List of equipment of the Peruvian Army

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This is a list of equipment used by the Peruvian Army.

Pistols

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
Taurus PT92 800x308 9×19mm Parabellum Brazil Semi-automatic pistol PT92AFD and PT92AFD-M, standard sidearm of the Peruvian Army, Special Forces.
Browning Hi-Power 800x308 9×19mm Parabellum Belgium Semi-automatic pistol General Issue sidearm[1]
Glock 17 800x308 9×19mm Parabellum Austria Semi-automatic pistol Limited use as a sidearm[1]

Shotguns

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
Winchester 130012-gauge United StatesPump-action shotgunParachute Commandos and Special Forces[2]

Assault rifles and carbines

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
AKM 7.62×39mm Soviet Union Assault rifle Standard issue rifle of military police.[2]
Type 68[3] 7.62×39mm North Korea Assault rifle
MPi-KM 72 7.62×39mm East Germany Assault rifle
FN F2000 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium Bullpup
Assault rifle		 Special forces
IWI Galil ACE[4][5] 5.56×45mm NATO Israel Assault rifle
Galil MAR 5.56×45mm NATO Israel Assault rifle Special forces[1]
Galil SAR 5.56×45mm NATO Israel Assault rifle Special forces[2]
IWI Tavor 5.56×45mm NATO Israel Bullpup
Assault rifle
M16A2[6] 5.56×45mm NATO United States Assault rifle
SOAR[7] 5.56×45mm NATO United States Assault rifle
SAR-21 5.56×45mm NATO Singapore Bullpup
Assault rifle		 Special forces.[8]
Zastava M21[9] 5.56×45mm NATO Serbia Assault rifle

Battle and sniper rifles

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
L96A1 7.62×51mm NATO United Kingdom Sniper rifle [2]
Barrett M82 .50 BMG United States Anti-materiel rifle
FAL 50.00
FAL 50.41 / FALO		 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium Battle rifle
FN FAL 50.62 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium Battle rifle Standard issue rifle[2]
Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm NATO West Germany Battle rifle
McMillan TAC-50 .50 BMG United States Anti-materiel rifle Special forces[10]
MPT-76MH[11] 7.62x51mm NATO Turkey Assault rifle Special forces[12]
SR-25
7.62×51mm NATO United States Designated marksman rifle Special forces[13]
SR-99 Galatz 7.62×51mm NATO Israel Sniper rifle [2]
Steyr SSG 69 7.62×51mm NATO Austria Sniper rifle [2]

Submachine guns

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
Star Model Z-45[14] 9×23mm Largo Francoist Spain Submachine gun
Milkor BXP 9×19mm Parabellum South Africa Submachine gun Special forces.[1]
Heckler & Koch MP5[15] 9×19mm Parabellum West Germany Submachine gun MP5A4 MP5A5 MP5SD MP5K
FN P90 FN 5.7×28mm Belgium Submachine gun
Personal defense weapon		 Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[2]
Uzi[16] 9×19mm Parabellum Israel Submachine gun
FMK-3 9×19mm Parabellum National Reorganization Process Submachine gun

Machine guns

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
FN Minimi 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium Squad automatic weapon [2][17]
Ultimax 100 5.56×45mm NATO Singapore Squad automatic weapon
Mini-SS 5.56×45mm NATO South Africa General purpose machine gun Special forces[1]
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4A6		 .30-06 Springfield United States Medium machine gun
Heckler & Koch HK21E 7.62×51mm NATO West Germany General purpose machine gun
RPD 7.62×39mm Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon
PK
PKM		 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union General purpose machine gun [2]
RPK-74 5.45×39mm Soviet Union Squad automatic weapon
FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium General purpose machine gun
Browning M2 .50 BMG United States Heavy machine gun
M134 Minigun[18] 7.62×51mm NATO United States Rotary
Medium machine gun

Portable anti-materiel weapons

ModelImageCaliberOriginTypeDetails
RPG-2272.5 mm Soviet UnionRocket-propelled grenadeStandard RPG for anti-tank teams alongside RPG-7[2]
RPG-7V85 mm Soviet UnionRocket-propelled grenadeStandard RPG for anti-tank teams.

Airtronic RPG-7[19] and RPG-7V variants[2]

Alcotán-100100 mm SpainAnti-tank rocket launcher74 launchers with 660 rockets, for cavalry, mountain infantry, special forces[20]
Panzerfaust 3110 mm West GermanyAnti-tank rocket launcher181 launchers with 1,700 rockets, for armoured infantry and special forces[20]

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name Image Origin In service Notes
Main Battle Tanks
K2 Black Panther South Korea 0/54 Hyundai Rotem signed an agreement with Peru (through FAME S.A.C., 16 Nov 2024) to supply K2 tanks and K808 armored vehicles.[21][22][23]
T-55 Soviet Union ~280 75+ in store[24]
Light tanks
AMX-13 France Originally 108 of which 78 armed with the 105 mm cannon while 30 with the 75 mm, the 75 mm armed vehicles have been phased out since 2009 and some were used for the Alacrán projects. some with 9M133 Kornet-E[24]
Reconnaissance
BRDM-2 Soviet Union ~30 [24]
Fiat 6616 Italy ~15 [24]
M9A1 United States ~50 [24]
Armoured personnel carriers
K808 South Korea 0/141 Hyundai Rotem has signed an agreement with Peru to supply K2 tanks and K808 armored vehicles.[23]
M113A1 United States ~120 [24]
BTR-50 Soviet Union some CP[24]
UR-416 West Germany ~150 [24]
Fiat 6614 Italy ~25 [24]

Engineering & maintenance vehicles

Name Image Origin In service Notes
Armored recovery vehicles
M578 United States ? [24]
Armoured vehicle-launched bridges
GQL-111 China ? [24]

Anti-tank-anti-infrastructure

Name Image Origin caliber In service Notes
missile carriers
M1165A2 United States 152mm ~22 with 9K135 Kornet E[24]
missiles
HJ-73C China 120mm ? [24]
9K11 Malyutka Soviet Union 125mm [24]
9K135 Kornet E Russia 152mm [24]
Spike-ER Israel 170mm [24]
recoilless rifles
M40A1 United States 106mm ? [24]

Artillery

Name Image Origin caliber In service Notes
self-propelled howitzers
M109A2 United States 155mm ~12 [24]
towed howitzers
M101 United States 105mm ~44 [24]
M2A1 ~24 [24]
M-56 Yugoslavia ~60 [24]
Model 56 Italy ~24 [24]
D-30 Soviet Union 122mm ~36 [24]
M-46 130mm ~36 [24]
M114 United States 155mm ~36 [24]
Model 50 France ~30 [24]
multiple rocket launchers
BM-21 Grad
Soviet Union 122mm ~22 [24]
Type-90B
China ~27 [24]
PULS (multiple rocket launcher)
ISR 122-370mm To be locally produced

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mortars
? ? 81mm ~350 [24]
107mm [24]
M106A1 United States 107mm ~24 [24]
Expal Model L France
Spain		 120mm 300+ [24]

Air defense

Army aviation

References

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