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 |
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| Combat helmets | ||||
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Ops Core FAST |  United States
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Standard infantry service helm. | |
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ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet) | United States
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| Armored vests | ||||
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IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest) | United States
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Used in the Kosovo Green Digital Camo pattern. | |
Infantry weapons
[edit]Handguns
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glock 17 |  |
9x19mm Parabellum |  Austria
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Standard Sidearm. | |
| SIG Sauer M17 |  |
9x19mm Parabellum | United States
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Standard Sidearm for Army Special Forces. Special characteristics: Personalized with KSF Logo and name, both Black and Brown available. |
Assault rifles
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPT-55 |  |
5.56X45mm NATO |  Turkey
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| IMI Galil |  |
5.56x45mm NATO |  Israel
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| Heckler & KOCH G36 |  |
5.56x45mm NATO |  Germany
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Standard Rifle. | |
| M4A1 |  |
5.56x45mm NATO | United States
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| M5 Colt Carbine |  |
5.56x45mm NATO | United States
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| MPT-76 |  |
7.62x51mm NATO | Turkey
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Ceremonial Guard guns
[edit]These guns are used by Guard of Honour only. It is used for diplomatic reception, Three-Volley Salute etc.
| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zastava M59/66 |  |
7.62x39mm |  Yugoslavia
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Standard Gun of Guard of Honor | |
| M4A1 | |
5.56x45mm NATO | United States
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This gun is also used for combat purposes. It is seen in Three-Volley Salute during the ceremony of KLA epic ceremony in March. |
Machine guns
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M249 |  |
5.56x45mm NATO | United States
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| PMT-76-57A |  |
7.62x51mm NATO | Turkey
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| M240 |  |
7.62x51mm NATO | United States
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| M60E6 |  |
7.62x51mm | United States
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| M2A1 |  |
12.7x99mm NATO (50 BMG) | United States
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Precision rifles
[edit]| Model | Image | Calibre | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIG Sauer
SIG 716 DMR |
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7.62x51mm NATO | Germany
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| Barrett |  |
12.7x99mm NATO | United States
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| Barrett M99 |  |
12.7x99mm NATO | United States
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The Barrett M99 is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle. |
Grenade launchers
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heckler & KOCH HK269 |  |
40mm Grenade | Germany
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Attached to rifle. | |
| MK 19 |  |
40mm Grenade | United States
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Mounted on armored vehicles. |
Anti-tank weapons
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M72 LAW |  |
66mm | United States / Turkey
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Lately shown in KSF special forces operators, during the parade of ''Day of Liberation''.
Same product as M72 LAW, but turkish made. | |
| FGM-148 Javelin |  |
127mm | United States
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246 (on order) | |
| OMTAS |  |
160mm | Turkey
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Weapon station
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aselsan SARP DUAL RCWS |  |
40mm Grenade | Turkey
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Can also be equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun or 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun. | |
| ASELSAN Alkar | 120 mm NATO mortar round | Turkey
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Self-propelled mortar system. Installed on the BMC Vuran. |
Portable anti-drone jammers
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aselsan IHASAVAR |  |
Turkey
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Infantry mortars
[edit]| Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Quantity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKEK Commando |  |
60mm | Turkey
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| MKEK NT1 |  |
81mm | Turkey
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| M69 Mortar |  |
82mm | Yugoslavia
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| M75 Light Mortar |  |
120mm | Yugoslavia
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Utility vehicles and unarmored personnel carriers
[edit]
| Picture | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Can-Am BRP Outlander |  Canada
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All-terrain vehicle | — | ||
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Lynx Ranger 1200 |  Finland
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Snowmobile | — | ||
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Volkswagen Tiguan | Germany
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Light utility vehicle | — | Operated by the Military Police of KSF. | |
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Ford Kuga | United States
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Light utility vehicle | 12 | ||
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Ford F-550 | United States
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Light utility vehicle | — | ||
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Mercedes-Benz G Class | Germany
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Light utility vehicle | — | ||
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Land Rover Defender |  United Kingdom
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Light utility vehicle | — | ||
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Otokar Akrep | Turkey
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Light utility vehicle | — | Operated by the Military Police of KSF. | [3] |
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Volkswagen T6 | Germany
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Utility van | — | Troop transport. | |
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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | Germany
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Utility van | — | Troop transport. | |
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Otokar Navigo | Turkey
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Utility bus | — | Troop transport. |
Armored vehicles and MRAPs
[edit]| Picture | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Humvee | United States
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Light armored car | 200+ | [4][5][6] | |
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Otokar Cobra | Turkey
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Infantry mobility vehicle | 80 | [7][8][9] | |
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M1117 Guardian | United States
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Internal security vehicle | 55 | [10] | |
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BMC Kirpi | Turkey
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MRAP | 10 | [3] | |
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BMC Vuran | Turkey
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MRAP | 33 | [3] |
Tactical logistic trucks
[edit]| Picture | Name | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Daimler Truck Unimog | Germany
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Military truck | — | Used as an ambulance vehicle. | |
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Mercedes-Benz NG 1017A | Germany
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Military truck | — | ||
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Iveco Trakker |  Italy
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Military truck | — | ||
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MB Man | Germany
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Military truck | 15 | KSF purchased 12 trucks in 2018; an additional 3 were donated by the German Embassy in 2023. | |
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HX44M 8×8 (HX2) | Germany
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Military truck | 15 | 10 purchased by the KSF; 5 others donated by the German government. | [11] |
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MAN TGM | Germany
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Military truck | 2 | In the HAZMAT configuration. Operated by the National Guard. | [12] |
Aviation
[edit]Kosovo Security Force is constantly paying attention on developing the air units, so by the end of its transition or earlier these units become a separated Air Force. Air units of KSF are equipped with UAVs and UCAVs (Included in one unit called Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)), but the ministry of defense has declared that Kosovo will have a helicopter fleet by the end of 2025. Kosovo has 3 air bases, and 15+ pilots and it is continuously training pilots in United States, Turkey and 
Albania.
| Name | Picture | Origin | Numbers | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) | |||||
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Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey
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12 | [9][13] | |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) | |||||
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AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma | United States
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4 | [14] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Law No. 06 L-123 on Kosovo Security Force (Law, IV). Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. 4 January 2019.
- ^ "US Marines assist Kosovo Security Force toward NATO Interoperability". News. United States Marine Corps. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kosovo Receives 55 Armored Vehicles Donated By U.S." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Njekomb.com (2021-09-02). "Sa mjete ushtarake të tipit Humvee ka Ushtria e Kosovës?". Njekomb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Turqia: Kosova duhet të ketë ushtri". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (2023-08-07). "Lock and 'Lokum': Turkish Weapons Bolstering Kosovo's Security Forces". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kosovo". Retrieved 2021-06-06 – via Facebook.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/dgris/ObsDrones%20-%20Etude%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20n1%20-%20Industrie%20turque%20des%20drones%20-%20Juillet%202024.pdf
- ^ Zeri. "FSK-ja blen 4 dron nga SHBA, jo dyzet".
- ^ "Pilotët e FSK-së përfunduan programin e fluturimeve me helikopter".
- ^ "Pjesëtari i FSK-së i dyti në shkollën për pilot helikopteri në Turqi".
- ^ https://m.facebook.com/kosovamotors/videos/fsk12-ford-kuga-t%C3%AB-reja-p%C3%ABr-forc%C3%ABn-e-siguris%C3%AB-s%C3%AB-kosov%C3%ABskosovamotors-fordkosova/1583094362235685/