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Kuwait Army

January 09, 2023

The Kuwait Army, established in 1949, is the oldest armed branch among the military of Kuwait.[1] Its cavalry and infantry predecessors operated in desert and metropolitan areas in 1919, 1920 and 1928 to 1938, tracing their roots directly to the cavalrymen and infantrymen that defended Al-Kout Fortress since the 19th century along with various mounted defensive forces. The "Kuwait Army" was later established as the Kuwait Land Force, which became the principal land force of the Kuwait Armed Forces.

Kuwait Land Forces
Country Kuwait
BranchMilitary of Kuwait
TypeLand force
Size25,000 personnel
Garrison/HQKuwait City
Nickname(s)His Highness Land Force
Motto(s)الله والوطن والامير
God, Country & The Emir
ColorsGreen & Red
AnniversariesNational and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February)
Engagements
DecorationsMilitary awards and decorations
Commanders
Assistant Chief Combat Commander of Kuwait Land ForceLand Force Commander
Notable
commanders		Mubarak Al-Sabah
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami

History

The Kuwait Army was created in 1949 by Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah (1949–1961) during the time when its partnership was included part of the Directorate of Public Security Force in 1938 prior to splitting in 1953. As Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah headed the Directorate of Public Security Force which included the Kuwait Army; the later, was headed by deputy commander Colonel Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

In 1990 and 1991, during the first Gulf War, most of the equipment was seized and or destroyed by invading Iraqi forces. At that time the Kuwait military was a lot smaller.

Structure and organization

  • Kuwait 6th Liberation Mechanized Brigade
  • Kuwait 15th Mubarak Armored Brigade
  • Kuwait 26th Al-Soor Mechanized Brigade
  • Kuwait 35th Shahid (Martyr) Armored Brigade
  • Kuwait 94th Saleh Al-Mohammed Mechanized Brigade
  • Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade (Independent)
  • Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority (Independent)
  • Kuwait Military Police Authority (Independent)
  • Kuwait Military Fire Service Directorate

Equipment

 
Kuwaiti M-84AB tanks parading on 25 and 26 February 2011 with members of the 34 nations coalition force partners; celebrations that marked the 50th anniversary of the Independence, the 20th anniversary of Liberation and the 5th anniversary of the ascendance of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the leadership of the State of Kuwait.

Armored fighting vehicles

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
M1A2 Abrams United States Main battle tank 218
M-84AB Yugoslavia Main battle tank 149 200 Ordered 1989 and 15 in service by 1990
Desert Warrior United Kingdom Infantry fighting vehicle 254 236 with 25 mm gun, 18 APC. in 2009 Kuwait Upgraded the fire control system, (GITS II) hardware, Improved Thermal Sight System and 2nd Generation Forward-Looking Infrared Radar
BMP-3 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle ~200 142 delivered in 1994–1997. A new contract was signed in 2009 for 70 BMP-3M delivered in 2010-2011. another Contract was signed in 2014 for 33 more, Executed on 30 September 2015.
BMP-2 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 76 245 delivered between 1989–90 and 46 delivered between 1994–95, 76 in service as of 2005
M113A2 United States Armoured personnel carrier 260 230 M113A2, 30 M577 (CP)
M577 United States Armoured personnel carrier 30 the Kuwait Army operates 30 M577 Command Post Vehicles, mostly M577A1s. Following the 1991 Gulf War a number of M577A3s were purchased from the U.S. to replace vehicles destroyed by Iraqis forces.
Fahd 240 Egypt Armoured personnel carrier 60 Second largest operator in 1988. The Fahd was used by the Kuwaiti side during the invasion of Kuwait, when it lost most of them. Kuwait received more units in 1994, and had most of its captured units returned by Iraq in 1995.[2]
M88A2 Hercules United States Armoured recovery vehicle 14 14× M88A2 in service with the Kuwait Army.
M-84AI Poland / Yugoslavia Armoured recovery vehicle 15 Polish WZT-3 built under license by Yugoslavia as M-84AI
Fuchs 2 NBC-RS Germany Armoured personnel carrier 0 NBC vehicle, 12 on order[3]
T-90MS Russia Main battle tank 0 Looking to acquire 146 T-90MS tanks as replacement for M-84.

Logistics and utility vehicles

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
Humvee United States Multipurpose wheeled vehicle Unknown Vehicles sold via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program

Self-propelled field artillery

 
Kuwati BM-30 Smerch MLRS firing during a training exercise in 2021
Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
PLZ-45 China Self-propelled howitzer 51 (51) 27 PLZ-45s (to form a training platoon and the first battalion) ordered in 1998 and delivered in 2000–2001. 24 more howitzers (to form the second battalion) were ordered in 2001 and delivered in 2002–2003.
M-109A1B United States Self-propelled howitzer 23 Withdrawn from service

Multiple launch rocket systems

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
BM-30 Smerch Russia Multiple rocket launcher 27 Purchased 1995–96

Anti-tank

Firearms

Kuwait Army Ranks

His Highness, the Emir of Kuwait: Commander-in-chief of the Military of Kuwait (Arabic: القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة الكويتية)

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Kuwait: Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Military of Kuwait (Arabic: نائب القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة الكويتية)

Commissioned Officers

Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Kuwait Army
                    
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal 		فريق
Fariq 		لواء
Liwa 		عميد
Amid 		عقيد
Aqid 		مقدم
Muqaddam 		رائد
Ra'id 		نقيب
Naqib 		ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal 		ملازم
Mulazim

Enlisted

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Kuwait Army
             No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal 		وكيل
Wakil 		رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقیب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun awwal 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎

See also

References

  1. ^ Enein, Youssef H. Aboul (May–June 2004). . Military Review. 84 (3). Archived from the original on 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ John Pike (22 April 2013). "Kuwait – Army Equipment". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ^ Army Recognition. "World Defence News: Rheinmetall of Germany contract to supply 12 Fuchs 2 NBC 6x6 reconnaissance vehicles to Kuwait". worlddefencenews.blogspot.com.

External links

  • UNIKOM
  • Kuwaiti Army Equipment

January 09, 2023
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The Kuwait Army established in 1949 is the oldest armed branch among the military of Kuwait 1 Its cavalry and infantry predecessors operated in desert and metropolitan areas in 1919 1920 and 1928 to 1938 tracing their roots directly to the cavalrymen and infantrymen that defended Al Kout Fortress since the 19th century along with various mounted defensive forces The Kuwait Army was later established as the Kuwait Land Force which became the principal land force of the Kuwait Armed Forces Kuwait Land ForcesCountry KuwaitBranchMilitary of KuwaitTypeLand forceSize25 000 personnelGarrison HQKuwait CityNickname s His Highness Land ForceMotto s الله والوطن والاميرGod Country amp The EmirColorsGreen amp RedAnniversariesNational and Liberation Day 25 and 26 February EngagementsKuwait Najd War Battle of Hamdh Battle of Jahra Battle of Al Regeai Operation Vantage part of Iraq Kuwait relations Six Day War War of Attrition 1973 Samita border skirmish 1973 October War State of Kuwait Embassy Protection 1975 1990 Iran Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Battle of the Bridges Battle of Dasman Palace Operation Desert Storm Operation Southern Watch 1994 October Crisis Operation Desert Strike Operation Desert Fox War on Terror Iraq War 2015 military intervention in YemenDecorationsMilitary awards and decorationsCommandersAssistant Chief Combat Commander of Kuwait Land ForceLand Force CommanderNotablecommandersMubarak Al SabahAhmad Al Jaber Al SabahRahmah ibn Jabir al Jalhami Contents 1 History 2 Structure and organization 3 Equipment 3 1 Armored fighting vehicles 3 2 Logistics and utility vehicles 3 3 Self propelled field artillery 3 4 Anti tank 3 5 Firearms 4 Kuwait Army Ranks 4 1 Commissioned Officers 4 2 Enlisted 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Kuwait Army was created in 1949 by Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al Sabah 1949 1961 during the time when its partnership was included part of the Directorate of Public Security Force in 1938 prior to splitting in 1953 As Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al Sabah headed the Directorate of Public Security Force which included the Kuwait Army the later was headed by deputy commander Colonel Mubarak Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah In 1990 and 1991 during the first Gulf War most of the equipment was seized and or destroyed by invading Iraqi forces At that time the Kuwait military was a lot smaller Structure and organization EditKuwait 6th Liberation Mechanized Brigade Kuwait 15th Mubarak Armored Brigade Kuwait 26th Al Soor Mechanized Brigade Kuwait 35th Shahid Martyr Armored Brigade Kuwait 94th Saleh Al Mohammed Mechanized Brigade Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade Independent Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority Independent Kuwait Military Police Authority Independent Kuwait Military Fire Service DirectorateEquipment Edit Kuwaiti M 84AB tanks parading on 25 and 26 February 2011 with members of the 34 nations coalition force partners celebrations that marked the 50th anniversary of the Independence the 20th anniversary of Liberation and the 5th anniversary of the ascendance of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah to the leadership of the State of Kuwait Armored fighting vehicles Edit Name Origin Type Quantity NotesM1A2 Abrams United States Main battle tank 218M 84AB Yugoslavia Main battle tank 149 200 Ordered 1989 and 15 in service by 1990Desert Warrior United Kingdom Infantry fighting vehicle 254 236 with 25 mm gun 18 APC in 2009 Kuwait Upgraded the fire control system GITS II hardware Improved Thermal Sight System and 2nd Generation Forward Looking Infrared RadarBMP 3 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 200 142 delivered in 1994 1997 A new contract was signed in 2009 for 70 BMP 3M delivered in 2010 2011 another Contract was signed in 2014 for 33 more Executed on 30 September 2015 BMP 2 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 76 245 delivered between 1989 90 and 46 delivered between 1994 95 76 in service as of 2005M113A2 United States Armoured personnel carrier 260 230 M113A2 30 M577 CP M577 United States Armoured personnel carrier 30 the Kuwait Army operates 30 M577 Command Post Vehicles mostly M577A1s Following the 1991 Gulf War a number of M577A3s were purchased from the U S to replace vehicles destroyed by Iraqis forces Fahd 240 Egypt Armoured personnel carrier 60 Second largest operator in 1988 The Fahd was used by the Kuwaiti side during the invasion of Kuwait when it lost most of them Kuwait received more units in 1994 and had most of its captured units returned by Iraq in 1995 2 M88A2 Hercules United States Armoured recovery vehicle 14 14 M88A2 in service with the Kuwait Army M 84AI Poland Yugoslavia Armoured recovery vehicle 15 Polish WZT 3 built under license by Yugoslavia as M 84AIFuchs 2 NBC RS Germany Armoured personnel carrier 0 NBC vehicle 12 on order 3 T 90MS Russia Main battle tank 0 Looking to acquire 146 T 90MS tanks as replacement for M 84 Logistics and utility vehicles Edit Name Origin Type Quantity NotesHumvee United States Multipurpose wheeled vehicle Unknown Vehicles sold via the U S Foreign Military Sales programSelf propelled field artillery Edit Kuwati BM 30 Smerch MLRS firing during a training exercise in 2021 Name Origin Type Quantity NotesPLZ 45 China Self propelled howitzer 51 51 27 PLZ 45s to form a training platoon and the first battalion ordered in 1998 and delivered in 2000 2001 24 more howitzers to form the second battalion were ordered in 2001 and delivered in 2002 2003 M 109A1B United States Self propelled howitzer 23 Withdrawn from serviceMultiple launch rocket systems Name Origin Type Quantity NotesBM 30 Smerch Russia Multiple rocket launcher 27 Purchased 1995 96Anti tank Edit Name Origin Type Quantity NotesRPG 7 Soviet Union Rocket propelled grenadeTOW M 901 United States Anti tank guided missile 400M966 M966A1 United States TOW missile carrier 900TOW II United States Anti tank guided missile 82 launchers9M113 Konkurs Soviet Union Anti tank guided missile 2 402 missiles9K111 Fagot Soviet Union Anti tank guided missile 4 601 missilesAT 10 Russia Anti tank guided missile 1 250 missiles9M133 Kornet Russia Anti tank guided missileCarl Gustav M3 Sweden Recoilless rifle 200Firearms Edit Name Origin Type Calibre NotesBeretta 92 Italy Handgun 9 19mm ParabellumBrowning Hi Power Belgium Handgun 9 19mm ParabellumCAR 15 United States Carbine 5 56 45mm NATOFN MAG Belgium General purpose machine gun 7 62 51mm NATOHeckler amp Koch MP5 Germany Submachine gun 9 19mm ParabellumM16 rifle United States Assault rifle 5 56 45mm NATO Standard issue assault rifle M16A2 variant in service M4 carbine United States Carbine 5 56 45mm NATOM60 machine gun United States General purpose machine gun 7 62 51mm NATO Mostly mounted on vehicles Kuwait Army Ranks EditHis Highness the Emir of Kuwait Commander in chief of the Military of Kuwait Arabic القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة الكويتية His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait Deputy Commander in Chief of the Military of Kuwait Arabic نائب القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة الكويتية Commissioned Officers Edit Rank group General flag officers Field senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet Kuwait Armyvte فريق أول Fariq awal فريق Fariq لواء Liwa عميد Amid عقيد Aqid مقدم Muqaddam رائد Ra id نقيب Naqib ملازم أول Mulazim awwal ملازم MulazimEnlisted Edit Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Kuwait Armyvte No insigniaوكيل أول Wakil awal وكيل Wakil رقيب أول Raqib awal رقیب Raqib عريف Earif جندي أول Jundiun awwal جندي Jundiun See also EditChief of the General Staff Kuwait References Edit Enein Youssef H Aboul May June 2004 A History of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Military Review 84 3 Archived from the original on 7 July 2017 John Pike 22 April 2013 Kuwait Army Equipment Globalsecurity org Retrieved 24 March 2014 Army Recognition World Defence News Rheinmetall of Germany contract to supply 12 Fuchs 2 NBC 6x6 reconnaissance vehicles to Kuwait worlddefencenews blogspot com External links EditUNIKOM Kuwaiti Army Equipment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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