List of equipment of the Botswana Ground Force

This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force.

Small arms
Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[1] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
 United States
Submachine guns
Sten[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Sterling[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Uzi[3] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Israel
Rifles
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
IMI Galil[1] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Israel
M16[4] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
ArmaLite AR-18 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
Colt Canada C7[5] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Canada
FN SCAR[4] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Belgium
SA80 5.56×45mm Bullpup Assault rifle  United Kingdom
SAR-21[4] 5.56×45mm Bullpup Assault rifle  Singapore
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[6] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
Machine guns
Bren[7] 7.62×51mm Light machine gun  Czechoslovakia
 United Kingdom
Browning M1919[8] 7.62×51mm Medium machine gun  United States
FN MAG[1] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Belgium
Browning M2[1] .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons
Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
Carl Gustav[1] Recoilless rifle  Sweden 84mm
MILAN[9] Anti-tank missile  France
 West Germany
BGM-71 TOW[10] Anti-tank missile  United States

Tanks
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
SK-105 Kürassier Light tank  Austria 20[11] INS
FV101 Scorpion Light tank  United Kingdom 25[11] INS

Armoured Cars
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Panhard VBL Scout car  France 64[11] INS

Armored personnel carriers
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 50[11] INS
FV103 Spartan Armored personnel carrier  United Kingdom 6[11] INS
Cadillac Gage Commando Armored personnel carrier  United States 14[11] INS

Reconnaissance
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
RAM MK3 Armored Car  Israel 8[11] INS
Mowag Piranha III Armored fighting vehicle   Switzerland
 United States		 45[11] INS

Utility vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Utility vehicle  France 150[12] INS
RMMV TG MIL Utility truck  Germany
 Austria		 200[12] INS

Engineering Vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M578 LRV Armored recovery vehicle  United States Unknown[11] INS
SB-20 Greif Armored recovery vehicle  Austria Unknown[11] INS

Demining vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Aardvark JSFU Demining vehicle  United Kingdom Unknown[11] INS

Artillery
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000 Self-propelled artillery  Israel 12[11] INS
Rocket artillery
APRA-40 Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union
 Romania		 20[11] INS
Field artillery
Soltam M-71 Howitzer  Israel 18[13] INS
L118 Howitzer  United Kingdom 12[11] INS
OTO Melara Mod 56 Howitzer  Italy 6[11] INS

Air defence systems
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M167 VADS Rotary cannon  United States 7[11] INS
MICA (missile) Surface-to-air missile  France Unknown INS [14]
Javelin Surface-to-air missile  United Kingdom [15] INS 5 launchers.
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS  Soviet Union [16] INS
9K38 Igla MANPADS  Soviet Union [17] INS

River-wing equipment
  • 2 × Boston Whaler Raider-class PCs (United States)[18]
  • 10 × Panther airboats (United States)[18]

References
  1. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. Bonn International Center for Conversion; Bundeswehr Verification Center. "Sten MP". SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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  5. "Fleet Upgrades Licensed Programs & Custom Builds - Colt Canada". coltcanada.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. Jones & Ness 2009.
  8. "Wiw_af_botswana - worldinventory". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. Martin, Guy (7 February 2013). "Botswana - defenceWeb". Defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1032508955.
  11. International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 468. ISBN 9781032012278.
  12. "Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle – Defence Web". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  13. "Botswana". 7 February 2013.
  14. "Botswana acquired 300 million euros of French weaponry in 2016". Defence Web. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  15. Motlogelwa, Tshireletso (13 April 2012). "Khamas monopolised Botswana Defence Force (BDF) tenders". XairForces.
  16. International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118.
  17. Martin, Guy. "Botswana - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  18. "Botswana". defenceWeb. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

Works cited
  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
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