Equipment of the Royal Danish Army - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Armour

Main battle tanks, armoured vehicle-launched bridge, armoured recovery vehicle and related equipment

Main battle tanks

Leopard 2
Leopard 2
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve...

A5: (57(20 in service))
Leopard 1A5DK-1: (230) (retired)

Armoured recovery vehicles: (14)

Bergepanzer 2 (ARV Leopard 1 Chassis)

Armoured vehicle-launched bridge: (10)

Leopard 1 biber (AVLB Leopard 1 Chassis)

Mine clearing vehicles: (12)

Hydrema 910 MCV
SISU RA 140-DS (leased)(retired)

Infantry fighting vehicle and armoured carriers
Combat Vehicle 90
Combat Vehicle 90
The Combat Vehicle 90 or Stridsfordon 90 is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds where the first generation was fitted with a Bofors turret. It is currently produced by BAE Systems Hägglunds.-Background:...

: (45)

CV9035 MkIII infantry fighting vehicle: (45)

M113
M113 armored personnel carrier
The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...

, M113 G3 DK and M113 G3 Waran in various versions: (around 600)

Armored personnel carrier
Mortar carrier (81 mm) (retired)
Command vehicles
Repair vehicle
Fitters Vehicle
TOW carrier
Ambulance
Combat engineers vehicle
Counter-mortar radar (retired)
Ground surveillance radar (retired)
Tactical air control party carrier
Fire support vehicle (25 mm autocannon) (retired)
Fire fighting vehicle

Mowag Piranha
Mowag Piranha
The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....

III 8x8 in H and C variants: (113)

Armoured personnel carrier (Lemur 12,7mm OHW)
Armoured ambulance
Communications and informations systems carrier
Tactical air control party carrier
Command and control vehicle
Reconnaissance vehicle

Patria
Patria
Patria may refer to:* Homeland * Patria, a cycle of theatrical works by composer R. Murray Schafer* Patria AMV * Patria , of Finland...

XA-185: (11)

Armoured ambulance (leased)

Mowag Eagle
MOWAG Eagle
The MOWAG Eagle is a wheeled armored vehicle designed by the Swiss MOWAG corporation. It has gone through several generations of development. The current vehicle, introduced in November 2003, is the Eagle IV, which is based on the Duro IIIP chassis...

4x4 I and IV:

Eagle I reconnaissance vehicle (ca. 30 in storage)
Eagle IV Patrol vehicle (Lemur 12,7 mm OHW) (91)

Mowag Duro
Mowag Duro
The MOWAG DURO is a tactical military vehicle in both four and six wheel drive. Initially developed for Switzerland by Bucher-Guyer AG in Niederweningen, Switzerland, who started production of all-wheel-drive trucks in 1976. An initial 3,000 vehicles order for the Swiss Armed Forces came through...

IIIP 6x6: (29)

Armoured ambulance

HMMWV: (30)

Fast attack vehicle
TOW carrier
Utility vehicle

Supacat
Supacat
Supacat, officially Supacat Limited, is a British company which designs and manufactures high mobility vehicles. Established in 1981, and based at the Airfield, Dunkeswell, Devon, Supacat develops specialist vehicles for both civil customers and the military.-Products:* The 6x6 All Terrain...

HMT 400:

Patrol vehicle (SOF)

Aircraft

Helicopters
All army helicopters have been transferred to Helicopter Wing Karup, a joint helicopter command under the Royal Danish Air Force
Royal Danish Air Force
The Royal Danish Air Force is the air force of Denmark with the capability to undertake homeland defense and homeland security roles as well international operations.-History:...

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Fennec AS550
Eurocopter Fennec
|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:* * *...

: (8) (plus 4 in storage)
OH-6 Cayuse: (14) (retired)
EH-101 Merlin Joint Supporter: (14)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:

SAGEM Sperwer UAV (retired)
Raven B short range tactical UAV

Artillery

Field artillery, mortars, and related equipment

M109 howitzer
M109 howitzer
The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...

155 mm self-propelled howitzer: (76)

M109 A1 (upgraded to A3)
M109 A3: (76)

M270 MLRS 227 mm multiple rocket launcher: (12)

M270 PNRK (retired)

Explosivos Alaveses 60 mm mortars: (90)

60 mm light infantry mortar
60 mm commando mortar
Commando mortar
Commando mortar refers to a class of infantry light mortars designed for maximum portability and rapid deployment, at the expense of accuracy and repeatability....

Artillery Hunting Radar: (6)

Artilleripejleradar, ARTHUR

Danish Army Low Level Air Defence System (DALLADS):

Air Defence Control Centers (Based on Termas T-Core C4I system)
Medium Range Sensors (Thales Group RAC 3D radar, range 100 km)
Short Range Sensors (Thales Group 2D radar, range 20 km)
Logistics units

Other vehicles

Trucks, lorrys, and other vehicles

MAN trucks of various models and versions, for instance:

MAN HX 77 Armoured logistic vehicle
MAN SX 45 Armoured logistic vehicle
MAN 8.136 Light utility truck
MAN 13.192 Medium utility truck
MAN 27.314 Heavy utility truck
MAN 26.372 Fuel truck
MAN 25.322 Container handling truck
MAN 27.314 Mobile communication center
MAN 40.400 Prime MBT mover
MAN 35.460 Heavy equipment transporter
MAN 41.372 Heavy wrecker
MAN 41.480 Recovery vehicle

Mercedes Gelaendewagen of various models and versions, for example: (over 2000)

G240 Utility
G270 Armoured utility
G270 Reconnaissance vehicle et al.
G290 Ambulance et al.
G300 EOD

Motorcycles:

BMW F650GS
BMW R850RT
KTM 450 EXC

General issued weapons and related equipment

Service rifles and carbines

GV M/10 5.56 mm (Colt Canada C8IUR rifle)
GV M/95 5.56 mm (Colt Canada C7 rifle)
K M/96 5.56 mm (Colt Canada C8 carbine)

Machine-guns and light machine-guns

LSV M/04 5.56 mm (Colt Canada Light Support Weapon)
Mg M/07 5.56 mm (FN Herstal Minimi
FN Minimi
The Minimi is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of over thirty countries...

) (in limited use and under evaluation for further procurement to replace the LSV M/04)
Mg M/62 7.62 mm (Rheinmetall MG3
Rheinmetall MG3
The MG3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the World War II era MG 42 universal machine gun that fired the 7.92x57mm Mauser round....

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Mg M/50 12.7 mm (M2 Browning machine gun)

Sniper rifles

M/04 SAKO TRG42RH Cal. 338LM
HK 417S
MRG M/95 12.7 mm (Barrett M95) (primary used for EOD)

Sidearms and Submachine-guns

P M/49 9 mm (Sig P210
SIG P210
The SIG P210 is a locked breech semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall by Swiss Arms AG, formerly SIG Arms AG .It is of all steel construction chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum and 7.65x21mm Parabellum...

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USP
Heckler & Koch USP
The USP is a semi-automatic pistol developed in Germany by Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar as a replacement for the P7 series of handguns.-History:...

9 SD 9 mm
Glock 17
Glock pistol
The Glock pistol, sometimes referred to by the manufacturer as Glock "Safe Action" Pistol, is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H., located in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. The company's founder, engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with firearm design or...

9 mm
Glock 19
Glock pistol
The Glock pistol, sometimes referred to by the manufacturer as Glock "Safe Action" Pistol, is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H., located in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. The company's founder, engineer Gaston Glock, had no experience with firearm design or...

9 mm
MP5 9 mm (Heckler & Koch MP5
Heckler & Koch MP5
The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar....

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Infantry antitank weapons

DYKN M/85 84 mm (Carl Gustav M3)
PVV M/97 84 mm (AT-4 CS)

Infantry mortars and grenade launchers

LMT M/06 60 mm Kombi mortar (Explosivos Alaveses)
LMT M/06 60 mm Commando mortar (Explosivos Alaveses)
GRK M/03 40 mm (Colt Canada M203A1)
AGK 40 mm (automatic grenade launcher)

Grenades and mines

Håndgranat M/54 (540 grams fragmentation hand grenade)
Røghåndgranat M/57 (phosphor based grenade)
Røghåndbombe M/77 (phosphor based grenade)
Røghåndbombe M/93 (phosphor based grenade)

M/05 Flashbang device
M/05 Sting hand grenade
M/05 CS gas hand grenade

Alarmmine M/87 (Alarm mine, pyrotechnics)
Alarmblus M/62 (Alarm mine, pyrotechnics)

Bayonet, field knife, and entrenching tool

Bajonet M/95, bayonet (bayonet M7)
Feltkniv M/96, field knife (Glock Feldmesser)
Feltspade M/96, field shovel (Glock Feldspaten)

Uniforms, personal load-carrying equipment, and personal protection equipment

Uniformssystem M/84, Standard uniform system
Uniformssystem M/03, Desert uniform system
Oppakningssystem M/96, load carrying system (PLCE in Danish M/84 camouflage)
Fragmentationsvest M/2000, body armour
Hjelm M/96, helmet (SPECTRA helmet
SPECTRA helmet
The SPECTRA helmet or CGF Gallet Combat Helmet is the ballistic helmet currently in use in the French military, as well as in the armies of several other countries. Built by CGF Gallet , it weighs , is available in two sizes, and is made from Spectra fibers, produced under license from Honeywell...

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Hjelm M/10, helmet (Tactical Ballistic Helmet version 2 (TBHII)
ABC-maske M/84, field NBC protective mask
ABC-dragt M/84, field NBC protective suit

Tactical communication equipment

PRR M/07, Personnel Role Radio (Bowman)
DA/PRC-361, Squad Radio (Racal Acoustics)
DA/PRC-371, Platoon Radio (Racal Acoustics)

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