List of equipment of the Peruvian Army

This is a list of equipment used by the Peruvian Army.

Infantry weapons edit

Pistols edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
Taurus PT92   9x19mm   Brazil Semi-automatic pistol PT92AFD and PT92AFD-M, standard sidearm of the Peruvian Army, Special Forces.
Browning Hi-Power   9x19mm   Belgium Semi-automatic pistol General Issue sidearm[1]
Glock 17   9x19mm   Austria Semi-automatic pistol Limited use as a sidearm[1]

Shotguns edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
Winchester 1300   12-gauge   United States Pump-action shotgun Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[2]

Assault rifles and carbines edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
AKM   7.62×39mm   Soviet Union Assault rifle Standard issue rifle of military police.[2]
Type 68[3]   7.62×39mm   North Korea Assault rifle
Daewoo K2[4] 5.56×45mm   South Korea Assault rifle
F2000   5.56×45mm   Belgium Bullpup
Assault rifle
Special forces
FAD 5.56×45mm   Peru Assault rifle Limited prototype production of 2090 rifles. Secondary Weapon.
FN SCAR-L
FN SCAR-H
5.56×45mm
7.62×51mm
  Belgium Assault rifle
Battle rifle
8,000 SCAR-H for army, 250 SCAR-L for special forces[5][6]
Galil ACE[7][8]   5.56×45mm   Israel Assault rifle
Galil MAR   5.56×45mm   Israel Assault rifle Special forces[1]
Galil SAR   5.56×45mm   Israel Assault rifle Special forces[2]
IWI Tavor   5.56×45mm   Israel Bullpup
Assault rifle
M16A2[9]   5.56×45mm   United States Assault rifle
SOAR[10]   5.56×45mm   Philippines
  United States
Assault rifle
SAR-21   5.56×45mm   Singapore Bullpup
Assault rifle
Special forces.[11]
Wieger STG942   5.56×45mm   East Germany Assault rifle Special forces[1]
Zastava M21[12]   5.56×45mm   Serbia Assault rifle

Battle and sniper rifles edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
L96A1   7.62×51mm   United Kingdom Sniper rifle [2]
Barrett M82   .50 BMG   United States Anti-materiel rifle
FAL 50.00
FAL 50.41 / FALO
  7.62×51mm   Belgium Battle rifle
FN FAL 50.62   7.62×51mm   Belgium Battle rifle Standard issue rifle[2]
Heckler & Koch G3   7.62×51mm   West Germany Battle rifle
McMillan TAC-50   .50 BMG   United States Anti-materiel rifle Special forces[13]
SR-99 Galatz   7.62×51mm   Israel Sniper rifle [2]
Steyr SSG 69   7.62×51mm   Austria Sniper rifle [2]

Submachine guns edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
Beretta PM12S   9×19mm   Italy Submachine gun
Star Model Z-45[14]   9×23mm   Spain Submachine gun
BXP 9×19mm   South Africa Submachine gun Special forces.[15]
Heckler & Koch MP5[16]   9×19mm   West Germany Submachine gun MP5A4 MP5A5 MP5SD MP5K
FN P90   5.7×28mm   Belgium Submachine gun
Personal defense weapon
Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[2]
Uzi[17]   9×19mm   Israel Submachine gun
FMK-3   9×19mm   Argentina Submachine gun

Machine guns edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
FN Minimi   5.56×45mm   Belgium Squad automatic weapon [2][18]
Ultimax 100   5.56×45mm   Singapore Squad automatic weapon
Mini-SS   5.56×45mm   South Africa General purpose machine gun Special forces[1]
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4A6
  .30-06 Springfield   United States Medium machine gun
Heckler & Koch HK21E   7.62×51mm   West Germany General purpose machine gun
RPD   7.62×39mm   Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon
PK
PKM
  7.62×54mmR   Soviet Union General purpose machine gun [2]
FN MAG   7.62×51mm   Belgium General purpose machine gun
Browning M2   .50 BMG   United States Heavy machine gun
M134 Minigun[19]   7.62×51mm   United States Rotary
Medium machine gun
DShK   12.7×108mm   Soviet Union Heavy machine gun

Portable anti-materiel weapons edit

Model Image Caliber Origin Type Details
MGL
MGL-6
XRGL-40
  40mm   South Africa Grenade launcher
Type 87 grenade launcher   35x32mm   China Grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher   40mm   United States Grenade launcher
RPG-22 Neto   72.5 mm   Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade [2]
RPG-7V   85mm   Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade Airtronic RPG-7[20] and RPG-7V variants[2]
Alcotán-100   100mm   Spain Anti-tank rocket launcher 74 launchers with 660 rockets, for cavalry, mountain infantry, special forces[21]
Panzerfaust 3   110mm   Germany Anti-tank rocket launcher 181 launchers with 1,700 rockets, for armored infantry and special forces[21]

Vehicles edit

Armoured vehicles edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
T-54/T-55   Main Battle Tank T-55 280   Soviet Union
Tifon 2a   Main Battle Tank 4   Peru

  Ukraine

AMX-13   Light tank 96[22]   France
M113A1   APC M-113A1 120[22]   United States
M3 Half-track   APC M9A1 50[22]   United States
UR-416   APC UR-416 150[22]   Germany
Fiat 6614   APC Fiat 6614-G 25[22]   Italy
LAV II
 
Armored car 32[23]   Canada
BRDM-2/Malyutka   Armored car 30[22]   Soviet Union Equipped with the 9M14 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile
Fiat 6616   Armored car Fiat 6616-H 15[22]   Italy
M8 Greyhound
(M-20 Greyhound )
  Armored car 60 (6)   United States
BTR-60   APC 12[citation needed]   Soviet Union

Light utility vehicles edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
HMMWV   Light utility vehicle M1165 112[citation needed]   United States 22 armed with Kornet launchers[22]
Jeep J8   Light utility vehicle 38[24]   United States

Transport edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
MAN TG MIL   Military truck 4x4

6x6

338[25]   Germany 122 TGS- and 216 TGM Variant[25]

Maintenance vehicles edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
GQL-111   Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 5   China

Artillery edit

Rocket launchers edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
9K132 Portable single-tube launcher Grad-1P Partisan 20   Soviet Union
RO-107 107 mm multiple rocket launcher Denel RO-107 Mechem 4   South Africa
BM-21 Grad   122 mm multiple rocket launcher BM-21 22[22]   Soviet Union
Type 81   122 mm multiple rocket launcher Type 90B 27[22]   China Replacing BM-21[26][27]

Self-propelled artillery edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
M109 howitzer   155 mm self-propelled artillery M109A2 12[22]   United States

Towed artillery edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
OTO Melara Mod 56   105 mm pack howitzer M56 24[22]   Italy
M101 howitzer   105 mm howitzer M-2A1 64[22]   United States
Yugoimport M56   105 mm howitzer M-56 60[22]   Yugoslavia Copy of the M101A1
D30   122 mm howitzer D30 Lyagushka 36[22]   Soviet Union
M46   130 mm gun M46 36[22]   Soviet Union
M114   155 mm howitzer M114 36[22]   United States
Modèle 50   155 mm howitzer Model 50 30[22]   France

Mortars edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
LLR 81mm   81 mm mortar 350[22]   France
M106   107 mm mortar carrier M106A1 24[22]   United States
Model L   120 mm mortar Brandt

EXPAL

300+[22]   France
  Spain

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
M40A2   106 mm recoilless rifle M40A1[22] 36   United States
Carl Gustav M2   84 mm recoilless rifle Gustav M2 6   Sweden
SPG-9   73 mm recoilless rifle SPG-9 (Копьё) 2   Soviet Union Very small quantity[2]
9K11 Malyutka   Anti-tank guided weapon AT-3 Sagger B

HJ-73C[22]

1800 missiles   Soviet Union
  China
Being replaced by Kornet and Spike ATGMs
Kornet   Anti-tank guided weapon Kornet-E[22] 288 missiles   Russia
Spike   Anti-tank guided weapon MR
LR
288 missiles[28]   Israel [22]

Air-defense systems edit

Name Image Type Version Quantity Origin Details
ZSU-23-4 Shilka   23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 35[22]   Russia
ZU-23   23mm towed anti-aircraft twin autocannon ZU-23

ZU-23-2

130   Soviet Union 80 ZU-23-2 and 50 ZU-23[22]
Bofors 40 mm   Anti-aircraft autocannon L/60 40 28   Sweden
9K32 Strela-2   Man-portable air-defense system SA-7 Grail[22] 100   Soviet Union [29][30]
9K38 Igla   Man-portable air-defense system SA-18 Grouse
SA-16 Gimlet[22]
200 missiles   Russia [29]
QW-1 Vanguard Man-portable air-defense system CPMIEC QW-18 18   China
Javelin   Man-portable air-defense system 200   United Kingdom [29]
S-125 Neva/Pechora   Surface-to-air missile 14   Soviet Union

Army aviation edit

The Peruvian army aviation (Aviación del Ejército Peruano) was formed in 1971 to support army ground units. A large number of MI-8 Hip Cs were purchased in the mid-1970s to provide an airborne assault assets. This led to the purchase of the MI-17 which now makes up much of the army transport fleet. A number of Aerospatiale SA 315Bs are used for training purposes, also used in the training role are nine Enstrom F28F Falcons that were received in 1992. The mainstay of long range army logistics are three AN-32s acquired in 1994.

Aircraft Inventory
Aircraft Image Origin Type Version In service Details
Fixed wing
Hawker Beechcraft 1900D     United States Custom, VIP, MEDEVAC Beechcraft 1900D 1[22] Acquisition 2010 for 1, and the amount was $2,694,500.[5]
Cessna 150     United States Training 150/152 4[22]
Cessna 172 Skyhawk     United States Training 172 Skyhawk 2 Acquisition 2010 for 2, and the amount was $249,500, each.[5]
Cessna 182     United States Training 172 Skyhawk 7[31]
Cessna 206     United States Transport U206 Stationair 2[22]
Cessna 208 Caravan     United States Transport 208B Amphibious 1[22] Acquisition 2009, for $1,550,000
Cessna 303 Crusader     United States Liaison T303 Crusader 2
Cessna Citation V     United States Transport 560 1[22]
Piper PA-31T     United States Transport Cheyenne II 1[22]
Piper PA-34T     United States Transport Seneca III 1[22]
Ilyushin Il-103     Russia Trainer Il-103 41[22]
Antonov An-28     Soviet Union Transport An-28 2[22]
Antonov An-32     Ukraine Transport An-32B 3[22]
Beechcraft Super King Air     United States VIP transport B300 1[22]
Helicopter
Agusta A109     Italy Transport helicopter AW109K2 2[22]
Mil Mi-2     Poland Transport helicopter Mi-2 9[22]
Mil Mi-8     Russia Multirole helicopter Mi-8 14
Mil Mi-17     Russia Multirole helicopter Mi-17 7[22]
Mil Mi-171     Russia Transport helicopter Mi-171Sh – Mi 171Sh-P 22[22]
Mil Mi-26     Russia Heavy transport helicopter Mi-26 3 All in storage[22]
Robinson R-44     United States Transport helicopter R44 2 [22]
Enstrom F-28     United States Training helicopter Enstron F-28F Falcon 4[22] Acquisition 2010 for 2 new factory, $400,000 each. Acquisition 2011 for 2 used, $250,000 each.[5]

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