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List of equipment of the Uruguayan Army

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

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[2]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium
Glock 17   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Austria 1,400 purchased in 2015.[3]
SIG Sauer P220[2]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Switzerland
Heckler & Koch HK4[2]   .380 ACP Semi-automatic pistol   Germany
Heckler & Koch P7M8[2]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Germany
Submachine guns
FMK-3[4]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Argentina
Heckler & Koch MP5[2]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Germany
Uzi[2]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Israel
Star Model Z-45[2]   9×23mm Submachine gun   Spain
Rifles
AK-101   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   Russia Used by peacekeepers in Congo.[5]
M16A1[2]   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States
FN FAL[2]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
Machine guns
FN MAG[2]   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   Belgium
MG-3   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   Germany Replacing the FN MAG.[6]
Browning M1919   .30-06 Springfield Medium machine gun   United States M1919A4 and M1919A6 models used.[2]
Browning M2   .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States M2HB model used.[2]
Grenade launchers
GP-30   40 mm caseless grenade Underslug grenade launcher   Russia Used by peacekeepers in Congo.[5]
STK 40[7]   40×46mm Automatic grenade launcher   Singapore

Tanks edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
M41 Walker Bulldog   Light tank   United States 47[1]
  • 22 M41A1UR
  • 25 M41C
Ti-67   Main battle tank   Soviet Union
  Israel 		15[1] Ex-Israeli

Infantry fighting vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BVP-1   Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia 		18[1]

Scout cars edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
EE-3 Jararaca   Scout car   Brazil 16[8]

Armored personnel carriers edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
MT-LB   Amphibious Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 3[1] INS
OT-64 SKOT   Amphibious Armored personnel carrier   Czechoslovakia 111[1] INS
  • 64 OT-64
  • 47 OT-93
M113A2UR   Armored personnel carrier   United States 24[1] INS Local modernization.
Condor UR-425   Armored personnel carrier   West Germany 54[1] INS
GAZ-3937 Vodnik   Infantry mobility vehicle   Russia 48[1] INS
EE-11 Urutu   Amphibious Armored personnel carrier   Brazil 29[8][9] INS

Reconnaissance edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
EE-9 Cascavel   Armored Car   Brazil 15[1] Delivered from Brazil in 1985.
LAV-I Cougar   Armored fighting vehicle   Canada 147[1]

Military engineering vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
PTS   Amphibious vehicle   Soviet Union 2[10]

Utility vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
UAZ-469   Utility vehicle   Soviet Union 169[11]
Land Rover Defender   Utility vehicle   United Kingdom 40[12]

110SW

Willys M38   Utility vehicle   United States 40[13]
M151   Utility vehicle   United States Unknown[13]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog   Utility vehicle   West Germany Unknown
IFA W 50   Utility vehicle   East Germany Unknown
Tatra 813   Utility vehicle   Czechoslovakia 5
Ural-4320   Utility vehicle   Soviet Union 500[14]

Artillery edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika   Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union 6[10] Delivered from Czech Republic in 1998.
Rocket artillery
RM-70   Multiple rocket launcher   Czechoslovakia 4[15]
Mortars
M1   Mortar   United States 35[10]
Field artillery
M101   Howitzer   United States 48[10] Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M114A2   Howitzer   United States 8[10] Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M102   Howitzer   United States 15[10] Delivered from United States in 1972.

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
M40A1[10]   Recoilless rifle   United States 69
MILAN[10]   Anti-tank missile   France
  West Germany 		438

Air defence systems edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Bofors L/60   Autocannon   Sweden 8[16]
M167 VADS   Rotary cannon   United States 6[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 416. ISBN 978-1032508955.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jones & Ness 2010, p. 917.
  3. ^ Porfilio, Gabriel (2 June 2015). "El Ejército del Uruguay adquiere 1.400 pistolas Glock 17 calibre 9 mm". Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Argentina's 9x19mm FMK 3 submachine gun -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. ^ a b Porfilio, Gabriel (16 November 2011). "El Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay adquiere 500 fusiles de asalto AK-103 para su Guardia Nacional". Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ Porfilio, Gabriel (25 September 2020). "El Ejército de Uruguay recibe un millar de ametralladoras MG-3 adquiridas a España". Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ Trade Update 2019 (PDF). Small Arms Survey. 2019. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-11.
  8. ^ a b "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  9. ^ "Cámara de Diputados de Brasil aprueba donación de 21 vehículos blindados a Uruguay". Pucará Defensa (in Spanish). 6 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i IISS Military Balance 2010
  11. ^ "Photos - Uruguayan military". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  12. ^ Uruguay; army buys additional Land-Rover Defenders Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine - Dmilt.com, May 16, 2013
  13. ^ a b "Annex C Appendix II". US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 18 December 1987. p. 262. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  14. ^ И. Сафронов (December 12, 2006). Перегонка вооружения (in Russian). Коммерсантъ. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)". www.unroca.org.
  16. ^ "Bofors 40mm (Series) Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun / Air Defense Gun - Sweden". www.militaryfactory.com. Military Factory. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.[better source needed]

Bibliography edit

  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011 (36th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.
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