Talk:Kenya Army
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War of Independence/Mau Mau Uprising edit
This article states the Kenyan Army fought in this conflict and, by the name used, would also suggest it fought against the British during the conflict. However, the Kenyan Army is a successor to the Kenyan Rifles of the British colonial forces. Therefore, I believe this ought to be corrected in the article by use of the phrasing Mau Mau Uprising, suggestive of what side the Rifles fought on in the conflict, or removal entirely.
--User:EncyclopaediaNilssonia (talk) 00:45, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
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Equipment import from Kenya Defence Forces edit
 | This section includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2011) |
Small Arms edit
| Name | Type | Origin | Notes |
| H&K G3 | Battle Rifle | Germany | General Service Unit (Kenya),
Kenya Defence Forces (Being withdrawn and used majorly for ceremonial duties). |
| M4A1 | Assault Rifle | United States | Kenya Defence Forces |
| AK47 | Assault Rifle | USSR | Kenya Defence Forces |
| FN SCAR | Assault Rifle | Belgium | Kenya Defence Forces |
| FN MAG | General-purpose machine gun | Belgium | Kenya Defence Forces |
| PK Machine Gun | General-purpose machine gun | USSR | Kenya Defence Forces |
| IMI Negev | Light Machine Gun | Israel | Kenya Defence Forces[1] |
| IMI Galil | Battle rifle | Israel | Kenya Defence Forces[2] |
| RPG-7 | rocket-propelled grenade launcher | USSR | Kenya Defence Forces |
| Carl Gustav | recoilless rifle | Sweden | Kenya Defence Forces |
| Sterling submachine gun | Submachine gun | United Kingdom | Kenya Defence Forces[3] |
| Browning Hi-Power | Pistol | Belgium | Kenya Defence Forces |
| Bren light machine gun | Light machine gun | United Kingdom | 7.62x51mm variants[4] |
50 Air Cavalry Battalion edit
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD 500 | attack helicopter | 30 | United States | 6 out of 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior delivered in 2020. [5] |
| Harbin Z-9 | attack helicopter | 4 Z-9w | China | |
| RQ-11 Raven | UAV | 8 | United States | [6] |
| Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | UAV | 4 | United States | [7] |
Vehicles edit
| Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vickers Mk3 | Main battle tank | 76 |  United Kingdom |
105mm gun L-7.[8] 38 plus 3 ARV's ordered in 1977 and delivered by 1980. 38 more with 4 ARV's ordered in December 1978. Have a laser rangefinder for the gunner and a passive night vision sight for the commander. |
| Vickers ARV | Recovery tank | 7 (4 with crane) | United Kingdom |
|
| T-72 | Main battle tank | 33 |  Ukraine |
Initially destined for South Sudan but retained following Mv Faina hijacking[9] and publicly displayed during parade rehearsals for 2010 promulgation of new constitution at Uhuru Park |
| Katmerciler Hızır | MRAP | 118 |  Turkey |
On order. Deliveries are expected to start in 2022 and finish in 2023.[10][11] |
| Mack Trucks | AFV Transporters |  United States |
Mack R series[12] | |
| ACMAT Bastion | APC | 12 |  France |
[13] |
| CS/VP14 | MRAP | 30 |  China |
Spotted in use with troops under AMISOM and Quick Reaction Force serving under MONUSCO while fitted with slat armor |
| Panhard AML | Armoured car | 72 | France |
60mm mortar 90mm gun H-90 |
| Saladin | Armoured car | 10 | United Kingdom |
FV601 76.2mm gun |
| Saracen | APC | 15 | United Kingdom |
Out of service? |
| WZ551 | APC | 35 | China |
|
| Humvee | Utility vehicle | 100 | United States |
|
| Land Rover Defender | Utility vehicle | ? | United Kingdom |
|
| PUMA M26-15 | MRAP | 150 |  South Africa |
|
| Mercedes Benz | Utility truck |  Germany |
L Series/LA-911 | |
| Oshkosh FMTV | Troop carrier truck | United States |
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| Steyr Sinotruk | Troop carrier truck | 400 | China/ Austria |
|
| Leyland | Heavy-duty truck | United Kingdom |
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| ACMAT | 4.20 4x4/6.20 6x6 truck | France |
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| Grider | Medium bridges | United Kingdom |
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| BOV M11 | Armored reconnaissance vehicle | 15 |  Serbia |
[14] |
| Nora B-52 | Self-propelled artillery | 30 | Serbia |
[15] |
| L118 Light Gun | Towed artillery | 40 | United Kingdom |
[16] |
| M119 howitzer | Towed artillery | 10 | United States |
[17] |
| BM-21 Grad | Multiple rocket launcher | 5 |  Russia |
|
| DCD Springbok | MRAP | 102 | South Africa |
On order |
References
- ^ "Kenya Army's Negev light machine guns and Galil sniper rifles Delivered by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) – Strategic Intelligence Service". Intelligencebriefs.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Jeremiah Kiplang'at. "Send more troops to Somalia, Uhuru urges African Presidents – Daily Nation". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lance Corporal (LCPL) Seamus Conner, USMC, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) GUNNER, Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (BLT 2/2), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC), fires the Bren Light Machine Gun (LMG) during a cross training portion of Exercise EDGED MALLET 2003 in Manda Bay, Kenya".
- ^ "Kenya – MD 530 Aircraft | Defense Security Cooperation Agency".
- ^ "U.S. to Provide Kenya With Drones to Fight Militants". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ https://flightglobal.com/civil-uavs/scaneagle-to-be-delivered-to-cameroon-kenya-and-pakistan/118378.article.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IN PICTURES:MILITARY ALL SET FOR 27 AUG-Daily Nation".
- ^ "Turkish Hizir vehicles exported to East Africa". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/vidija. "KDF to buy 118 top military vehicles to fight al Shabaab". The Star. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "US donates Bastion armoured vehicles to Kenya". 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Политика Online – У Великој Плани склапаће се "бов М10" и "бов М11"". Politika.rs. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Kenya purchases Sh.2.6bn weapons from East Europe". businessdailyafrica.com. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ IISS (2018) The Military Balance. p.469. ISBN 978-1857439557
- ^ "Kenya Artillery Training". dvidshub.net. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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