List of equipment of the Peruvian Army
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This is a list of equipment used by the Peruvian Army.
Infantry weapons[]
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Shotguns[]
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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Winchester 1300 | 12-gauge | United States | Pump-action shotgun | Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[1] |
Assault rifles and carbines[]
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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AKM | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | Standard issue rifle of military police.[1] | |
F2000 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Belgium | Assault rifle | Special forces | |
FAD | 5.56×45mm NATO | Peru | Modular assault rifle | Limited prototype production of 2090 rifles. Secondary Weapon. | |
FN SCAR-L FN SCAR-H |
5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO |
Belgium | Assault rifle Battle rifle |
8,000 SCAR-H for army, 250 SCAR-L for special forces[2][3] | |
Galil ACE | 5.56×45mm NATO | Israel | Assault rifle | ||
Galil SAR | 5.56×45mm NATO | Israel | Assault rifle | Special forces[1] | |
M16A2 | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | Assault rifle | ||
Special Operations Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Philippines | Assault rifle | ||
SAR-21 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Singapore | Assault rifle | Special forces | |
Zastava M21 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Serbia | Assault rifle | [4] |
Battle and sniper rifles[]
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Accuracy International AW50 |
.50 BMG | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle Anti-material rifle |
[1] | |
Barrett M82 | .50 BMG | United States | Anti-materiel rifle | ||
FAL 50.00 FAL 50.41 / FALO |
7.62×51mm NATO | Belgium | Battle rifle | ||
FN FAL 50.62 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belgium | Battle rifle | Standard issue rifle[1] | |
G3 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | Battle rifle | ||
SR-99 Galatz | 7.62×51mm NATO | Israel | Sniper rifle | [1] | |
Steyr SSG 69 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Austria | Sniper rifle | [1] |
Submachine guns[]
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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Beretta PM12S | 9×19mm Parabellum | Italy | Submachine gun | ||
BXP | 9×19mm Parabellum | South Africa | Submachine gun | ||
MP5A4 MP5A5 MP5SD MP5K |
9×19mm Parabellum | Germany | Submachine gun | ||
P90 | 5.7×28mm | Belgium | Submachine gun | Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[1] | |
Uzi | 9×19mm Parabellum | Israel | Submachine gun |
Machine guns[]
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FN Minimi |
5.56×45mm NATO | Belgium | Light machine gun | [1] | |
Ultimax 100 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Singapore | Light machine gun | ||
Mini-SS | 5.56×45mm NATO | South Africa | Light machine gun | ||
Browning M1919A4 Browning M1919A4A6 |
.30-06 Springfield | United States | Medium machine gun | ||
Heckler & Koch HK21E | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | General purpose machine gun | ||
PK PKM |
7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | General purpose machine gun | [1] | |
MAG | 7.62×51mm NATO | Belgium | General purpose machine gun | ||
M2 | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) | United States | Heavy machine gun | ||
DShK | 12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun |
Portable anti-materiel weapons[]
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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MGL MGL-6 XRGL-40 |
40mm | South Africa | Grenade launcher | ||
Type 87 grenade launcher | 35x32mm | China | Grenade launcher | ||
M203 grenade launcher | 40mm | United States | Grenade launcher | ||
RPG-22 Neto | 72.5 mm | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | [1] | |
RPG-7V | 85mm | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | Airtronic RPG-7[5] and RPG-7V variants[1] | |
Alcotán-100 | 100mm | Spain | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 74 launchers with 660 rockets, for cavalry, mountain infantry, special forces[6] | |
Panzerfaust 3 | 110mm | Germany | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 181 launchers with 1,700 rockets, for armored infantry and special forces[6] |
Vehicles[]
Armoured vehicles[]
Name | Image | Type | Version | Quantity | Origin | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-54/T-55 | MBT | T-55 | 50 (300)[7] | Soviet Union | From the total of 300, only 50 in service. | |
AMX-13 | Light tank | 96[8] | France | |||
M-113A1 | APC | M-113A1 | 120[9] | United States | ||
M3 Half-track | APC | M-3A1 | 50 | United States | ||
UR-416 | APC | UR-416 | 150[10] | Germany | ||
Fiat 6614 | APC | Fiat 6614-G | 60 | Italy | ||
BRDM-2/Malyutka | Armored car | 30 | Soviet Union | |||
Fiat 6616 | Armored car | Fiat 6616-H | 70 | Italy | ||
M8 Greyhound (M-20 Greyhound ) |
Armored car | 60 (6) | United States | |||
BTR-60 | APC | 12 | Soviet Union |
Artillery[]
Name | Image | Type | Version | Quantity | Origin | Details |
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9K132 | Portable single-tube launcher | Grad-1P Partisan | 20 | Soviet Union | ||
107 mm multiple rocket launcher | Denel RO-107 Mechem | 4 | South Africa | |||
BM-21 Grad | 122 mm multiple rocket launcher | BM-21 | 24 | Soviet Union | only 14 in service. | |
Type 81 | 122 mm multiple rocket launcher | Type 90B | 40 | China | Replacing BM-21[11][12] | |
BM-13 Katyusha | 132 mm multiple rocket launcher | BM-13 Katyusha | 2 | Soviet Union | ||
OTO Melara Mod 56 | 105 mm pack howitzer | M56 | 24 | Italy | ||
M101 howitzer | 105 mm howitzer | M-2A1 | 63 | United States | ||
Yugoimport M56 | 105 mm howitzer | M-56 | 72 | Yugoslavia | Copy of the M101A1 | |
D30 | 122 mm howitzer | D30 Lyagushka | 36 | Soviet Union | ||
M46 | 130 mm gun | M46 | 36 | Soviet Union | ||
Mk F3 155mm | 155 mm howitzer | Mk F3 | 12 | France | ||
M109 howitzer | 155 mm self-propelled howitzer | M109A2 | 12 | United States |
Anti-tank weapons[]
Name | Image | Type | Version | Quantity | Origin | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M40A2 | 106 mm recoilless rifle | M40A2 | 36 | United States | ||
Carl Gustav M2 | 84 mm recoilless rifle | Gustav M2 | 6 | Sweden | ||
SPG-9 | 73 mm recoilless rifle | SPG-9 (Копё) | 2 | Soviet Union | Very small quantity[1] | |
9K11 Malyutka | Anti-tank guided weapon | AT-3 Sagger B | 1800 missiles | Soviet Union | Being replaced by Kornet and Spike ATGMs | |
Kornet | Anti-tank guided weapon | Kornet-E | 288 missiles | Russia | ||
Spike | Anti-tank guided weapon | MR LR |
288 missiles[13] | Israel |
Air-defense systems[]
Name | Image | Type | Version | Quantity | Origin | Details |
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ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | 32 | Russia | |||
ZU-23-2 | 23mm towed anti-aircraft twin autocannon | 80 | Soviet Union | |||
Bofors 40 mm | Anti-aircraft autocannon | L/60 40 | 28 | Sweden | ||
9K38 Igla | Man-portable air-defense system | SA-18 Grouse SA-16 Gimlet |
200 missiles | Russia | ||
QW-1 Vanguard | Man-portable air-defense system | CPMIEC QW-18 | 18 | China | ||
S-125 Neva/Pechora | Surface-to-air missile | 14 | Russia |
Army aviation[]
The Peruvian army aviation (Aviación del Ejército Peruano) was formed in 1971 to support army ground units. A large number of MI-8 Hip Cs were purchased in the mid-1970s to provide an airborne assault assets. This led to the purchase of the MI-17 which now makes up much of the army transport fleet. A number of Aerospatiale SA 315Bs are used for training purposes, also used in the training role are nine Enstrom F28F Falcons that were received in 1992. The mainstay of long range army logistics are three AN-32s acquired in 1994.
- Aircraft Inventory
Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Version | In service | Details |
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Fixed wing | ||||||
Hawker Beechcraft 1900D | United States | Custom, VIP, MEDEVAC | Beechcraft 1900D | 1 | Acquisition 2010 for 1, and the amount was $2,694,500.[2] | |
Cessna 150 | United States | Training | 150/152 | 3 | ||
Cessna 172 Skyhawk | United States | Training | 172 Skyhawk | 2 | Acquisition 2010 for 2, and the amount was $249,500, each.[2] | |
Cessna 182 | United States | Training | 172 Skyhawk | 1 | Acquisition 2010 for 1. | |
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | Liaison | 208B Amphibious | 1 | Acquisition 2009, for $1,550,000 | |
Cessna 303 Crusader | United States | Liaison | T303 Crusader | 2 | ||
Piper PA-31T | United States | Liaison | Cheyenne II | 2 | ||
Piper PA-34T | United States | Liaison | Seneca III | 1 | ||
Ilyushin Il-103 | Russia | Trainer | Il-103 | 5 | All in storage | |
Antonov An-28 | Soviet Union | Transport | An-28 | 2 | All in storage | |
Antonov An-32 | Ukraine | Transport | An-32B | 2 | ||
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | VIP transport | B300 | 1 | ||
Helicopter | ||||||
Agusta A109 | Italy | Light attack helicopter | A-109K | 4 | In storage | |
Mil Mi-2 | Poland | Training helicopter | Mi-2 | 6 | All in storage | |
Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Transport helicopter | Mi-17 | 23 | only 9 in services | |
Mil Mi-171 | Russia | Transport helicopter | Mi-171Sh – Mi 171Sh-P | 3 + 24 | 16 in services | |
Mil Mi-26 | Russia | Heavy transport helicopter | Mi-26 | 3 | All in storage | |
Robinson R-44 | United States | Training | R44 | 3 | ||
Enstrom F-28 | United States | Training helicopter | Enstron F-28F Falcon | 4 | Acquisition 2010 for 2 new factory, $400,000 each. Acquisition 2011 for 2 used, $250,000 each.[2] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m Montes, Julio A. (August 2011). "Peruvian Small Arms: Gunning for the Shining Path" (PDF). Small Arms Defense Journal: 25–29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Programas de modernización y principales adquisiciones de las FAS de Perú. defensa.com (2011-05-12). Retrieved on 2011-05-15.
- ^ "FN herstal to supply Scar-L and FN40GL to Peru 83108173 | August 2017 Global Defence & Security Industry – Military – Army News | Defense Security global news industry army 2017 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Blic Online – NATO vojnici nose srpske puške". Blic Online. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ USA Now An Exporter Of The RPG-7 – Thefirearmblog.com, 1 August 2013
- ^ Jump up to: a b Peru receives, displays new anti-tank weapons – Janes.com, 4 August 2013
- ^ Heritage, Andrew (December 2002). Financial Times World Desk Reference. Dorling Kindersley. pp. 462–465. ISBN 9780789488053.
- ^ The Military Balance 2016, p.410
- ^ The Military Balance 2016, p.410
- ^ The Military Balance 2016, p.410
- ^ Peru; Army acquired Chinese 122mm MLRS Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine – Dmilt.com, 1 January 2014
- ^ Peruvian army selects Chinese Type 90B 122mm MLRS Launch Rocket System to replace BM-21 – Armyrecognition.com, 13 January 2014
- ^ "SIPRI arms transfer database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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