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War of Independence/Mau Mau Uprising

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This article states the Kenyan Army fought in this conflict and, by the name used, would also suggest it fought against the British during the conflict. However, the Kenyan Army is a successor to the Kenyan Rifles of the British colonial forces. Therefore, I believe this ought to be corrected in the article by use of the phrasing Mau Mau Uprising, suggestive of what side the Rifles fought on in the conflict, or removal entirely.

--User:EncyclopaediaNilssonia (talk) 00:45, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Equipment import from Kenya Defence Forces

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Small Arms
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Name Type Origin Notes
H&K G3 Battle Rifle Germany General Service Unit (Kenya),

Kenya Defence Forces (Being withdrawn and used majorly for ceremonial duties).

M4A1 Assault Rifle United States Kenya Defence Forces
AK47 Assault Rifle USSR Kenya Defence Forces
FN SCAR Assault Rifle Belgium Kenya Defence Forces
FN MAG General-purpose machine gun Belgium Kenya Defence Forces
PK Machine Gun General-purpose machine gun USSR Kenya Defence Forces
IMI Negev Light Machine Gun Israel Kenya Defence Forces[1]
IMI Galil Battle rifle Israel Kenya Defence Forces[2]
RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher USSR Kenya Defence Forces
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Sweden Kenya Defence Forces
Sterling submachine gun Submachine gun United Kingdom Kenya Defence Forces[3]
Browning Hi-Power Pistol Belgium Kenya Defence Forces
Bren light machine gun Light machine gun United Kingdom 7.62x51mm variants[4]
50 Air Cavalry Battalion
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Name Type Quantity Origin Notes
MD 500 attack helicopter 30 United States 6 out of 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior delivered in 2020. [5]
Harbin Z-9 attack helicopter 4 Z-9w China
RQ-11 Raven UAV 8 United States [6]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAV 4 United States [7]
Vehicles
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Name Type Quantity Origin Notes
Vickers Mk3 Main battle tank 76  United Kingdom 105mm gun L-7.[8] 38 plus 3 ARV's ordered in 1977 and delivered by 1980. 38 more with 4 ARV's ordered in December 1978. Have a laser rangefinder for the gunner and a passive night vision sight for the commander.
Vickers ARV Recovery tank 7 (4 with crane)  United Kingdom
T-72 Main battle tank 33  Ukraine Initially destined for South Sudan but retained following Mv Faina hijacking[9] and publicly displayed during parade rehearsals for 2010 promulgation of new constitution at Uhuru Park
Katmerciler Hızır MRAP 118  Turkey On order. Deliveries are expected to start in 2022 and finish in 2023.[10][11]
Mack Trucks AFV Transporters  United States Mack R series[12]
ACMAT Bastion APC 12  France [13]
CS/VP14 MRAP 30  China Spotted in use with troops under AMISOM and Quick Reaction Force serving under MONUSCO while fitted with slat armor
Panhard AML Armoured car 72  France 60mm mortar
90mm gun H-90
Saladin Armoured car 10  United Kingdom FV601 76.2mm gun
Saracen APC 15  United Kingdom Out of service?
WZ551 APC 35  China
Humvee Utility vehicle 100  United States
Land Rover Defender Utility vehicle ?  United Kingdom
PUMA M26-15 MRAP 150  South Africa
Mercedes Benz Utility truck  Germany L Series/LA-911
Oshkosh FMTV Troop carrier truck  United States
Steyr Sinotruk Troop carrier truck 400  China/ Austria
Leyland Heavy-duty truck  United Kingdom
ACMAT 4.20 4x4/6.20 6x6 truck  France
Grider Medium bridges  United Kingdom
BOV M11 Armored reconnaissance vehicle 15  Serbia [14]
Nora B-52 Self-propelled artillery 30  Serbia [15]
L118 Light Gun Towed artillery 40  United Kingdom [16]
M119 howitzer Towed artillery 10  United States [17]
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher 5  Russia
DCD Springbok MRAP 102  South Africa On order

References

  1. ^ "Kenya Army's Negev light machine guns and Galil sniper rifles Delivered by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) – Strategic Intelligence Service". Intelligencebriefs.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ Jeremiah Kiplang'at. "Send more troops to Somalia, Uhuru urges African Presidents – Daily Nation". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Lance Corporal (LCPL) Seamus Conner, USMC, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) GUNNER, Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (BLT 2/2), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC), fires the Bren Light Machine Gun (LMG) during a cross training portion of Exercise EDGED MALLET 2003 in Manda Bay, Kenya".
  5. ^ "Kenya – MD 530 Aircraft | Defense Security Cooperation Agency".
  6. ^ "U.S. to Provide Kenya With Drones to Fight Militants". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ https://flightglobal.com/civil-uavs/scaneagle-to-be-delivered-to-cameroon-kenya-and-pakistan/118378.article. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "IN PICTURES:MILITARY ALL SET FOR 27 AUG-Daily Nation".
  10. ^ "Turkish Hizir vehicles exported to East Africa". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  11. ^ https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/vidija. "KDF to buy 118 top military vehicles to fight al Shabaab". The Star. Retrieved 2021-01-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "US donates Bastion armoured vehicles to Kenya". 20 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Политика Online – У Великој Плани склапаће се "бов М10" и "бов М11"". Politika.rs. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Kenya purchases Sh.2.6bn weapons from East Europe". businessdailyafrica.com. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  16. ^ IISS (2018) The Military Balance. p.469. ISBN 978-1857439557
  17. ^ "Kenya Artillery Training". dvidshub.net. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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