List of equipment of the Bolivian Armed Forces

This is a list of modern military equipment currently in service with the Bolivian Armed Forces.

Infantry weapons This section contains mainly the infantry weapons of the Bolivian Army contingent, but also of the Bolivian Air Force and Bolivian Navy contingents, since they share some weapons. Consequently, the infantry weapons of the three branches of the Bolivian Armed Forces are regrouped in this section.

Pistols NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails FN35 / Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm — Makarov Semi-automatic pistol 9×18 mm — Beretta Mod. 92F Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm — Taurus PT111 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm Pistol preferred by Bolivian Army officers. Norinco Semi-automatic pistol 9 mm — — CZ Semi-automatic pistol 9 mm — — IWI Jericho 941 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm — HK Semi-automatic pistol 9 mm — The special forces of the Bolivian Army have been provided with an HK pistol. Beretta M9A3 / Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm Pistols that were acquired in 2022 and distributed among the army, air force and navy.

Submachine guns NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails MAT-49 Submachine gun 9×19 mm — Uzi Submachine gun 9×19 mm — Beretta Submachine gun 9 mm — — Taurus Submachine gun 9 mm — — FMK-3 Submachine gun 9×19 mm — CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 Submachine gun 9×19 mm Submachine gun received by the army in 2019.

Shotguns NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails Remington Model 870 Shotgun 12 gauge — Mossberg 500 Shotgun 12 gauge —

Battle / assault rifle / carbines NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails FN FAL Battle rifle 7.62×51 mm Used by regular army units. These rifles were repowered. AK-47 Assault rifle 7.62×39 mm — Type 56 Assault rifle 7.62×39 mm Variant of the AK-47 rifle developed by Norinco. Used by regular army units and by the Bolivian Marine Corps. HK G3 Battle rifle 7.62×51 mm — AR-15A1 Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm — M16A2 Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm It is used by units of the regular army and the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. IMI Galil AR Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm It is used by regular army units, by the Bolivian Marine Corps and by the Bolivian Air Force infantry. AK-74 Assault rifle 5.45×39 mm It is also used by the Bolivian Marine Corps. SIG SG 540/540-1 Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm 7.62×51 mm — Steyr AUG A1 Assault rifle / carbine 5.56×45 mm — SA80 Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm Used by special forces units. M4A3/A4 Assault rifle / carbine 5.56×45 mm Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy.

Sniper and anti-materiel rifles NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails FAL Sniper Sniper rifle 7.62×51 mm — Dragunov Designated marksman rifle / sniper rifle 7.62×54 mm — NDM-86 Type 79 7.62×54 mm A clone of the Dragunov rifle made by Norinco. Steyr SSG 69 P1 Sniper rifle 7.62×51 mm — Accuracy International PM Sniper rifle 7.62×51 mm — Steyr HS .50 M1 Anti-materiel sniper rifle 12.7×99 mm Sniper and anti-materiel rifles acquired in 2019 for army, air force and navy special forces. Steyr SSG 04 A1 Sniper rifle 7.62×51 mm

Machine guns NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails Browning M2HB Heavy machine gun 12.7×99 mm Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. RPD Light machine gun 7.62×39mm — SIG MG 710-3 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm — M60 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. HK21 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm — CS/LM3 Heavy machine gun 12,7×99 mm — Norinco machine guns mounted on 27 Tigr 4x4 vehicles of Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Co., Ltd. incorporated in 2016; in the troop transport variant, and distributed among the army, air force and navy.

The 6 Chinese type 928 YC patrol boats incorporated in 2019 by the Bolivian Navy also mount these machine guns. FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm They are also used mounted on Toyota Hilux 4x4 pickup trucks; which were acquired in 2017.

Grenade launchers NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails M79 Grenade launcher 40×46 mm Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. MK 19 Mod 3 Automatic grenade launcher 40×53 mm It is used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. M203 Coupled grenade launcher 40×46 mm Also used by the special forces of the Bolivian Navy. QLZ-87 Automatic grenade launcher 35×32 mm —

Anti-material weapons NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails Type 65/78 Recoilless rifle 82 mm It is a variant of the B-10 recoilless rifle produced by Norinco. M40 Recoilless rifle 106 mm — RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade 40 mm It is also used by the Bolivian Marine Corps. M72 LAW Rocket-propelled grenade 66 mm — HJ-8 Anti-tank guided missile 155 mm —

Vehicles

Armored combat vehicles NameImageOriginQuantityNotesLT TKSK-105A1 Kuerassier~36SK-105A2 Kuerassier ~18RECCEEE-9 Cascavel~24APCM11350+M9~37EE-11 Urutu~24MOWAG Roland~22V-100 Commando~15AUVZFB-05~19

Utility vehicles Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Jeep CJ Utility vehicle Unknown In service M151 Utility vehicle Unknown In service Humvee Light utility vehicle 30 In service Trucks GAZ Sadko Utility truck Unknown In service Dodge M37 Utility truck 37 In service M35 Utility truck Unknown In service M54 Utility truck Unknown In service Ford F-750 Utility truck 16 In service

Artillery Material used by the Bolivian Army. It will be specified in "details" if there is material from another branch of the Bolivian Armed Forces.

Mortars NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails M30 Mortar 107 mm — M29 Mortar 81 mm — M224 Mortar 60 mm — Soltam M120 Mortar 120 mm —

Howitzers NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails Schneider L.15.05 model 1928 Towed howitzer 155 mm 16 units donated by the Argentine Army in 1976, which correspond to an Argentine modernization of the howitzer Schneider model 1917. Bofors L40 Mod. 1935 Mountain gun 75 mm Undetermined number of units donated by the Argentine Army. M116 Pack howitzer 75 mm — M101A1 Towed howitzer 105 mm — Type 54-1 Towed howitzer 122 mm Improved variant of the howitzer M-30 developed by Norinco.

Air defense systems NameOriginTypeCartridgeImageDetails Type 64/74 Anti-aircraft gun 37 mm — HN-5A MANPADS 72 mm It is also used by the Bolivian Air Force.

37 of these missiles belonging to the Bolivian Army were brought to the United States in 2005 for dismantling, creating a controversial case within the Bolivian Armed Forces. In 2010, some missiles that were already deactivated were returned to the army.

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