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List of equipment of the Somali Armed Forces

Summary

The following is a list of active equipment of the Somali Armed Forces. Retired equipment is listed at the bottom.

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Makarov PM[1]   9×18mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Submachine guns
Uzi[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Israel
Rifles
AKM[2]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AK-74   5.45×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union Used by National Intelligence and Security Agency special forces Gaashaan and Waran.[3] and Danab commandos.[4]
AK-74M   5.45×39mm Assault rifle   Russia Used by NISA special forces Gaashaan and Waran.[5] and Danab commandos.[6]
Vz. 58[7]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
PM md. 63   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Socialist Republic of Romania
AK-63[8]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Hungarian People's Republic
Zastava M70   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Yugoslavia
Type 56[9]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
MPT-76   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Turkey 450 delivered.[10]
M16[11]   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States
M4A1   5.56×45mm Carbine
Assault rifle 		  United States Used by Special Forces.[citation needed]
M14   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   United States
Heckler & Koch G3   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany Used by the Danab Brigade and the "Gorgor" Brigade, also used by Camp TURKSOM NCOs and officer cadets.[12][13]
Type 56   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   China Used for ceremonial purposes by the Presidential Guard.[citation needed]
Sniper rifles
SVD[14]   7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle 		  Soviet Union
Machine guns
RP-46[1]   7.62×54mmR Light machine gun   Soviet Union
SG-43[15]   7.62×54mmR Medium machine gun   Soviet Union
Browning M1919[15]   7.62×51mm Medium machine gun   United States
KPV   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK[16]   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
RPD[1]   7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
PKM[2]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
Zastava M84[17]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Yugoslavia
MG-3   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   West Germany
FN MAG[1]   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   Belgium
AA-52[1]   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   France
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2[15]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
RPG-7[2]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
AGS-17[citation needed] Grenade launcher Soviet Union

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Casspir   MRAP   South Africa 9[18] Status:In service
BMC Kirpi   MRAP   Turkey 24[19] Status:In service
BMC Kirpi II   MRAP   Turkey N/A[20] Status:In service

Armored personnel carriers edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
AT105 Saxon[18]   Armored personnel carrier   United Kingdom 50 Status:In service

Donated second hand by Djibouti April 2013.

Iveco VM 90[18]   Armored personnel carrier   Italy Unknown Status:In service

Donated by Italy.

RG-31 Nyala[18]   Infantry mobility vehicle   South Africa Unknown Status:In service

Utility vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Toyota 4Runner   Utility vehicle   Japan Unknown Status:In service

Unknown amount in service, Used by Armed Forces for awareness against SARS-nCov-2[21][22]

Toyota Land Cruiser   Utility vehicle   Japan 10[23] Status:In service

Donated by Turkey.

Mitsubishi Triton   Utility vehicle   Japan 26+[24] Status:In service

Donated by Turkey.

Trucks
M939[25]   Utility truck   United States Unknown Status:In service
BMC 245-16P 4x4 Utility truck   Turkey 14[26] Status:In service

Donated by Turkey.

Iveco 4x4 Utility truck   Italy 3+[27] Status:In service

Donated by Turkey.

Unmanned aerial vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Bayraktar TB2[28]   UCAV   Turkey Unknown Status:In service

Boats edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
ONUK MRTP 16   Patrol boat   Turkey Unknown Status:In service
Grand RIB   Rigid inflatable boat   Ukraine Unknown

Individual Equipment edit

Model Origin Image Type Notes
PASGT   United States

  Turkey

  Combat helmet Donated from Turkey [when?][citation needed]
FAST   United States

  Turkey

  Combat helmet Utilised by Commando Brigade, donated from Turkey.
M1 Woodland   United States

  Somalia

  Camouflage pattern Bought from the U.S. in the 1980s; Standard issue across all branches.[1][page needed]
Desert Battle Dress Uniform   United States

  Somalia

  Camouflage pattern Bought from the U.S. in the 1980s.[citation needed]
M2008 Digital Camouflage   Turkey   Camouflage pattern Donated from Turkey.[1]

Retired equipment edit

 
A T-55, one of several SNA tanks
 
Abandoned Somali tanks in Mogadishu, discovered by U.S. Army troops on 1 December 1993

Among firearms associated with the Somali National Army and reported by Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/10 were Soviet TT pistols, British Sterling submachine guns; German Heckler & Koch G3 and Belgian FN FAL assault rifles, U.S. M14 rifles, Soviet RPD machine guns; Soviet RPK machine guns; Soviet RP-46 machine guns; French AA-52 machine guns; Belgian FN MAG machine guns; Soviet DShK heavy machine guns; U.S. M2 Browning .50 cal heavy machine guns; and U.S. M79 grenade launchers and Soviet RPG-2 grenade launchers.[1]

Previous arms acquisitions included the following equipment, much of which was unserviceable circa June 1989:[29] 293 main battle tanks (30 Centurions; 123 M47 Patton, 30 T-34, 110 T-54/55 from various sources). Christopher F. Foss, writing in the second edition of Jane's Main Battle Tanks said that 'Kuwait was believed to have supplied Somalia with about 35 Centurions.'[30] The Military Balance 1987–88 (p. 112) listed 30 Centurions held by the Somali Army.

Other armoured fighting vehicles included 10 M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks, 30 BRDM-2 and 15 Panhard AML-90 armored cars (formerly owned by Saudi Arabia). The IISS estimated in 1989 that there were 474 armoured personnel carriers, including 64 BTR-40/BTR-50/BTR-60, 100 BTR-152 wheeled armored personnel carriers, 310 Fiat 6614 and 6616s, and that BMR-600s had been reported. SIPRI also reported BTR-70s had been sold to Somalia.[31] The IISS estimated that there were 210 towed artillery pieces (8 M-1944 100 mm, 100 M-56 105 mm, 84 M-1938 122 mm, and 18 M198 155 mm towed howitzers). Other equipment reported by the IISS included 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, 100 Milan and BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles, rocket launchers, recoilless rifles, and a variety of Soviet air defence guns of 20 mm, 23 mm, 37 mm, 40 mm, 57 mm, and 100 mm calibre. SIPRI also reported that 9K32 Strela-2 air defence missiles had been transferred.[31]

In addition, U.S. M151 trucks had been sold to Somalia by December 1987.[32]

IISS Military Balance 2022 lists only armoured personnel carriers and utility vehicles.

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BRDM-2   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union Unknown Status:In_retired
ZU-23-2[18]   Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown Status:In_retired
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad[33]   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union Unknown Status:In_retired

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jones & Ness 2009.
  2. ^ a b c AfricaNews (9 May 2017). "Several soldiers killed in al Shabaab attack on Somali army base – Africanews". africanews.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ NISA (23 January 2016). "HSNQ_NISA Director General with his Elite Gaashaan & Waran, We will defend our ppl, #TweetLiidoPicturespic.twitter.com/MsZeyfukIX". @HSNQ_NISA. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ TP 🤟🏻 (24 March 2018). "Somali Army SOF operators #DANABpic.twitter.com/QphsTHOC1O". @tacticalporn. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ NISA (23 January 2016). "HSNQ_NISA Director General with his Elite Gaashaan & Waran, We will defend our ppl, #TweetLiidoPicturespic.twitter.com/MsZeyfukIX". @HSNQ_NISA. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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  7. ^ "Daawo Sawirada: Qaabka ay Ciidamada Puntland ula wareegen Qandala". caasimada.net. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "AKM 63 Assault Rifle : Somalia". awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial.
  9. ^ Charbonneau, Louis (10 October 2014). "Exclusive: Somalia army weapons sold on open market – U.N. monitors". Reuters. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Turkish Firms Receive Orders to Manufacture 45000 Locally-made MPT-76 Rifles". defenseworld.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ^ Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide, Ewen Southby-Tailyour (2005) p. 446.
  12. ^ "Image of Somali Cadets at Camp TURKSOM". Kashaale. 2018.
  13. ^ "Image of Somali Commandos training in Turkey".
  14. ^ "Somali daily News – Meydadka Askar Itoobiyaan ah oo lagu soo bandhigay Gobolka Galgaduud+SAWIRO". shinganinews.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. ^ a b c Small Arms Survey 2012, p. 338.
  16. ^ "SNA troops in southern Somalia". SNA Radio. September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Alt URL
  17. ^ "Mortar Rounds Shake Mogadishu Ahead of Somali Presidential Vote | Voice of America - English".
  18. ^ a b c d e Military Balance 2017
  19. ^ "Turkey donates 12 military vehicles to Somalia". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Somalia received BMC Kipri II MRAP vehicles".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ Reform, Somalia's Security Sector (10 May 2020). ".@SNAForce continued the #COVIDー19 awareness in several districts in Mogadishu, including Cabdicasiis, Shangaani, Xamar Weyne, Xamar Jajab, Dharkeynley, and Wadajir. #SNACovid19Awareness #CXDSpic.twitter.com/SfxKfDBNVR". @SomaliaSSR. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  22. ^ Reform, Somalia's Security Sector (8 May 2020). "SNA is visiting the overpopulated areas and underprivileged communities in Mogadishu to communicate the #COVIDー19 awareness message, and distribute face masks. #SNACovid19Awareness #XooggaDalkapic.twitter.com/7C12ISMeqR". @SomaliaSSR. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  23. ^ Oryx. "From Türkiye With Love: Tracking Turkish Military Donations". Oryx. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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  25. ^ "The Mighty Somali Army 1980's - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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  27. ^ Oryx. "From Türkiye With Love: Tracking Turkish Military Donations". Oryx. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  28. ^ Azman, Kaan (3 October 2022). "Bayraktar TB2 SİHA Somali'de görüntülendi". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  29. ^ IISS 1989, p. 113.
  30. ^ Foss, Christopher (1986). Jane's Main Battle Tanks. London, UK/New York City: Jane's. p. 186. ISBN 0-7106-0372-X.
  31. ^ a b "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  32. ^ "Annex C Appendix II". US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (PDF). Washington, D.C. 18 December 1987. p. 262. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  33. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 466.

Bibliography edit

  • Bonn International Center for Conversion. Lee-Enfield SMLE (PDF) (Report). SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification. p. 3.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routledge. ISBN 9781857438352.
  • IISS Military Balance 1989–90, Brassey's for the IISS. 1989.
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  • Small Arms Survey (2012). "Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia". Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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