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:
- Fennec AS550: (8) (plus 4 in storage)
- OH-6 Cayuse: (14) (retired)
- EH-101 Merlin Joint Supporter: (14)
- 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)
- 120 mm Soltam K6 mortar- known as M/10
Explosivos Alaveses 60 mm mortars: (90)
- 60 mm light infantry mortar
- 60 mm commando mortar
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
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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
- LSV M/04 5.56 mm (Colt Canada Light Support Weapon)
- Mg M/07 5.56 mm (FN Herstal Minimi) (in limited use and under evaluation for further procurement to replace the LSV M/04)
- Mg M/62 7.62 mm (Rheinmetall MG3)
- Mg M/50 12.7 mm (M2 Browning machine gun)
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
- P M/49 9 mm (Sig P210)
- USP9 SD 9 mm
- Glock 17 9 mm
- Glock 19 9 mm
- MP5 9 mm (Heckler & Koch MP5)
Infantry antitank weapons
- DYKN M/85 84 mm (Carl Gustav M3)
- PVV M/97 84 mm (AT-4 CS)
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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