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
MAT-49 [1]		9×19mm	Submachine gun	France
Gevarm D4 [1]		9x19mm	Submachine gun	France
H&K MP5A5 [1]		9x19mm	Submachine gun	Germany
Rifles
MAS-36 [1]		7.5×54mm	Bolt-action rifle	France
FN FAL [1]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3 [2]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Germany France
AKM [1]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
AK-74 [1]		5.45x39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
Type 56 [1]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
Type 81-1 [1]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
vz. 58 [1]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1 [1]		5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	France
M16A1 [1]		5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	United States
SIG SG 540 [1]		5.56x45mm	Assault rifle	Switzerland	SG 540 and SG 543 variants
IWI Tavor [1]		5.56×45mm	Bullpup Assault rifle	Israel	Used by Ivorian Special Forces
Machine guns
RPD [3]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
PKM [1]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
KPVT [1]		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
DShK [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
SVD [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 [4]

Fire Support Armored Vehicle

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
VN-22B		Fire Support Armored Vehicle	China	n/a	[5]

Scout cars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BRDM-2		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	13 [4]		Imported in 2003 from Belarus. [6]
Caiman. [6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Belarus	5 [4]		Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018. [6]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	10 [4]
WZ-551 [7]		Infantry fighting vehicle	China

Armored personnel carriers

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

Artillery

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Obusier de 105		towed howitzer	France	4 [4]
BM-21 Grad		Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	6 [4]
82-BM-37		82mm mortar	Soviet Union	10 [4]
2B11		120mm mortar	Soviet Union	10 [9]

Air defence systems

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
ZU-23-2 [4]		towed anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun [4]		towed anti-aircraft gun	Sweden	5 [4]
9K32 Strela-2 [4]		MANPADS	Soviet Union

References

1. 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. 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.
3. de Tessières, Savannah (April 2012). Enquête nationale sur les armes légères et de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire: les défis du contrôle des armes et de la lutte contre la violence armée avant la crise post-électorale (PDF) (Report). Special Report No. 14 (in French). UNDP, Commission Nationale de Lutte contre la Prolifération et la Circulation Illicite des Armes Légères et de Petit Calibre and Small Arms Survey. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
4. International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN   9781032012278.
5. Administrator. "Côte d'Ivoire Armed Forces Unveil New Chinese Armored Vehicles at Independence Day Parade". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
6. "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
7. "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
8. @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 ]}
9. "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
10. "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.