Kuwaiti Army

Kuwaiti Army

Kuwaiti Army is the primary land force of the Military of Kuwait.

Considerably damaged in the Persian Gulf War, it has since rebounded, with the force being estimated at 50,000 strong. Kuwait's postwar equipment orders include 200 M-84 tanks (from Yugoslavia to offset previous Yugoslav oil purchases) and eighteen self-propelled 155mm guns from France. Kuwait also has received United States, Russian, and Egyptian armored vehicles. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/kuwait-army.htm]

Equipment

MBT's

*150x M-84AB YUG
*218 M1 Abrams USA

IFV's

*76x BMP-2 USSR
*120x BMP-3 RUS
*254x Desert Warrior UK

APC's

*230x M-113A2 USA
*40x M-577 USA
*70x Pandur
*100x Fahd-280 EGY

SP Artillery

*23x M-109-A2 USA
*18x F-3 FRA
*54x PLZ-45 PRC - An additional 74 ordered in 2001 [http://www.sinodefence.com/army/artillery/plz45sp_155mm.asp]

Mortars

*60x SP (81mm)
*6x M-30 SP (107mm)
*12x RT F-1 (120mm)

Small arms

* Heckler & Koch MP5 GER

ATGW

*8x TOW M-901 USA
*66x TOW II USA

MRL

*27x Smerch 9A52 (300m) RUS

References

[http://www.country-studies.com/persian-gulf-states/kuwait---regional-and-national-security-considerations.html Article on Kuwaiti Military]


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