List of equipment of the Peruvian Army

This is a list of equipment used by the Peruvian Army.

Infantry weapons

Pistols

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
Taurus PT92		9×19mm Parabellum	Brazil	Semi-automatic pistol	PT92AFD and PT92AFD-M, standard sidearm of the Peruvian Army, Special Forces.
Browning Hi-Power		9×19mm Parabellum	Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol	General Issue sidearm [1]
Glock 17		9×19mm Parabellum	Austria	Semi-automatic pistol	Limited use as a sidearm [1]

Shotguns

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
Winchester 1300		12-gauge	United States	Pump-action shotgun	Parachute Commandos and Special Forces [2]

Assault rifles and carbines

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
AKM		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	Standard issue rifle of military police. [2]
Type 68 [3]		7.62×39mm	North Korea	Assault rifle
MPi-KM 72		7.62×39mm	East Germany	Assault rifle
FN F2000		5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	Bullpup Assault rifle	Special forces
IWI Galil ACE [4] [5]		5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Assault rifle
Galil MAR		5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Assault rifle	Special forces [1]
Galil SAR		5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Assault rifle	Special forces [2]
IWI Tavor		5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	Bullpup Assault rifle
M16A2 [6]		5.56×45mm NATO	United States	Assault rifle
SOAR [7]		5.56×45mm NATO	United States	Assault rifle
SAR-21		5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	Bullpup Assault rifle	Special forces. [8]
Zastava M21 [9]		5.56×45mm NATO	Serbia	Assault rifle

Battle and sniper rifles

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
L96A1		7.62×51mm NATO	United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	[2]
Barrett M82		.50 BMG	United States	Anti-materiel rifle
FAL 50.00 FAL 50.41 / FALO		7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium	Battle rifle
FN FAL 50.62		7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium	Battle rifle	Standard issue rifle [2]
Heckler & Koch G3		7.62×51mm NATO	West Germany	Battle rifle
McMillan TAC-50		.50 BMG	United States	Anti-materiel rifle	Special forces [10]
SR-99 Galatz		7.62×51mm NATO	Israel	Sniper rifle	[2]
Steyr SSG 69		7.62×51mm NATO	Austria	Sniper rifle	[2]

Submachine guns

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
Star Model Z-45 [11]		9×23mm Largo	Francoist Spain	Submachine gun
Milkor BXP		9×19mm Parabellum	South Africa	Submachine gun	Special forces. [1]
Heckler & Koch MP5 [12]		9×19mm Parabellum	West Germany	Submachine gun	MP5A4 MP5A5 MP5SD MP5K
FN P90		FN 5.7×28mm	Belgium	Submachine gun Personal defense weapon	Parachute Commandos and Special Forces [2]
Uzi [13]		9×19mm Parabellum	Israel	Submachine gun
FMK-3		9×19mm Parabellum	National Reorganization Process	Submachine gun

Machine guns

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
FN Minimi		5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	Squad automatic weapon	[2] [14]
Ultimax 100		5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	Squad automatic weapon
Mini-SS		5.56×45mm NATO	South Africa	General purpose machine gun	Special forces [1]
Browning M1919A4 Browning M1919A4A6		.30-06 Springfield	United States	Medium machine gun
Heckler & Koch HK21E		7.62×51mm NATO	West Germany	General purpose machine gun
RPD		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Squad automatic weapon
PK PKM		7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	General purpose machine gun	[2]
RPK-74		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	Squad automatic weapon
FN MAG		7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium	General purpose machine gun
Browning M2		.50 BMG	United States	Heavy machine gun
M134 Minigun [15]		7.62×51mm NATO	United States	Rotary Medium machine gun

Portable anti-materiel weapons

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Type	Details
RPG-22		72.5 mm	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	Standard RPG for anti-tank teams alongside RPG-7 [2]
RPG-7V		85 mm	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	Standard RPG for anti-tank teams. Airtronic RPG-7 [16] and RPG-7V variants [2]
Alcotán-100		100 mm	Spain	Anti-tank rocket launcher	74 launchers with 660 rockets, for cavalry, mountain infantry, special forces [17]
Panzerfaust 3		110 mm	West Germany	Anti-tank rocket launcher	181 launchers with 1,700 rockets, for armoured infantry and special forces [17]

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
Main Battle Tanks
K2 Black Panther		South Korea	?	Hyundai Rotem has signed an agreement with Peru to supply K2 tanks and K808 armored vehicles. [18]
T-55		Soviet Union	~280	75+ in store [19]
Light tanks
AMX-13		France	Originally 108 of which 78 armed with the 105 mm cannon while 30 with the 75 mm, the 75 mm armed vehicles have been phased out since 2009 and some were used for the Alacrán projects.	some with 9M133 Kornet-E [19]
Reconnaissance
BRDM-2		Soviet Union	~30	[19]
Fiat 6616		Italy	~15	[19]
M9A1		United States	~50	[19]
Armoured personnel carriers
K808		South Korea	?	Hyundai Rotem has signed an agreement with Peru to supply K2 tanks and K808 armored vehicles. [18]
M113A1		United States	~120	[19]
BTR-50		Soviet Union	some	CP [19]
UR-416		West Germany	~150	[19]
Fiat 6614		Italy	~25	[19]

Engineering & maintenance vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
Armored recovery vehicles
M578		United States	?	[19]
Armoured vehicle-launched bridges
GQL-111		China	?	[19]

Anti-tank-anti-infrastructure

Name	Image	Origin	caliber	In service	Notes
missile carriers
M1165A2		United States	152mm	~22	with 9K135 Kornet E [19]
missiles
HJ-73C		China	120mm	?	[19]
9K11 Malyutka		Soviet Union	125mm		[19]
9K135 Kornet E		Russia	152mm		[19]
Spike-ER		Israel	170mm		[19]
recoilless rifles
M40A1		United States	106mm	?	[19]

Artillery

Name	Image	Origin	caliber	In service	Notes
self-propelled howitzers
M109A2		United States	155mm	~12	[19]
towed howitzers
M101		United States	105mm	~44	[19]
M2A1				~24	[19]
M-56		Yugoslavia		~60	[19]
Model 56		Italy		~24	[19]
D-30		Soviet Union	122mm	~36	[19]
M-46			130mm	~36	[19]
M114		United States	155mm	~36	[19]
Model 50		France		~30	[19]
multiple rocket launchers
BM-21 Grad		Soviet Union	122mm	~22	[19]
Type-90B		China		~27	[19]
PULS (multiple rocket launcher)		ISR	122-370mm		To be locally produced [20]
mortars
?		?	81mm	~350	[19]
			107mm		[19]
M106A1		United States	107mm	~24	[19]
Expal Model L		France Spain	120mm	300+	[19]

Air defense

Name	Image	Origin	caliber	In service	Notes
Surface-to-air missiles
9K310 Igla-1		Soviet Union	72mm	?	[19]
9K32 Strela-2					[19]
9K36 Strela-3					[19]
self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
ZSU-23-4		Soviet Union	23mm	~35	[19]
towed anti aircraft guns
ZU-23-2		Soviet Union	23mm	~80	[19]
ZU-23				~50	[19]

Army aviation

Aircraft	Image	Origin	In service	Notes
Transport
An-32		Soviet Union	3	[21]
Beech 1900		United States	1	[21]
Cessna 208			1	[21]
Citation XLS			1	[21]
King Air 350			1	[21]
Combat helicopter
AW109		Italy	1	[21]
Mi-8		Soviet Union	43	[21]
Mi-17		Russia		[21]
Mi-171				[21]
Mi-2		Polish People's Republic	1	[21]
Training aircraft/helicopters
Enstrom 280		United States	1	[21]
Enstrom F-28			2	[21]
R44			1	[21]

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