List of equipment of the Botswana Ground Force
This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force.
Small arms
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Anti-tank weapons
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Gustav[1] | 
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Recoilless rifle |  Sweden
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84mm | |
| MILAN[9] | 
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Anti-tank missile |  France West Germany
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| BGM-71 TOW[10] | 
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Anti-tank missile |  United States
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Tanks
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK-105 Kürassier | 
|
Light tank |  Austria
|
20[11] | ||
| FV101 Scorpion | 
|
Light tank |  United Kingdom
|
25[11] |
Armoured Cars
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panhard VBL | _(1).jpg)
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Scout car | France
|
64[11] |
Armored personnel carriers
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTR-60 | 
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Armored personnel carrier |  Soviet Union
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50[11] | ||
| FV103 Spartan | 
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Armored personnel carrier | United Kingdom
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6[11] | ||
| Cadillac Gage Commando | 
|
Armored personnel carrier | United States
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14[11] | ||
| Mowag Piranha IIIC | 
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Armored personnel carrier |  Switzerland
|
45 | Ordered in 2002, in service from 2003 [12] |
Reconnaissance
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAM MK3 | 
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Armored Car |  Israel
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8[11] | ||
| Mowag Piranha III | .jpg)
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Armored fighting vehicle | Switzerland
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45[11] | [13] |
Utility vehicles
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACMAT | 
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Utility vehicle | France
|
150[14] | ||
| RMMV TG MIL | .jpg)
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Utility truck | Germany Austria
|
200[14] |
Engineering Vehicles
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M578 LRV | .JPG)
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Armored recovery vehicle | United States
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Unknown[11] | ||
| SB-20 Greif | 
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Armored recovery vehicle | Austria
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Unknown[11] |
Demining vehicles
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aardvark JSFU | 
|
Demining vehicle | United Kingdom
|
Unknown[11] |
Artillery
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
| ATMOS 2000 | 
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Self-propelled artillery | Israel
|
12[11] | ||
| Rocket artillery | ||||||
| APRA-40 | _cropped.jpg)
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Multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union Romania
|
20[11] | ||
| Field artillery | ||||||
| Soltam M-71 | 
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Howitzer | Israel
|
18[15] | ||
| L118 | 
|
Howitzer | United Kingdom
|
12[11] | ||
| OTO Melara Mod 56 | 
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Howitzer |  Italy
|
6[11] | ||
Air defence systems
[edit]| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M167 VADS | 
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Rotary cannon | United States
|
7[11] | ||
| MICA (missile) | 
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Surface-to-air missile | France
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Unknown | [16] | |
| Javelin | 
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Surface-to-air missile | United Kingdom
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[17] | 5 launchers. | |
| 9K32 Strela-2 | 
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MANPADS | Soviet Union
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[18] | ||
| 9K38 Igla | 
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MANPADS | Soviet Union
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[19] |
River-wing equipment
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- ^ Bonn International Center for Conversion; Bundeswehr Verification Center. "Sten MP". SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ a b c Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Fleet Upgrades Licensed Programs & Custom Builds - Colt Canada". coltcanada.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Jones & Ness 2009.
- ^ "Wiw_af_botswana - worldinventory". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ Martin, Guy (7 February 2013). "Botswana - defenceWeb". Defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1032508955.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 468. ISBN 9781032012278.
- ^ "UN Register of Conventional Arms – UNODA". disarmament.un.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "Botswana receives additional Mowag Piranha 8×8 armoured vehicles – Military Africa". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ a b "Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle – Defence Web". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Botswana". 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Botswana acquired 300 million euros of French weaponry in 2016". Defence Web. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Motlogelwa, Tshireletso (13 April 2012). "Khamas monopolised Botswana Defence Force (BDF) tenders". XairForces.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118.
- ^ Martin, Guy. "Botswana - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Botswana". defenceWeb. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
Works cited
[edit]- Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
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