List of equipment of the Uruguayan Army explained

This is a list of equipment of the Uruguayan Army (Ejército Nacional) currently in service.[1]

Small arms

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Pistols
Browning Hi-Power9×19mmSemi-automatic pistol
Glock 179×19mmSemi-automatic pistol1,400 purchased in 2015.[2]
SIG Sauer P2209×19mmSemi-automatic pistol
Heckler & Koch HK4.380 ACPSemi-automatic pistol
Heckler & Koch P7M89×19mmSemi-automatic pistol
Submachine guns
FMK-3[3] 9×19mmSubmachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP59×19mmSubmachine gun
Uzi9×19mmSubmachine gun
Star Model Z-459×23mmSubmachine gun
Rifles
AK-1015.56×45mmAssault rifleUsed by peacekeepers in Congo.[4]
M16A15.56×45mmAssault rifle
FN FAL7.62×51mmBattle rifle
Machine guns
FN MAG7.62×51mmGeneral-purpose machine gun
MG-37.62×51mmGeneral-purpose machine gunReplacing the FN MAG.[5]
Browning M1919.30-06 SpringfieldMedium machine gunM1919A4 and M1919A6 models used.
Browning M2.50 BMGHeavy machine gunM2HB model used.
Grenade launchers
GP-3040 mm caseless grenadeUnderslug grenade launcherUsed by peacekeepers in Congo.
STK 40[6] 40×46mmAutomatic grenade launcher

Tanks

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M41 Walker BulldogLight tank47
  • 22 M41A1UR
  • 25 M41C
Ti-67
15Ex-Israeli

Infantry fighting vehicles

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BVP-1
18

Scout cars

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EE-3 JararacaScout car16[7]

Armored personnel carriers

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MT-LBAmphibious Armored personnel carrier3INS
OT-64 SKOTAmphibious Armored personnel carrier111INS
  • 64 OT-64
  • 47 OT-93
M113A2URArmored personnel carrier24INSLocal modernization.
Condor UR-425Armored personnel carrier54INS
GAZ-3937 VodnikInfantry mobility vehicle48INS
EE-11 UrutuAmphibious Armored personnel carrier29[8] INS

Reconnaissance

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EE-9 CascavelArmored Car15Delivered from Brazil in 1985.
LAV-I CougarArmored fighting vehicle147

Military engineering vehicles

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PTS2[9]

Utility vehicles

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UAZ-469Utility vehicle169[10]
Land Rover DefenderUtility vehicle40[11] 110SW
Willys M38Utility vehicle40
M151Utility vehicleUnknown[12]
Mercedes-Benz UnimogUtility vehicleUnknown
IFA W 50Utility vehicleUnknown
Tatra 813Utility vehicle5
Ural-4320Utility vehicle500[13]

Artillery

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Self-propelled artillery
2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled artillery6Delivered from Czech Republic in 1998.
Rocket artillery
RM-70Multiple rocket launcher4[14]
Mortars
M1Mortar35
Field artillery
M101Howitzer48Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M114A2Howitzer8Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M102Howitzer15Delivered from United States in 1972.

Anti-tank weapons

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M40A1Recoilless rifle69
MILANAnti-tank missile
438

Air defence systems

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Bofors L/60Autocannon8[15]
M167 VADSRotary cannon6

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies . The Military Balance 2023 . 15 February 2023 . Routledge . 978-1032508955 . 1st . 416 . International Institute for Strategic Studies.
  2. News: Porfilio . Gabriel . El Ejército del Uruguay adquiere 1.400 pistolas Glock 17 calibre 9 mm . 29 May 2024 . Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa . 2 June 2015 . es.
  3. Web site: 2017-07-12 . Argentina's 9x19mm FMK 3 submachine gun - . 2022-03-21 . The Firearm Blog . en-US.
  4. News: Porfilio . Gabriel . El Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay adquiere 500 fusiles de asalto AK-103 para su Guardia Nacional . 29 May 2024 . Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa . 16 November 2011 . es.
  5. News: Porfilio . Gabriel . El Ejército de Uruguay recibe un millar de ametralladoras MG-3 adquiridas a España . 29 May 2024 . Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa . 25 September 2020 . es.
  6. Book: Trade Update 2019. Small Arms Survey. 2019. 50. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211191444/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/S-Trade-Update/SAS-Trade-Update-2019.pdf. 2019-12-11.
  7. Web site: Trade Registers . Armstrade.sipri.org . 2013-06-20.
  8. Web site: Cámara de Diputados de Brasil aprueba donación de 21 vehículos blindados a Uruguay . Pucará Defensa . 6 August 2022 . es.
  9. http://www.iiss.org/publications/military-balance/ IISS Military Balance 2010
  10. Web site: Photos - Uruguayan military . 23 February 2022.
  11. http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6658:uruguay-army-buys-additional-land-rover-defenders-&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 Uruguay; army buys additional Land-Rover Defenders
  12. Book: Annex C Appendix II. US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Washington, D.C.. Department of the Army. 18 December 1987. 262. 15 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904154546/http://imfmotorpool.com/063247.PDF. 4 September 2012. dead.
  13. Web site: И. Сафронов . ru:Перегонка вооружения . ru . http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/727772 . December 12, 2006 . Коммерсантъ . January 2, 2017.
  14. Web site: UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms). www.unroca.org.
  15. Web site: Bofors 40mm (Series) Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun / Air Defense Gun - Sweden . www.militaryfactory.com . Military Factory . 19 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130414/https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=786 . 19 February 2019 . live .

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