List of equipment of the Ghana Army

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

Small arms

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Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[1] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
Submachine guns
Sten[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Sterling[3] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Heckler & Koch MP5[4] 9×19mm Submachine gun  West Germany
Rifles
AKM[5] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union Used by honor guards.
M16A2[6] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
M4[6] 5.56×45mm Carbine
Assault rifle 		 United States Used by paratroopers.
M14 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  United States
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[7] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
Machine guns
Bren[1] 7.62×51mm Light machine gun  United Kingdom
RPD 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
RPK 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
Browning M1919 7.62×51mm Medium machine gun  United States
MG-3 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  West Germany
FN MAG[8] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Belgium
M60[9] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  United States
KPV 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
Browning M2[1] .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

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Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
Carl Gustav[1] Recoilless rifle  Sweden 84mm

Infantry fighting vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ratel IFV Infantry fighting vehicle  South Africa 39[10][11]

Armored personnel carriers

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
WZ-523 Armored personnel carrier  China 82[12]
VBTP-MR Guarani Amphibious Armored personnel carrier  Brazil 11[13]
Alvis Tactica Armored personnel carrier  United Kingdom 20[14]
Maverick Armored personnel carrier  South Africa 20[15]
Terrex AV-81 Armoured combat vehicle  Singapore 19 19 Sentinel IIs in total,[16] 6 Sentinel IIs in 8x8 equipped with Elbit Systems UT30 turrets with 10 Sentinel IIs in 6x6 for recon missions[17]
Sherpa Light Armored personnel carrier  France 2[18]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle  Turkey 73[19]
International MXT-MV Infantry mobility vehicle  United Kingdom 70[20] Provided by the United Kingdom.

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
STREIT Typhoon MRAP  United Arab Emirates 50[10]
Casspir MRAP  South Africa 4[21]

Reconnaissance

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
EE-9 Cascavel Armored Car  Brazil 3[10][22]
Mowag Piranha I Armored fighting vehicle   Switzerland 63[10] 4 of the units are armed with a 25mm gun.

Artillery

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Rocket artillery
Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher  China 3[10]
PHL-81 Multiple rocket launcher  China 3[10]
Mortars
Krh/40 Mortar  Finland 28[10]
Field artillery
D-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union 6[10]

Air defence systems

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 2[10]
ZPU-2 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 4[10]
ZU-23-2 Autocannon  Soviet Union 4[10]
FN-6 MANPADS  China 100[23]
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS  Soviet Union 200[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Jones, Richard D. Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's; 35 ed. (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  3. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  4. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  5. ^ Scarlata, Paul (February 2013). "The military rifle cartridges of Ghana from Ashanti to AR". Shotgun News. Archived from the original on 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2018-11-27. As with many African nations, the ubiquitous AKM series of rifles are used by the Ghanaian police and internal security forces.
  6. ^ a b Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  7. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  8. ^ Jones & Ness 2009, pp. 896–898.
  9. ^ "M60 - SALW Guide". salw-guide.bicc.de. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 469. ISBN 9781032012278.
  11. ^ Jane's Tank recognition guide (4th ed.). Collins. 2006. p. 349. ISBN 978-0007183265.
  12. ^ "Ghana Armed Forces" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. ^ Exército (7 July 2021). "Anunciada exportação do Guarani para Gana". Tecnodefesa.
  14. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  15. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  16. ^ "Ghana approves the purchase of 19 Israeli armored vehicles from Elbit Systems | Defense News October 2020 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2020 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Ghana to procure armored vehicles from Elbit". Israel Defense. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  19. ^ "Ghana parades Cobra armoured vehicles". Defence Web. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  20. ^ "UK to send 70 armoured vehicles to Ghana". Army Technology. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  21. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  22. ^ Jane's Tank recognition guide (4th ed.). Collins. 2006. p. 349. ISBN 978-0007183265.
  23. ^ "Trade-Register-1971-2020.rft". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Ghana army". army recognition. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Works cited

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  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
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