Kuwait Land Forces

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Branch of Kuwait's military

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::summary Branch of Kuwait's military ::

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Field	Value
unit_name	Kuwait Land Forces
native_name
image	Emblem of the State of Kuwait.svg
country	Kuwait
branch	Kuwait Armed Forces
type	Land force
size	103,000 Sized M
command_structure	Ministry of Defense
garrison	Kuwait City
nickname	His Highness Land Force
motto	الله والوطن والامير*
God, Country & The Emir*
colors	Green & Red
battles	{{collapsible list
titlestyle	background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
title	List
anniversaries	National and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February)
decorations	Military awards and decorations
	commander1
commander1_label	Assistant Chief Combat Commander of Kuwait Land Force
notable_commanders	Mubarak Al-Sabah
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami
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| unit_name = Kuwait Land Forces | native_name = | image = Emblem of the State of Kuwait.svg | caption = | dates = | country = Kuwait | allegiance = | branch = Kuwait Armed Forces | type = Land force | size = 103,000 Sized M | command_structure = Ministry of Defense | garrison = Kuwait City | nickname = His Highness Land Force | motto = الله والوطن والامير* God, Country & The Emir* | colors = Green & Red | battles = {{collapsible list | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal; | title = List |Kuwait–Najd War Ikhwan Revolt Operation Vantage Six-Day War War of Attrition 1973 Samita border skirmish 1973 October War Kuwait Embassy Protection (1975–1990) Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Operation Desert Storm Operation Southern Watch Operation Desert Strike Operation Desert Fox Iraq War Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war | anniversaries = National and Liberation Day (25 and 26 February) | decorations = Military awards and decorations | commander1 = Brigadier Mohammad Al-Dhafiri | commander1_label = Assistant Chief Combat Commander of Kuwait Land Force | notable_commanders = Mubarak Al-Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label =

The Kuwait Land Forces (), established in 1949, is Land warfare and the oldest branch among the Armed Forces of Kuwait. 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.

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.

In early 2024, up to 149 M-84AB tanks were sent to the Djuro Djakovic factory in Croatia for refurbishment and repairs with the wide belief among military analysts they will be then sent to Ukraine.

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

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Armored fighting vehicles

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Name	Photo	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
	M1A2 Abrams		[[File:M1 Abrams at Ft. Bliss 2019.jpg	200px]]
	M-84AB	[[File:Kuwaiti Tanks.JPEG	200px]]		Main battle tank
	Desert Warrior	[[File:Kuwaiti Desert Warrior IFV Joint Exercise 2014.jpg	200px]]		Infantry fighting vehicle
	BMP-3	[[File:US Navy 030223-N-1050K-001 UAE offloads a BMP3 Tank at a Kuwaiti port facility from its Elbahia L62 landing craft.jpg	200px]]		Infantry fighting vehicle
	BMP-2	[[File:Kuwaiti soldiers and a Kuwaiti BMP-2.JPEG	200px]]		Infantry fighting vehicle
	M113A2	[[File:Allied Spirit I 150126-A-LO967-001.jpg	200px]]		Armoured personnel carrier
	M577	[[File:M577-batey-haosef-1.jpg	200px]]		Armoured personnel carrier
	Fahd 240	[[File:Egyptian Armored personnel carrier 'Fahd'.jpg	200px]]		Armoured personnel carrier
	M88A2 Hercules	[[File:M88 Track Recovery Vehicle.jpg	200px]]		Armoured recovery vehicle
	M-84AI		/	Armoured recovery vehicle	15
	Fuchs 2 NBC-RS			Armoured personnel carrier	0
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Logistics and utility vehicles

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Name	Photo	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Humvee	[[File:Kuwaiti Naval Force military forces.jpg	200px]]		Multipurpose wheeled vehicle	Unknown
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Self-propelled field artillery

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Name	Photo	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
PLZ-45	[[File:Kuwaiti PLZ-45 self-propelled howitzer.jpg	200px]]		Self-propelled howitzer	51
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Multiple launch rocket systems ::data[format=table]

Name	Photo	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
BM-30 Smerch	[[File:Kuwait BM-30 Smerch launchers are firing, 2021.jpg	200px]]	/	Multiple rocket launcher	27
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Anti-tank

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Name	Origin	Type	Quantity
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade
TOW M-901	United States	Anti-tank guided missile	400
M966/M966A1	United States	TOW missile carrier	900
TOW II	United States	Anti-tank guided missile	82 launchers
9M113 Konkurs	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	2,402 missiles
9K111 Fagot	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	4,601 missiles
AT-10	Russia	Anti-tank guided missile	1,250 missiles
9M133 Kornet	Russia	Anti-tank guided missile
Carl Gustav M3	Sweden	Recoilless rifle	200
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Firearms

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Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes	Handguns	Submachine guns	Machine guns
Beretta 92	[[File:Interpolitex 2013 (536-8).jpg	200px]]		Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum
MP5	[[File:MP5.jpg	frameless	200px]]	Germany	Submachine gun	9×19mm NATO
Bushmaster M4A3	[[File:Bushmaster M4A3.jpg	200px]]	United States	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	Used by the 25th Commando Brigade.
M4 carbine	[[File:PEO M4 Carbine RAS M68 CCO.jpg	190x190px]]	United States	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO
M16A2	[[File:M16A2 Rifle with M203 Grenade Launcher (7414627064).jpg	200px]]	United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO
M60 machine gun	[[File:A soldier fires an 7.62mm M-60 machine gun as part of a combined armaments live fire exercise during Bright Star '82. The exercise involves troops from the U.S., Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman DF-ST-85-03676.jpg	frameless	193x193px]]		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO
M2 Browning	[[File:PEO Browning M2E2 QCB (c1).jpg	190x190px]]	United States	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm NATO	Mostly as vehicle armament.
M107/M107A1	[[File:191003-Z-XK920-1044 - M107 .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle (Image 2 of 14).jpg	frameless	189x189px]]	United States	Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×99mm NATO	Standard issue sniper rifle.
M203 grenade launcher	[[File:PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.jpg	frameless	192x192px]]	United States	Grenade launcher	40×46mm SR

9M133 Kornet	[[File:Корнет - Контрольная проверка курсантов Учебного центра боевого применения ракетных войск и артиллерии 05.jpg	190x190px]]		Laser-guided Anti-tank missile	152 mm
BGM-71 TOW		[[File:Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg	190x190px]]				Wire-guided Anti-tank missile	152 mm
RPG-7		[[File:RPG-7 detached.jpg	190x190px]]				Anti-tank rocket
M3 MAAWS	[[File:M3E1.jpg	190x190px]]		Anti-tank recoilless rifle	84 mm
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Kuwait Army Ranks

Main article: Military ranks of Kuwait

His Highness, the Emir of Kuwait: Commander-in-chief of the Military of Kuwait ()

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Kuwait: Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Military of Kuwait ()

Commissioned Officers

Enlisted

References

Works cited

References

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Enein, Youssef H. Aboul. (May–June 2004). "A History of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces". Military Review.
(2024-02-02). "The Fearsome Tanks That Fought Saddam Hussein May Soon Come for Vladimir Putin".
"Kuwait receives first M1A2K tank".
Isidorovic, Nikola. (2021-04-21). "M-84".
John Pike. (2013-04-22). "Kuwait – Army Equipment". Globalsecurity.org.
(2019-10-14). "Kuwait buys $281m worth of armoured vehicles from US".
Army Recognition. "World Defence News: Rheinmetall of Germany contract to supply 12 Fuchs 2 NBC 6x6 reconnaissance vehicles to Kuwait". worlddefencenews.blogspot.com.
US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Notifications to the 108th Congress (November 2004)
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