This is a list of equipment of the Ecuadorian Army. Historically, the Ecuadorian Army depended on a wide variety of foreign suppliers like India, the United States and Germany for virtually all of its equipment needs. The rotary wing of the Ecuadorian Army depends on HAL Dhruv helicopters from India. Only in the 1980s did it begin to develop a modest domestic arms industry as the Directorate of Army Industries manufactured rifle ammunition, uniforms, boots, and other consumable items. The Army's present day equipment is mostly of Western origin.
Army
editArmoured fighting vehicles
editModel | Image | Origin | Quantity | Details |
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Light tanks | ||||
AMX-13 | France | ~108[1][dubious – discuss] | In 1988, Ecuador upgraded its fleet of 108 AMX-13 light tanks armed with 105 mm guns. SOPELEM supplied the basic day version of its SOPTAC 18 fire-control system with laser rangefinder and its control unit. Fives-Cail Babcock provided kits to modify the 105 mm gun and its ammunition system to allow APFSDS rounds to be fired. Work on upgrading the AMX-13s started in Ecuador late in 1988 and was completed in 1990. | |
Reconnaissance vehicle | ||||
EE-3 Jararaca | Brazil | ~10 | [2] | |
EE-9 Cascavel | ~32 | [2] | ||
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||
AMX-VCI | France | ~82 | [2] | |
M113 | United States | ~20 | [2] | |
EE-11 Urutu | Brazil | ~17 | [2] | |
UR-416 | West Germany | ~32 | [2] | |
Cobra II | Turkey | ~20 | [3] |
Artillery
editModel | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortar | |||||
M29 | United States | 81mm | ~357 | [2] | |
Towed | |||||
Model 56 pack | Italy | 105mm | ~24 | [2] | |
M101 | United States | ~36 | [2] | ||
M2A2 | ~24 | [2] | |||
M114 | 155mm | ~12 | [2] | ||
M198 | ~10 | [2] | |||
Self-propelled | |||||
Mk F3 | France | 155mm | ~5 | [2] | |
Multiple rocket launchers | |||||
BM-21 Grad | Soviet Union | 122mm | ~18 | [2] | |
RM-70 | Czechoslovakia | ~6 | [3] |
Air defence
editModel | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Man-portable air-defense systems | |||||
9K32 Strela-2 | Soviet Union | 72mm | n/a | [2] | |
9K38 Igla | n/a | [2] | |||
Blowpipe | United Kingdom | 76mm | n/a | [2] | |
Towed anti-aircraft guns | |||||
ZPU-1 | Soviet Union | 14.5mm | ~128 | [2] | |
ZPU-2 | [2] | ||||
M-1935 | Switzerland | 20mm | ~28 | [2] | |
M167 Vulcan | United States | ~10 | [2] | ||
L/70 | Sweden | 40 × 365mm | ~30 | [2] | |
Self-propelled | |||||
M163 Vulcan | United States | 20mm | ~44 | [2] |
Vehicles and small arms
editModel | Image | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armoured personnel carrier/Infantry mobility vehicles | ||||||
BLR | Spain | Armoured personnel carrier (wheeled) | 35 | Status unknown. 4x4[4] | ||
Otokar Ural | Turkey | Tactical wheeled armoured vehicle | 15[5] | |||
Light armored vehicles | ||||||
Agrale Marruá | Brazil | Transport and recognition | AM10 AM20 |
130 | First lot bought by Ecuador in February 2009 as a reconnaissance variant.[6] Second lot bought in August 2009 as transport variant.[7][8] | |
AIL Storm | Israel | Utility | M-240 Storm Mark I | 280 | 4x4[9] | |
Tiuna | Venezuela | Utility | UR-53AR50 | 4 | Donated by Venezuela in April 2009.[10] | |
Humvee | United States | Transport Anti-tank Anti-aircraft |
820[11] | 118 Humvees were donated by US NAS in 2003. The Israeli MAPATS anti-tank version was created in 2009. Other anti-tank variants include the Chinese HJ-8 system. In 2013, 107 new units were acquired. Less reliable sources suggest that 500 Humvees are currently in use within the Armed Forces. | ||
Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle | United States | Commercial utility cargo vehicle | CUCV II | 200 | The CUCV II was procured by the Ecuadorian military in limited quantities.[12] | |
Truck | ||||||
M939 Truck | United States | 6×6 truck | Transport | 76 | Donated by the US NAS program in 2003.[13] | |
M35 | United States | truck | Transport | ? | ||
Hino | Japan | truck | Transport | 15 | Donated by the US NAS program in 2010.[14] | |
Unimog | West Germany Germany |
4×4 truck | Anti-aircraft warfare | ? | Equipped with Anti-tank or Anti-aircraft weapon-systems. | |
Engesa EE-25 | Brazil | 6×6 truck | Transport | 35 | In the process of recovery.[15] | |
Sinotruk HOWO | China | 6×6 truck | Transport | 293 | Multipurpose Trucks.[16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO | China | 4x4 truck | Transport | 226 | Multipurpose Trucks.[16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO 336 | China | 6×4 truck | Water tank | 28 | [16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO 336 | China | 6×4 truck | Fuel tank | 20 | [16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO A7 | China | 6×4 heavy tractor | Tank transporter | 27 | Head Truck 30T.[16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO A7 | China | 6×4 tractor | Transport | 35 | Mule-type truck 22T.[16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO 371 | China | 6×4 tractor | Dump truck | 11 | 12m Cubic.[16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO | China | 4x4 truck | Transport | 99 | Multipurpose Trucks 3.5T[16] | |
Sinotruk HOWO | China | 4x4 truck | Transport | 20 | Van truck 5T.[16] | |
Anti-material warfare | ||||||
Spike | Israel | Shoulder-launched missile | 170mm ATGM | 244 | Some units are mounted on vehicles. Deliveries started in October 2009.[17] | |
MAPATS | Israel | Shoulder-launched missile | 155mm ATGM | ? | Some units are mounted on vehicles. | |
Euromissile HOT | France West Germany / Germany |
Missile launchers | 150mm ATGM | ? | Mounted on Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters. | |
MILAN | France West Germany / Germany |
Shoulder-launched missile | 125mm ATGM | ? | Some units are mounted on vehicles. | |
C90-CR (M3) | Spain | Shoulder-launched missile | 90mm RPG | ? | [18] | |
M72 LAW | United States | Shoulder-launched missile | 66mm RPG (M-72A-3 LAW) |
? | ||
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Shoulder-launched missile | 40mm RPG | ? | Used by the Marine Corps. | |
Anti-aircraft warfare | ||||||
ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | Towed Mounted |
2 × 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon Type 85 |
34 | AA System. Some units are mounted on vehicles.[19] | |
Mobile surface-to-air missile system | ||||||
9K33 Osa | Soviet Union | Mobile 6x6 amphibious self-propelled | 200 mm SAM system | 10[20] | ||
Surface-to-air missile | ||||||
MBDA Mistral | France | Man-portable air-defense system | 90 mm Surface-to-air missile | ? | Some are mounted on vehicles. Also used by Marine Corps.[citation needed] | |
HN-5 | China | Man-portable air-defense system | 72 mm Surface-to-air missile HN-5A |
? | [19] | |
Small arms[21] | ||||||
Browning Hi-Power | Belgium | 9mm | Pistol | ? | [22] | |
M1911 | United States | .45 | Pistol | ? | [21] | |
Glock-17 | Austria | 9mm | Pistol | ? | ||
Type 56 | China | 7.62mm | Assault rifle | 10,000 | They will be used for conscript training. Donated by China.[23] | |
FN FAL | Belgium | 7.62mm | Battle rifle | 50,000 | Former standard rifle of the Army, it was replaced by the HK 33 since 1994, the FN FAL is still used by some units such as Jungle Infantry where the 7.62mm round has its advantages.[24] | |
SIG SG 540 | Switzerland | 5.56mm | Battle rifle | ? | ||
M16A2 | United States | 5.56mm | Assault rifle | ? | Colt M16A1, M16A2 & CAR-15A1 (M16A1 carbine delivered. | |
M4 carbine | United States | 5.56mm | Carbine | ? | M4s sold as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package.[25] | |
Steyr AUG | Austria | 5.56mm | Bullpup assault rifle | ? | Used also by Ecuadorian UN operatives and jungle warfare units. Delivered between 1987 and 1989. | |
Daewoo K2 | South Korea | 5.56mm | Assault rifle | ? | ||
HK 33 | West Germany | 5.56mm | Assault rifle | 33,000+ | Used also by Ecuadorian Naval Infantry, Ecuadorian UN operatives, paramilitary units, and the 9th Special Forces Brigade. 30,000 units (produced in England) were delivered in 1994. A further 3,000 units were acquired through Chile. An unknown quantity was purchased from Turkey (HK-33A-2 and HK-33A-3).[24] | |
HK MP5A5 | West Germany West Germany |
9mm | Submachine gun | ? | Used (also) by: Ecuadorian Naval Infantry, Air Force Infantry detachments and the Counter-terror unit GEO. Night-vision and SD versions available. | |
Uzi | Israel | 9mm | Submachine gun | 5.000 | Used (also) by: Air Force Infantry | |
PSG-1 | West Germany | 7.62mm | Sniper rifle | ? | ||
M24 SWS | United States | 7.62mm | Sniper rifle | ? | ||
FN MAG | Belgium | 7.62mm | General-purpose machine gun | ? | ||
Heckler & Koch HK21 | West Germany | 5.56mm | General-purpose machine gun | ? | [26][27] | |
FN Minimi | Belgium | 5.56m | Squad automatic weapon | ? | ||
Daewoo K3 | South Korea | 5.56m | Light machine gun | ? | ||
Milkor MGL | South Africa South Africa |
40mm | Infantry support weapon | ? | [citation needed] | |
AGS-17 | Soviet Union | 30mm | Infantry support weapon | ? | ||
Colt M203 | United States | 40mm | GL | |||
HK-79A-1 | West Germany | 40mm | GL | |||
M1919 | United States | .30-6 | Infantry support | ? | ||
M2HB | United States | .50 BMG | Anti-material Infantry support |
? |
Aircraft
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