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List of equipment of the Kosovo Security Force

Modern equipment of the Kosovo Security Force is a list of the equipment currently in use with the Kosovo Security Force. It includes small arms, combat vehicles, drones, light artillery and transport vehicles. Its main mission is the defense of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Kosovo, military support for civilian authorities, and participation in international peacekeeping operations.[1] The Kosovo Security Force is currently in the final stage of its process of transitioning into the Kosovo Armed Forces and it is currently building its combat capabilities with support by NATO members, with the goal of the Force being interoperationable with NATO.[2]

Protection equipment

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Picture Model Origin Notes Reference
Combat helmets
  Ops Core FAST   United States Standard infantry service helm.
  ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet)   United States
Armored vests
 
 IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest)   United States Used in the Kosovo Green Digital Camo pattern.

Infantry weapons

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Handguns

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Glock 17
 
 9x19mm Parabellum   Austria Standard Sidearm.
SIG Sauer M17
 
 9x19mm Parabellum   United States Standard Sidearm for Army Special Forces. Special characteristics: Personalized with KSF Logo and name, both Black and Brown available.

Assault rifles

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
MPT-55
 
 5.56X45mm NATO   Turkey
IMI Galil
 
 5.56x45mm NATO   Israel
Heckler & KOCH G36
 
 5.56x45mm NATO   Germany Standard Rifle.
M4A1
 
 5.56x45mm NATO   United States
M5 Colt Carbine
 
 5.56x45mm NATO   United States
MPT-76
 
 7.62x51mm NATO   Turkey

Ceremonial Guard guns

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These guns are used by Guard of Honour only. It is used for diplomatic reception, Three-Volley Salute etc.

Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Zastava M59/66
 
 7.62x39mm   Yugoslavia Standard Gun of Guard of Honor
M4A1
 
 5.56x45mm NATO   United States This gun is also used for combat purposes. It is seen in Three-Volley Salute during the ceremony of KLA epic ceremony in March.

Machine guns

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
M249
 
 5.56x45mm NATO   United States
PMT-76-57A
 
 7.62x51mm NATO   Turkey
M240
 
 7.62x51mm NATO   United States
M60E6
 
 7.62x51mm   United States
M2A1
 
 12.7x99mm NATO (50 BMG)   United States

Precision rifles

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Model Image Calibre Origin Quantity Note
SIG Sauer

SIG 716 DMR

 
 7.62x51mm NATO   Germany
Barrett

M82/M107

 
 12.7x99mm NATO   United States
Barrett M99
 
 12.7x99mm NATO   United States The Barrett M99 is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle.

Grenade launchers

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Heckler & KOCH HK269
 
 40mm Grenade   Germany Attached to rifle.
MK 19
 
 40mm Grenade   United States Mounted on armored vehicles.

Anti-tank weapons

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
M72 LAW

HAR-66

 
 66mm   United States /   Turkey Lately shown in KSF special forces operators, during the parade of ''Day of Liberation''.

Same product as M72 LAW, but turkish made.

FGM-148 Javelin
 
 127mm   United States 246 (on order)
OMTAS
 
 160mm   Turkey

Weapon station

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Aselsan SARP DUAL RCWS
 
 40mm Grenade   Turkey Can also be equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun or 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun.
ASELSAN Alkar 120 mm NATO mortar round   Turkey Self-propelled mortar system. Installed on the BMC Vuran.

Portable anti-drone jammers

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Aselsan IHASAVAR
 
   Turkey

Infantry mortars

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
MKEK Commando
 
 60mm   Turkey
MKEK NT1
 
 81mm   Turkey
M69 Mortar
 
 82mm   Yugoslavia
M75 Light Mortar
 
 120mm   Yugoslavia

Utility vehicles and unarmored personnel carriers

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Example of a KSF vehicle plate
Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
 
 Can-Am BRP Outlander   Canada All-terrain vehicle —
 
 Lynx Ranger 1200   Finland Snowmobile —
 
 Volkswagen Tiguan   Germany Light utility vehicle — Operated by the Military Police of KSF.
 
 Ford Kuga   United States Light utility vehicle 12
 
 Ford F-550   United States Light utility vehicle —
 
 Mercedes-Benz G Class   Germany Light utility vehicle —
  Land Rover Defender   United Kingdom Light utility vehicle —
 
 Otokar Akrep   Turkey Light utility vehicle — Operated by the Military Police of KSF. [3]
  Volkswagen T6   Germany Utility van — Troop transport.
  Mercedes-Benz Sprinter   Germany Utility van — Troop transport.
  Otokar Navigo   Turkey Utility bus — Troop transport.

Armored vehicles and MRAPs

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Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
 
 Humvee   United States Light armored car 200+ [4][5][6]
  Otokar Cobra   Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 80 [7][8][9]
  M1117 Guardian   United States Internal security vehicle 55 [10]
  BMC Kirpi   Turkey MRAP 10 [3]
  BMC Vuran   Turkey MRAP 33 [3]

Tactical logistic trucks

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Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
  Daimler Truck Unimog
  Germany 		Military truck — Used as an ambulance vehicle.
  Mercedes-Benz NG 1017A   Germany Military truck —
  Iveco Trakker   Italy Military truck —
 
 MB Man   Germany Military truck 15 KSF purchased 12 trucks in 2018; an additional 3 were donated by the German Embassy in 2023.
  HX44M 8×8 (HX2)
  Germany 		Military truck 15 10 purchased by the KSF; 5 others donated by the German government. [11]
  MAN TGM   Germany Military truck 2 In the HAZMAT configuration. Operated by the National Guard. [12]

Aviation

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Kosovo Security Force is constantly paying attention on developing the air units, so by the end of its transition or earlier these units become a separated Air Force. Air units of KSF are equipped with UAVs and UCAVs (Included in one unit called Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)), but the ministry of defense has declared that Kosovo will have a helicopter fleet by the end of 2025. Kosovo has 3 air bases,and 15+ pilots and it is continuously training pilots in   United States,   Turkey and   Albania.

Name Picture Origin Numbers Notes Reference
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs)
  Baykar Bayraktar TB2   Turkey 6 [9]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
  AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma   United States 4 [13]

References

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  1. ^ Law No. 06 L-123 on Kosovo Security Force (Law, IV). Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "US Marines assist Kosovo Security Force toward NATO Interoperability". News. United States Marine Corps. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ a b c Top News - FSK-ja blen 14 autoblinda turke/ Kosova, shteti i parë i huaj që merr këto mjete 4x4. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-07-13 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Crosby, Alan; Cubolli, Krenare (14 December 2018). "Humvees Shine Headlights On Kosovo's Controversial Vote On Army". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ "Kosovo Receives 55 Armored Vehicles Donated By U.S." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. ^ Njekomb.com (2021-09-02). "Sa mjete ushtarake të tipit Humvee ka Ushtria e Kosovës?". Njekomb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-28.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Turqia: Kosova duhet të ketë ushtri". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ^ "43 members of the First Battalion of RRB completed two–months training with armored vehicle "KOBRA"" (Press release). Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (2023-08-07). "Lock and 'Lokum': Turkish Weapons Bolstering Kosovo's Security Forces". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  10. ^ "Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kosovo". Retrieved 2021-06-06 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ "Fotografi të flotës së kamionëve ushtarakë të ardhur nga Gjermania për FSK-në" [Photos from the fleet of the KSF military trucks that arrived from Germany]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  12. ^ "Gjermania i dhuron FSK-së kamionë në vlerë rreth gjysmë milion euro" [Germany donates truck worth half a million euro to the KSF]. Kosova Press (in Albanian). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  13. ^ Zeri. "FSK-ja blen 4 dron nga SHBA, jo dyzet".
  14. ^ "Pilotët e FSK-së përfunduan programin e fluturimeve me helikopter".
  15. ^ "Pjesëtari i FSK-së i dyti në shkollën për pilot helikopteri në Turqi".
  16. ^ https://m.facebook.com/kosovamotors/videos/fsk12-ford-kuga-t%C3%AB-reja-p%C3%ABr-forc%C3%ABn-e-siguris%C3%AB-s%C3%AB-kosov%C3%ABskosovamotors-fordkosova/1583094362235685/
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