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This is a list of equipment of the Royal Danish Army.

Armour[]

Main battle tanks, armoured vehicle-launched bridge, armoured recovery vehicle and related equipment

Main battle tanks

Armoured recovery vehicles: (14)

  • Wisent ARV (modernised and upgraded Leopard 1 Chassis)

Armoured vehicle-launched bridge: (10)

  • Leopard 1 biber (AVLB Leopard 1 Chassis)

Mine clearing vehicles: (12)

  • Hydrema 910 MCV
  • SISU RA 140-DS (leased)(retired)

Infantry fighting vehicle and armoured carriers Combat Vehicle 90: (45)

  • CV9035 MkIII infantry fighting vehicle: (45)

M113, M113 G3 DK and M113 G3 Waran in various versions: (around 600) (Retired and replaced by MOWAG PIRANHA V)

  • Armored personnel carrier
  • Mortar carrier (81 mm) (retired)
  • Command vehicles
  • Repair vehicle
  • Fitters Vehicle
  • TOW carrier (retired)
  • Ambulance
  • Combat engineers vehicle
  • Counter-mortar radar (retired)
  • Ground surveillance radar (retired)
  • Tactical air control party carrier
  • Fire support vehicle (25 mm autocannon) (retired)
  • Fire fighting vehicle

Mowag Piranha III 8x8 in H and C variants: (113)

  • Armoured personnel carrier (Lemur 12,7mm OHW)
  • Armoured ambulance
  • Communications and informations systems carrier
  • Tactical air control party carrier
  • Command and control vehicle
  • Reconnaissance vehicle

Patria XA-185: (11)

  • Armoured ambulance (leased)

Mowag Eagle 4x4 I and IV:

  • Eagle I reconnaissance vehicle (ca. 30 in storage)
  • Eagle IV Patrol vehicle (Lemur 12,7 mm OHW) (91)

Mowag Duro IIIP 6x6: (29)

  • Armoured ambulance

HMMWV: (30)

  • Fast attack vehicle
  • TOW carrier
  • Utility vehicle

Supacat HMT 400:

  • Patrol vehicle (SOF)

Aircraft[]

Helicopters All army helicopters have been transferred to Helicopter Wing Karup, a joint helicopter command under the Royal Danish Air Force:

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:

  • SAGEM Sperwer UAV (retired)
  • Raven B short range tactical UAV

Artillery[]

Field artillery, mortars, and related equipment

M109 howitzer 155 mm self-propelled howitzer: (76)

  • M109 A1 (upgraded to A3)
  • M109 A3: (76)

M270 MLRS 227 mm multiple rocket launcher: (12)

  • M270 PNRK (retired)

Soltam 120 mm mortars: (unknown - at least 4)

Explosivos Alaveses 60 mm mortars: (90)

Artillery Hunting Radar: (6)

  • Artilleripejleradar, ARTHUR (retired)

Danish Army Low Level Air Defence System (DALLADS): Transferred to Royal Danish Air Force

  • Air Defence Control Centers (Based on Termas T-Core C4I system)
  • Medium Range Sensors (Thales Group RAC 3D radar, range 100 km)
  • Short Range Sensors (Thales Group 2D radar, range 20 km)
  • Logistics units

Other vehicles[]

Trucks, lorrys, and other vehicles

MAN trucks of various models and versions, for instance:

  • MAN HX 77 Armoured logistic vehicle
  • MAN SX 45 Armoured logistic vehicle
  • MAN 8.136 Light utility truck
  • MAN 13.192 Medium utility truck
  • MAN 18.225 Medium utility truck
  • MAN 27.314 Heavy utility truck
  • MAN 26.372 Fuel truck
  • MAN 25.322 Container handling truck
  • MAN 27.314 Mobile communication center
  • MAN 40.400 Prime MBT mover
  • MAN 35.460 Heavy equipment transporter
  • MAN 41.372 Heavy wrecker
  • MAN 41.480 Recovery vehicle (TGA)
  • MAN 41.480 Heavy equipment transporter (TGA)

Mercedes Gelaendewagen of various models and versions, for example: (over 2000)

  • G240 Utility
  • G270 CDI Armoured utility
  • G270 CDI Reconnaissance vehicle et al.
  • G280 CDI Armoured utility
  • G290 Ambulance et al.
  • G300 EOD

Motorcycles:

  • BMW F650GS
  • BMW R850RT
  • KTM 450 EXC

General issued weapons and related equipment[]

Service rifles and carbines

  • GV M/10 5.56 mm (Colt Canada C8IUR rifle)
  • GV M/95 5.56 mm (Colt Canada C7 rifle)
  • K M/96 5.56 mm (Colt Canada C8 carbine)

Machine-guns and light machine-guns

Sniper rifles

  • M/04 SAKO TRG42RH Cal. 338LM
  • HK 417S
  • MRG M/95 12.7 mm (Barrett M95) (primary used for EOD)

Sidearms and Submachine-guns

Infantry antitank weapons

Infantry mortars and grenade launchers

  • LMT M/06 60 mm Kombi mortar (Explosivos Alaveses)
  • LMT M/06 60 mm Commando mortar (Explosivos Alaveses)
  • GRK M/03 40 mm (Colt Canada M203A1)
  • AGK 40 mm (automatic grenade launcher)

Grenades and mines

  • Håndgranat M/54 (540 grams fragmentation hand grenade)
  • Røghåndgranat M/57 (phosphor based grenade)
  • Røghåndbombe M/77 (phosphor based grenade)
  • Røghåndbombe M/93 (phosphor based grenade)
  • M/05 Flashbang device
  • M/05 Sting hand grenade
  • M/05 CS gas hand grenade
  • Alarmmine M/87 (Alarm mine, pyrotechnics)
  • Alarmblus M/62 (Alarm mine, pyrotechnics)

Bayonet, field knife, and entrenching tool

  • Bajonet M/95, bayonet (bayonet M7)
  • Feltkniv M/96, field knife (Glock Feldmesser)
  • Feltspade M/96, field shovel (Glock Feldspaten)

Uniforms, personal load-carrying equipment, and personal protection equipment

  • Uniformssystem M/84, Standard uniform system
  • Uniformssystem M/03, Desert uniform system
  • Oppakningssystem M/96, load carrying system (PLCE in Danish M/84 camouflage)
  • Fragmentationsvest M/2000, body armour
  • Hjelm M/96, helmet (SPECTRA helmet)
  • Hjelm M/10, helmet (Tactical Ballistic Helmet version 2 (TBHII)
  • Hjelm M/12, helmet (Batlskin Cobra)
  • ABC-maske M/84, field NBC protective mask
  • ABC-dragt M/84, field NBC protective suit

Tactical communication equipment

  • PRR M/07, Personnel Role Radio (Bowman)
  • DA/PRC-361, Squad Radio (Racal Acoustics)
  • DA/PRC-371, Platoon Radio (Racal Acoustics)

See also[]

References[]


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