List of equipment of the Kosovo Security Force

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Modern equipment of the Kosovo Security Force is a list of the equipment currently in use with the Kosovo Security Force. It includes small arms, combat vehicles, drones, light artillery and transport vehicles. Its main mission is the defense of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Kosovo, military support for civilian authorities, and participation in international peacekeeping operations.[1] The Kosovo Security Force is currently in the final stage of its process of transitioning into the Kosovo Armed Forces and it is currently building its combat capabilities with support by NATO members, with the goal of the Force being interoperationable with NATO.[2]

Protection Equipment[edit]

Picture Model Origin Notes Reference
Combat helmets
Ops Core FAST  United States Standard infantry service helm.
ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet)  United States
Armored vests
IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest)  United States Used in the Kosovo Green Digital Camo pattern.

Weapons[edit]

Picture Weapon Cartridge Origin Notes Reference
Pistols
SIG Sauer M17 9×19mm Parabellum  United States
Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum  Austria
Assault rifles & Carbines
MPT-55 5.56×45mm NATO  Turkey
IMI Galil 5.56×45mm NATO  Israel
Heckler & Koch G36 5.56×45mm NATO  Germany Standard service rifle. [3]
M4A1 5.56×45mm NATO  United States [4]
M5 Carbine
M5 Carbine
 M5 Colt Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  United States
MPT-76 7.62×51mm NATO  Turkey
Zastava M59/66 7.62x39mm  Yugoslavia Used by the Honor Guard.
Sniper rifles
SIG Sauer SIG 716 DMR 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany
Barrett M82/M107 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)  United States Anti materiel sniper rifle. [5]
Barrett M99 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)  United States Anti materiel sniper rifle.
Machine guns
M249 5.56×45mm NATO  United States
PMT-76-57A 7.62x51mm NATO  Turkey [6][7]
M240 7.62×51mm NATO  United States
M60E6 7.62×51mm  United States
M2A1 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)  United States Mounted on vehicles or tripods.
Grenade launchers
Heckler & Koch HK269 40 mm grenade  Germany Attaches to rifle.
Mk 19 40 mm grenade  United States Mounted on armored vehicles.
Anti-tank weapons
M72 LAW
(HAR-66) 		66 mm  United States
 Turkey
FGM-148 Javelin (on order) 127 mm  United States The sale 246 units has been approved by the United States Department of State. The MoD is in final negotiations with the manufacturers. [8][9]
OMTAS 160 mm  Turkey [10][7]
Weapon stations
— Aselsan SARP DUAL RCWS 40 mm grenade  Turkey Can also be equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun or 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun. [7]
— ASELSAN Alkar 120 mm NATO mortar round  Turkey Self-propelled mortar system. Installed on the BMC Vuran. [7]
Portable anti-drone jammers
Aselsan IHASAVAR  Turkey [7]
Infantry mortars
MKEK Commando 60 mm  Turkey [7]
MKEK NT1 81mm  Turkey
M69 mortar 82 mm  Yugoslavia Imported from Croatia.
M75 light mortar 120 mm  Yugoslavia Imported from Croatia.

Utility vehicles and unarmored personnel carriers[edit]

Example of a KSF vehicle plate
Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
Can-Am BRP Outlander  Canada All-terrain vehicle —
Lynx Ranger 1200  Finland Snowmobile —
Volkswagen Tiguan  Germany Light utility vehicle — Operated by the Military Police of KSF.
Ford F-550  United States Light utility vehicle —
Mercedes-Benz G Class  Germany Light utility vehicle —
Land Rover Defender  United Kingdom Light utility vehicle —
Otokar Akrep  Turkey Light utility vehicle — Operated by the Military Police of KSF. [11]
Volkswagen T6  Germany Utility van — Troop transport.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter  Germany Utility van — Troop transport.
Otokar Navigo  Turkey Utility bus — Troop transport.

Armored vehicles and MRAPs[edit]

Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
Humvee  United States Light armored car 200+ [12][13][14]
Otokar Cobra  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 80 [15][16][7]
M1117 Guardian  United States Internal security vehicle 55 [17]
BMC Kirpi  Turkey MRAP 10 [11]
BMC Vuran  Turkey MRAP 33 [11]

Tactical logistic trucks[edit]

Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
Daimler Truck Unimog  Germany Military truck — Used as an ambulance vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz NG 1017A  Germany Military truck —
Iveco Trakker  Italy Military truck —
MB Man  Germany Military truck 15 KSF purchased 12 trucks in 2018; an additional 3 were donated by the German Embassy in 2023.
HX44M 8×8 (HX2)  Germany Military truck 15 10 purchased by the KSF; 5 others donated by the German government. [18]
MAN TGM  Germany Military truck 2 In the HAZMAT configuration. Operated by the National Guard. [19]

Aviation[edit]

Name Picture Origin Numbers Notes Reference
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs)
Baykar Bayraktar TB2  Turkey 6 [7]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States 4 [20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Law No. 06 L-123 on Kosovo Security Force (Law, IV). Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "US Marines assist Kosovo Security Force toward NATO Interoperability". News. United States Marine Corps. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ "FSK Blen Armët e Para" [FSK Money Buys Weapons]. Gazeta Express (in Albanian). Kosovo: MediaWorks. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Contract Awards Notice 21700/16/030/115" (PDF). Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ Vatovci, Isa (2021-05-28). "Veçoritë e snajperit modern të Forcës së Sigurisë (FOTO)" [Features of the most modern sniper of the Security Force (PHOTO)]. Kallxo (in Albanian). Pristina. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  6. ^ "MKE'den Kosova'ya PMT-76-57A ihracatı | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (2023-08-07). "Lock and 'Lokum': Turkish Weapons Bolstering Kosovo's Security Forces". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  8. ^ "Çka janë raketat Javelin, të cilat Kosova do t'i blejë nga SHBA-ja" [What are the Javelin rockets that Kosovo will buy from USA?]. Koha (in Albanian). Prishtinë. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  9. ^ "DASH: Vlera e raketave antitanke që do të blejë Kosova është 75 milionë dollarë" [DOS: The value of antitank rockets that Kosovo will buy is 75 million dollars]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). Prishtinë. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  10. ^ "Roketsan'dan Kosova'ya OMTAS Füzesi ihracatı" (in Turkish). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  11. ^ a b c Top News - FSK-ja blen 14 autoblinda turke/ Kosova, shteti i parë i huaj që merr këto mjete 4x4. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-07-13 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Crosby, Alan; Cubolli, Krenare (14 December 2018). "Humvees Shine Headlights On Kosovo's Controversial Vote On Army". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  13. ^ "Kosovo Receives 55 Armored Vehicles Donated By U.S." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  14. ^ Njekomb.com (2021-09-02). "Sa mjete ushtarake të tipit Humvee ka Ushtria e Kosovës?". Njekomb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-28.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Turqia: Kosova duhet të ketë ushtri". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. ^ "43 members of the First Battalion of RRB completed two–months training with armored vehicle "KOBRA"" (Press release). Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kosovo". Retrieved 2021-06-06 – via Facebook.
  18. ^ "Fotografi të flotës së kamionëve ushtarakë të ardhur nga Gjermania për FSK-në" [Photos from the fleet of the KSF military trucks that arrived from Germany]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  19. ^ "Gjermania i dhuron FSK-së kamionë në vlerë rreth gjysmë milion euro" [Germany donates truck worth half a million euro to the KSF]. Kosova Press (in Albanian). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  20. ^ Zeri. "FSK-ja blen 4 dron nga SHBA, jo dyzet".
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