List of equipment of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

Last updated July 06, 2024

Small arms

Name	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
PM ^[1]	9×18mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Soviet Union	Standard issue pistol.
APS ^[2]	9×18mm	Machine pistol	Soviet Union	Used by Special Forces
CZ-75 ^[1]	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Czechoslovakia
Browning Hi-Power ^[1]	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium
Submachine guns
PM-63 RAK ^[3]	9×18mm	Submachine gun	Polish People's Republic	Used by some MTT units.
Sa 23 ^[1]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	Czechoslovakia
Škorpion ^[1]	.32 ACP	Submachine gun	Czechoslovakia
Heckler & Koch MP5 ^[4]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	West Germany	MP5A3 used by Black Wasp (Cuban Special Forces)
Uzi ^[5]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	Israel
Star Model Z-45 ^[6]	9×23mm	Submachine gun	Spain
M3 Grease Gun ^[7]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	United States	M3 and M3A1
Shotguns
Browning Auto-5 ^[8]	12 gauge	Semi-automatic shotgun	United States
Rifles
SKS	7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic rifle	Soviet Union	Mostly limited to use as a ceremonial weapon.
AKM ^[1]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union	Old standard issue assault rifle.
AK-74 ^[9]	5.45×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union	Standard issue assault rifle.
AKS-74U ^[10]	5.45×39mm	Carbine Assault rifle	Soviet Union
AS Val ^[11]	9×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
Type 58 ^[12]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	North Korea
Type 68 ^[13]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	North Korea
Vz. 58 ^[1]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovakia
ArmaLite AR-10	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	United States
Machine guns
DP-27 ^[14]	7.62×54mmR	Light machine gun	Soviet Union	DP and DPM
DT-29 ^[14]	7.62×54mmR	Light machine gun	Soviet Union	DT and DTM
RP-46 ^[14]	7.62×54mmR	Light machine gun	Soviet Union
Vz. 52/57	7.62×39mm	Light machine gun	Czechoslovakia
ZB-53 ^[15]	7.92×57mm	Medium machine gun	Czechoslovakia
SG-43 ^[16]	7.62×54mmR	Medium machine gun	Soviet Union
RPK ^[1]	7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
PKM ^[1]	7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
MG-34 ^[1]	7.92×57mm	General-purpose machine gun	Nazi Germany
FN MAG ^[1]	7.62×51mm	General-purpose machine gun	Belgium
KPV	14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
DShK ^[1]	12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
NSV «Utyos»	12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
Browning M2	.50 BMG	Heavy machine gun	United States
Sniper rifles
Mosin-Nagant ^[17]	7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action Sniper rifle	Russian Empire
SVD	7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle Sniper rifle	Soviet Union
VSS Vintorez ^[18]	9×39mm	Sniper rifle	Soviet Union
Alejandro	12.7×108mm	Sniper rifle	Cuba
Mambi AMR	14.5×114mm	Bullpup Anti-materiel rifle	Cuba
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2 ^[1]	40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
RPG-7 ^[1]	40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
Grenades
RGD-5		Hand grenade	Soviet Union Cuba
F-1		Hand grenade	Soviet Union Cuba
Grenade launchers
AGS-17 ^[1]	30×29mm	Automatic grenade launcher	Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Type	Origin	Caliber	Notes
SPG-9 ^[19]	Recoilless rifle	Soviet Union	73mm
9M14 Malyutka ^[20]	Anti-tank weapon	Soviet Union		Mounted on the BTR-60
9K111 Fagot ^[20]	Anti-tank weapon	Soviet Union		99.9 in service.

Vehicles

Tanks

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
PT-76	Amphibious Light tank	Soviet Union	50^[21]	INS
T-55	Main Battle Tank	Soviet Union	400^[21]	INS	T-55Ms active
T-62	Main Battle Tank	Soviet Union	400^[21]	INS	T-62Ms active

Tank destroyers

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
9P133		Tank destroyer	Soviet Union	40^[22]	INS

Scout cars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BRDM-2		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100^[23]	INS

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	120^[24]	INS

Armored personnel carriers

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
BTR-152	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	150^[22]	INS
BTR-50	Amphibious Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	200^[22]	INS
BTR-60	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	400^[22]	INS
BTR-70M	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	6^[22]	INS
T40	Infantry mobility vehicle	Cuba	Unknown^[22]	INS

Utility vehicles

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
GAZ-69	Utility vehicle	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS
UAZ-469	Utility vehicle	Soviet Union Cuba	Unknown	INS
Trucks
GAZ-63	Utility truck	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS
Ural-4320	Utility truck	Soviet Union	100+	INS
KrAZ-255	Utility truck	Soviet Union	Unknown^[25]	INS

Command vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
R-145BM		Command vehicle	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS

Air Defence Command Vehicle

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
PU-12		Command vehicle	Soviet Union	10^[22]	INS

Engineering vehicles

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
BTS-4	Armored recovery vehicle	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
IMR-2	Combat engineering vehicle	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
TMM-3	Bailey bridge	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS

Radars

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
P-10 "Knife Rest B	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
P-12 "Spoon Rest A"	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS	S-75 radar.^[22]
P-14 "Tall King"	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
P-18 "Spoon Rest D"	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
P-18 "Flat Face B"	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
SNR-75	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
P-35 "Bar Lock"	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
1S91	Radar	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS	2K12 Kub radar.^[22]

Artillery

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	60^[22]	INS
2S3 Akatsiya	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	40^[22]	INS
BTR-100	Self-propelled artillery	Cuba	Unknown^[22]	INS	100mm T-54/55 turret,based on BTR-60
Jupiter V	Self-propelled artillery	Cuba	Unknown^[22]	INS
Rocket artillery
BM-14	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
BM-21 Grad	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
9P132 Grad-P	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	Unknown^[26]	INS
Mortars
PM-43	Mortar	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
Field artillery
ZiS-2	Anti-tank gun	Soviet Union	600^[22]	INS
A-19	Field gun	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
D-44	Field gun	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
M-46	Field gun	Soviet Union	197^[22]	INS
ML-20	Howitzer	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
M-30	Howitzer	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
D-1	Howitzer	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
B-4	Howitzer	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS
D-30	Howitzer	Soviet Union	180^[22]	INS

Air defence systems

Man-portable air-defense systems

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
9K32 Strela-2	MANPADS	Soviet Union	^[22]	INS
9K34 Strela-3	MANPADS	Soviet Union	^[22]	INS
9K38 Igla	MANPADS	Soviet Union	^[22]	INS

Towed anti-aircraft guns

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
ZPU-4	Anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	200^[22]	INS
ZU-23-2	Autocannon	Soviet Union	400^[22]	INS
61-K	Autocannon	Soviet Union	300^[22]	INS
KS-19	Anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	Unknown^[22]	INS	KS-19 and KS-19M

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
ZSU-57-2		SPAAG	Soviet Union	25^[22]	INS
ZSU-23-4		SPAAG	Soviet Union	36^[22]	INS

Surface-to-air missile systems

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
S-75 Dvina	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	1000^[22]	INS
S-125 Neva	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	144^[22]	INS
2K12 Kub	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	12^[22]	INS
9K31 Strela-1	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	60^[22]	INS
9K33 Osa	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	16^[22]	INS
9K35 Strela-10	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	200^[22]	INS

Coastal defence systems

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
4K51 Rubezh		Anti-ship missile	Soviet Union	4^[22]	INS

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[jones2009-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (January 27, 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.

[Rusich-2] "Photo by Francesco Rossi". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[MT-3] "PM-63 RAK Submachine Gun | Military-Today.com".

[Youtube-4] "Cuban Special Forces - MININT and Black Wasps". Youtube. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-02-16.

[Cuba-5] Gonzalez, Servando (2001). The Secret Fidel Castro: Deconstructing the Symbol. Oakland, California: InteliNet/InteliBooks. p. 93. ISBN 0-9711391-1-3. FN manufactured Uzis were provided in 1960 in an arms shipment aboard 'La Coubre'. An example can be seen in the Military Museum at Valencia, with Cuban markings.

[6] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Cuba". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1508.

[7] Jurado, Carlos Caballero (1990). Central American Wars 1959–89. Men-at-Arms 221. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-85045-945-6.

[v22-8] Jowett, Phillip, Latin American Wars 1900-1941: Osprey Publishing (2018)

[vegas-9] Los jóvenes en la vanguardia defensiva

[Rosich-10] "Fidel Castro Ruz, pagando en vida por crímenes cometidos". Cuba al Descubierto. Retrieved 2017-01-14.

[11] "Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras"". cuba-militaria.org (in English, Spanish, and German). 8 April 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[DPRK_AK-12] Iannamico, Frank (11 September 2018). "DPRK's AKs: Inside the Shadowy World of North Korean AK Rifles". Tactical Life Gun Magazine.

[NKSA-13] Shea, Dan; Hong, Heebum (27 March 2013). "North Korean Small Arms". Small Arms Defense Journal. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[FOOTNOTESmith196922-14] 1 2 3 Smith 1969, p. 22.

[smallarmsreview-15] Rob Krott (April 2000). "The Bay of Pigs Museum: Playa Giron, Cuba". Small Arms Review. Vol. 3, no. 7. Chipotle Publishing. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[FOOTNOTESmith1969300-16] Smith 1969, p. 300.

[MR-17] Snodgrass, Brent. "The Chinese Type 53 Mosin Nagant Carbine". Mosin-Nagant.net. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[18] "Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras"". cuba-militaria.org (in English, Spanish, and German). 8 April 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Military_Balance_2016393-19] The Military Balance 2016, p. 393.

[2018b-20] 1 2 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118. Routledge.

[Cuban_Tanks-21] 1 2 "Cuban Tanks". Cuban Aviation • Rubén Urribarres. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

[:0-22] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Oryx. "The Oryx Handbook Of Cuban Fighting Vehicles". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-04-05.

[23] "El BRDM-2, el blindado cubano de reconocimiento". infodefensa.com.

[The_Military_Balance-24] International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2015, p. 393

[:Moroz-25] Владислав Морозов. Остров в океане. Бронетанковая техника Революционных Вооружённых сил Республики Куба 1961 - 2016 гг. // «Техника и вооружение», № 4, 2016. стр.14-24

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