This is a list of the equipment used by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Small arms
Anti-tank weapons
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPG-9 | Recoilless rifle | Soviet Union | 73mm | ||
9M14 Malyutka | Anti-tank weapon | Soviet Union | Mounted on the BTR-60 | ||
9K111 Fagot | Anti-tank weapon | Soviet Union | 99.9 in service. |
Vehicles
Tanks
See also: Tanks of CubaName | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PT-76 | Amphibious Light tank | Soviet Union | 50 | INS | ||
T-55 | Main Battle Tank | Soviet Union | 400 | INS | T-55Ms active | |
T-62 | Main Battle Tank | Soviet Union | INS | T-62Ms active |
Tank destroyers
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9P133 | Tank destroyer | Soviet Union | 40 | INS |
Scout cars
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRDM-2 | Amphibious armored scout car | Soviet Union | 100 | INS |
Infantry fighting vehicles
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | Soviet Union | 120 | INS |
Armored personnel carriers
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTR-152 | Armored personnel carrier | Soviet Union | 150 | INS | ||
BTR-50 | Amphibious Armored personnel carrier | Soviet Union | 200 | INS | ||
BTR-60 | Armored personnel carrier | Soviet Union | 400 | INS | ||
BTR-70M | Armored personnel carrier | Soviet Union | 6 | INS | ||
T40 | Infantry mobility vehicle | Cuba | Unknown | INS |
Utility vehicles
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GAZ-69 | Utility vehicle | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
UAZ-469 | Utility vehicle | Soviet Union Cuba |
Unknown | INS | ||
Trucks | ||||||
GAZ-63 | Utility truck | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
Ural-4320 | Utility truck | Soviet Union | 100+ | INS | ||
KrAZ-255 | Utility truck | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
Ural Next | Utility truck | Russia | Unknown | INS |
Command vehicles
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R-145BM | Command vehicle | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS |
Air Defence Command Vehicle
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PU-12 | Command vehicle | Soviet Union | 10 | INS |
Engineering vehicles
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTS-4 | Armored recovery vehicle | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
IMR-2 | Combat engineering vehicle | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
TMM-3 | Bailey bridge | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS |
Radars
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P-10 "Knife Rest B | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
P-12 "Spoon Rest A" | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | S-75 radar. | |
P-14 "Tall King" | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
P-18 "Spoon Rest D" | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
P-18 "Flat Face B" | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
SNR-75 | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
P-35 "Bar Lock" | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
1S91 | Radar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | 2K12 Kub radar. |
Artillery
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
2S1 Gvozdika | Self-propelled artillery | Soviet Union | 60 | INS | ||
2S3 Akatsiya | Self-propelled artillery | Soviet Union | 40 | INS | ||
BTR-100 | Self-propelled artillery | Cuba | Unknown | INS | 100mm T-54/55 turret,based on BTR-60 | |
Jupiter V | Self-propelled artillery | Cuba | Unknown | INS | ||
Rocket artillery | ||||||
BM-14 | Multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
BM-21 Grad | Multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
9P132 Grad-P | Multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
Mortars | ||||||
PM-43 | Mortar | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
Field artillery | ||||||
ZiS-2 | Anti-tank gun | Soviet Union | 600 | INS | ||
A-19 | Field gun | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
D-44 | Field gun | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
M-46 | Field gun | Soviet Union | 197 | INS | ||
ML-20 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
M-30 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
D-1 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
B-4 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | ||
D-30 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | 180 | INS |
Air defence systems
Man-portable air-defense systems
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9K32 Strela-2 | MANPADS | Soviet Union | INS | |||
9K34 Strela-3 | MANPADS | Soviet Union | INS | |||
9K38 Igla | MANPADS | Soviet Union | INS |
Towed anti-aircraft guns
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZPU-4 | Anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | 200 | INS | ||
ZU-23-2 | Autocannon | Soviet Union | 400 | INS | ||
61-K | Autocannon | Soviet Union | 300 | INS | ||
KS-19 | Anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | Unknown | INS | KS-19 and KS-19M |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZSU-57-2 | SPAAG | Soviet Union | 25 | INS | ||
ZSU-23-4 | SPAAG | Soviet Union | 36 | INS |
Surface-to-air missile systems
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S-75 Dvina | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 1000 | INS | ||
S-125 Neva | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 144 | INS | ||
2K12 Kub | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 12 | INS | ||
9K31 Strela-1 | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 60 | INS | ||
9K33 Osa | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 16 | INS | ||
9K35 Strela-10 | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 200 | INS |
Coastal defence systems
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4K51 Rubezh | Anti-ship missile | Soviet Union | 4 | INS |
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