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 exceptionally armed with weapons largely supplied by India.

Small arms

Name	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Glock	9×19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	Austria	^{[citation needed]}
FN Five-seven	5.7x28mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium	^{[citation needed]}
SIG Sauer P320	9x19mm Parabellum	Semi-automatic pistol	United States	^{[citation needed]}
Sub-Machine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5	9x19mm	Sub-machine gun	Germany	^{[citation needed]}
Uzi	9x19mm Parabellum	Sub-machine gun	Israel	^{[citation needed]}
Rifles
INSAS	5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	India	1B1 Variant ^[1]^[2]
IWI Galil ACE	5.45×39mm	Assault rifle	Israel	^{[citation needed]}
M4 carbine	5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	United States	^{[citation needed]}
M4A1	5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	United States	^{[citation needed]}
FN SCAR	5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	Belgium	^{[citation needed]}
MPi-KM	7.62x39mm	Assault rifle	East Germany	^{[citation needed]}
AK-74M	7.62x39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union	^{[citation needed]}
AK-101	5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	Russia	^{[citation needed]}
AK-103	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Russia	^{[citation needed]}
AK-104	7.62×39mm	Carbine Assault rifle	Russia	^{[citation needed]}
M16A2	5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	United States	^{[citation needed]}
M16A4	5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	United States	^{[citation needed]}
[[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle	7.62x51mm	Battle Rifle	United Kingdom	Training purpose ^{[citation needed]}
FN FAL	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Belgium	Training purpose ^{[citation needed]}
Heckler & Koch G3	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	West Germany	Used by sentries ^{[citation needed]}

Armored personnel carriers

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BTR-60	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	49		^[3]
BTR-90	Armoured personnel carrier	Russia	26	^{[citation needed]}
Ordnance Factory Board Mine Protected Vehicle	Infantry Mobility Vehicle	India	167	^{[citation needed]}
First Win	Infantry mobility vehicle	Thailand	37		^[4]

Infantry and Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
BMP-2	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	Soviet Union	23	^{[citation needed]}
BMP-3	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	Soviet Union	29	^{[citation needed]}
Bionix AFV	Armoured Fighting Vehicle	Singapore	14 (5+ on order)	New addition ^{[citation needed]}

Army Aviation

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Mil Mi-8		Transport and reconnaissance helicopter	Soviet Union	9 (4 units active;rest maintained in India)		^{[citation needed]}
Mil Mi-24		Helicopter gunship	Soviet Union	5 (maintained in India)		^{[citation needed]}

Heavy weapons

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Air defence
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70	Anti-aircraft gun	Sweden	77	^{[citation needed]}
Oerlikon GDF	Anti-aircraft gun	Switzerland	54	^{[citation needed]}
Mortars
81 mm mortar	Mortar		(Unknown)	^{[citation needed]}
120mm mortar	Mortar		(Unknown)	^{[citation needed]}
Howitzers
Haubits FH77	Howitzer	Sweden	76-86 units.	^{[citation needed]}
M777 howitzer	Howitzer	United States of America	53 units.	^{[citation needed]}

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Type	Origin	Notes
Rocket launchers
RPG-7	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union	^{[citation needed]}
RPG-30	Rocket-propelled grenade	Russia	^{[citation needed]}
Recoilless rifle
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle	Recoilless rifle	Sweden	^{[citation needed]}
M40 recoilless rifle	Recoilless rifle	United States	^{[citation needed]}

References

^ 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.
^ https://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/India/India_2.html
^ Czołgi Świata, Issue 41, pp 11, 12
^ "ภาพการทดสอบ First Win 4×4 จำนวน 15 คันของภูฎาน ลูกค้าต่างชาติรายที่ 3". www.thaiarmedforce.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[MishraReetika-1] 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.

[2] ttps://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/India/India_2.html

[Czołgi_Świata_4-3] 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.

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