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.[1]

Small arms[edit]

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[2] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
Glock 17 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Austria 1,400 purchased in 2015.[3]
SIG Sauer P220[2] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Switzerland
Heckler & Koch HK4[2] .380 ACP Semi-automatic pistol  Germany
Heckler & Koch P7M8[2] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Germany
Submachine guns
FMK-3[4] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Argentina
Heckler & Koch MP5[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Germany
Uzi[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Israel
Star Model Z-45[2] 9×23mm Submachine gun  Spain
Rifles
AK-101 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Russia Used by peacekeepers in Congo.[5]
M16A1[2] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
FN FAL[2] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Machine guns
FN MAG[2] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Belgium
MG-3 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Germany Replacing the FN MAG.[6]
Browning M1919 .30-06 Springfield Medium machine gun  United States M1919A4 and M1919A6 models used.[2]
Browning M2 .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States M2HB model used.[2]
Grenade launchers
GP-30 40 mm caseless grenade Underslug grenade launcher  Russia Used by peacekeepers in Congo.[5]
STK 40[7] 40×46mm Automatic grenade launcher  Singapore

Tanks[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
M41 Walker Bulldog Light tank  United States 47[1]
  • 22 M41A1UR
  • 25 M41C
Ti-67 Main battle tank  Soviet Union
 Israel 		15[1] Ex-Israeli

Infantry fighting vehicles[edit]

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

Scout cars[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
EE-3 Jararaca Scout car  Brazil 16[8]

Armored personnel carriers[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
MT-LB Amphibious Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 3[1] INS
OT-64 SKOT Amphibious Armored personnel carrier  Czechoslovakia 111[1] INS
  • 64 OT-64
  • 47 OT-93
M113A2UR Armored personnel carrier  United States 24[1] INS Local modernization.
Condor UR-425 Armored personnel carrier  West Germany 54[1] INS
GAZ-3937 Vodnik Infantry mobility vehicle  Russia 48[1] INS
EE-11 Urutu Amphibious Armored personnel carrier  Brazil 29[8][9] INS

Reconnaissance[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
EE-9 Cascavel Armored Car  Brazil 15[1] Delivered from Brazil in 1985.
LAV-I Cougar Armored fighting vehicle  Canada 147[1]

Military engineering vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
PTS Amphibious vehicle  Soviet Union 2[10]

Utility vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
UAZ-469 Utility vehicle  Soviet Union 169[11]
Land Rover Defender Utility vehicle  United Kingdom 40[12]

110SW

Willys M38 Utility vehicle  United States 40[13]
M151 Utility vehicle  United States Unknown[13]
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[14]

Artillery[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union 6[10] Delivered from Czech Republic in 1998.
Rocket artillery
RM-70 Multiple rocket launcher  Czechoslovakia 4[15]
Mortars
M1 Mortar  United States 35[10]
Field artillery
M101 Howitzer  United States 48[10] Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M114A2 Howitzer  United States 8[10] Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M102 Howitzer  United States 15[10] Delivered from United States in 1972.

Anti-tank weapons[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
M40A1[10] Recoilless rifle  United States 69
MILAN[10] Anti-tank missile  France
 West Germany 		438

Air defence systems[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Bofors L/60 Autocannon  Sweden 8[16]
M167 VADS Rotary cannon  United States 6[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 416. ISBN 978-1032508955.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b "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.[better source needed]

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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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