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List of equipment of the Uruguayan Army

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

Small arms

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

Tanks

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

Infantry fighting vehicles

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

Scout cars

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

Armored personnel carriers

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

Reconnaissance

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

Military engineering vehicles

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

Utility vehicles

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

110SW

Willys M38 Utility vehicle  United States 40
M151 Utility vehicle  United States Unknown
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

Artillery

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

Anti-tank weapons

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

Air defence systems

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

References

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 416. ISBN 978-1032508955.
  2. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ 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. ^ "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.

Bibliography

  • 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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