List of equipment of the Ecuadorian Army

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This is a list of equipment of the Ecuadorian Army. Historically, the Ecuadorian Army depended on a wide variety of foreign suppliers like India, the United States and Germany for virtually all of its equipment needs. The rotary wing of the Ecuadorian Army depends on HAL Dhruv helicopters from India. Only in the 1980s did it begin to develop a modest domestic arms industry as the Directorate of Army Industries manufactured rifle ammunition, uniforms, boots, and other consumable items. The Army's present day equipment is mostly of Western origin.

Vehicles and small arms[]

Model Image Origin Type Versions In service Notes
Tanks
Leopard 1 Leopard 1v lesany.jpg  West Germany
 Netherlands		 Main battle tank Leopard 1A5
Leopard 1V		 30
30		 In the Netherlands, there is an improved version equivalent to the A5 called "Leopard 1 Verbeterd", the same version used by the Chilean Army that was sold to Ecuador.[1]
T-55 BAHNA 2018 - 206.jpg  Soviet Union Main battle tank T-55AM 64 Status unknown.
AMX-13 AMX-13 (SM-1).jpg  France Light tank Upgraded 108 In 1988, Ecuador upgraded its fleet of 108 AMX-13 light tanks armed with 105 mm guns. SOPELEM supplied the basic day version of its SOPTAC 18 fire-control system with laser rangefinder and its control unit. Fives-Cail Babcock provided kits to modify the 105 mm gun and its ammunition system to allow APFSDS rounds to be fired. Work on upgrading the AMX-13s started in Ecuador late in 1988 and was completed in 1990.
Armoured reconnaissance vehicle
Panhard ERC-90 Sagie Bastille Day 2015 military parade in Paris 27.jpg  France Armoured car 68 Equipped with a 90 mm cannon. 6×6
EE-9 Cascavel EE-9 Cascavel.jpg  Brazil Armoured car 70 Equipped with a 90 mm cannon. 6×6
Panhard AML 245 Panhard AML-90 img 2308.jpg  France Armoured car H60/90
Modernised		 62 Equipped with a 90 mm cannon. 4×4
Infantry fighting vehicle
AMX-VCI AMX Pantserrups Infanterie, Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg pic2.JPG  France Armoured personnel carrier (tracked) 97 [2]
M113 US M113 in Samarra Iraq.jpg  United States Armoured personnel carrier (tracked) M113A2 Plus 160 Upgrade
M3 half-track M3 Half Track, Thunder Over Michigan 2006.jpg  United States Armoured personnel carrier (tracked) 15 Used for ceremonial purposes
Armoured personnel carrier
BTR-3 BTR-3.jpg  Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier (wheeled) BTR-3U 46 8×8
EE-11 Urutu Urutu APC (7527685248).jpg  Brazil Armoured personnel carrier (wheeled) 82 [2] 6×6
es:BLR Museo del Aire - armored vehicle.jpg  Spain Armoured personnel carrier (wheeled) 35 Status unknown. 4x4[3]
Thyssen Henschel UR-416 UR-416 Policía Nacional.JPG  Germany Armoured personnel carrier (wheeled) 14 Status unknown. 4×4[4]
Scout car
EE-3 Jararaca EE-3 Jararaca closed.jpg  Brazil Wheeled light armored vehicle 49 4×4
Light armored vehicles
Agrale Marruá Namibian Special Forces on a Agrale Marrua.png  Brazil Transport and recognition AM10
AM20		 130 First lot bought by Ecuador in February 2009 as a reconnaissance variant.[5]
Second lot bought in August 2009 as transport variant.[6][7]
AIL Storm Sufa 200804.jpg  Israel Utility M-240 Storm Mark I 280 4x4[8]
Tiuna Tuina.jpg  Venezuela Utility UR-53AR50 4 Donated by Venezuela in April 2009.[9]
Humvee 2015 MCAS Beaufort Air Show 041215-M-CG676-161.jpg  United States Transport
Anti-tank
Anti-aircraft		 820[10] 118 Humvees were donated by US NAS in 2003. The Israeli MAPATS Anti-tank version was created in 2009. Other Anti-tank variants include the Chinese HJ-8 system. In 2013, 107 new units were acquired. Less reliable sources suggest that 500 humvees are currently in use within the Armed Forces.
Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle Unloading a CUCV vehicle and a trailer from a C-130H Hercules.jpg  United States Commercial utility cargo vehicle CUCV II 200 The CUCV II was procured by the Ecuadorian military in limited quantities.[11]
Truck
M939 Truck  United States 6×6 truck Transport 76 Donated by the US NAS program in 2003.[12]
M35  United States truck Transport ?
Hino  Japan truck Transport 15 Donated by the US NAS program in 2010.[13]
Unimog  Germany 4×4 truck Anti-aircraft warfare ? Equipped with Anti-tank or Anti-aircraft weapon-systems.
Engesa EE-25  Brazil 6×6 truck Transport 35 In the process of recovery.[14]
Sinotruk HOWO  China 6×6 truck Transport 293 Multipurpose Trucks.[15]
Sinotruk HOWO  China 4x4 truck Transport 226 Multipurpose Trucks.[15]
Sinotruk HOWO 336  China 6×4 truck Water tank 28 [15]
Sinotruk HOWO 336  China 6×4 truck Fuel tank 20 [15]
Sinotruk HOWO A7  China 6×4 heavy tractor Tank transporter 27 Head Truck 30T.[15]
Sinotruk HOWO A7  China 6×4 tractor Transport 35 Mule-type truck 22T.[15]
Sinotruk HOWO 371  China 6×4 tractor Dump truck 11 12m Cubic.[15]
Sinotruk HOWO  China 4x4 truck Transport 99 Multipurpose Trucks 3.5T[15]
Sinotruk HOWO  China 4x4 truck Transport 20 Van truck 5T.[15]
Military engineering
MT-55 MT-55 Militärtag - Uffenheim - 2015 .jpg  Soviet Union Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 13
AMX-13 ALB AMX-13 ALB.jpg  France Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 10 Reported
AMX-13 ARV AMX-13 Modèle 55 (AMX-D) Recovery, named VIMY as memorial, Tanks in the Musée des Blindés, France, pic-3.JPG  France Armoured recovery vehicle 16 Reported
DOK-ING MV-4 Interpolitex 2013 (534-38).jpg  Croatia Demining Robot Mine Clearance Vehicle 16 Reported
Tactical ballistic missile
SS-1B SCUD 2.JPG  Soviet Union SSM launchers Scud-A
Scud-B		 8 Reported
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad BM-21 Grad VEN.jpg  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Self-propelled 122 mm MLRS 28 Upgrade. Mounted on vehicles 6x6 Kamaz PTC E6 43118 6.7 TD Cummins 226kW
RM-70 T813 army2.JPG  Czechoslovakia Self-propelled 122 mm MLRS 15 The Tatra T813 "Kolos" 8×8 truck serves as carrier platform.
Self-propelled artillery
MK F3 AMX-13-155mm img 2332.jpg  France Self-propelled 155mm SPG 15 The AMX-13 based Mk F3 is the smallest and lightest 155mm motorized gun carriage ever produced.
Artillery
M198 4-14 Marines in Fallujah.jpg  United States Towed 155mm Howitzer 42
M114 USArmy M114 howitzer.jpg  United States Towed 155mm Howitzer 22
M2A1 Canadian C3 howitzer March 3, 2009.jpg  United States Towed 105mm Howitzer 54 The M2A1 is a modernised M101 version.
M101 Royal Thai Army firing M101 modified with extended range ammunition.jpg  United States Towed 105mm Howitzer 30
OTO Melara Model 56 Italian Army exercise Lavaredo 2019 - 02.jpg  Italy Towed 105mm Howitzer 24
Mortar
Soltam M-66 Soltam-Mortar-160mm-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg  Israel Towed 160mm Heavy Mortar 12
M30 M30 mortar at the War Remnants Museum.jpg  United States Towed 107mm Heavy Mortar ?
M1 "Members of a Negro mortar company of the 92nd Division pass the ammunition and heave it over at the Germans in an almos - NARA - 535546.jpg  United States Towed 81mm Medium Mortar ?
M29 Mortar M29.jpg  United States Towed 81mm Medium Mortar 412
Anti-material warfare
Spike Spike LR Ejército Español.JPG  Israel Shoulder-launched missile 170mm ATGM 244 Some units are mounted on vehicles. Deliveries started in October 2009.[16]
MAPATS MAPATS.jpg  Israel Shoulder-launched missile 155mm ATGM ? Some units are mounted on vehicles.
HJ-8 Sri Lanka Military 0022.jpg  China Shoulder-launched missile 155mm ATGM ? Some units are mounted on vehicles.
9M133 Kornet Корнет - Контрольная проверка курсантов Учебного центра боевого применения ракетных войск и артиллерии 05.jpg  Russia Shoulder-launched missile 152mm ATGM
Kornet-E		 288 Deliveries started in October 2009.[16]
Euromissile HOT HOT3 Behälter.JPG  France
 Germany		 Missile launchers 150mm ATGM ? Mounted on Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters.
MILAN MILAN~18.jpg  France
 Germany		 Shoulder-launched missile 125mm ATGM ? Some units are mounted on vehicles.
C90-CR (M3) C-90.jpg  Spain Shoulder-launched missile 90mm RPG ? [17]
M72 LAW 1-2 Deployment for Training Exercise 150420-M-DA099-105.jpg  United States Shoulder-launched missile 66mm RPG
(M-72A-3 LAW)		 ?
RPG-7 RPG training by Bulgarian instructor, 2010.jpg  Soviet Union Shoulder-launched missile 40mm RPG ? Used by the Marinecorps.
Recoilless rifle
M40 2014.5.27 육군 61사단 공용화기 106mm 무반동총 실사격 Republic of Korea Army 61th Division.jpg  United States Self-propelled 106mm Anti-tank weapon
M40A1		 24 Mounted on vehicles
M67 2015.6.29. 해병대 2사단 - 양혁준 병장의 해병대 사랑 29th, June, 2015 ROK 2nd Mar.Div-Sgt, Yang's love for ROKMC (19205326199).jpg  United States Shoulder-launched missile 90mm anti-tank recoilless rifle 380 It is also used by Marinecorps.
Some units are mounted on vehicles.
Anti-aircraft warfare
Bofors M1 Operação Formosa 2014 (15482565777).jpg  Sweden Towed 40mm Autocannon
L/60
L/70		 25
Oerlikon GDF 35 mm ZFlAK 85 (25624332574).jpg   Switzerland Towed 2 × 35 mm cannon
GDF-003		 30 AA System
ZU-23-2 Zu-23-2-belarus.jpg  Soviet Union Towed
Mounted		 2 × 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon
Type 85		 34 AA System.
Some units are mounted on vehicles.[18]
M167 VADS 20mmVADS 2.JPG  United States Towed 20 mm rotary cannon 30
Flak30-sbaudia.jpg   Swiss Towed 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 28
ZPU-1\2\4 ZPU morrocan.jpg  Soviet Union Towed 14.5 mm air defence gun\HMGs 128 Some units are mounted on vehicles.
M45 Quadmount Quad 0.50 used for convoy security along Route 9.jpg  United States Towed 4 x 12.7 mm air defence gun/12.7×99mm NATO
M2 Browning machine gun		 66 Modernized with new systems.
Some units are mounted on vehicles.
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
ZSU-23-4 Army2016demo-079.jpg  Soviet Union Mobile self-propelled 4 × 23 mm SPAAG 34 All received from Nicaragua in 1997. Jane's Information Group. 2008-10-30.[19] Retrieved 2008-11-08.
M163 Vulcan M163 VADS.JPEG  United States Mobile self-propelled 20 mm rotary cannon SPAAG 20
Mobile surface-to-air missile system
9K33 Osa Bulgarian SA-8.jpg  Soviet Union Mobile 6x6 amphibious self-propelled 200 mm SAM system 15
MIM-72 Chaparral Chapparal-19910316.JPG  United States Mobile self-propelled 127 mm SAM system 25 Chaparral.
Surface-to-air missile
MBDA Mistral Bastille Day 2014 Paris - Motorised troops 074.jpg  France Man-portable air-defense system 90 mm Surface-to-air missile ? Some are mounted on vehicles. It is also used by Marinecorps.
Shorts Blowpipe Blowpipe missile 2.JPG  United Kingdom Man-portable air-defense system 76 mm Surface-to-air missile 220 220 launchers available, these were efficiently used during the Cenepa War.
9K32 Strela-2 SA-7.jpg  Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm Surface-to-air missile ? Also called within the NATO SA-7 “Grail”.
9K38 Igla 9K338 Igla-S (NATO-Code - SA-24 Grinch).jpg  Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm Surface-to-air missile
Igla-1E		 ? Also called within the NATO SA-16 "Gimlet" (earlier versions) or SA-18 "Grouse".
HN-5 Fliegerfaust STRELA.jpg  China Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm Surface-to-air missile
HN-5A		 ? [18]
Small arms[20]
Browning Hi-Power FN Hi Power.jpg  Belgium 9mm Pistol ? [21]
Beretta Mod.92F Beretta 92 FS.gif  Italy 9mm Pistol ?
SIG P226 SIGSauerP226.JPG  United States Pistol 700
S&W .38 Special S&WModel15-4 01.jpg  United States Pistol
M1911 M1911A1.png  United States .45 Pistol ? [20]
Glock-17 Glock 17 (6825676904) без фона.jpg  Austria 9mm Pistol ?
Type 56  China 7.62mm Assault rifle 10.000 They will be used for conscript training. Donated by China.[22]
FN FAL FN-FAL belgian.jpeg  Belgium 7.62mm Battle rifle 50.000 Former standard rifle of the Army, it was replaced by the HK 33 since 1994, the FN FAL is still used by some units such as Jungle Infantry where the 7.62mm round has its advantages.[23]
SIG SG 540 SG 540 Manurhin.jpg   Switzerland 5.56mm Battle rifle ?
M16A2 M16A2 2.jpg  United States 5.56mm Assault rifle ? Colt M16A1, M16A2 & CAR-15A1 (M16A1 Carbine delivered.
M4 carbine PEO M4 Carbine RAS M68 CCO.jpg  United States 5.56mm Carbine ? M4s sold as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package.[24]
Steyr AUG AUG A1 508mm 04.jpg  Austria 5.56mm Bullpup assault rifle ? Used (also) by: Ecuadorian UN operatives and Jungle warfare units. Delivered between 1987 and 1989.
Daewoo K2 Daewoo K2 rifle 1 noBG.png  South Korea 5.56mm Assault rifle ?
Mini-14 Sturm-Ruger Mini-14 Rifles.jpg  United States 5.56mm Rifle ?
M14NM M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD) (7414626342).jpg  United States 7.62mm Rifle ?
Mossberg 500 PEO Mossberg 590A1.jpg  United States Shotgun ?
HK 33 HK33A2 Flickr (yet another finn).jpg  West Germany 5.56mm Assault rifle 33.000+ Used (also) by: Ecuadorian Naval Infantry, Ecuadorian UN operatives, Paramilitary units and the 9th Special Forces Brigade. 30.000 units (produced in England) were delivered in 1994. A further 3.000 units were acquired through Chile. An unknown quantity was purchased from Turkey (HK-33A-2 and HK-33A-3).[23]
HK MP5A5 HK MP5 of PASKAL.JPG  Germany 9mm Submachine gun ? Used (also) by: Ecuadorian Naval Infantry, Air Force Infantry detachments and the Counter-terror unit GEO. Night-vision and SD-versions available.
Uzi Uzi of the israeli armed forces.jpg  Israel 9mm Submachine gun 5.000 Used (also) by: Air Force Infantry
PSG-1 PSG-1 rifle 2014 noBG.jpg  Germany 7.62mm Sniper rifle ?
M24 SWS M24-Sniper-Weapon-System.png  United States 7.62mm Sniper rifle ?
FN MAG FN MAG white background.jpg  Belgium 7.62mm General-purpose machine gun ?
Heckler & Koch HK21 HK 21 LMG Left and Right noBG.png  West Germany 5.56mm General-purpose machine gun ? [25][26]
FN Minimi FN MINIMI Standard Right.jpg  Belgium 5.56m Squad automatic weapon ?
Daewoo K3 Daewoo K3 machine gun 0.jpg  South Korea 5.56m Light machine gun ?
Milkor MGL Milkor MGL.jpg  South Africa 40mm Infantry support weapon ? [27]
AGS-17 30-мм автоматический гранатомет АГС-17 Пламя.jpg  Soviet Union 30mm Infantry support weapon ?
Colt M203 Loading M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached to an M16 rifle.jpg  United States 40mm GL
HK-79A-1 HK69A1 40 kranaattipistooli 2002 Lippujuhlan päivä 2014.JPG  Germany 40mm GL
M1919 Browning M1919a.png  United States 0.30 calibre Infantry support ?
M2HB M2 Browning, Musée de l'Armée.jpg  United States 0.50 calibre Anti-material
Infantry support		 ?

Aircraft[]

Aircraft Image Origin Type Versions In service[28] Notes
Trainer aircraft
T-41 Mescalero Seongmu AF Academy15031 T-031 T-41B 212 FTS AFA RoK (3097694947).jpg  United States Primary pilot trainer T-41D 2
Cessna 182 N9106CAboveClouds.jpg  United States Primary pilot trainer 4 [29]
Nanchang CJ-6 Nanchang CJ-6A Airplane over California Coastline N4183E 20110219.jpg  China Basic trainer 2 [30]
Utility aircraft
Pilatus PC-6 Pilatus PC-6 SkydiveLillo JD18032008 (cropped).jpg   Swiss
 United States		 Light transport Turbo Porter 5 STOL aircraft, the Porter series was produced under license in the States.
Maule M-7 Maule M-7-235C (N1936P).jpg  United States Liaison aircraft MT-7-235 Super Rocket 3
Aerial reconnaissance
Cessna Citation II EC-KJR Cessna 551 Citation.jpg  United States Aerial survey 550 1
Transport
Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft b200 superkingair zk453 arp.jpg  United States Light transport/Utility 3
IAI Arava Honduras Air Force Arava OJEV.jpg  Israel Light transport 201 2 STOL aircraft.
PZL M28 Skytruck PZL M28 Bryza 1.jpg  Poland Light transport 1 STOL aircraft. Delivered in August 2018 to replace crashed IAI Arava.[31]
CASA C-212 Aviocar SAAF CASA 212-300 8021 (6923197771).jpg  Spain Tactical transport 400 2 STOL aircraft.
CASA C-235 TNI-AU Airtech CN-235 MPA Persuader Pichugin.jpg  Spain Tactical transport 2
Aérospatiale Gazelle Gazelle - RIAT 2018 (cropped).jpg  France Light attack helicopter/Observation helicopter SA 342L1 16 [30] In 2003 only 26 were operational.[32] One (no#E-342) crashed on August 1, 2008 killing the crew.[33] Two crashed on January 24, 2007, killing the Defence Minister. All were equipped with HOT missiles between 1982 and 1983. Remaining helicopters been modernized and improved with Israeli technology .[33]
Military helicopter
Mil Mi-17 Afghan Mi-17 (alternate).jpg  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Medium lift-transport Mi-17-1V
Mi-171E		 9
2		 [30][33][34]
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma Puma - RIAT 2009 (cropped).jpg  France Medium lift-transport SA.330L
AS 332B		 6
2
Aérospatiale AS 332 Super Puma AS332M1 Super Puma - RIAT 2014 (center).jpg  France Medium lift-transport 332M 12 A total of one unit was delivered.[30] Since then only six are in use. Various sources state that one or few units might have been acquired in the AS332M variant. It is being planned to modernise, overhaul and upgrade the remaining helicopters until 2018.[33]
Aérospatiale AS 532 Cougar Rnethaf eurocopter as532 cougar at riat 2010 arp.jpg  France Medium lift-transport AS532 UL/AL 8
Bell 412 Agusta-Bell AB-412 Griffon, Italy - Army (canted).jpg  United States Transport/Utility helicopter 4
Bell 214 A Bell 212 of IRIAA.jpg  United States Transport/Utility helicopter 214B 1
Bell 212 Army Air Corps Bell 212 Helicopter from 671 Squadron MOD 45151681.jpg  United States Transport/Utility helicopter 4
Bell 206 Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV C-FTHU (CTV News).jpg  United States Light utility helicopter 9
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil RAN squirrel helicopter at melb GP 08.jpg  France
 Europe		 Light utility helicopter AS350 B
AS 350B2
AS 350B3		 6
1
2
Eurocopter Fennec F-RAVE - Armée de l'air - AS-555 Fennec - LFBD (34356702555).jpg  France
 Europe		 Light attack helicopter/Light utility helicopter AS550 C3 Fennec
AS555 Fennec 2		 11
7

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