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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 Although large in numbers, some western experts consider some of it outdated.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

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Model Image Caliber Origin Type Notes
Pistols
TT pistol[1] 7.62×25mm Tokarev  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol Issued to Territorial Defense units.[2]
PSM 5.45×18mm  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol [1]
Makarov PM 9×18mm Makarov  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol [1]
Stechkin 9×18mm Makarov  Soviet Union Selective fire machine pistol [3]
Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Semi-automatic pistol Used by OMON, "Almaz" counter-terrorist unit, KGB Alpha Group.[4]
SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum  West Germany
 Switzerland 		Semi-automatic pistol P226 used by Special Forces, OSAM (Border guard) "Almaz", KGB Alpha Group, and SBP (Presidential security).[4]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5[5] 9×19mm Parabellum  West Germany
 Turkey 		Submachine gun MP5A3 and MP5SD3, MP5A5, MP5K variants imported from Turkey.[6][7]
Shotguns
Remington Model 870 12-gauge  United States Pump-action combat shotgun Used by Ministry of Interior units or paratroopers.[4]
Mossberg 500 12-gauge  United States Pump-action combat shotgun Used by OMON, Almaz, and KGB Alpha group. The Mossberg Maverick 88 is also used.[4]
Benelli M4 12-gauge  Italy Semi-automatic combat shotgun Used 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.[4]
Assault rifles
AKM 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Assault rifle [1]
AK-74 5.45×39mm  Soviet Union Assault rifle Standard service rifle.[1][8]
АК-12 5.45×39mm  Russian Federation Assault rifle Used by special forces.[9]
AKS-74 5.45×39mm  Soviet Union Assault rifle [8]
AKS-74U 5.45×39mm  Soviet Union Assault carbine [1][8]
AS Val 9×39mm  Soviet Union Suppressed assault rifle Used by special forces.[10]
9A-91 9×39mm  Russian Federation Carbine [11]
Sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles
VSS Vintorez 9×39mm  Soviet Union Suppressed sniper rifle Used by special forces.[10]
Dragunov SVD 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle [1]
MTs-116M 7.62×54mmR  Russia Bolt-action sniper rifle Used by special forces (SSO).[10]
Orsis T-5000 .338 Lapua Magnum  Russia Bolt-action sniper rifle Used by special forces.[10]
OSV-96 12.7×108mm  Russia Anti-materiel sniper rifle Used by special forces.[10]
Machine guns
PK machine gun 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun PKM variant used.[2] Manufactured locally.[5]
RPK 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon Issued to Territorial Defense units.[2] Manufactured locally.[5]
RPK-74 5.45×39mm  Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon [8]
DShK 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun [1]
NSV 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun [1]
Grenade launchers
GP-25/30/34 40 mm VOG-25  Soviet Union
 Russian Federation
 Russia 		Underslung grenade launcher [8]
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPO-A Shmel 93 mm  Soviet Union
 Russian Federation
 Russia 		Rocket-propelled grenade The PDM-A Priz is replacing the RPO-A Shmel flamethrower.[12]
RPG-7 40 mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies)  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade [2][8]
RPG-26 72.5 mm  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade [13]
Recoilless rifles
SPG-9 73 mm  Soviet Union Recoilless rifle Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
Anti-tank guided missiles
9K111 Fagot 120 mm  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile [14]
9M113 Konkurs[14] 135 mm  Soviet Union
 Belarus 		Anti-tank guided missile Upgraded 9P135M1(RB) Konkurs launchers used.[15]
9K115 Metis[14] 94 mm  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
Shershen 130 mm & 152 mm  Belarus
 Ukraine 		Anti-tank guided missile Belarusian variant of the Ukrainian Skif ATGM.[16]
Mortars
M-43 82 mm  Soviet Union Infantry mortar [1]
2B11 120 mm  Soviet Union Heavy mortar [1]

Vehicles

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Name Image Origin Type In service Notes
Tanks
T-72A  Soviet Union Main battle tank N/A Limited numbers still used for training.[17] As of October 2022, at least 94 T-72A tanks were transferred to the Russian Armed Forces as support of war in Ukraine.[18]
T-72B 477[14] Can be equipped with slat armour.[17]
T-72
T-72B3 Obr. 2016 		 Soviet Union
 Russia 		20[14] [17]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BRM-1  Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 132[14]
BRDM-2RKh  Soviet Union NBC reconnaissance vehicle N/A Used by NBC Protection Troops.[14]
Caiman  Belarus Reconnaissance vehicle 13+[14] Used by special forces and a modified variant is used by NBC Protection Troops.[14]
MT-LB  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier
 78+[14] Some were modified as armoured engineering vehicles.[14]
RKhM-4  Russian Federation NBC reconnaissance vehicle N/A Used by NBC Protection Troops.[14]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-2  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 906[14] 20 BMP-2 were transferred to the Russian Armed Forces in 2022.[19]
BTR-82A  Soviet Union
 Russia 		31+[20] [17]
Armoured personnel carriers
BTR-70MB1  Soviet Union
 Belarus 		Armoured personnel carrier 64[14] Used by special forces.[14]
BTR-80  Soviet Union 153[14] Can be equipped with slat armour.[17]
Infantry mobility vehicles
GAZ Tigr-M  Russia Infantry mobility vehicle N/A [17]
Dongfeng EQ2050  United States
 People's Republic of China 		22[21] Chinese copy based on the US Humvee, Used by Belarusian special forces.[22][23]
MZKT-4190100 Volat V1  Belarus N/A [17]
Dajiang CS/VN3  People's Republic of China 12[14] Used by special forces.[14]
Engineering vehicles
BAT-2  Soviet Union Armoured engineering vehicle N/A [17]
IMR-2(M)  Soviet Union N/A [17]
BREM-K  Soviet Union /  Russia Armoured recovery vehicle N/A [17]
MTU-20  Soviet Union Armoured vehicle launched bridge 20[14]
T-55
MT-55A 		 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia 		4[14]
UR-77 'Meteorit'  Soviet Union Mine-clearing line charge N/A [17]
Self-propelled anti-Tank missile systems
9P148 Konkurs  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 75[14]
9P149 Shturm-S  Soviet Union 85[14] [17]
Towed artillery
82mm 2B9 Vasilek  Soviet Union Gun-mortar N/A Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
100mm MT-12 Rapira[17] Anti-tank gun N/A Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
120mm 2B23 NONA-M1 Gun-mortar 18[14] Used by special forces.[14]
122mm D-30 Howitzer 24[14] Used by special forces.[14]
152mm 2A65 Msta-B 108[14] [17]
Self-propelled artillery
122mm 2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 125[14] [17]
152mm 2S3(M) Akatsiya 125[14] [17]
152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S 107[14] [17]
Multiple rocket launchers
122mm BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union
 Belarus 		Multiple launch rocket system 128[14] Modernized to the BM-21A "BelGrad" standard. Currently being upgraded to the BM-21B "BelGrad 2" standard.[24]
220mm BM-27 Uragan  Soviet Union
 Belarus 		36[14] Being upgraded to the Uragan-M standard.[25]
300mm BM-30 Smerch  Soviet Union 36[14] [17]
Guided Multiple Rocket Launchers
Polonez  People's Republic of China
 Belarus 		Rocket artillery 6[14] Range: 200km, CEP: 30m, Chinese-designed A200 guided rocket produced in Belarus.[17]
Polonez-M Range: 290km, CEP: 45m, Chinese-designed A300 guided rocket produced in Belarus.[17]
Short-range ballistic missiles
OTR-21 Tochka-U  Soviet Union Short-range ballistic missile 36[14] Range: 120km, CEP: 95m, slated for replacement by the Chinese-designed M20 SRBM fired from the Polonez launcher.[17]
9K720 Iskander  Soviet Union /  Russia 4[26] 4 Launchers and 25 Iskander-M missiles delivered in 2022.[26]
Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5mm ZPU-4  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun N/A Used by Territorial Defense units.[2]
23mm ZU-23 N/A Mounted on technicals.[14]
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns
30mm 2K22(M) Tunguska  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun N/A [17]
Self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems
9K35 Strela-10  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile system N/A Range: 5km.[17]
9K33 Osa  Soviet Union
 Belarus 		N/A Range: 15km.[17] Being modernized to the 9A33-2B standard.[27]
Tor missile system
Tor-M2K 		 Soviet Union
 Russian Federation 		21[14] Range: 16km.[17]
9K37 Buk  Soviet Union N/A Range: 25km.[17]
S-300PS N/A Range: 90km.[17] 4 batteries delivered by Russia in 2006, possibly in exchange for TELs for the Topol-M ICBM system.[26]
S-300PMU  Russia 4[26] 4 batteries and 150 missiles delivered by Russia between 2015 and 2016 as part of a joint air defense agreement.[26]
S-400 Triumf 2 Two batteries were ordered in 2021, the first one was delivered in 2022, the second in 2023.[26][28]
Electronic warfare systems
SPN-30  Soviet Union Electronic countermeasure N/A [17]
Groza R-934UM2 'Groza-6'  Belarus N/A [17]
Radars
P-18 'Spoon Rest D'  Soviet Union Radar N/A [17]
P-35/37 'Bar Lock' N/A [17]
PRV-9 'Thin Skin E' N/A [17]
PRV-16 'Thin Skin B' N/A [17]
36D6 'Tin Shield' N/A [17]
55ZH6 'Tall Rack' N/A [17]
1L22 'Parol' N/A [17]
1S80 'Sborka' PPRU N/A [17]
Rosa-RB-M Ashuluk  Belarus N/A [17]
Vostok-3D N/A [17]
Protivnik-GE N/A [17]
9S18 'Kupol'  Soviet Union N/A Used for the Buk.[17]
30N6 'Flad Lid' N/A Used for the S-300.[17]
76N6 'Clam Shell' N/A Used for the S-300.[17]
91N6 'Big Bird' N/A Used for the S-300.[17]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Orlan-10  Russia Surveillance N/A [17]
Supercam S100 N/A [17]
Supercam S350 N/A [17]
Irkut-3 N/A [17]
Irkut-10 N/A [17]
Formula  Belarus N/A [17]
VR-12 Moskit-N N/A [17]
Busel M N/A [17]

Bibliography

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  • Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.

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