List of equipment of the Uruguayan Army

This is a list of equipment of the Uruguayan Army (Ejército Nacional) currently in service.[1]

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Glock 17 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol Austria 1,400 purchased in 2015.[2]
SIG Sauer P220[3] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Switzerland
West Germany /
Germany
Heckler & Koch HK4[3] .380 ACP Semi-automatic pistol West Germany
Heckler & Koch P7M8[3] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol West Germany /
Germany
Submachine guns
FMK-3[4] 9×19mm Submachine gun National Reorganization Process /
Argentina
Heckler & Koch MP5[3] 9×19mm Submachine gun West Germany
Germany
Uzi[3] 9×19mm Submachine gun Israel
Star Model Z-45[3] 9×23mm Submachine gun Francoist Spain
Rifles
AK-101[5] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Russia Used by peacekeepers in Congo.[6]
AK-103 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Russia
M16A1[3] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle United States
M4A1[7] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle United States
Bushmaster M4[7] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle United States
Steyr AUG A2UR[8] 5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		Austria
FN FAL[3] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Belgium
Sniper rifles
Heckler & Koch PSG1[3] 7.62×51mm DMR
Sniper rifle 		West Germany /
Germany
Machine guns
FN MAG[3] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun Belgium
MG-3 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun West Germany /
Germany 		Replacing the FN MAG.[9]
Browning M1918[10] .30-06 Springfield Light machine gun United States
Browning M1919 .30-06 Springfield Medium machine gun United States M1919A4 and M1919A6 models used.[3]
Browning M2 .50 BMG Heavy machine gun United States M2HB model used.[3]
Grenade launchers
STK 40[11] 40×46mm Automatic grenade launcher  Singapore

Tanks

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

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

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
EE-3 Jararaca Scout car Brazil 16[12]

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Katmerciler Hızır[13][14] MRAP Turkey 1
Oshkosh M-ATV[15] MRAP United States 6/36
Mamba APC[16] MRAP South Africa 13

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
MT-LB Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union 3[1]
OT-64 SKOT Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Czechoslovakia 100[1]
  • 53 OT-64
  • 47 OT-93
M113A2UR Armored personnel carrier United States 24[1] Local modernization.
Condor UR-425 Armored personnel carrier Germany 55[1]
GAZ-3937 Vodnik Infantry mobility vehicle Russia 48[1]
EE-11 Urutu Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Brazil 29[12][17]

Reconnaissance

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

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
PTS Amphibious vehicle Soviet Union 2[18]

Utility vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
UAZ-469[19] Utility vehicle Soviet Union 169
Land Rover Defender[20] Utility vehicle United Kingdom 40

110SW

Toyota Hilux Utility vehicle Japan Unknown
M151[21] Utility vehicle United States Unknown
Jeep J8[22] Utility vehicle United States Unknown
Ural-4320[23] Utility truck Soviet Union 500
Oshkosh MTVR[15] Utility truck United States 6/60

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery Soviet Union 6[18] Delivered from Czech Republic in 1998.
M108AP[17] Self-propelled artillery United States 10 Supplied from Brazil
Rocket artillery
RM-70 Multiple rocket launcher Czechoslovakia 4[24]
Mortars
M1 Mortar United States 35[18]
Field artillery
M101 Howitzer United States 60[18] Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M114A2 Howitzer United States 8[18] Delivered from South Korea in 1981.
M102 Howitzer United States 15[18] Delivered from United States in 1972.

Anti-tank weapons

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
M40A1[18] Recoilless rifle United States 69
MILAN[18] Anti-tank missile France
Germany 		438

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Bofors L/60 Autocannon Sweden 8[25]
M167 VADS Rotary cannon United States 6[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024. pp. 452–453. ISBN 978-1-032-78004-7.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jones & Ness 2010, p. 917.
  4. ^ "Argentina's 9x19mm FMK 3 submachine gun -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. ^ "El Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay adquiere 500 fusiles de asalto AK-103 para su Guardia Nacional".
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Jane's Guns Recognition Guide. Hogg, Ian. 12 November 2002. ISBN 000712760X.
  8. ^ "Light and heavy weapons". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (January 27, 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  11. ^ Trade Update 2019 (PDF). Small Arms Survey. 2019. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-11.
  12. ^ a b "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  13. ^ "El Ejército Uruguayo incorpora dos blindados turcos Katmerciler en el Golán-noticia defensa.com - Noticias Defensa informacion de las fuerzas armadas de uruguay". Defensa.com. October 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "El Ejército de Uruguay recibe dos blindados para su despliegue en Siria".
  15. ^ a b Brahy, Jérôme. "US transfers first Oshkosh M-ATVs armored vehicles to Uruguay to enhance security operations in high-risk zones". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  16. ^ https://www.infodefensa.com/albums/view/111411/fotogaleria-ejercito-uruguay-recibe-oficialmente-vehiculos-osprea-mamba-mk-7
  17. ^ a b "Cámara de Diputados de Brasil aprueba donación de 21 vehículos blindados a Uruguay". Pucará Defensa (in Spanish). 6 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i "IISS Military Balance". www.iiss.org.
  19. ^ "Photos - Uruguayan military". 5 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  20. ^ Uruguay; army buys additional Land-Rover Defenders Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine - Dmilt.com, May 16, 2013
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Ejército Uruguayo subastará vehículos obsoletos para comprar otros". Defensa.com (in Spanish). 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  23. ^ И. Сафронов (December 12, 2006). Перегонка вооружения (in Russian). Коммерсантъ. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  24. ^ "UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)". www.unroca.org.
  25. ^ "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

  • 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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