List of equipment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Army

The following is a list of equipment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo from creation to present day.

Small Arms
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details
Browning HP[1]  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 7.65×21mm Parabellum
AKM  Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62x39mm Widely used by infantry
Type 56 assault rifle[2]  China Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Widely used by infantry
Zastava M92  Yugoslavia Carbine 7.62×39mm Used by vehicle crews, and infantry
RPD[3]  Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62x39mm Several pictures have been taken of them being used
PKM  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun 7.62x54mmR Seen used in several pictures by government forces

Anti-tank and missile
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details
Type 69 RPG[4]  China Rocket-propelled grenade 40 mm Standard anti-tank weapon of infantry.

Armored vehicles
Model Image Origin Type Number Details
T-72[5]  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 Main battle tank 100[5] Bought and received 100 T-72AV's in 2010 from Ukraine
T-64[6]  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 Main battle tank 25[6] In August 2018 the Democratic Republic of the Congo ordered and received 25 T-64BV1's, from Ukraine, these vehicles have been modernised.
T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 Bought from Ukraine in the past decade[6]
EE-9 Cascavel[7]  Brazil Armoured Car 19 Bought from Brazil
BMP-1  Soviet Union IFV 20[8]
Fahd  Egypt APC 20[8] 20 delivered between 1988-1990[8]
Panhard M3  France APC 58[8] Serviceability doubtful.

References
  1. Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. "File:Congolese Light Infantry Battalion training at Camp Base, Kisangani 2010-05-05 2.JPG". Wikipedia. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  4. http://worldmilitaryintel.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_6381.html
  5. "T-72 operators and variants", Wikipedia, 2018-09-12, retrieved 2018-10-17
  6. Martin, Guy. "DRC has acquired T-64 tanks from Ukraine | defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  7. Martin 2013.
  8. "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo", Wikipedia, 2018-09-25, retrieved 2018-10-17
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