List of equipment of the Argentine Army

Equipment of the Argentine Army lists weapons and other materiel currently in service with the Argentine Army. Totals for each item are estimated as per sources cited.

Infantry equipment

Infantry weapons

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberDetails
Handguns
Browning Hi-Power  Belgium
 Argentina		 Pistol 9 mm Standard service pistol, used by all Army. Manufactured by Fabricaciones Militares.[1]
Bersa Thunder 9  Argentina Pistol 9 mm Limited service pistol.
Submachine guns
FMK-3  Argentina Submachine gun 9 mm Standard submachine gun. FMK-3 and FMK-4 variants in use.
Colt 9mm SMG  United States Submachine gun 9 mm Used by the special forces and commandos.
Rifles
FN FAL  Belgium
 Argentina		 Battle Rifle 7.62 mm Standard issue rifle. Manufactured by Fabricaciones Militares. FAL, FAL PARA, FAL Sniper and FAP variants in use, it is being modernized. To be Replaced By ARX-200 by 2019.
Steyr AUG  Austria Assault Rifle 5.56 mm Rifle used by tank crews, commandos, hunters and special forces. AUGA1 variant in use.
M4 carbine  United States Carbine 5.56 mm Standard special forces rifle. Colt M4 variant in use.
M16 rifle  United States Assault Rifle 5.56 mm Used by special forces, commandos and mountain hunters. M16A1 and M16A2 variants in use.
Beretta ARX160  Argentina
 Italy		 Assault Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO In February 2013, the Argentine Army received an ARX160 rifle and GLX160 grenade launcher for evaluation for their special forces.[2] In December 2016, Fabricaciones Militares signed a deal with Beretta to produce the ARX200 under license.[3] Also The ARX-200 is set to replace the FN FAL in 2019 or 2020.[4]
IWI ACE  Israel Assault Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Donated by IWI for technical tests. Used by special forces, commandos and mountain hunters.[5]
FARA 83  Argentina Assault Rifle 5.56 mm Limited service rifle. Over 1.200 rifles produced by FMAP-DM from 1984 to 1990. It is rarely seen.
Machine guns
FN MAG  Belgium
 Argentina		 General-purpose machine gun 7.62 mm Standard general-purpose machine gun. Manufactured by DGFM. MAG 60.20 used (designated as Spanish: Ametralladora MAG Tipo 60-20 7,62). It is used by infantry and mounted on vehicles and helicopters.
Rheinmetall MG 3  Germany
 Austria		 General-purpose machine gun 7.62 mm Medium machine gun mounted on tanks. MG74 version manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher used.
M2 Browning machine gun  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7 mm Heavy support machine gun mounted on vehicles. The QCB version is being replaced by the M2HB.
AA-52 machine gun  France General-purpose machine gun 7.5×54mm French General-purpose machine gun mounted on armoured vehicles.
'Grenade launchers
Mk 19  United States Automatic grenade launcher 40 mm Heavy support machine gun mounted on vehicles.
M203  United States Grenade launcher 40 mm Grenade launcher coupled on M4 and M16A2.
Sniper rifles
M24 SWS  United States Sniper rifle 7.62 mm Standard service sniper rifle.
Steyr SSG 69  Austria Sniper rifle 7.62 mm Rifle used by the special forces, commandos and hunters.
CZ 750 S1 M1  Czech Republic Sniper rifle 7.62 mm Rifle used by the special forces.
Steyr HS .50  Austria Anti-materiel rifle 12.7 mm Rifle used by the special forces and commandos. Steyr HS .50 M1 variants in use.
Anti-tank weapons & MANPADS
Carl Gustav M3  Sweden Anti-tank weapon 84 mm
AT4[6]  Sweden Anti-tank weapon 84 mm
M72 LAW  United States Anti-tank weapon 66 mm
BGM-71 TOW  United States Anti-tank missile launcher 152mm
RBS 70  Sweden Man-portable air-defense system 106 mm
MARA (anti-tank weapon)  Argentina Anti-tank weapon 78 mm
Mathogo  Argentina Anti-tank missile launcher 152mm

Equipment

Uniforms, and personal protection equipment

Tactical and communication equipment

Grenades and mines

  • GME FMK-2 Mod. 0: Fragmentation hand grenade, locally manufactured.
  • M67 grenade: Fragmentation hand grenade.
  • FMK-1 mine: Plastic anti-personnel mine, 8 centimeters in diameter and 150 grams of explosive charge.
  • Expal P4B: Plastic anti-personnel mine, 8 centimeters in diameter and 180 grams of explosive charge.
  • FMK-3 mine: Plastic anti-tank mine, 24 centimeters in diameter and 6.5 kilograms of explosive charge.
  • FMK-5 mine: Metal anti-tank mine, 254 millimeters in diameter.
  • SB-81 mine: Plastic anti-tank mine, 24 centimeters in diameter and 2 kilograms of explosive charge.
  • FMK-1 Mod.0: Shaped charge, 2350 grams of TNT and 467 millimeters long.
  • FMK-3 Mod.0: Shaped charge, 5510 grams of TNT and 414 millimeters long.

Engineers

ModelQuantityOriginDescription
M4T6UnknownUSTactical floating bridge.
BaileyUnknownUKPortable bridge.
KruppUnknownGermanyBridge.
UrdanUnknownUSAnti-mines machine.
Mine detectorUnknownUnknown-
Failing 1500UnknownUSDrill with a capacity of 250 meters.
TC-120UnknownUnknownDrill with a capacity of 120 meters.
M21/22UnknownUnknownDetection and decontamination of chemical substances equipment.
---Road machinery.
---Water treatment plants.

Artillery

Model[7]Quantity[8]OriginPhotoDescription
OTO Melara Mod 56[9]64Italy105mm mountain gun.
CITER L33108Argentina155mm field gun.
L45 CALA 3028Argentina155mm field gun. Developed to replace the L33.
M1016[10].US105mm howitzer.
FM-60 mortar214ArgentinaN/A60mm mortar.
FM-81 mortar1100ArgentinaN/A81mm mortar.
FM-120 mortar330ArgentinaN/A120mm mortar.
Model 1968330Argentina105mm recoilless rifle. It uses the FMAP FAP for telemetry.
Hispano-Suiza HS.83121Switzerland30mm autocannon.
Bofors 40 mm24SwedenN/A40mm autocannon, B-40/L70 version in service.
Oerlikon 20 mm230SwitzerlandN/A20mm autocannon, GAI-D01 version in service.
Oerlikon GDF75SwitzerlandN/A35mm autocannon, GDF-002 version in service.
VCTM36Argentina120mm mortar carrier variant of TAM.
M10624US120mm mortar carrier variant of M113.
VCA 155 Palmaria[11]15Italy155mm self-propelled howitzer mounted on TAM.
Pampero24ArgentinaN/A105mm multiple rocket launcher mounted on Unimog U-416. Fires incendiary rockets. Will be replaced by CP-30.
CITEDEF CP-30[12]20Argentina127mm multiple rocket launcher mounted on Iveco Eurotrakker.
VCLC2Argentina160mm multiple rocket launcher mounted on TAM.

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

ModelQuantityOriginPhotoDescription
Tanque Argentino Mediano aka TAM (Argentine Medium Tank)231ArgentinaLocally built medium tank, German Marder chasis. It is being modernized by Elbit Systems (71 plus modernized) from 2015.
SK-105 Kürassier113AustriaLight tank. The SK-105A1 version is being converted to SK-105A2.
AMX-1342FranceLight tank. Built in Tandanor circa 1968-1969. Restored between 1994 and 1997. Between 2003 and 2004, two units were rebuilt and new optical equipment was installed, but the project did not continue. 40 units were to be converted into Patagon. With a diesel engine and a 105 mm cannon with a FLC12 FCB turret. With new ammunition of local manufacture since 2003.
Patagón4ArgentinaLight tank based on SK-105 chassis and AMX-13 turret. The project has been cancelled in 2008 because it was considered uneconomic.
VCTP118[13]ArgentinaInfantry fighting vehicle variant of the TAM. German Marder APC built locally and armed with a turret mounted Rh 202.
WZ5514ChinaArmored personnel carrier used in United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti.[14]
M113374USArmored personal carrier. M113A2 version in service.
M54828USCargo carrier variant of the M113. M548A1 version in service.
M55720USCommand vehicle variant of the M113, M557A1 version in service.
AMX-VCI41[13]FranceArmored personal carrier, AMX-VCPC version in service.
Panhard AML47FranceArmored car, AML-90 version in service..
Mowag Grenadier36SwitzerlandArmored car.
Glover Tactica9UKArmored car used in United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.
LARC-VUnknownFranceAmphibious vehicle used to transport passengers and cargo.

Light vehicles

ModelQuantityOriginPhotoDescription
Humvee+170USLight utility vehicle used in United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, M988, M1025A2 and M1097A2 versions in service.
VLEGA Gaucho28ArgentinaAirborne light utility vehicle.
M151340USLight utility vehicle.
Agrale Marruá18BrazilLight utility vehicle used in UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti.
CUCV70USLight utility vehicle, used for transport of radars.
MRZR Polaris30USAirborne light utility vehicle.
Ford F-Series535USPickup truck. Were locally built in Argentina by Ford de Argentina SA.
Volkswagen Amarok150GermanyPickup truck.
Ford Ranger100USPickup truck.
Pinzgauer70AustriaAll terrain vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz G-Class1.000GermanySport utility vehicle.
Isuzu Trooper147JapanSport utility vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz SprinterUnknownGermanyLight vehicle.
Fiat DucatoUnknownItalyLight vehicle.
Kia BestaUnknownSouth KoreaLight vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz1.030GermanyTruck. Built by Mercedes-Benz in Brazil and Argentina.
Unimog2.000GermanyTruck.
International PaystarUnknownUSTruck.
Ford CargoUnknownUSTruck.
M939[15]630USTruck.
M54UnknownUSTruck.
M35UnknownUSTruck.
Volkswagen Constellation135GermanyTruck.
Fiat 697120ItalyTruck. Were locally built in Argentina by FIAT local.
Fiat 619UnknownItalyTruck.
Iveco Trakker200ItalyTruck.
Iveco StralisUnknownItalyTruck.
Iveco EurocargoUnknownItalyTruck.
Iveco CavallinoUnknownItalyTruck.
Yamaha TTUnknownJapanMotorcycle.
Isuzu DRUnknownJapanMotorcycle used by air assault units.
Honda XRUnknownJapanMotorcycle.
Honda 600R92JapanMotorcycle used for exploration missions.
Lohr Fardier50FranceAll terrain vehicle. For use by Paratrooper Brigade.
Honda ATCUnknownJapanTricycle all-terrain vehicle. Will be retired.
Honda TRN 300UnknownJapanAll-terrain vehicle used by the Antarctic command and garrison units.
Big Boss 500UnknownUnknown6x6 all-terrain vehicle used by the Antarctic command.

Vessels

ModelTypeOriginQuantityNotesPhoto
BTPHopper barge Argentina3--
BDTHopper barge----
LCVPLanding craft USA--
Zodiac Futura Commando 470Boat-130--
Moon 550TBoat----
AGT T2Boat----
IGTRecongnition boat----
LantanaLaunch----
LANRETowing and tug launch----

Aircraft

ModelTypeOriginQuantityNotesPhoto
CASA/Airbus Military C-212-200 AviocarSTOL Military transport aircraft Spain3The first C-212 incorporated in June 1994, exchanging an A-109A for the government of the province of Santa Fe. In 2015, two units were acquired from Aviacom, for 10 million dollars.[16]
Diamond DA42M Twin StarSurveillance aircraft Austria3Acquired exchanging them for eight OV-1s to Mohawk Technologies.[17]
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200/300 Twin OtterSTOL utility aircraft Canada2Three DHC-6-200 purchased in 1968 and one DHC-6-300 in 1978.[18] Currently in service a DHC-6-200 and a DHC-6-300.
Fairchild Swearingen SA226Utility aircraft USA6One SA226-T Metro IIIB[19] and seven SA226-AT Merlin IVA.[20]
North American Sabreliner 75A (Sabreliner 80)[21]Business jet USA1Acquired in 1974.[22]
Cessna 550B Citation IIBusiness jet USA1Acquired in 2015 to replace the Merlin IV.[23]
Cessna T207 Turbo SkywagonLight aircraft USA6Nine acquired in 1976, three were destroyed, the remaining six are serving while being replaced by new Cessna Caravan.[24]
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan/Grand Caravan EXLight aircraft USA4Two Grand Caravan and two Grand Caravan EX acquired between 2016 and 2017.[25]
Cessna T-41D MescaleroTrainer aircraft USA5Five T-41D acquired from the USAF in 1974.[26]
Bell UH-1H IroquoisMilitary helicopter USA44First twenty-five units acquired in 1969. Six 205A civilians acquired in 1978. In 1994, 6 UH-1H were acquired from the United States Army, and 10 UH-1D were converted into UH-1H from the United States Army. In 2001, ten more UH-1H were acquired, some as a source of spare parts. Between 2009 and 2010 all the Huey of the Navy and the Air Force are discharged and are grouped to the Army.[27]
Bell 212Utility helicopter USA1Two acquired in 1976, one lost in Antarctica in 1977, the remainder is in VIP configuration.[28]
Bell 206Trainer helicopter USA5Five Bell 206B-3 restored by Bell were acquired in 2011 through the FMS.[29] After delays due to economic and bureaucratic problems, the contract was signed in 2016, where it was agreed to exchange twenty AB 206 for three G 222. The helicopters were restored by Heli World and the first five arrived at the port of Zárate in January 2018. The rest of the shipment is scheduled for the rest of the year. It was announced that five of the twenty will go to the Gendarmerie in exchange for two Huey
Eurocopter AS332B Super PumaUtility helicopter France3they were acquired in 1986 to supply the Antarctic bases. At the end of the 90s they were immobilized. In 2012 one was returned to service by Heli-Union in France.[30]
Aérospatiale SA 315B LamaUtility helicopter France5Six acquired in 1975 for search and rescue tasks in the Cordillera de los Andes. They would be transferred to the Air Force.[31]

Ordnance

WeaponTypePhotoNotes
EFEA-FNMachine gun mount
 Similar to XM23 / M23. Based on FN MAG. Equipped with 250 ammunition. Total weight: 250 kilograms. Used by UH-1 helicopter.
UnknownMountNot availableAble to mount a 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun. Total weight: 50 kilograms. Used by UH-1 helicopter.
UnknownMountNot availableAble to mount machine guns and rockets. Total weight: 32 kilograms. Used by UH-1.
SOPAMMountNot availableAble to mount a MAG machine guns and rockets. Total weight: 32 kilograms. Used by UH-1.
SOP-127MountNot availableAble to mount a single MAG and a single M2. Used by UH-1.
Type S-2AMountNot availableAble to mount Albatros and Pampero rockets. Used by UH-1.
EDESA Harry70mm rocket launcher podNot availableRectangular launcher of 18 tubes. It is a modernization of the XM3 of 24 tubes.

Radars

ModelQuantityOriginDescription
AN/TPS-44 Alert MK II3USAirborne 2D radar. In service with the Joint Task Force Fortín to control the northern Argentina airspace.[32]
AN/PPS-15UnknownUSTransportable ground control radar.
RATRAS18USGround control radar.
RASIT44ArgentinaLight portable radar, capable for ground and aerial control. Modernized by INVAP.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.fab-militares.gov.ar/armas-livianas/
  2. ↑ Argentinean Special Forces Evaluating Beretta ARX 160 - Thefirearmblog.com, February 6, 2013
  3. ↑ http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2016/12/13/noticia-fabricaciones-militares-argentina-fabricara-armamento-italiano-licencia.html
  4. ↑ http://www.bresciaoggi.it/home/economia/beretta-fa-centro-con-l-esercito-argentino-1.5395610
  5. ↑ http://www.defensa.com/argentina/israeli-iwi-entrega-fusiles-ejercito-argentino-para-pruebas IWI entrega fusiles al Ejército Argentino para pruebas técnicas
  6. ↑ Carlos Borda Bettolli (13 March 2018). "Carl Gustaf and AT4 - The anti-armoring capacity of the Argentine Army is written in Swedish". Zona Militar. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ↑ http://desarrolloydefensa.blogspot.com.ar/2008/02/artillera-autopropulsada-argentina.html
  8. ↑ http://desarrollodefensaytecnologiabelica.blogspot.com.ar/2015/10/libro-blanco-de-la-defensa-2015_25.html
  9. ↑ Argentina; Surplus M109 155mm sought, M56 105mm ordered - Dmilt.com, 21 December 2013
  10. ↑ The Military Balance 2016
  11. ↑ "TAM VCA". Military Today. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ↑ http://fdra.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/armas-argentinas-mrls-cp-30-argentina.html
  13. 1 2 http://www.armyrecognition.com/argentina_argentine_army_land_ground_forces_uk/argentina_argentine_army_armed_land_ground_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_intelligence_uk.html
  14. ↑ http://www.ejercito.mil.ar/sitio/_noticias/noticia_full.asp?Id=2816
  15. ↑ http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2014/12/18/noticia-ejercito-argentino-recibe-camiones-tacticos-m931a2.html
  16. ↑ "CASA/Airbus Military C-212-200 del Ejército Argentino". AMILARG (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "La Aviación de Ejército incorporó los Diamond DA-42". El Bunker (in Spanish). 26 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter". AMILARG. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  19. ↑ Facundo Rovira (20 June 2014). Fairchild Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB AE-179 Ejercito Argentino en SAAR 20-06-2014 [Fairchild Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIB AE-179 Argentine Army in SAAR 06-20-2014] (Video) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "AE-180 Fairchild Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVA c/n AT-071E-253". Historias Individuales. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Cristian Martinez (28 April 2017). AE-175 Sabreliner del Ejército Argentino en el Aeropuerto de Formosa [AE-175 Saberliner of the Argentine Army at the Formosa Airport] (Video) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "AE-175, North American Rockwell NA-265 Sabreliner 75A c/n 380-13". Historias Individuales. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  23. ↑ Luis Piñeiro (2 March 2017). "Primera evacuación médica del nuevo Citation Bravo del Ejército Argentino". Defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "Cessna T207 Turbo Skywagon". AMILARG. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  25. ↑ Luis Piñeiro. "Llegan a Argentina dos nuevas Caravan para el Ejército". Defensa.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  26. ↑ "Cessna T-41D Mescalero". AMILARG. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "Bell UH-1H Huey/Huey II - Ejército Argentino". AMILARG. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  28. ↑ "Bell 212 in argentina Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino". Helis.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  29. ↑ "Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger in argentina Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino". Helis.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Aerospatiale AS332B Super Puma in argentina Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino". Helis.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "Aerospatiale SA315B Lama in argentina Aviacion de Ejercito Argentino". Helis.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  32. ↑ http://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-101/?p=3879

Further reading

  • Garcia Loperena, Gaston Javier (August 2016). El Unimog en el Ejercito Argentino (in Spanish) (1st ed.). 1884 Editorial - Buenos Aires (2015). ISBN 9789509822993. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  • Garcia Loperena, Gaston Javier (March 2015). Vehiculos Tacticos del Ejercito Argentino (in Spanish) (1st ed.). 1884 Editorial - Buenos Aires (2014). ISBN 9789509822962. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
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