This is a list of modern military equipment currently in service with the Bolivian Armed Forces.
This section contains mainly the infantry weapons of the Bolivian Army contingent, but also of the Bolivian Air Force and Bolivian Navy contingents, since they share some weapons. Consequently, the infantry weapons of the three branches of the Bolivian Armed Forces are regrouped in this section.
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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FN35 [1] | Belgium | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19 mm | — | |
Makarov [1] | Soviet Union | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×18 mm | — | |
Beretta Mod. 92F [1] | Italy | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19 mm | — | |
Taurus PT111 | Brazil | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19 mm | Pistol preferred by Bolivian Army officers. [2] | |
Norinco [3] | China | Semi-automatic pistol | 9 mm | — | — |
CZ [3] | Czech Republic | Semi-automatic pistol | 9 mm | — | — |
IWI Jericho 941 [1] | Israel | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19 mm | — | |
HK | Germany | Semi-automatic pistol | 9 mm | — | The special forces of the Bolivian Army have been provided with an HK pistol. [1] |
Beretta M9A3 | Italy | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19 mm | Pistols that were acquired in 2022 and distributed among the army, air force and navy. [4] | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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MAT-49 [1] | France | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm | — | |
Uzi [1] | Israel | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm | — | |
Beretta [1] | Italy | Submachine gun | 9 mm | — | — |
Taurus [1] | Brazil | Submachine gun | 9 mm | — | — |
FMK-3 [1] [5] | Argentina | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm | — | |
CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 | Czech Republic | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm | Submachine gun received by the army in 2019. [6] | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Remington Model 870 [1] | United States | Shotgun | 12 gauge | — | |
Mossberg 500 [7] | United States | Shotgun | 12 gauge | — | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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FN FAL | Belgium | Battle rifle | 7.62×51 mm | Used by regular army units. These rifles were repowered. [1] [8] | |
AK-47 [1] | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | 7.62×39 mm | — | |
Type 56 | China | Assault rifle | 7.62×39 mm | Variant of the AK-47 rifle developed by Norinco. Used by regular army units and by the Bolivian Marine Corps. [8] [9] | |
HK G3 [1] | Germany | Battle rifle | 7.62×51 mm | — | |
AR-15A1 [1] | United States | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | — | |
M16A2 [1] | United States | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | It is used by units of the regular army and the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] [8] | |
IMI Galil AR [1] | Israel | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | It is used by regular army units, by the Bolivian Marine Corps and by the Bolivian Air Force infantry. [7] [8] | |
AK-74 [1] | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | 5.45×39 mm | It is also used by the Bolivian Marine Corps. [8] | |
SIG SG 540/540-1 [1] | Switzerland | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm 7.62×51 mm | — | |
Steyr AUG A1 [1] | Austria | Assault rifle / carbine | 5.56×45 mm | — | |
SA80 [9] | United Kingdom | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | Used by special forces units. [10] | |
M4A3/A4 [1] | United States | Assault rifle / carbine | 5.56×45 mm | Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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FAL Sniper [1] | Belgium | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51 mm | — | |
Dragunov [1] | Soviet Union | Designated marksman rifle / sniper rifle | 7.62×54 mm | — | |
NDM-86 Type 79 [1] [11] | China | 7.62×54 mm | A clone of the Dragunov rifle made by Norinco. [12] | ||
Steyr SSG 69 P1 [1] | Austria | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51 mm | — | |
Accuracy International PM [1] | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51 mm | — | |
Steyr HS .50 M1 | Austria | Anti-materiel sniper rifle | 12.7×99 mm | Sniper and anti-materiel rifles acquired in 2019 for army, air force and navy special forces. [13] [14] [15] [16] | |
Steyr SSG 04 A1 | Austria | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51 mm | ||
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Browning M2HB [1] | United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99 mm | Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] | |
RPD [8] | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | — | |
SIG MG 710-3 [1] | Switzerland | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | — | |
M60 [1] | United States | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] | |
HK21 [1] | Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | — | |
CS/LM3 | China | Heavy machine gun | 12,7×99 mm | — | Norinco machine guns mounted on 27 Tigr 4x4 vehicles of Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Co., Ltd. incorporated in 2016; in the troop transport variant, and distributed among the army, air force and navy. [17] The 6 Chinese type 928 YC patrol boats incorporated in 2019 by the Bolivian Navy also mount these machine guns. [18] |
FN MAG [1] | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | They are also used mounted on Toyota Hilux 4x4 pickup trucks; which were acquired in 2017. [19] | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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M79 [1] | United States | Grenade launcher | 40×46 mm | Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] | |
MK 19 Mod 3 | United States | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53 mm | It is used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] | |
M203 [20] | United States | Coupled grenade launcher | 40×46 mm | Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. [1] | |
QLZ-87 [21] | China | Automatic grenade launcher | 35×32 mm | — | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Type 65/78 [8] [22] | China | Recoilless rifle | 82 mm | It is a variant of the B-10 recoilless rifle produced by Norinco. [23] | |
M40 [8] | United States | Recoilless rifle | 106 mm | — | |
RPG-7 [8] | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | 40 mm | It is also used by the Bolivian Marine Corps. [8] | |
M72 LAW [8] | United States | Rocket-propelled grenade | 66 mm | — | |
HJ-8 [8] [22] | China | Anti-tank guided missile | 155 mm | — | |
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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SK-105 Kürassier | Light tank | Austria | 54 [24] | In service |
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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EE-9 Cascavel | Armored Car | Brazil | 24 [25] | In service |
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status |
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M113 | Armored personnel carrier | United States | 50+ [26] | In service | |
Cadillac Gage V-100 | Armored personnel carrier | United States | 15 [25] | In service | |
EE-11 Urutu | Amphibious Armored personnel carrier | Brazil | 24 [27] | In service |
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status |
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Jeep CJ | Utility vehicle | United States | Unknown | In service | |
M151 [28] | Utility vehicle | United States | Unknown | In service | |
Humvee | Light utility vehicle | United States | 30 [29] | In service | |
Trucks | |||||
GAZ Sadko | Utility truck | Russia | Unknown | In service | |
Dodge M37 | Utility truck | United States | 37 | In service | |
M35 [28] | Utility truck | United States | Unknown | In service | |
M54 [28] | Utility truck | United States | Unknown | In service | |
Ford F-750 | Utility truck | United States | 16 | In service |
Material used by the Bolivian Army. It will be specified in "details" if there is material from another branch of the Bolivian Armed Forces.
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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M30 [8] | United States | Mortar | 107 mm | — | |
M29 [8] | United States | Mortar | 81 mm | — | |
M224 [8] | United States | Mortar | 60 mm | — | |
Soltam M120 [30] | Israel | Mortar | 120 mm | — | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Schneider L.15.05 model 1928 | France | Towed howitzer | 155 mm | 16 units donated by the Argentine Army in 1976, which correspond to an Argentine modernization of the howitzer Schneider model 1917. [30] | |
Bofors L40 Mod. 1935 | Sweden | Mountain gun | 75 mm | Undetermined number of units donated by the Argentine Army. [30] | |
M116 [30] | United States | Pack howitzer | 75 mm | — | |
M101A1 [30] | United States | Towed howitzer | 105 mm | — | |
Type 54-1 [22] [30] | China | Towed howitzer | 122 mm | Improved variant of the howitzer M-30 developed by Norinco. [31] | |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Type 64/74 [8] [22] | China | Anti-aircraft gun | 37 mm | — | |
HN-5A [8] [22] [32] | China | MANPADS | 72 mm | It is also used by the Bolivian Air Force. [8] 37 of these missiles belonging to the Bolivian Army were brought to the United States in 2005 for dismantling, creating a controversial case within the Bolivian Armed Forces. In 2010, some missiles that were already deactivated were returned to the army. [32] | |
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