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List of equipment of the Cypriot National Guard

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FN P90 in the hands of Cypriot National Guard during a parade in Larnaca

The Cypriot National Guard is a combined arms force and represents the organised air, land and sea capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus. Equipment has in the past, and usually still is, imported from other countries, since the country has only very limited heavy industrial and commercial industrial capacity due to its small population and land mass (excluding Northern Cyprus). The role of maintaining, upgrading and modifying military equipment is primarily the task of the National Guard Technical Corps, though more complex activities rely upon the availability of civil contracts.

Equipment

This list contains equipment which is in use by the Cypriot National Guard.

Infantry weapons

Model Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Combat rifles
FN P90  Belgium Submachine gun FN 5.7×28mm P90--.png
AK-74  Russia Assault rifle 5.45×39mm Kalashnikov ak74m.jpg Ak-74M version in use by the national guard.[1]
Heckler & Koch G3  Germany

 Greece

Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO
Cng1.jpg
 To be replaced by the IWI Tavor X95.[2]
IWI Negev  Israel Machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO IWI-Negev-Zachi-Evenor-01-white.jpg Used by mechanised infantry and paratroopers.[3]
Anti-tank weapons
RPG-7  Russia Anti-tank rocket launcher 40mm RPG-7 detached.jpg 5000+[4]
9M133 Kornet  Russia Anti-tank guided missile 152mm Корнет - Контрольная проверка курсантов Учебного центра боевого применения ракетных войск и артиллерии 05.jpg 26 systems.[5]
MILAN  France Anti-tank guided missile 115mm Tag der Bundeswehr Jagel 2019 HJL 13 noBG.png 95 launchers.[6]
M40 recoilless rifle  United States anti-tank weapon 105mm M40 105 mm RR.jpg 144 M40A1s as of 2016.[7]

Armored vehicles

Model Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Main Battle Tanks
T-80  Russia Main Battle Tank 82 T-80 tank, Engineering Technologies 2010.jpg [8]
AMX-30B2  France Main Battle Tank 53 Amx-30b2 armyrecognition france 022.jpg [9]

[10]

Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles
EE-9 Cascavel  Brazil Armored Car 126 [8]
EE-3 Jararaca  Brazil Armored Car 36 A few are armed with a MILAN anti-tank guided missile[8]
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMP-3  Russia Infantry fighting vehicle 43 BMP-3 (41204909204).jpg Deal worth $68 million, and delivered in 1995–1996.[8]
Armored Personnel Carriers
ELVO Leonidas-2  Greece Armoured Personnel Carrier 197 Based on the Austrian Saurer 4K 4FA[8]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé  France Armoured Personnel Carrier 147 Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, VAB 4x4, army licence registration 6923 0035 photo-2.JPG
  • 4 VAB-PC CP
  • 98 VAB VTT
  • 27 VAB VCI
  • 18 VAB VCAC [11][12][8]
EE-11 Urutu  Brazil Armored Personnel Carrier 10 Status uncertain.[8]
BOV M16 Miloš  Serbia MRAP 8 8milos saj3.jpg Part of a $50mil. deal that in included Nora B-52.Delivered in 2019.[13]
Armored Recovery Vehicles
BREM-1  Russia Armoured Recovery Vehicle 8 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade - BREM-1.jpg 4 received in 1997 and another 4 received in 2012.[8]

Artillery

Model Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Rocket artillery
M-63 Plamen  Yugoslavia 128mm towed multiple rocket launcher 12 М94 PlamenS 2.jpg Number delivered could be 24.[8]
BM-21 Grad  Russia 122mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher 4 Russian BM-21 Grad in Saint Petersburg.JPG Probably second hand.[8]
M-77 Oganj  Yugoslavia 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher 8 Status uncertain.[8]
Self-propelled artillery
Nora B-52  Serbia 155mm self-propelled howitzer 24 Nora B-52.jpg First batch received in 2019.[14]
155mm SpGH ZUZANA  Slovakia 155mm self-propelled howitzer 12 Children's Day, Prešov Airport 19 Slovakia30.jpg Ordered in 2001 and delivered in 2007 via Greece.[8]
Mk F3 155mm  France 155mm self-propelled howitzer 12 Delivered in 1991.[8]
Towed artillery
TRF1  France 155mm towed howitzer 12 Delivered in 1991.[8]
M-56  Yugoslavia 105mm towed howitzer 18 Delivered in 1986.[8]
Mortars
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1  France 120mm mortar 112 Delivered in 1990–1991.[8]
M30 Mortar  United States 106.7mm Less than 20 in service since 2016. To be fully retired.[15]
M29 Mortar  United States 81mm Unknown amount in service. In use as of 2000.[16]

Air defense

A Tor-M1 surface to air missile system
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Surface-to-air missiles
9K37M1-2 Buk M1-2 Russia Mobile surface-to-air missile system 3 battalions/21 self-propelled firing units[17][18]
9K331 Tor M1 Russia Mobile surface-to-air missile system 1 battalion/6 batteries/.[8] Delivered by Greece in replacement for the S-300.
Aspide Italy Surface-to-air missile system 3 batteries/12 modular firing units[8] 130 live rounds[8]
Mistral (missile) France MANPADS Unknown number delivered, possibly 30[19]
Anti aircraft artillery
Oerlikon GDF Switzerland Anti-aircraft 30[8] Towed 35mm anti-aircraft gun

Surface defense

A exocet MM40 surface system in a firing exercise.
Name Origin Type In service Notes
Surface-to-surface missiless
Exocet anti-ship missiles France Mobile Surface-to-surface missile Unknown number [20]

Aircraft

A Cypriot AW139 helicopter departs the USS Stout
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Transport
Britten-Norman BN-2 United Kingdom Transport/Utility BN-2B-21[21] 1[22]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-35P Russia Attack Mi-24 11[22] Being sold and replaced by 12 new ones
Aérospatiale Gazelle France Utility/Anti-tank 342 4[22] +4 on order[23]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR/Utility 3[22]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Aerostar Israel Surveillance/Recon 4 +4 on order[24]
IAI Searcher Israel Surveillance/Recon 2 [25]

See also

References

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  2. ^ https://cyprus-mail.com/2017/09/14/defence-ministry-plans-armament-spending-spree/
  3. ^ Boguslavsky, Eyal. "Cypriot paratroopers use Israeli weapons". Israel Defense.
  4. ^ Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  5. ^ Reported to be 26 systems on order at a cost of US$28 million. Greek-language newspaper "The Citizen" 13 November 2008
  6. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2020). "Chapter Four: Europe". The Military Balance. 120 (1): 95. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707964. S2CID 219623996.
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  10. ^ https://www.armyrecognition.com/cyprus_army_cypriot_land_forces_equipment_uk/cyprus_cypriot_army_land_grounds_forces_military_equipment_armoured_vehicles_weapons_pictures_images.html
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  15. ^ The Military Balance 2016, p. 85.
  16. ^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Cyprus". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1509.
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  18. ^ "Cyprus unveiling new "secret" Air Defense Systems during the national military parade". Defencegreece (in Greek). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  19. ^ https://www.defenseworld.net/news/26314/MBDA_Sells_Mistral__Exocet_Missiles_to_Cyprus__French_Media#.YBcWF-hKjIU
  20. ^ https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/02/08/cyprus-signs-e240-mln-french-missiles-contract/?amp
  21. ^ "Cyprus Air Command". Aeroflight. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018.
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  23. ^ Andreou, Evie. "Helicopters to be bought for National Guard". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Εξοπλίζεται με drones τελευταίας τεχνολογίας από το Ισραήλ η Εθνική Φρουρά".
  25. ^ "Current Aircraft Inventory | Cyprus Air Command".
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