List of equipment of the Royal Bhutan Army

List of the military equipment used by the Royal Bhutan Army. The RBA is a mobile infantry force lightly armed with weapons largely supplied by India.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[1] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
Rifles
INSAS[1][2] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  India
AK-101[1] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Russia
AK-103[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Russia
AK-104[1] 7.62×39mm Carbine
Assault rifle
 Russia
M16A2[1] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 27[1][3] INS
First Win Infantry mobility vehicle  Thailand 15[4] INS

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Mortars
81 mm mortar[1] Mortar 33 INS

References

  1. "The equipment section of RBA's article". 2 February 2021.
  2. Reetika Sharma; Ramvir Goria; Vivek Mishra (2011). India and the Dynamics of World Politics: A book on Indian Foreign Policy, Related events and International Organizations. Pearson Education India. p. 128. ISBN 978-81-317-3291-5. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. Czołgi Świata, Issue 41, pp 11, 12
  4. "ภาพการทดสอบ First Win 4×4 จำนวน 15 คันของภูฎาน ลูกค้าต่างชาติรายที่ 3". www.thaiarmedforce.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.