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List of equipment of the Turkmen Ground Forces

This is a list of equipment used by the Turkmen Ground Forces.

Light weapons edit

Photo Model Type Caliber Origin Notes
Infantry small arms
  Makarov PM Semi-automatic pistol 9x18mm Makarov   Soviet Union
  Beretta Px4 Storm[1] Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm Parabellum   Italy
  AK-47 Assault rifle 7.62x39mm   Soviet Union
  AKM
AKMS 		Assault rifle 7.62x39mm   Soviet Union
  AK-74
AKS-74 		Assault rifle 5.45x39mm   Soviet Union
  Russia 		Standard issue but being replaced by the Beretta ARX160[2]
  Beretta ARX160 Assault rifle 5.56x45mm NATO   Italy Standard issue[3]
  Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle 7.62x54mmR   Soviet Union
RPK
RPK-74 		Light machine gun 7.62x39mm
5.45x39 		  Soviet Union
  PK Light machine gun 7.62x54mmR   Soviet Union
  NSV Heavy machine gun 12.7x108mm   Soviet Union
  Russia
DShK Heavy machine gun 12.7x108mm   Soviet Union
  Russia
  Kord Heavy machine gun 12.7x108mm   Soviet Union
  Russia
Anti-tank weaponry
  RPG-7 Anti-tank grenade launcher 40mm   Soviet Union
  RPG-18 Rocket propelled grenade 64mm   Soviet Union
  RPG-22 Rocket propelled grenade 73mm   Soviet Union
  SPG-9 Recoilless rifle 73mm   Soviet Union
  9M14 Malyutka[4] Manual command to line of sight guided missile 125mm   Soviet Union
  9K111 Fagot[4] Semi-automatic command to line of sight guided missile 120mm   Soviet Union
  9M113 Konkurs[4] Semi-automatic command to line of sight guided missile 135mm   Soviet Union
  9K115 Metis[4] Semi-automatic command to line of sight guided missile 94mm   Soviet Union
  Russia

Combat vehicles edit

Photo Model Type Origin Number Notes
Tanks
  T-90S Main battle tank   Soviet Union
  Russian Federation 		10[4] 30 on order.[5]
  T-72UMG Main battle tank   Soviet Union
  Ukraine 		670[4]
Infantry fighting vehicles
  BMP-1
BMP-1M 		Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union
  Ukraine 		600[4]
  BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 430[4]
  BMP-3 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union
  Russian Federation 		4[4]
  BMD-1 Airborne infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 8[4]
Armored personnel carriers
  Lazar 3 Armoured personnel carrier   Serbia Already 2 armored vehicles have been delivered About 24 vehicles ordered.
Deliveries will start in 2021.[6]
  BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 120[4] Different versions in service.[citation needed]
  BTR-70 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 300[4]
  BTR-80
BTR-80A 		Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union
  Russia 		454[4]
  Bars Armored personnel carrier   Belarus Unknown
  BMC Kirpi Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 28+[4]
  Kamaz Typhoon Infantry mobility vehicle   Russia Unknown Seen during parade.[7]
  Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 4+[4]
  Nimr Ajban 440A Infantry mobility vehicle   United Arab Emirates 10[4]
Anti-tank vehicles
  9P122 Anti-tank guided missile carrier   Soviet Union 8[4] Armed with Malyutka-M missile.[citation needed]
  9P133 Anti-tank guided missile carrier   Soviet Union 8[4] Armed with 9M14 Malyutka missile.[citation needed]
  9P148 Anti-tank guided missile carrier   Soviet Union 2[4] Armed with 9M113 Konkurs missile.[citation needed]
  9P149 Anti-tank guided missile carrier   Soviet Union 36[4] Armed with 9K114 Shturm missile.[citation needed]
  Karkal Anti-tank guided missile carrier   Belarus
  Ukraine 		4+[4] Armed with Baryer missile.[citation needed]

Artillery edit

Photo Model Type Origin Number Notes
Rocket artillery
  BM-21 Grad
9P138 		122mm multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union
  Belarus 		88[4] Range: 20–45 km[citation needed]
  RM-70 122mm multiple rocket launcher   Czechoslovakia
/   Czech Republic 		6[4] Range: 20 km[citation needed]
  BM-27 Uragan 220mm multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 60[4] Range: 35–50 km[citation needed]
  BM-30 Smerch 300mm multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union
/   Russia 		6[4] Range: 90 km[citation needed]
Self-propelled guns
  2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled howitzer   Soviet Union 16[4]
  2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzer   Soviet Union 40[4]
  2S9 Nona 120mm self-propelled mortar   Soviet Union 17[4]
Towed artillery
  D-30 122mm howitzer   Soviet Union 350[4]
  M-46 130mm field gun   Soviet Union 6[4]
  D-1 152mm howitzer   Soviet Union 17[4]
  D-20 152mm howitzer   Soviet Union 72[4]
  2A36 Giatsint-B 152mm howitzer   Soviet Union 6[4]
  2A65 Msta-B 152mm howitzer   Soviet Union 6[4]
  M1938 120mm mortar   Soviet Union 66[4]
  2B14 Podnos 82mm mortar   Soviet Union 31[4]

Army air defence edit

Photo Model Type Number Origin Notes
Man-portable air-defense systems
  9K32 Strela-2[4] Man-portable air-defense system Unknown   Soviet Union
  9K34 Strela-3[4] Man-portable air-defense system Unknown   Soviet Union
  9K38 Igla[4] Man-portable air-defense system Unknown   Soviet Union
  Russia
Self-propelled surface-to-air missiles
  9K35 Strela-10 Mobile surface-to-air missile 13[4]   Soviet Union
  9K33 Osa Mobile surface-to-air missile 40[4]   Soviet Union
  2K12 Kub[4] Mobile surface-to-air missile 4   Soviet Union
FM-90[4] Mobile surface-to-air missile Unknown   People's Republic of China
Anti-air guns
  ZSU-23-4 Shilka Self-propelled anti-air gun 48[4]   Soviet Union
  AZP S-60 Anti-air gun 22[4]   Soviet Union
  ZU-23-2[4] Anti-air gun Unknown   Soviet Union

Drones edit

The following section comprises a full accounting of Turkmen unmanned aerial vehicles
Name Origin Photo In Service Notes
Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter 2B   Israel N/A [8][9]
Elbit Skylark Used in conjunction with a ground-based rapid mine laying system.[8][9]
Selex ES Falco XN   Italy In service since 2011.[10][9]
Busel M ''Asuda Asman (Calm Sky)''   Belarus
  Turkmenistan
In service since 2015.[10][9]
Busel M40 ''Asuda Asman (Calm Sky)'' License-produced in Turkmenistan.[10][9]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2   United States In service since 2022.[11][9]
ZALA 421-04М   Russian Federation In service since 2009.[12] Documented by a few sources, not yet seen.[12][9]
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
CASC Rainbow CH-3A   People's Republic of China N/A In service since 2011 (armed with AR-1 [10 km range] air-to-ground missiles).[11][9]
WJ-600A/D In service since 2016 (armed with CM-502 kg [20 km+ range] air-to-ground missiles).[11][9]
Bayraktar TB2   Turkey In service since 2021 (armed with MAM-C and MAM-L [15+km range] precision-guided munitions).[9]
Busel MB2   Belarus /   Turkmenistan Armed with F1 grenades and PTAB-2.5 and PFAB-05 small bombs. License-produced in Turkmenistan.[10][9]
Loitering munitions
SkyStriker   Israel N/A In service since 2021.[8][9]
Busel MB1   Belarus Documented by a few sources, not yet seen.[10][9]
Vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles
DJI Phantom 4   People's Republic of China N/A [11][9]
MD4-1000   Germany [9]
Target drones
La-17   Soviet Union In service since 1991.[12] Believed to have been decommissioned.[12][9]
ASN-9 ''Ba-9''   People's Republic of China In service since 2016.[11][9]
S300

References edit

  1. ^ "Beretta Px4 Storm".
  2. ^ "Turkmenistan Said to Adopt ARX-160 Submachine Gun as Standard Service Weapon". Israel Defense. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  3. ^ "Beretta Rifles Are Now Standard Issue In The Turkmen Military". 21st Century Asian Arms Race. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  4. ^ 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 ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Military Balance 2018. IISS. 2018. p. 208. ISBN 978-1857439007.
  5. ^ "Russia to supply T-90 tanks to Algeria, Turkmenistan".
  6. ^ "Туркменистан стал первым иностранным покупателем сербских бронетранспортеров".
  7. ^ "Photos - Turkmenistan Military Photos". A Military Photos & Video Website. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Президент Бердымухамедов осмотрел центр по производству беспилотников". Хроника Туркменистана (in Russian). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Oryx. "Turkmenistan's Path To Drone Power". Oryx. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ^ a b c d e "L'export armato italiano ai regimi dell'ex URSS Intervista a Giorgio Beretta". rainews (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Белоруссия начала поставку беспилотников в Туркменистан". Хроника Туркменистана (in Russian). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. ^ a b c d "Zala Aero To Deliver UAVs To Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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