List of equipment of the Ivorian Army
Appearance
This is a list of equipment of the Army of Ivory Coast in service.
Small arms
[edit]Vehicles
[edit]Tanks
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
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T-55 | ![]() |
Main battle tank | ![]() |
10[2] |
Fire Support Armored Vehicle
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VN-22B | Fire Support Armored Vehicle | ![]() |
n/a | [3] |
Scout cars
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRDM-2 | Amphibious armored scout car | ![]() |
13[2] | Imported in 2003 from Belarus.[4] | ||
Caiman.[4] | ![]() |
Amphibious armored scout car | ![]() |
5[2] | Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018.[4] |
Infantry fighting vehicles
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | ![]() |
10[2] | |||
WZ-551[5] | Infantry fighting vehicle | ![]() |
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AMX-10 RC[6] | France | 8? |
Armored personnel carriers
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACMAT Bastion | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() |
9[2] | |||
VN-22B[7] | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() |
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BTR-80 | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() |
6[2] | |||
BTR-70MB | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() |
4[8] | Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018.[4] | ||
Panhard M3 | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() |
12[2] | |||
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() |
13[2] | |||
Mamba APC | Mine-Resistant vehicle | ![]() |
10[8] | |||
RG-31 Nyala | Mine-Resistant vehicle | ![]() |
12[8] | |||
Springbuck[5] | Mine-Resistant vehicle | ![]() |
12[8] | |||
Otokar Cobra | Infantry mobility vehicle | ![]() |
20+[9] |
Artillery
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obusier de 105 | towed howitzer | ![]() |
4[2] | |||
BM-21 Grad | ![]() |
Multiple rocket launcher | ![]() |
6[2] | ||
82-BM-37 | ![]() |
82mm mortar | ![]() |
10[2] | ||
2B11 | ![]() |
120mm mortar | ![]() |
10[8] |
Air defence systems
[edit]Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZU-23-2[2] | ![]() |
towed anti-aircraft gun | ![]() |
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Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun[2] | ![]() |
towed anti-aircraft gun | ![]() |
5[2] | ||
9K32 Strela-2[2] | ![]() |
MANPADS | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Administrator. "Côte d'Ivoire Armed Forces Unveil New Chinese Armored Vehicles at Independence Day Parade". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Doumbia, Hervé (7 August 2024). "🇨🇮 L'armée est montée en puissance ces dernières années avec l'acquisition d'équipements modernes. Face aux enjeux sécuritaires majeurs dont la menace terroriste, le pays dispose d'une Académie de lutte contre le terrorisme qui forme les forces antiterroristes de plusieurs pays".
- ^ @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]
- ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
- ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.