List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Belarus

This is a list of the equipment used by the Armed Forces of Belarus. The military forces of Belarus are almost exclusively armed with Soviet-era equipment inherited from the Soviet Union. Although large in numbers, some western experts consider some of it outdated.

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Notes
Pistols
TT pistol[1]		7.62×25mm Tokarev	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	Issued to Territorial Defense units.[2]
PSM		5.45×18mm	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	[1]
Makarov PM		9×18mm Makarov	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	[1]
Stechkin		9×18mm Makarov	Soviet Union	Selective fire machine pistol	[3]
Glock 17		9×19mm Parabellum	Austria	Semi-automatic pistol	Used by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, KGB Alpha Group.[4]
SIG Sauer P226		9×19mm Parabellum	West Germany  Switzerland	Semi-automatic pistol	P226 used by Special Forces, OSAM (Border guard) "Almaz", KGB Alpha Group, and SBP (Presidential security).[4]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5[5]		9×19mm Parabellum	West Germany  Turkey	Submachine gun	MP5A3 and MP5SD3, MP5A5, MP5K variants imported from Turkey.[6][7]
Shotguns
Remington Model 870		12-gauge	United States	Pump-action combat shotgun	Used by Ministry of Interior units or paratroopers.[4]
Mossberg 500		12-gauge	United States	Pump-action combat shotgun	Used by OMON, Almaz, and KGB Alpha group. The Mossberg Maverick 88 is also used.[4]
Benelli M4		12-gauge	Italy	Semi-automatic combat shotgun	Used by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, Border Guard Service Institute and KGB Alpha Group. Seen in use with security forces in Minsk during the 2020 protests.[4]
Assault rifles
AKM		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	[1]
AK-74		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	Standard service rifle.[1][8]
VSK-100		7.62x39mm	Belarus	Assault rifle
SMAR-100BPM		7.62 x 39 mm	Belarus	Assault rifle
AK-12		5.45×39mm	Russian Federation	Assault rifle	Used by special forces.[9]
AKS-74		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	[8]
AKS-74U		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	Assault carbine	[1][8]
AS Val		9×39mm	Soviet Union	Suppressed assault rifle	Used by special forces.[10]
9A-91		9×39mm	Russian Federation	Carbine	[11]
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles
VSS Vintorez		9×39mm	Soviet Union	Suppressed sniper rifle	Used by special forces.[10]
Dragunov SVD		7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle	[1]
MTs-116M		7.62×54mmR	Russia	Bolt-action sniper rifle	Used by special forces (SSO).[10]
Orsis T-5000		.338 Lapua Magnum	Russia	Bolt-action sniper rifle	Used by special forces.[10]
OSV-96		12.7×108mm	Russia	Anti-materiel sniper rifle	Used by special forces.[10]
Machine guns
PK machine gun		7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	PKM variant used.[2] Manufactured locally.[5]
RPK		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Squad automatic weapon	Issued to Territorial Defense units.[2] Manufactured locally.[5]
RPK-74		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	Squad automatic weapon	[8]
DShK		12.7×108mm	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	[1]
NSV		12.7×108mm	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	[1]
Grenade launchers
GP-25/30/34		40 mm VOG-25	Soviet Union Russian Federation  Russia	Underslung grenade launcher	[8]
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPO-A Shmel		93 mm	Soviet Union Russian Federation  Russia	Rocket-propelled grenade	The PDM-A Priz is replacing the RPO-A Shmel flamethrower.[12]
RPG-7		40 mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies)	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	[2][8]
RPG-26		72.5 mm	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	[13]
Recoilless rifles
SPG-9		73 mm	Soviet Union	Recoilless rifle	Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
Anti-tank guided missiles
9K111 Fagot		120 mm	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	[14]
9M113 Konkurs[14]		135 mm	Soviet Union  Belarus	Anti-tank guided missile	Upgraded 9P135M1(RB) Konkurs launchers used.[15]
9K115 Metis[14]		94 mm	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
Shershen		130 mm & 152 mm	Belarus  Ukraine	Anti-tank guided missile	Belarusian variant of the Ukrainian Skif ATGM.[16]
Mortars
M-43		82 mm	Soviet Union	Infantry mortar	[1]
2B11		120 mm	Soviet Union	Heavy mortar	[1]

Name	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
Tanks
T-72B		Soviet Union	557[17]
T-72B3 mod		Soviet Union Russian Federation	20[17]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BRM-1		Soviet Union	132[14]
BRDM-2RKh		Soviet Union	N/A	Used by NBC Protection Troops.[14]
Caiman		Belarus	13+[14]	Used by special forces and a modified variant is used by NBC Protection Troops.[14]
MT-LB		Soviet Union	78+[14]	Some were modified as armoured engineering vehicles.[14]
RKhM-4		Russian Federation	N/A	Used by NBC Protection Troops.[14]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-2		Soviet Union	906[14]	20 BMP-2 were transferred to the Russian Armed Forces in 2022.[18]
BTR-82A		Soviet Union Russia	31+[19]	[20]
Armoured personnel carriers
BTR-70MB1		Soviet Union  Belarus	64[14]	Used by special forces.[14]
BTR-80		Soviet Union	153[14]	Can be equipped with slat armour.[20]
Infantry mobility vehicles
GAZ Tigr-M		Russia	N/A	[20]
Dongfeng EQ2050		People's Republic of China	22[21]	Chinese copy based on the US Humvee, Used by Belarusian special forces.[22][23]
MZKT-4190100 Volat V1		Belarus	N/A	[20] The MZKT-690003-021 V-2 with the Adunok-BM.2 combat module completed state trials and entered service on 16 May 2025.[24]
Dajiang CS/VN3		People's Republic of China	12[14]	Used by special forces.[14]
Engineering vehicles
BAT-2		Soviet Union	N/A	[20]
IMR-2(M)		Soviet Union	N/A	[20]
BREM-K		Soviet Union / Russia	N/A	[20]
MTU-20		Soviet Union	20[14]
T-55 MT-55A		Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia	4[14]
UR-77 'Meteorit'		Soviet Union	N/A	[20]
Self-propelled anti-Tank missile systems
9P148 Konkurs		Soviet Union	75[14]
9P149 Shturm-S		Soviet Union	85[14]	[20]
Towed artillery
82mm 2B9 Vasilek		Soviet Union	N/A	Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
100mm MT-12 Rapira[20]			N/A	Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
120mm 2B23 NONA-M1			18[14]	Used by special forces.[14]
122mm D-30			24[14]	Used by special forces.[14]
152mm 2A65 Msta-B			108[14]	[20]
Self-propelled artillery
122mm 2S1 Gvozdika		Soviet Union	125[14]	[20]
152mm 2S3(M) Akatsiya			125[14]	[20]
152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S			107[14]	[20]
Multiple rocket launchers
122mm BM-21 Grad		Soviet Union  Belarus	128[14]	Modernized to the BM-21A "BelGrad" standard. Currently being upgraded to the BM-21B "BelGrad 2" standard.[25]
220mm BM-27 Uragan		Soviet Union  Belarus	36[14]	Being upgraded to the Uragan-M standard.[26]
300mm BM-30 Smerch		Soviet Union	36[14]	[20]
Guided Multiple Rocket Launchers
Polonez		People's Republic of China  Belarus	6[14]	Range: 200km, CEP: 30m, Chinese-designed A200 guided rocket produced in Belarus.[20]
Polonez-M				Range: 290km, CEP: 45m, Chinese-designed A300 guided rocket produced in Belarus.[20]
Short-range ballistic missiles
OTR-21 Tochka-U		Soviet Union	36[14]	Range: 120km, CEP: 95m, slated for replacement by the Chinese-designed M20 SRBM fired from the Polonez launcher.[20]
9K720 Iskander		Soviet Union Russian Federation	4[27]	4 Launchers and 25 Iskander-M missiles delivered in 2022.[27]
Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5mm ZPU-4		Soviet Union	N/A	Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
23mm ZU-23			N/A	Mounted on technicals.[14]
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns
30mm 2K22(M) Tunguska		Soviet Union	N/A	[20]
Self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems
9K35 Strela-10		Soviet Union	N/A	Range: 5km.[20]
9K33 Osa		Soviet Union  Belarus	N/A	Range: 15km.[20] Being modernized to the 9A33-2B standard.[28]
Tor missile system Tor-M2K		Soviet Union Russian Federation	21.[14] 1 more battery delivered in November 2024.[29]	Range: 16km.[20]
9K37 Buk		Soviet Union	N/A	Range: 25km.[20]
S-300PS			N/A	Range: 90km.[20] 4 batteries delivered by Russia in 2006, possibly in exchange for TELs for the Topol-M ICBM system.[27]
S-300PMU		Soviet Union  Russia	4[27]	4 batteries and 150 missiles delivered by Russia between 2015 and 2016 as part of a joint air defense agreement.[27]
S-400 Triumf			2	Two batteries were ordered in 2021, the first one was delivered in 2022, the second in 2023.[27][30]
Electronic warfare systems
SPN-30		Soviet Union	N/A	[20]
Groza R-934UM2 'Groza-6'		Belarus	N/A	[20]
Sapsan		Belarus	N/A	Mobile anti-drone system. Uses EW and fire defeat means.[31]
Radars
P-18 'Spoon Rest D'		Soviet Union	N/A	[20]
P-35/37 'Bar Lock'			N/A	[20]
PRV-9 'Thin Skin E'			N/A	[20]
PRV-16 'Thin Skin B'			N/A	[20]
36D6 'Tin Shield'			N/A	[20]
55ZH6 'Tall Rack'			N/A	[20]
1L22 'Parol'			N/A	[20]
1S80 'Sborka' PPRU			N/A	[20]
Rosa-RB-M Ashuluk		Belarus	N/A	[20]
Vostok-3D			N/A	[20]
Protivnik-GE			N/A	[20]
9S18 'Kupol'		Soviet Union	N/A	Used for the Buk.[20]
30N6 'Flad Lid'			N/A	Used for the S-300.[20]
76N6 'Clam Shell'			N/A	Used for the S-300.[20]
91N6 'Big Bird'			N/A	Used for the S-300.[20]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Orlan-10		Russia	N/A	[20]
Supercam S100			N/A	[20]
Supercam S350			N/A	[20]
Irkut-3			N/A	[20]
Irkut-10			N/A	[20]
Formula		Belarus	N/A	[20]
VR-12 Moskit-N			N/A	[20]
Busel M			N/A	[20]
Berkut-3			N/A
Chekan-B			N/A
Kvadro-1400			N/A
Barraging pipe			N/A	[32]

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• Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.