List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Belarus

This is a list of the equipment used by the Armed Forces of Belarus. The military forces of Belarus are almost exclusively armed with Soviet-era equipment inherited from the Soviet Union. Although large in numbers, some western experts consider some of it outdated.

Infantry weapons ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeNotesPistolsTT pistol7.62×25mm TokarevSemi-automatic pistolIssued to Territorial Defense units.PSM5.45×18mmSemi-automatic pistolMakarov PM9×18mm MakarovSemi-automatic pistolStechkin9×18mm MakarovSelective fire machine pistolGlock 179×19mm ParabellumSemi-automatic pistolUsed by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, KGB Alpha Group.SIG Sauer P2269×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistolP226 used by Special Forces, OSAM (Border guard) "Almaz", KGB Alpha Group, and SBP (Presidential security).Submachine gunsHeckler & Koch MP59×19mm Parabellum Submachine gunMP5A3 and MP5SD3, MP5A5, MP5K variants imported from Turkey.ShotgunsRemington Model 87012-gaugePump-action combat shotgunUsed by Ministry of Interior units or paratroopers.Mossberg 500 12-gaugePump-action combat shotgunUsed by OMON, Almaz, and KGB Alpha group. The Mossberg Maverick 88 is also used.Benelli M412-gaugeSemi-automatic combat shotgunUsed by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, Border Guard Service Institute and KGB Alpha Group. Seen in use with security forces in Minsk during the 2020 protests.Assault riflesAKM7.62×39mmAssault rifleAK-745.45×39mmAssault rifleStandard service rifle.VSK-100 7.62x39mmAssault rifle Entered service in early 2021.SMAR-100BPM 7.62x39 mmAssault rifleAK-125.45×39mmAssault rifleUsed by special forces.AKS-745.45×39mmAssault rifleAKS-74U5.45×39mmAssault carbine Mostly used by armored vehicle crewsAS Val9×39mmSuppressed assault rifleUsed by special forces.9A-919×39mmCarbineSniper rifles and designated marksman riflesVSS Vintorez9×39mmSuppressed sniper rifleUsed by special forces.Dragunov SVD7.62×54mmRSemi-automatic designated marksman rifleMTs-116M7.62×54mmR Bolt-action sniper rifleUsed by special forces (SSO).Orsis T-5000.338 Lapua Magnum Bolt-action sniper rifleUsed by special forces.SV-1000 Stiletto7.62×54mmR High-precision sniper rifleUsed by special forces.OSV-9612.7×108mmAnti-materiel sniper rifleUsed by special forces.Machine gunsPK machine gun7.62×54mmRGeneral-purpose machine gunPKM variant used. Manufactured locally.RPK 7.62×39mmSquad automatic weaponIssued to Territorial Defense units. Manufactured locally.RPK-745.45×39mmSquad automatic weaponDShK12.7×108mmHeavy machine gunNSV12.7×108mmHeavy machine gunGrenade launchersGP-25/30/3440 mm VOG-25Underslung grenade launcherRocket propelled grenade launchersRPO-A Shmel93 mmRocket-propelled grenadeThe PDM-A Priz is replacing the RPO-A Shmel flamethrower.RPG-740 mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies)Rocket-propelled grenadeLMGK-60 Sapfir40 mmRocket-propelled grenadeEntered service in December 2024 and launched into series production.RPG-2672.5 mmRocket-propelled grenadeRecoilless riflesSPG-973 mmRecoilless rifleUsed by Territorial Defense units.Anti-tank guided missiles9K111 Fagot120 mmAnti-tank guided missile9M113 Konkurs135 mm Anti-tank guided missileUpgraded 9P135M1(RB) Konkurs launchers used.9K115 Metis94 mmAnti-tank guided missileUsed by Territorial Defense units.Shershen130 mm & 152 mm Anti-tank guided missileBelarusian variant of the Ukrainian Skif ATGM. Mortars M-43 82 mm Infantry mortar 2B11 120 mm Heavy mortar

Vehicles

+NameImageOriginIn serviceNotesTanksT-72B577T-72B3 mod20T-72BM230+Armoured fighting vehiclesBRM-1132BRDM-2RKh N/AUsed by NBC Protection Troops.Caiman15+Used by special forces and a modified variant is used by NBC Protection Troops.MT-LB78+Some were modified as armoured engineering vehicles.RKhM-4 N/AUsed by NBC Protection Troops.Infantry fighting vehiclesBMP-2 90620 BMP-2 were transferred to the Russian Armed Forces in 2022.BTR-82A70Armoured personnel carriersBTR-70MB1 64Used by special forces.BTR-80 153Can be equipped with slat armour.Infantry mobility vehiclesGAZ Tigr-M30Dongfeng EQ2050 22Chinese copy based on the US Humvee, Used by Belarusian special forces.Volat V1 ~55 The MZKT-690003-021 V-2 with the Adunok-BM.2 combat module completed state trials and entered service on 16 May 2025.Dajiang CS/VN312Used by special forces.Engineering vehiclesBAT-2N/AIMR-2(M)N/ABREM-K / N/AMTU-2020MT-55A4UR-77 'Meteorit'N/AAT-6 and AT-1219Fuel tankers. Entered service in 2026.Self-propelled Anti-Tank missile systems9P148 Konkurs759P149 Shturm-S85Towed artillery82mm 2B9 Vasilek N/AUsed by Territorial Defense units.100mm MT-12 RapiraN/AUsed by Territorial Defense units.120mm 2B23 NONA-M118Used by special forces.122mm D-3024Used by special forces.152mm 2A65 Msta-B108Self-propelled artillery122mm 2S1 Gvozdika125152mm 2S3(M) Akatsiya164+152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S107Multiple rocket launchers122mm BM-21 Grad 128 Modernized to the BM-21A "BelGrad" standard. Currently being upgraded to the BM-21B "BelGrad 2" standard.220mm BM-27 Uragan 36Being upgraded to the Uragan-M standard.300mm BM-30 Smerch 36Guided Multiple Rocket LaunchersPolonez 12Range: 200km, CEP: 30m, Chinese-designed A200 guided rocket produced in Belarus.Polonez-M Range: 290km, CEP: 45m, Chinese-designed A300 guided rocket produced in Belarus.Short-range ballistic missilesOTR-21 Tochka-U36Range: 120km, CEP: 95m, slated for replacement by the Chinese-designed M20 SRBM fired from the Polonez launcher.9K720 Iskander44 Launchers and 25 Iskander-M missiles delivered in 2022.Anti-Aircraft Guns14.5mm ZPU-4N/AUsed by Territorial Defense units.23mm ZU-23N/AMounted on technicals.Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns30mm 2K22(M) TunguskaN/ASelf-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems9K35 Strela-10200+Range: 5km.9K33 Osa76Range: 15km. Being modernized to the 9A33-2B standard.Tor missile systemTor-M2K 21. 1 more battery delivered in November 2024. Additional systems were delivered in November 2025.Range: 16km.9K37 Buk16Range: 25km.S-300PS48Range: 90km. 4 batteries delivered by Russia in 2006, possibly in exchange for TELs for the Topol-M ICBM system.S-300PMU 44 batteries and 150 missiles delivered by Russia between 2015 and 2016 as part of a joint air defense agreement. S-400 Triumf16Two batteries were ordered in 2021, the first one was delivered in 2022, the second in 2023.Electronic warfare systemsSPN-30N/AGroza R-934UM2 'Groza-6'N/ASapsanN/AMobile anti-drone system. Uses EW and fire defeat means.Groza Z1/R-936 Aero/Optima 2.2N/AEntered service in December 2025.Radars and communications systemsP-18 'Spoon Rest D'N/AP-35/37 'Bar Lock'N/APRV-9 'Thin Skin E'N/APRV-16 'Thin Skin B'N/A36D6 'Tin Shield'N/A55ZH6 'Tall Rack'N/A1L22 'Parol'N/A1S80 'Sborka' PPRUN/ARosa-RB-M AshulukN/ARodnik-3D1Vostok-3DN/AProtivnik-GEN/A9S18 'Kupol'N/AUsed for the Buk.30N6 'Flad Lid' N/AUsed for the S-300.76N6 'Clam Shell'N/AUsed for the S-300.91N6 'Big Bird'N/AUsed for the S-300.R-414MBRPSeveralDigital radio-relay station.Unmanned aerial vehiclesOrlan-10N/ASupercam S100N/ASupercam S350 N/AIrkut-3N/AIrkut-10N/AFormulaN/AVR-12 Moskit-NN/ABusel MN/ABerkut-3N/AChekan-BN/AKvadro-1400N/ABarraging pipeN/A

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