Army .28Ej.C3.A9rcito Nacional.29 Armed Forces of Uruguay

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the army consists of 15,000 personnel organized 4 divisions.


it equipped 15 israeli ti-67 (t-55) main battle tanks, 17 american m24 , 46 m41a1 walker bulldog light tanks, 24 american m113a1 armored personnel carriers, 15 czech bmp-1 infantry fighting vehicles , 130 ot-64 skot apcs, 64 german condor apcs, 15 brazilian ee-9 cascavel , 18 ee-3 jararaca armored cars, , 48 russian lightly armored gaz-3937 amphibious vehicles. in 2008, uruguay purchased 44 6x6 mowag piranha apcs rehabilitated famae in chile after initial service in canadian army after batch of 100 of grizzlys , 5 huskys , has 4 sets of rm-70 rocket launcher multiple rocket launcher. army operates 40 land rover defender 110sw vehicles, , looking buy between 30 , 40 more.


the current assault rifle used army belgian fn fal - argentinian built; being replaced austrian steyr aug following bidding contest in 2007 , 2008. in addition, 300 russian ak-101s used, , elite airborne, commando, , antiterrorist battalion 14 (batallón de infantería paracaidista nro 14) exclusively employ german hk g36s.


being produced locally in uruguay, army receive glock 17 pistol replacement legacy browning hi-power , m1911 pistols.


dio, iranian company, involved in bidding replace fn fal kh-2002; since there un embargo banning arms exports iran, company attempted smuggle 15,000 test bullets through venezuela. failed , prompted investigation.


uruguay special forces fielding indigenous .50 bmg sniper rifle called fs50 peregrino. single-shot bolt-action rifle developed in uruguay 2 years.


the uruguayan army considering buying either panzerfaust 3 or rpg-7 short-range anti-tank weapons. acquisition of rockets cancelled due lack of funds.








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