Equipment of the Ecuadorian Army

Equipment of the Ecuadorian Army. Historically, the Ecuadorian Army depended on a wide variety of foreign suppliers like India, u.s , germany for virtually all of its equipment needs. Rotatory wing of Ecuadorian army depends on HAL DHRUV helicopters of India.Only in the 1980s did it begin to develop a modest domestic arms industry as the Directorate of Army Industries manufactured rifle ammunition, uniforms, boots, and other consumable items. The Army's present day equipment is mostly of western origins.

Equipment as of 2010

Model	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Tanks
Leopard 1	Germany	Main battle tank	Leopard 1A5 and 1V	60	In the Netherlands, there is an improved version equivalent to the A5 called "Leopard 1 Verbeterd", the same version was used by the Chilean Army and sold to Ecuador.[1]
T-55	Soviet Union	Main Battle Tank	T-55AM	64	100mm MBTs,Status unknown.
AMX-13	France	Light Tank	Upgraded	108	In 1988, Ecuador upgraded its fleet of 108 AMX-13 light tanks armed with 105 mm guns. SOPELEM supplied the basic day version of its SOPTAC 18 fire-control system with laser range-finder and its control unit. Fives-Cail Babcock provided kits to modify the 105 mm gun and its ammunition system to allow APFSDS rounds to be fired. Work on upgrading the AMX-13s started in Ecuador late in 1988 and was completed in 1990.
Infantry fighting vehicle
Engesa EE-9 Cascavel	Brazil	Armoured Car		32	Equipped with a 90 mm cannon. 6×6
EE-3 Jararaca	Brazil	Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle		10	4×4
EE-11 Urutu	Brazil	Armoured Personnel Carrier (wheeled)		32	[2] 6×6
AMX-VCI	France	Armoured Personnel Carrier (tracked)		80	[2]
Panhard AML 245 H60/90	France	Armoured Car		27-62	Probably withdrawn from service. Total delivery of 22 AML-90, and 40 AML-60. 90\60mm gun\mortar 4×4.
Panhard ERC-90 Sagie	France	Armoured Car		10(?)	6×6
BTR-3U	Ukraine	APC (wheeled 8×8)		3-10(?)	8×8
M113	United States	Armoured Personnel Carrier (tracked)		20	Probably withdrawn from service.
M3 Half-track	United States	Armoured Personnel Carrier		15	Status Unknown
UR-416	Germany	Armoured Personnel Carrier (wheeled 4×4)		10	Status unknown. 4×4[3]
BLR	Spain	Armoured Personnel Carrier (wheeled 4×4)		15	Status unknown.[4]
BTR-60	Soviet Union	Command vehicle (wheeled 8×8)		6	At least 6 operating within the SA-8 structure. 8×8.
Military vehicles
AGRALE MARRUÁ	Brazil	4×4 vehicle	AM10 AM20	18 12	First lot bought by Ecuador in February 2009 as a reconnaissance variant.[5] Second lot bought in August 2009 as transport variant.[6][7]
AIL Storm	Israel	4×4 vehicle	Utility	?	[8]
Tiuna	Venezuela	4×4 vehicle	Utility	2	Donated by Venezuela in April 2009.[9]
Humvee	United States	4×4 vehicle	Transport Anti-tank Anti-aircraft	118[10]	118 Humvees were donated by US NAS in 2003. The Israeli MAPATS Anti-tank version was created in 2009. Other Anti-tank variants include the Chinese HJ-8 system. Around 30 humvees are in use within the Naval Infantry Corps.[11][12][13] Less reliable sources suggest that 130+ humvees are currently in use within the Armed Forces.
CUCV II	United States	4×4 vehicle	Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle	?	The CUCV II was procured by the Ecuadorian military in limited quantities.[14]
M939 Truck	United States	6×6 truck	Transport	76	Donated by the US NAS program in 2003.[15]
M35	United States	truck	Transport	?
Hino	Japan	truck	Transport	15	Donated by the US NAS program in 2010.[16]
Unimog	Germany	4×4 truck	Anti-aircraft warfare	?	Equipped with Anti-tank or Anti-aircraft weapon-systems.
Artillery
Scud-B(SS-1B)	Soviet Union	SSM Launchers		?	Reported
MK F3	France	155mm Howitzer	Self-propelled	12	The AMX-13 based Mk F3 is the smallest and lightest 155mm motorized gun carriage ever produced.
M114	United States	155mm Howitzer	Towed	12
M198	United States	155mm Howitzer	Towed	12
M101	United States	105mm Howitzer	Towed	30
M2A1	United States	105mm Howitzer	Towed	24	The M2A1 is a modernised M101 version.
OTO Melara Model 56	Italy	105mm Howitzer	Towed	24
RM-70	Czechoslovakia	122 mm Multiple rocket launcher	Self-propelled	8	The Tatra T813 "Kolos" 8×8 truck serves as carrier platform.
BM-21(9K-51	Soviet Union	122 mm Multiple rocket launcher	Self-propelled	10
Soltam M-66	Israel	160mm Heavy Mortar	Towed	12
M30	United States	107mm Heavy Mortar		?
M1	United States	81mm Medium mortar		?
M29	United States	81mm Medium mortar		412
Anti-material warfare
Spike	Israel	170mm Heavy Anti-tank guided missile		244	Deliveries started in October 2009.[17]
MAPATS	Israel	155mm Heavy Anti-tank guided missile		?	Some units are mounted on vehicles.
HJ-8	China	155mm Heavy Anti-tank guided missile		?	Some units are mounted on vehicles.
9M133 Kornet	Russia	152mm Heavy Anti-tank guided missile	Kornet-E	288	Deliveries started in October 2009.[17]
Euromissile HOT	France  Germany	150mm Heavy Anti-tank guided missile		?	Mounted on Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters.
MILAN	France  Germany	125mm Heavy Anti-tank guided missile		?	Some units are mounted on vehicles.
M40	United States	105mm Anti-tank weapon		24	Some units are mounted on vehicles.
M67	United States	90mm Anti-tank weapon		380	Some units are mounted on vehicles.
C90-CR (M3)	Spain	90mm Anti-tank weapon		?	[18]
M72 LAW	United States	66mm Light anti-armour weapon		?	(M-72A-3 LAW)
RPG-7	Soviet Union	40mm Light anti-armour weapon		?
Anti-aircraft warfare
Bofors 40 mm	Sweden	40mm Autocannon	L/60 L/70	30
Oerlikon	Switzerland	2 × 35 mm cannon	GDF-003	30
ZSU-23-4	Soviet Union	4 × 23 mm Anti-aircraft weapon	Self-propelled	34	All received from Nicaragua in 1997. Jane's Information Group. 2008-10-30.[19] Retrieved 2008-11-08.
Type 85	Soviet Union  China	2 × 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon	Towed Mounted	?	Some units are mounted on vehicles.[20]
M163 Vulcan	United States	20 mm Air defence system	Self-propelled	70
M167 Vulcan	United States	20 mm Air defence system	Towed Mounted	10
ZPU-1\2\4	Soviet Union	14.5 mm Air defence gun\HMGs	Towed	128
M-1935	Swiss	20 mm anti-aircraft gun	Towed	28
M45 Quadmount	United States	4 × 12.7×99mm NATO	M2 Browning machine gun	?	Some units are mounted on vehicles.
Missiles
SA-8	Soviet Union	200 mm Surface-to-air missile	Self-propelled	6
MIM-72 Chaparral	United States	Surface-to-air missile	Self-propelled	18	Chaparral.
Mistral	France	90 mm Surface-to-air missile	MANPADS	?	Some are mounted on vehicles.
Shorts Blowpipe	United Kingdom	76 mm Surface-to-air missile	MANPADS	220	220 launchers available, these were efficiently used during the Cenepa War.
HN-5A	China	72mm Surface-to-air missile	MANPADS	?	[20]
Strela 2	Soviet Union	72mm Surface-to-air missile	MANPADS	?	Also called within the NATO SA-7 “Grail”.
9K38 Igla	Soviet Union	72mm Surface-to-air missile	MANPADS	?	Also called within the NATO SA-16 "Gimlet" (earlier versions) or SA-18 "Grouse". It is unknown, which versions are used by the Ecuadorian Army.
Small arms[21]
Browning Hi-Power	Belgium	9mm	pistol	?	[22]
Beretta Mod.92F	Italy	9mm	pistol	?
SIG P226	United States		pistol	700
S&W .38 Special	United States		pistol
M1911	United States	.45	pistol	?	[21]
Glock-17	Austria	9mm	pistol	?
FN FAL	Belgium	7.62mm	rifle	50,000	Former standard rifle of the Army, it was replaced by the HK 33 since 1994, the FN FAL is still used by some units such as Jungle Infantry where the 7.62mm round has its advantages.[23]
SIG SG 540	Switzerland	5.56mm	rifle	?
M16A2	United States	5.56mm	rifle	?	Colt M16A1, M16A2 & CAR-15A1 (M16A1 Carbine deliverd.
M4 carbine	United States	5.56mm	rifle	?	M4s sold as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package.[24]
Steyr AUG	Austria	5.56mm	rifle	?	Used (also) by: Ecuadorian UN operatives and Jungle warfare units. Delivered between 1987 and 1989.
IMI Galil AR	Israel	5.56mm	rifle	?
Mini-14	United States	5.56mm	rifle	?
M14NM	United States	7.62mm	rifle	?
Mossberg 500	United States		shotgun	?
HK 33	Germany	5.56mm	rifle	33.000+	Used (also) by: Ecuadorian Naval Infantry, Ecuadorian UN operatives, Paramilitary units and the 9th Special Forces Brigade. 30.000 units (produced in England) were delivered in 1994. A further 3000 units were acquired through Chile. An unknown quantity was purchased from Turkey (HK-33A-2 and HK-33A-3).[23]
HK MP5A5	Germany	9mm	submachine gun	?	Used (also) by: Ecuadorian Naval Infantry, Air Force Infantry detachments and the Counter-terror unit GEO. Night-vision and SD-versions available.
Uzi	Israel	9mm	submachine gun	5,000	Used (also) by: Air Force Infantry
PSG-1	Germany	7.62mm	Sniper rifle	?
FN MAG	Belgium	7.62mm	Infantry support weapon	?
Heckler & Koch HK21	Germany	5.56mm	Infantry support weapon	?	[25][26]
Milkor MGL	South Africa	40mm	Infantry support weapon	?	[27]
AGS-17	Soviet Union	30mm	Infantry support weapon	?
Colt M203	United States	40mm	GL
HK-79A-1	Germany	40mm	GL
M1919	United States	0.30 calibre	Infantry support	?
M2HB	United States	0.50 calibre	Anti-material Infantry support	?

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[28]	Notes
T-41 Mescalero	United States	training aircraft		2
Cessna 182	United States	training aircraft		4	[29]
Nanchang CJ-6	China	training aircraft		2	[30]
Pilatus PC-6	United States	light transport	Porter	1	Swiss STOL aircraft, the Porter series was produced under license in the States.
Maule M-7	United States	light transport	Super Rocket	3
Beechcraft Super King Air	United States	light transport		1
IAI Arava	Israel	light transport		4	Seven delivered, only four remaining[30] One written off due to a crash.
C-212-400 Aviocar	Spain	tactical transport		2	STOL aircraft.
CASA CN-235	Spain	tactical transport		2
DHC-5D Buffalo	Canada	tactical transport		1	STOL aircraft.
Cessna Citation II	United States	aerial survey		1
Mil Mi-17	Russia	medium lift-transport	Mi-171	6 (+2)	[30][31][32]
SA342L Gazelle	France	light attack helicopter	Euromissile HOT	1	~4 units delivered in total.[30] In 2003 only 26 were operational.[33] One (no#E-342) crashed on August 1, 2008 killing the crew.[31] Two crashed on January 24, 2007 killing the Defence Minister. All are equipped with Hot missiles between 1982 and 1983. Four were upgraded with Israeli technology, it is planned to modernise and upgrade the remaining helicopters until 2018.[31]
Eurocopter AS332	France	medium lift-transport	AS332B	1	A total of one units were delivered.[30] Since then only six are in use. Various sources state that one or few units might have been acquired in the AS332M variant. It is planned to modernise, overhaul and upgrade the remaining helicopters until 2018.[31]
HAL Dhruv	India	medium lift-transport		45	[34]
Aérospatiale Lama	France	utility	SA315B	1
Eurocopter AS350	France	utility	AS350B	2

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