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 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol Beretta 92 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol MAB PA-15 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol MAC Mle 1950 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol Submachine guns PPS-43 7.62×25mm Submachine gun MAT-49 9×19mm Submachine gun Gevarm D4 9x19mm Submachine gun H&K MP5A5 9x19mm Submachine gun Rifles MAS-36 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle FN FAL 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm Battle rifle AKM 7.62×39mm Assault rifle AK-74 5.45x39mm Assault rifle Type 56 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Type 81-1 7.62×39mm Assault rifle vz. 58 7.62×39mm Assault rifle FAMAS F-1 5.56x45mm Assault rifle M16A1 5.56x45mm Assault rifle SIG SG 540 5.56x45mm Assault rifle SG 540 and SG 543 variants IWI Tavor 5.56×45mm BullpupAssault rifle Used by Ivorian Special Forces Machine guns RPD 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon PKM 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun KPVT 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun DShK 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun MAC FM Mle. 1924/29 7.5×54mm French Light machine gun AA-52 7.5×54mm French General-purpose machine gun Precision rifles SVD 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle

Artillery ModelImageCaliberTypeOriginNumbersNotesTowed Artillery (4)Obusier de 105105 mmL/30.5towed howitzer4Some unit monted on Dongfeng EQ2050Rocket Artillery and Missile (6)BM-21 Grad122 mmMultiple rocket launcher6Mortar (20)82-BM-3782mm mortarMortar102B11120mm mortarMortar10Air défense systèmeZU-23-223mmtowed anti-aircraft gunUnknownMonted on Toyota LC79Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun40 mmtowed anti-aircraft gun59K32 Strela-2MANPADSUnknownMonted on Toyota LC79

Vehicles NameImageOriginTypeCaliberQuantityDetailsTank destroyer (7+)VN-22BTank destroyer105 mm7+Spotted during the parade on August 7th (2025)Infantry Fighting Vehicles (19+)BMP-1Infantry fighting vehicle73 mm10WZ-551Infantry fighting vehicle25 mm9+Armoured Personnel Carriers (65+)VN-22B Armored personnel carrierBTR-80Armored personnel carrier14,5 mm6BTR-70MBArmored personnel carrier14,5 mm4Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018.Véhicule de l'Avant BlindéArmored personnel carrier13Panhard M3Armored personnel carrier12ACMAT BastionArmored personnel carrier9Renecade APCArmored personnel carrier12Gifted from the USUnknown APCUnknown9+Spotted during the parade on August 7thMine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (69+)SpringbuckMRAP12Mamba APCMRAP10RG-31 NyalaMRAP12Otokar Cobra IIMRAP20+VP11MRAP15+Light vehiclesBRDM-2Amphibious armored scout car13Imported in 2003 from Belarus.CaymanAmphibious armored scout car5Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018.Dongfeng EQ2050Light utility vehicle46+Unknow LTVUnknownLight utility vehicle4+Spotted during the parade on August 7thMitsubishi L200Light utility vehicleUnknownACMAT VLRALight utility vehicleUnknownToyota Land CruiserLight utility vehicleSeveral hundredCan Am Maverickbuggy4+Spotted during the parade on August 7th.Unknown MotorcycleUnknownOff-road motorcycle31+Logistics VehiclesMercedes-Benz Zetrosoff-road logistic trucUnknowntank transporter and command postRenault truck Kmilitary truckUnknowntank transporterDongfeng truckmilitary truckUnknownfield kitchen and cargoHowo sinotruc 6x6 military truckUnknownTanker and command postEngineering Vehicles (9+)Husky VMMDvéhicule de déminage2+All vehicles spotted during the parade on August 7th. (2025)Case Tractorvéhicule de déminage1+Liebherr R 922 LitronicExcavator1+Liebherr BuldozerBulldozer1+Unknow Backhoe loaderBackhoe loader2+HBM GraderGrader2+Scania BGB20recovery vehicle1+

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