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
MAS-49/56[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  France
Gevarm D4[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun  France
MP5A5[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun  Germany
Rifles
MAS-36
MAS-36/51[1] 		7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle  France
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
AKS-74[1] 5.45x39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AKMS[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
Type 56[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 56-1[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 56-2[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 81-1[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
vz. 58P[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovakia
vz. 58V[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  France
M16A1[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  United States
M16A2[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  United States
SIG SG 540[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   Switzerland
SIG SG 543[1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   Switzerland
Machine guns
PKM[1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
KPVT[1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
DShKM[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
DSVD[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[2]

Fire Support Armored Vehicle

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
VN-22B Fire Support Armored Vehicle  China n/a [3]

Scout cars

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

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union 10[2]
WZ-551[5] Infantry fighting vehicle  China
AMX-10 RC[6] France 8?

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Bastion Armored personnel carrier  France 9[2]
VN-22B[7] Armored personnel carrier  China
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 6[2]
BTR-70MB Armored personnel carrier  Belarus 4[8] Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018.[4]
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier  France 12[2]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Armored personnel carrier  France 13[2]
Mamba APC Mine-Resistant vehicle  South Africa 10[8]
RG-31 Nyala Mine-Resistant vehicle  South Africa 12[8]
Springbuck[5] Mine-Resistant vehicle  South Africa 12[8]
Otokar Cobra II Infantry mobility vehicle  Turkey 20+[9]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Obusier de 105 towed howitzer  France 4[2]
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union 6[2]
82-BM-37 82mm mortar  Soviet Union 10[2]
2B11 120mm mortar  Soviet Union 10[8]

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZU-23-2[2] towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun[2] towed anti-aircraft gun  Sweden 5[2]
9K32 Strela-2[2] 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 z aa ab ac ad 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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Administrator. "Côte d'Ivoire Armed Forces Unveil New Chinese Armored Vehicles at Independence Day Parade". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ Doumbia, Hervé (7 August 2024). "🇨🇮 L'armée est montée en puissance ces dernières années avec l'acquisition d'équipements modernes. Face aux enjeux sécuritaires majeurs dont la menace terroriste, le pays dispose d'une Académie de lutte contre le terrorisme qui forme les forces antiterroristes de plusieurs pays".
  7. ^ @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. [better source needed]
  8. ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  9. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

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