List of equipment of the Djiboutian Army
Appearance
This is a list of the equipment used by the Djiboutian Army.
Small arms
[edit]Anti-tank weapons
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
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M40A1[11] | Recoilless rifle | 106mm | 16 in service. | ||
APILAS[1] | Anti-tank weapon |
Anti-aircraft weapons
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
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Bofors L/70[12] | Autocannon | 5 | ||||
ZU-23-2[12] | Anti-aircraft gun | 5 | ||||
20 mm modèle F2 gun[13] | Autocannon | 5 | Used for air defence.[12] |
Artillery
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
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Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
M109L | Self-propelled artillery | 10 | Gift of Italian Government | |||
Rocket artillery | ||||||
BM-21 Grad | Multiple rocket launcher | 12 | ||||
Type 63[13] | Multiple rocket launcher | 2 | ||||
Field artillery | ||||||
D-30[14] | Howitzer | 9 | ||||
Mortars | ||||||
MO-120-RT-61[1] | Towed mortar | 20 |
Tank destroyers
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WMA-301[15] | Tank destroyer | 3+ |
Infantry fighting vehicles
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratel IFV[11] | Infantry fighting vehicle | 20 |
Scout cars
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRDM-2[11] | Amphibious armored scout car | 2 | ||||
Panhard VBL[14] | Scout car | 15 |
Armored personnel carriers
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTR-60[12] | Armoured personnel carrier | 12 | BTR-60PB | |||
BTR-80[12] | Armoured personnel carrier | 8 | INS | |||
AT105 Saxon[16] | Armoured personnel carrier | 60 | ||||
OTO-Melara Puma[11] | Armoured personnel carrier | 14 | ||||
RG-33[17] | Infantry mobility vehicle | 10 |
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casspir[11] | MRAP | 3 | Casspir Casspir III | |||
Cougar[18] | MRAP | 12 |
Utility vehicles
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Humvee[19] | Light utility vehicle | 68 | ||||
Land Rover Defender[1] | Utility vehicle | 13 | ||||
Mercedes-Benz G-Class[1] | Utility vehicle | 4 | ||||
Toyota Land Cruiser[20] | Utility vehicle | 26 | ||||
Trucks | ||||||
Ural-4320[1] | Utility truck | 3 | ||||
Mercedes-Benz Unimog[1] | Utility truck | 4 | ||||
M35[1] | Utility truck | 10 |
Reconnaissance
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panhard AML[14] | Armored car | 20 | 4 AML-60 and 17 AML-90 | |||
ACMAT VLRA[1] | Liaison Vehicle | 4 |
References
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- ^ a b c d e International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 462. ISBN 9781032012278.
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- ^ a b IISS (2012), p. 432
- ^ a b c "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ "Djibouti displays Chinese tank destroyer for the first time". DefenceWeb. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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- ^ "Djibouti Air Force gets two Y-12s; Dauphin helicopters". defenceWeb. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Djibouti parades new armour".
- ^ "US delivers Humvees to Djibouti's military as part of $31-million training effort". Stars and Stripes.
- ^ "Djibouti Armed Forces receives 26 donated Land Cruisers". January 15, 2014.