Aero To Deliver UAVs To Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan Shephard . 2022-10-17 . www.shephardmedia.com.