Equipment of the Royal Danish Army

This is a list of equipment of the Royal Danish Army.

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

Main battle tanks
 * Leopard 2A5: (57)
 * Leopard 1A5DK-1: (230) (retired)

Armoured recovery vehicles: (14)
 * Wisent ARV (modernised and upgraded 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: (45)
 * CV9035 MkIII infantry fighting vehicle: (45)

M113, 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 (retired)
 * 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 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 XA-185: (11)
 * Armoured ambulance (leased)

Mowag Eagle 4x4 I and IV:
 * Eagle I reconnaissance vehicle (ca. 30 in storage)
 * Eagle IV Patrol vehicle (Lemur 12,7 mm OHW) (91)

Mowag Duro IIIP 6x6: (29)
 * Armoured ambulance

HMMWV: (30)
 * Fast attack vehicle
 * TOW carrier
 * Utility vehicle

Supacat 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:


 * Fennec AS550: (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 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)

Soltam 120 mm mortars: (unknown - at least 4)
 * 120 mm Soltam K6 mortar- known as M/10

Explosivos Alaveses 60 mm mortars: (90)
 * 60 mm light infantry mortar
 * 60 mm commando mortar

Artillery Hunting Radar: (6)
 * Artilleripejleradar, ARTHUR (retired)

Danish Army Low Level Air Defence System (DALLADS): Transferred to Royal Danish Air Force
 * 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 18.225 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 (TGA)
 * MAN 41.480 Heavy equipment transporter (TGA)

Mercedes Gelaendewagen of various models and versions, for example: (over 2000)
 * G240 Utility
 * G270 CDI Armoured utility
 * G270 CDI Reconnaissance vehicle et al.
 * G280 CDI Armoured utility
 * 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) (in limited use and under evaluation for further procurement to replace the LSV M/04)
 * Mg M/62 7.62 mm (Rheinmetall MG3)
 * 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)
 * USP9 SD 9 mm
 * Glock 17 9 mm
 * Glock 19 9 mm
 * MP5 9 mm (Heckler & Koch MP5)

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)
 * Hjelm M/10, helmet (Tactical Ballistic Helmet version 2 (TBHII)
 * Hjelm M/12, helmet (Batlskin Cobra)
 * 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)