List of equipment of the Ivorian Army

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of equipment of the Army of Ivory Coast in service.

Small arms[edit]

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
Beretta 92[1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Italy
MAB PA-15[1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol  France
MAC Mle 1950[1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol  France
Submachine guns
PPS-43[1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun  Soviet Union
MAS-49/56[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  France
Gevarm D4[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun  France
MP5A5[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun  Germany
Rifles
MAS-36
MAS-36/51[1] 		7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle  France
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
AKS-74[1] 5.45x39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AKMS[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
Type 56[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 56-1[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 56-2[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 81-1[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
vz. 58P[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovakia
vz. 58V[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  France
M16A1[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  United States
M16A2[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  United States
SIG SG 540[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   Switzerland
SIG SG 543[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   Switzerland
Machine guns
PKM[1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
KPVT[1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
DShKM[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
MAC FM Mle. 1924/29[1] 7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun  France
AA-52[1] 7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun  France
Precision rifles
DSVD[1] 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle  Soviet Union

Vehicles[edit]

Tanks[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-55 Main battle tank  Soviet Union 10[2]

Scout cars[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union 13[2] INS Imported in 2003 from Belarus.[3]
Caiman.[3] Amphibious armored scout car  Belarus 5[2] INS Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018.[3]

Infantry fighting vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union 10[2]
WZ-551[4] Infantry fighting vehicle  China

Armored personnel carriers[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Bastion Armored personnel carrier  France 9[2]
VN-22B[5] Armored personnel carrier  China
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 6[2]
BTR-70MB Armored personnel carrier  Belarus 4[6] Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018.[3]
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier  France 12[2]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Armored personnel carrier  France 13[2]
Mamba APC Mine-Resistant vehicle  South Africa 10[6]
RG-31 Nyala Mine-Resistant vehicle  South Africa 12[6]
Springbuck[4] Mine-Resistant vehicle  South Africa 12[6]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle  Turkey 20+[7]

Artillery[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Obusier de 105 towed howitzer  France 4[2]
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union 6[2]
82-BM-37 82mm mortar  Soviet Union 10[2]
2B11 120mm mortar  Soviet Union 10[6]

Air defence systems[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZU-23-2[2] towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union INS
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun[2] towed anti-aircraft gun  Sweden 5[2] INS
9K32 Strela-2[2] MANPADS  Soviet Union INS

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Anders, Holger (June 2014). Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire (PDF) (in French). Small Arms Survey and United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. p. 15. ISBN 978-2-940-548-05-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN 9781032012278.
  3. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ @Alasko73 (January 7, 2024). "Now there is no doubt that they were VN-22Bs. Which makes Ivory Coast the 2nd operator country of the VN-22B after Senegal" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [better source needed]
  6. ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  7. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Ivorian_Army&oldid=1221754070"