Equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:06, 3 May 2024

The Armed Forces use a mixture of left over Soviet, donated NATO (American, British, etc.) and Ukrainian Made weapons and vehicles.


Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Pistols
Makarov	Soviet Union	Semi-Automatic	9×18mm Makarov	In use since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Glock 17	Austria	Semi-Automatic	9x19mm	Newly supplied, replacing the older Soviet models.
Assault Rifles
AK-74 (AKS74/AKS74u)	Soviet Union	Assault Rifle	5.45×39mm
AKM	7.62×39mm
AKMS	7.62×39mm
UAR-15	Ukraine United States	Assault Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	Ukrainian Licensed Version of the American AR-15
M4 Platform	United States	Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm
Machine guns
M240	United States	Assault Rifle	7.62×51mm NATO
M2 Browning	United States	Assault Rifle	12.7×99mm NATO
Rocket Propelled Grenades
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Reusable rocket- propelled grenade	40mm	Left over from the Soviet Union
RPG-26	Soviet Union	Disposable rocket- propelled grenade	72.5mm	Left over from the Soviet Union

Name	Origin	Number	Caliber	Notes
M142 HIMARS	United States	38	40mm
BM-21 Grad	Soviet Union Russia Ukraine	100+	227m
BM-30 Smerch	Soviet Union Ukraine	40+	300m	Variants BM-30 Smerch and BM-30 Vilkha

Name	Origin	Number	Variant	Notes
T-64	Soviet Union Ukraine	200+	T-64BV T-64BV mod. 2017 T-64BM "Bulat" T-64BM2 "Bulat"	Used by the Ground Forces, Marines, and National Guard.
T-72	Soviet Union Ukraine Russia	520+	T-72AMT T-72AV T-72AV mod. 2021 T-72B1 T-72B3 T-72EA T-72M1 T-72M1R	Used by the Ground Forces and National Guard units.
T-80	Soviet Union Ukraine Russia	80+	T-80BV T-80BV mod T-80BVM T-80U T-80UK	Used by the Ground Forces and Air Assault Forces.
Leopard 2	Germany Sweden	60	Leopard 2A4 Leopard 2A6 Strv 122	Used by the Ground Forces.
Challenger 2	United Kingdom	13		Used by the Air Assault Forces.
M1 Abrams	United States	31+	M1A1SA	Used by the Ground Forces.

Name	Origin	Number	Variant	Notes
BRM-1(K)	Soviet Union	50	N/A	Used by the Ground Forces.
BRDM-2	Soviet Union Ukraine	120	BRDM-2 BRDM-2L1 BRDM-2T
BMP-1	Soviet Union Ukraine	400+	BMP-1 BMP-1AK BMP-1TS BMP-1U	Used by the Ground Forces and Marines.
BMP-2	Soviet Union Russia	400+		Used by the Ground Forces and National Guard.
BMP-3	Soviet Union Russia	40+		Used by the Ground Forces and Marines.
Bradley	United States	140
BTR-80	Russia	75+

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Variant	Notes
Combat Aircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29	Soviet Union	Multirole	55	MiG-29A, MiG-29S, MiG-29MU1, MiG-29MU2 MiG-29G, MiG-29AS
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Attack	14	Su-24M, Su-24MR	Modified to carry Storm Shadow missiles.
Sukhoi Su-25	Soviet Union	Attack/Close Air Support (CAS)	20	Su-25/UB, Su-25K, Su-25M1
Sukhoi Su-27	Soviet Union	Multirole	31	Su-27UB, Su-27S1M, Su-27P1M
General Dynamics F-16	United States	Multirole	61+	F-16AM/BM	Up to 61 enter service in 2024.
Transport & Reconnaissance Aircraft
Antonov An-30	Soviet Union	Reconnaissance	3	An-30B
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Transport	24	An-26B-100 An-26 Vita
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	Heavy Airlift	4	Il-76MD
Training Aircraft
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Jet Trainer	44

Name	Origin	Type	Number	Variant	Notes
Anti-Aircraft Guns
ZU-23-2	Soviet Union	Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun	~400	2A13 23 ITK 61 ZU-23-2CP	Some mounted on technicals or trucks.
Bofors 40 mm L/70	Sweden	Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun	36	L-70
ZSU-23-4 Shilka	Soviet Union	Tracked Armoured Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	~50	ZSU-23-4M3	Shared between the Ukrainian Ground Forces and Marine Corps.
Flakpanzer Gepard	Germany	Tracked Armoured Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	67	1A2
Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (SAM)
2K22 Tunguska	Soviet Union	Very Short Range	75	2K22M
9K33 Osa	Soviet Union Poland	Short Range (Not to be confused with Very Short Range)	65	Osa-AKM Osa-AKM-P1 "Żądło"
9K330 Tor	Soviet Union	Short Range (Not to be confused with Very Short Range)	6
2K12 Kub	Soviet Union	Medium Range	1 2	M3/2D Kub-M2
9K37 Buk	Soviet Union		50	9K37M1	Modified to fire AIM-7 Sparrow or RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles.
IRIS-T	Italy Sweden Greece Norway Spain Germany		5	IRIS-T SLM IRIS-T SLS
NASAMS	Norway United States		9
S-300	Soviet Union	Long Range	250+	S-300V1 S-300P/PS/PT S-300PMU
MIM-104 Patriot	United States	Long Range	12	M902 Patriot PAC-3

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