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This is a list of the equipment used by the Armed Forces of Belarus. The military forces of Belarus are almost exclusively armed with Soviet-era equipment inherited from the Soviet Union. Although large in numbers, some western experts consider some of it outdated.
| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | |||||
| TT pistol[1] | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Semi-automatic pistol | Issued to Territorial Defense units.[2] | ||
| PSM | 5.45×18mm | Semi-automatic pistol | [1] | ||
| Makarov PM | 9×18mm Makarov | Semi-automatic pistol | [1] | ||
| Stechkin | 9×18mm Makarov | Selective fire machine pistol | [3] | ||
| Glock 17 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Semi-automatic pistol | Used by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, KGB Alpha Group.[4] | ||
| SIG Sauer P226 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Semi-automatic pistol | P226 used by Special Forces, OSAM (Border guard) "Almaz", KGB Alpha Group, and SBP (Presidential security).[4] | ||
| Submachine guns | |||||
| Heckler & Koch MP5[5] | 9×19mm Parabellum | Submachine gun | MP5A3 and MP5SD3, MP5A5, MP5K variants imported from Turkey.[6][7] | ||
| Shotguns | |||||
| Remington Model 870 | 12-gauge | Pump-action combat shotgun | Used by Ministry of Interior units or paratroopers.[4] | ||
| Mossberg 500 | 12-gauge | Pump-action combat shotgun | Used by OMON, Almaz, and KGB Alpha group. The Mossberg Maverick 88 is also used.[4] | ||
| Benelli M4 | 12-gauge | Semi-automatic combat shotgun | Used by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, Border Guard Service Institute and KGB Alpha Group. Seen in use with security forces in Minsk during the 2020 protests.[4] | ||
| Assault rifles | |||||
| AKM | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | [1] | ||
| AK-74 | 5.45×39mm | Assault rifle | Standard service rifle.[1][8] | ||
| АК-12 | 5.45×39mm | Assault rifle | Used by special forces.[9] | ||
| AKS-74 | 5.45×39mm | Assault rifle | [8] | ||
| AKS-74U | 5.45×39mm | Assault carbine | [1][8] | ||
| AS Val | 9×39mm | Suppressed assault rifle | Used by special forces.[10] | ||
| 9A-91 | 9×39mm | Carbine | [11] | ||
| Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles | |||||
| VSS Vintorez | 9×39mm | Suppressed sniper rifle | Used by special forces.[10] | ||
| Dragunov SVD | 7.62×54mmR | Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle | [1] | ||
| MTs-116M | 7.62×54mmR | Bolt-action sniper rifle | Used by special forces (SSO).[10] | ||
| Orsis T-5000 | .338 Lapua Magnum | Bolt-action sniper rifle | Used by special forces.[10] | ||
| OSV-96 | 12.7×108mm | Anti-materiel sniper rifle | Used by special forces.[10] | ||
| Machine guns | |||||
| PK machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | General-purpose machine gun | PKM variant used.[2] Manufactured locally.[5] | ||
| RPK | 7.62×39mm | Squad automatic weapon | Issued to Territorial Defense units.[2] Manufactured locally.[5] | ||
| RPK-74 | 5.45×39mm | Squad automatic weapon | [8] | ||
| DShK | 12.7×108mm | Heavy machine gun | [1] | ||
| NSV | 12.7×108mm | Heavy machine gun | [1] | ||
| Grenade launchers | |||||
| GP-25/30/34 | 40 mm VOG-25 | Underslung grenade launcher | [8] | ||
| Rocket propelled grenade launchers | |||||
| RPO-A Shmel | 93 mm | Rocket-propelled grenade | The PDM-A Priz is replacing the RPO-A Shmel flamethrower.[12] | ||
| RPG-7 | 40 mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies) | Rocket-propelled grenade | [2][8] | ||
| RPG-26 | 72.5 mm | Rocket-propelled grenade | [13] | ||
| Recoilless rifles | |||||
| SPG-9 | 73 mm | Recoilless rifle | Used by Territorial Defense units.[2] | ||
| Anti-tank guided missiles | |||||
| 9K111 Fagot | 120 mm | Anti-tank guided missile | [14] | ||
| 9M113 Konkurs[14] | 135 mm | Anti-tank guided missile | Upgraded 9P135M1(RB) Konkurs launchers used.[15] | ||
| 9K115 Metis[14] | 94 mm | Anti-tank guided missile | Used by Territorial Defense units.[2] | ||
| Shershen | 130 mm & 152 mm | Anti-tank guided missile | Belarusian variant of the Ukrainian Skif ATGM.[16] | ||
| Mortars | |||||
| M-43 | 82 mm | Infantry mortar | [1] | ||
| 2B11 | 120 mm | Heavy mortar | [1] | ||
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks | |||||
| T-72A | Main battle tank | N/A | Limited numbers still used for training. | ||
| T-72B | 477[14] | Can be equipped with slat armour.[17] | |||
| T-72 T-72B3 Obr. 2016 |
20[14] | [17] | |||
| Armoured fighting vehicles | |||||
| BRM-1 | Reconnaissance vehicle | 132[14] | |||
| BRDM-2RKh | NBC reconnaissance vehicle | N/A | Used by NBC Protection Troops.[14] | ||
| Caiman | Reconnaissance vehicle | 13+[14] | Used by special forces and a modified variant is used by NBC Protection Troops.[14] | ||
| MT-LB | Armoured personnel carrier |
78+[14] | Some were modified as armoured engineering vehicles.[14] | ||
| RKhM-4 | NBC reconnaissance vehicle | N/A | Used by NBC Protection Troops.[14] | ||
| Infantry fighting vehicles | |||||
| BMP-2 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 906[14] | 20 BMP-2 were transferred to the Russian Armed Forces in 2022.[18] | ||
| BTR-82A | 31+[19] | [17] | |||
| Armoured personnel carriers | |||||
| BTR-70MB1 | Armoured personnel carrier | 64[14] | Used by special forces.[14] | ||
| BTR-80 | 153[14] | Can be equipped with slat armour.[17] | |||
| Infantry mobility vehicles | |||||
| GAZ Tigr-M | Infantry mobility vehicle | N/A | [17] | ||
| Dongfeng EQ2050 | 22[20] | Chinese copy based on the US Humvee, Used by Belarusian special forces.[21][22] | |||
| MZKT-4190100 Volat V1 | N/A | [17] | |||
| Dajiang CS/VN3 | 12[14] | Used by special forces.[14] | |||
| Engineering vehicles | |||||
| BAT-2 | Armoured engineering vehicle | N/A | [17] | ||
| IMR-2(M) | N/A | [17] | |||
| BREM-K | Armoured recovery vehicle | N/A | [17] | ||
| MTU-20 | Armoured vehicle launched bridge | 20[14] | |||
| T-55 MT-55A |
4[14] | ||||
| UR-77 'Meteorit' | Mine-clearing line charge | N/A | [17] | ||
| Self-propelled anti-Tank missile systems | |||||
| 9P148 Konkurs | Anti-tank guided missile | 75[14] | |||
| 9P149 Shturm-S | 85[14] | [17] | |||
| Towed artillery | |||||
| 82mm 2B9 Vasilek | Gun-mortar | N/A | Used by Territorial Defense units.[2] | ||
| 100mm MT-12 Rapira[17] | Anti-tank gun | N/A | Used by Territorial Defense units.[2] | ||
| 120mm 2B23 NONA-M1 | Gun-mortar | 18[14] | Used by special forces.[14] | ||
| 122mm D-30 | Howitzer | 24[14] | Used by special forces.[14] | ||
| 152mm 2A65 Msta-B | 108[14] | [17] | |||
| Self-propelled artillery | |||||
| 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika | Self-propelled howitzer | 125[14] | [17] | ||
| 152mm 2S3(M) Akatsiya | 125[14] | [17] | |||
| 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S | 107[14] | [17] | |||
| Multiple rocket launchers | |||||
| 122mm BM-21 Grad | Multiple launch rocket system | 128[14] | Modernized to the BM-21A "BelGrad" standard. Currently being upgraded to the BM-21B "BelGrad 2" standard.[23] | ||
| 220mm BM-27 Uragan | 36[14] | Being upgraded to the Uragan-M standard.[24] | |||
| 300mm BM-30 Smerch | 36[14] | [17] | |||
| Guided Multiple Rocket Launchers | |||||
| Polonez | Rocket artillery | 6[14] | Range: 200km, CEP: 30m, Chinese-designed A200 guided rocket produced in Belarus.[17] | ||
| Polonez-M | Range: 290km, CEP: 45m, Chinese-designed A300 guided rocket produced in Belarus.[17] | ||||
| Short-range ballistic missiles | |||||
| OTR-21 Tochka-U | Short-range ballistic missile | 36[14] | Range: 120km, CEP: 95m, slated for replacement by the Chinese-designed M20 SRBM fired from the Polonez launcher.[17] | ||
| 9K720 Iskander | 4[25] | 4 Launchers and 25 Iskander-M missiles delivered in 2022.[25] | |||
| Anti-Aircraft Guns | |||||
| 14.5mm ZPU-4 | Anti-aircraft gun | N/A | Used by Territorial Defense units.[2] | ||
| 23mm ZU-23 | N/A | Mounted on technicals.[14] | |||
| Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns | |||||
| 30mm 2K22(M) Tunguska | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | N/A | [17] | ||
| Self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems | |||||
| 9K35 Strela-10 | Surface-to-air missile system | N/A | Range: 5km.[17] | ||
| 9K33 Osa | N/A | Range: 15km.[17] Being modernized to the 9A33-2B standard.[26] | |||
| Tor missile system Tor-M2K |
21.[14] 1 more battery delivered in November 2024.[27] | Range: 16km.[17] | |||
| 9K37 Buk | N/A | Range: 25km.[17] | |||
| S-300PS | N/A | Range: 90km.[17] 4 batteries delivered by Russia in 2006, possibly in exchange for TELs for the Topol-M ICBM system.[25] | |||
| S-300PMU | 4[25] | 4 batteries and 150 missiles delivered by Russia between 2015 and 2016 as part of a joint air defense agreement.[25] | |||
| S-400 Triumf | 2 | Two batteries were ordered in 2021, the first one was delivered in 2022, the second in 2023.[25][28] | |||
| Electronic warfare systems | |||||
| SPN-30 | Electronic countermeasure | N/A | [17] | ||
| Groza R-934UM2 'Groza-6' | N/A | [17] | |||
| Radars | |||||
| P-18 'Spoon Rest D' | Radar | N/A | [17] | ||
| P-35/37 'Bar Lock' | N/A | [17] | |||
| PRV-9 'Thin Skin E' | N/A | [17] | |||
| PRV-16 'Thin Skin B' | N/A | [17] | |||
| 36D6 'Tin Shield' | N/A | [17] | |||
| 55ZH6 'Tall Rack' | N/A | [17] | |||
| 1L22 'Parol' | N/A | [17] | |||
| 1S80 'Sborka' PPRU | N/A | [17] | |||
| Rosa-RB-M Ashuluk | N/A | [17] | |||
| Vostok-3D | N/A | [17] | |||
| Protivnik-GE | N/A | [17] | |||
| 9S18 'Kupol' | N/A | Used for the Buk.[17] | |||
| 30N6 'Flad Lid' | N/A | Used for the S-300.[17] | |||
| 76N6 'Clam Shell' | N/A | Used for the S-300.[17] | |||
| 91N6 'Big Bird' | N/A | Used for the S-300.[17] | |||
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | |||||
| Orlan-10 | Surveillance | N/A | [17] | ||
| Supercam S100 | N/A | [17] | |||
| Supercam S350 | N/A | [17] | |||
| Irkut-3 | N/A | [17] | |||
| Irkut-10 | N/A | [17] | |||
| Formula | N/A | [17] | |||
| VR-12 Moskit-N | N/A | [17] | |||
| Busel M | N/A | [17] | |||
| Berkut-3 | N/A | ||||
| Chekan-B | Kamikaze | N/A | |||
| Kvadro-1400 | N/A | ||||
| Barraging pipe | N/A | [29] | |||
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