List of equipment of the Ivorian Army

This is a list of equipment of the Army of Ivory Coast in service.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol Soviet Union
Beretta 92[1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol Italy
MAB PA-15[1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol France
MAC Mle 1950[1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol France
Submachine guns
PPS-43[1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun Soviet Union
MAT-49[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun France
Gevarm D4[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun France
H&K MP5A5[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun Germany
Rifles
MAS-36[1] 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle France
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[2] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Germany
France
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Soviet Union
AK-74[1] 5.45x39mm Assault rifle Soviet Union
Type 56[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle China
Type 81-1[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle China
vz. 58[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle France
M16A1[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle United States
SIG SG 540[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  Switzerland SG 540 and SG 543 variants
IWI Tavor[1] 5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		Israel Used by Ivorian Special Forces
Machine guns
RPD[3] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon Soviet Union
PKM[1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun Soviet Union
KPVT[1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Soviet Union
MAC FM Mle. 1924/29[1] 7.5×54mm French Light machine gun France
AA-52[1] 7.5×54mm French General-purpose machine gun France
Precision rifles
SVD[1] 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle Soviet Union

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-55 Main battle tank Soviet Union 10[4]

Fire Support Armored Vehicle

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
VN-22B Fire Support Armored Vehicle China n/a [5]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car Soviet Union 13[4] Imported in 2003 from Belarus.[6]
Caiman.[6] Amphibious armored scout car Belarus 5[4] Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018.[6]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union 10[4]
WZ-551[7] Infantry fighting vehicle China

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Bastion Armored personnel carrier France 9[4]
VN-22B[8] Armored personnel carrier China
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union 6[4]
BTR-70MB Armored personnel carrier Belarus 4[9] Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018.[6]
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier France 12[4]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Armored personnel carrier France 13[4]
Mamba APC Mine-Resistant vehicle South Africa 10[9]
RG-31 Nyala Mine-Resistant vehicle South Africa 12[9]
Springbuck[7] Mine-Resistant vehicle South Africa 12[9]
Otokar Cobra II Infantry mobility vehicle Turkey 20+[10]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Obusier de 105 towed howitzer France 4[4]
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher Soviet Union 6[4]
82-BM-37 82mm mortar Soviet Union 10[4]
2B11 120mm mortar Soviet Union 10[9]

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZU-23-2[4] towed anti-aircraft gun Soviet Union
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun[4] towed anti-aircraft gun Sweden 5[4]
9K32 Strela-2[4] MANPADS Soviet Union

References

  1. ^ 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 Anders, Holger (June 2014). Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire (PDF) (in French). Small Arms Survey and United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. p. 15. ISBN 978-2-940-548-05-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (January 27, 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  3. ^ de Tessières, Savannah (April 2012). Enquête nationale sur les armes légères et de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire: les défis du contrôle des armes et de la lutte contre la violence armée avant la crise post-électorale (PDF) (Report). Special Report No. 14 (in French). UNDP, Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifération et la Circulation Illicite des Armes Légères et de Petit Calibre and Small Arms Survey. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN 9781032012278.
  5. ^ Administrator. "Côte d'Ivoire Armed Forces Unveil New Chinese Armored Vehicles at Independence Day Parade". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  6. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ @Alasko73 (January 7, 2024). "Now there is no doubt that they were VN-22Bs. Which makes Ivory Coast the 2nd operator country of the VN-22B after Senegal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  10. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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