Military equipment of Georgia

Military equipment of Georgia
Military equipment of Georgia
Flag of Georgia.svg
Flag of Georgian Land Forces
Active 1991 -
Country  Georgia
Size 37.000[1]
Garrison/HQ Tbilisi, Georgia
Engagements Military history of Georgia
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel Giorgi Kalandadze[1]

Military equipment of Georgia 2011

Total Land-Based Weapons: 3,628. Tanks: 200. APCs / IFVs: 878 Towed Artillery: 400. SPGs: 200. MLRSs: 350. Mortars: 400. Anti-Tank Guided Weapons: 1,200. Anti-Aircraft Weapons: 1,000. Logistical Vehicles: 500.

Contents

Armoured vehicles

Vehicle Origin Versions Number Notes
Armored Vehicles
T-72Sim1/T-72B  Czech Republic/ Ukraine Main Battle Tank 200 T-72 Sim1-Modified in Georgia with the help of Israel, upgraded armour, weapon components, GPS-navigation systems,
night-thermal vision, satellite linked target acquisition system and tactical combat map with friend-or-foe recognition system.
T-54/55  Soviet Union Battle Tank 25/30
BMP-1U/BMP-1P  Soviet Union/ Ukraine Infantry Fighting Vehicle 79 BMP-1U-Upgraded with Ukrainian 'Shkval' fighting module.
BMP-2  Soviet Union Infantry Fighting Vehicle 100 Including variants with mounted S-8 rocket and S-13 rocket launch systems
Wolf Armoured Vehicle  Israel Armoured transport vehicle 40-50 Used for medevac purpose and APC armed with PK machinegun.more than 15 use as medical evacuation
Cougar HE  United States MRAP N/A Georgian HQ units who are part of the ISAF are using the Cougar HEs in the Helmand Province. Donated by US Army under ISAF program.
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armored Personnel Carrier N/A Being replaced as standard APC by the Nurol Ejder with optional alternative turret modules.
BTR-70  Soviet Union/ Ukraine Armored Personnel Carrier 45 BTR-70DI - With Euro II 276 hp diesel engine from IVECO. Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.[2]
Nurol Ejder  Turkey Armored Personnel Carrier 90 - 100 More on order. Armed with automatic AGL system
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Armored car (military) 17
Didgori APC  Georgia Armored Personnel Carrier 30 More on order. Beeing put into service since May 2011. At the moment, only ordered by the military. Armed with M134 and/or NSV machine gun. Thought to replace Rafael Wolf and Otokar Cobra.
Renault VAB  France Armored Personnel Carrier N/A Georgian HQ units who are part of the ISAF are using the VAB and VBL in the Kabul area.
VBL  France Wheeled All-terrain vehicle N/A Georgian HQ units who are part of the ISAF are using the VAB and VBL in the Kabul area.
MT-LB  Soviet Union Amoured tracked vehicle N/A Including medevac and variants with mounted ZU-23-2 anti air artillery.
Humvee  United States Armored Personnel Carrier 110 More on order. British Landrover replacement. Armed with PK machine gun
Otokar Cobra  Turkey Armored Personnel Carrier 300 Two variants. One armed with a coaxial machine gun and one with an automatic grenade launcher
DELGA-1  Georgia Fast Attack Vehicle N/A Based on Lada Niva. Used by special forces. Since the beginning of research, several 4x4 and 6x6 variants were developed. Some having additional transport capacity and armor plates to provide more protection for the crew and passengers.

Artillery

LAR-160
RM-70
M87 LRSV
152mm SpGH DANA
Vehicle Origin Versions Number Notes
Multiple rocket launcher systems
LAR-160 Israel 160 mm 15
Grad-Lar Israel 122 mm N/A
RM-70 Czech Republic 122 mm 60[1]
M-87 Orkan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 262 mm x 12 N/A
M-63 Plamen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 128mm x 32 N/A
BM-21 Soviet Union 122 mm 27-60
Self-propelled artillery
152mm SpGH DANA Czech Republic 152 mm 46
2S3 Akatsiya Soviet Union 152 mm 32
2S7 Pion Soviet Union 203 mm 9
Towed artillery
85 mm antitank gun D-48 Soviet Union 85 mm
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) Soviet Union 122 mm 60-120
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) Soviet Union 152 mm
152 mm Msta-B Soviet Union 152 mm 18
152 mm Giatsint-B Soviet Union 152 mm 12
Anti-tank guns
Kombat (ATGM) Ukraine 125 mm
SPG-9 Soviet Union 73 mm
D-48 Soviet Union 85 mm
MT-12 Soviet Union 100 mm
Mortars
2B9 Vasilek Soviet Union 82 mm
M75 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 120 mm 259
2B14 Podnos Soviet Union 82 mm
2B11 Soviet Union 120 mm 240
M-43 Soviet Union 120 mm 365
Hermes 450
SPYDER
9K33 Osa
S-125 Neva
9K37 Buk

Aircraft and air-defence

Vehicle Origin Number Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
Su-25 Georgia (country) 9-27
L-39 Czechoslovakia 9-12
An-12 Ukraine 5
An-24 Ukraine
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel
Elbit Skylark Israel
Helicopters
Mi-24 Soviet Union 12-15
Mi-8 Soviet Union
Mi-17 Soviet Union
UH-1 United States 20-25
Air-defence artillery
ZU-23-2 Soviet Union
ZSU-23-4 Soviet Union
57 mm AZP S-60 Soviet Union
Air-defence missiles
Strela-2 Soviet Union
9K38 Igla Soviet Union
Grom (missile) Poland
Self-propelled air-defence systems
Osa-AKM Soviet Union N/A
SPYDER Israel
9K35 Strela-10 Soviet Union
Tor missile system Soviet Union
Buk-M1 Ukraine N/A
Electronic warfare support measures
Kolchuga passive sensor Ukraine
P-18 radar Soviet Union
36D6-M Ukraine
ST-68U(19zh6) Ukraine
1L117 Soviet Union

Anti Armour Systems

RPG-22
AT4
Vehicle Origin Number Notes
M72A3 Turkey
RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee) Ukraine
AT-4 United States
9K115-2 Metis-M Ukraine
9M113 Konkurs Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot Soviet Union
RPG-7 Soviet Union
RPG-22 Soviet Union
RPG-18 Soviet Union

Submachineguns, assault rifles, grenade launchers and machine guns

Carbine, 5.56 mm, M4
Negev
TAR-21
Type Origin Notes
Bushmaster M4 Type Carbine United States Main - Special Forces With socom kits
AK-74M Soviet Union Main - With socom kits
Negev lmg Israel main - with red dots
Heckler & Koch MP5 Germany Special Forces, Security Forces
Heckler & Koch UMP-45 Germany Special Forces, Security Forces
TAR-21 Israel Special Forces, Security Forces
Heckler & Koch G36 Germany Special Forces, Security Forces
PK Machine Gun Soviet Union
M134 United States Vehicle Mount
DShK Soviet Union
NSV machine gun Soviet Union
GP-25 Soviet Union
M203 United States Main
CIS 40 AGL Singapore Vehicle Mount
AGS-17 Soviet Union

Small arms

M24 Sniper
Zastava
Barrett M82
Glock
Type Origin Notes
M40 rifle United States
Galil Galatz sniper rifle Israel
M24 Sniper Weapon System United States Special Forces
Dragunov SVD-M Soviet Union
VSS Vintorez Soviet Union Special Forces
TRG-22/42 rifle Finland
Zastava M93 Black Arrow Serbia
Barrett M95 United States Special Forces
Barrett M82A1 United States
OM 50 Nemesis Switzerland Special Forces
Pistols
Glock 21 Austria Special Forces
Glock 17 Austria
CZ-75 Czech Republic
IMI Desert Eagle United States
Tanfoglio Force Italy
Jericho 941 Israel
Sig Sauer P226 Switzerland

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