The Ukrainian Naval Infantry Corps ( uk, Морська піхота України, translit=Morsʹka pikhota Ukrayiny), also known as the Ukrainian Marines, is part of coastal defense troops of the

Ukrainian Navy The Military Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, ВМС ЗСУ) is the maritime forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Arme ...

. It is used as a component part of amphibious, airborne and amphibious-airborne operations, alone or in coordination with formations and units of the Army in order to capture parts of the seashore, islands, ports, fleet bases, coast airfields and other coast objects from the enemy. It can also be used to defend naval bases, vital shoreline areas, separate islands and coast objects, and security of hostile areas.

Mission

The Naval Infantry's missions are to: * Act independently during attacks on enemy's naval installations, ports, islands and coastal areas * Clear the enemy's coastal areas & provide security during the landing of the main forces."Військо України"
Its motto is ''Вірний завжди!'' (" Always Faithful!") .

History

The Marine Corps is descended from the formations of the Black Sea Fleet Naval Infantry of the former

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Hetmanate

Former

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army general

Pavlo Skoropadskyi Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi ( uk, Павло Петрович Скоропадський, Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi; – 26 April 1945) was a Ukrainian aristocrat, military and state leader, decorated Imperial Russian Army and Ukrainian Army ...

understood the importance of naval infantry in providing security to the country. Being the commander-in-chief of land and naval forces, Skoropadskyi brought attention to creating the naval infantry during his first month in power. On May 23, 1918, he ordered the Department of Navy to ''Begin forming a Brigade of naval infantry consisting of three regiments''.Морська Держава :: Головна сторiнка - Анонси
A long way to the sea: Marines of the Ukrainian People's Republic
Istorychna Pravda (29 April 2021) The mission of the Naval Infantry was protecting coastal areas, serving as a garrison force for forts and conducting landing operations. According to the order the Brigade was divided into three regiments. First regiment was responsible for the areas between the western border until the village of Suchavka, near

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. Second regiment was responsible for territory between Suchavka and Stanislavov. Third regiment protected the areas from Stanislavov until

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. Brigade was also put in charge of guarding the property of the Navy Department. Each of the three regiments consisted of three

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s. Each kurin consisted of three

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and a machine gun unit. Commandant of the first regiment was Ilarion Isaievych. On August 31, 1918, each unit was given the permanent headquarters. First regiment's HQ was located in

, second's HQ in

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and third's HQ in

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. Also at this time 3 squadrons of cavalry were formed. First was stationed in

, second in

Ochakiv Ochakiv, also known as Ochakov ( uk, Оча́ків, ; russian: Очаков; crh, Özü; ro, Oceacov and ''Vozia'', and Alektor ( in Greek), is a small city in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast (region) of southern Ukraine. It hosts the admini ...

and third in

. In October 1918 new recruits born in 1899, would have joined the ranks of the naval infantry, however due to the political situation of that autumn the recruits had to wait until a better time. Not long after,

was removed from power in an uprising led by

Symon Petliura Symon Vasylyovych Petliura ( uk, Си́мон Васи́льович Петлю́ра; – May 25, 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He became the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army and the President of the Ukrainian Peop ...

. The Naval Infantry continued to faithfully serve their nation under the banner of the

Ukrainian People's Republic The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR), or Ukrainian National Republic (UNR), was a country in Eastern Europe that existed between 1917 and 1920. It was declared following the February Revolution in Russia by the First Universal. In March 1 ...

. Many of them have died for freedom and independence.

Modern history

A Ukrainian naval infantryman armed with a Dragunov sniper rifle takes part in Exercise Northern Light '03 on the west coast of Scotland in 2003. On February 22, 1993, the 880th Separate Russian Naval Infantry, Naval Infantry Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet commanded by Major Vitaliy Rozhmanov pledged their allegiance to Ukraine. After the Navy was created on July 1, 1993, as a separate service branch of the Armed Forces, the first battalion of the Naval Infantry was formed in the city of

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

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The first naval infantrymen were transferred from the airmobile units. On September 1, 1993, the 41st Separate Naval Infantry Battalion was formed. By September 20, 1994, the 4th Naval Infantry Brigade was stationed in the Tylove village of

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. From May 1996 until 1998, the Brigade was a part of the Ukrainian National Guard. In 1998, it was transferred to the

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and re-designated the 1st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade. In 1999, the Brigade consisted of two battalions numbering 1,500 marines. During 2003–04, the Ukrainian armed forces underwent a program to reduce the number of brigades, and the Naval Infantry Brigade was reduced to a Battalion. Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, Sea Breeze 2011 cropped

Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, Sea Breeze 2011 cropped

The command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made a decision to form a new Naval Infantry battalion by force of a mechanised battalion located in Kerch. In December 2013 the militaries of the new 501st Separate Naval Infantry Battalion have taken the Naval Infantry Oath. The 1st Separate Naval Infantry Battalion was under the jurisdiction of the , and it was stationed in

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and there was also another one battalion (501st Bn.) which was stationed in

Kerch Kerch ( uk, Керч; russian: Керчь, ; Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ; Ancient Greek: , ''Pantikápaion''; Medieval Greek: ''Bosporos''; crh, , ; tr, Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of t ...

; both were in the Crimea until late March 2014. After the Russian annexation of the Crimea the battalions were deployed to another location out of the peninsula. After the annexation of Crimea Ukraine's marine forces composed of only about 200 active duty personnel. Special reconnaissance units of the Marine Corps were deployed against insurgents during the 2014

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. Oleksandr Zinchenko of the 73rd Spetsnaz Detachment was the first Ukrainian Marine killed during the War in Donbas. The Ukrainian Marine Corps was particularly hard hit by the Crimea Crisis as all of their forces except for the 73rd Spetsnaz Detachment were stationed on the peninsula, due to this the unit had to undergo extensive reorganization before being able to be deployed to the war in the Donbas. In September 2014 the Ministry of Defense announced that the Marine Corps were reforming from the Crimea Crisis and the remaining members of the 1st Marine Battalion which was stationed in Feodosya would take an active part in the

. On 29 October 2014 Ukraine's Marine Corps conventional forces, recently recovered from the Crimea Crisis suffered their first casualty near Mariupol, the Marine was a Major and was killed when his unit's position came under Russian artillery fire. On 8 November 2014 Ukrainian marines returned to their permanent place of deployment in

as part of a regular rotation of Ukrainian forces during the

. On 23 May 2018, the NI celebrated the first Marine Corps Birthday celebrations, the holiday being officially sanctioned by President Petro Poroshenko as part of a nationalization of the former Soviet holidays, replacing those with the ones celebrating Ukrainian military history. The holiday marked the formation of the first marine units in May 1918, during the

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. New colours were awarded incorporating the speciality badge awarded to the unit in 2007. The NI was transformed into the Fleet Marine Division with 2 brigades and an independent brigade of marine artillery. The former black berets were changed to light green following the practice of the British

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

and the Italian Army Lagunari.

Expansion

The new colours include the blue cross from the naval ensign as an acknowledgement of its role as a constituent service of the Navy. Plans are underway for the formation of a 3rd Marine brigade, bringing the total number of brigades to four plus one MRL regiment, with an option for a fourth brigade. If the expansion continues it can be possible that the Naval Infantry Corps will be elevated to a full Corps-sized formation within the Navy, becoming the largest ever marine unit in Eastern Europe outside of Russia and with possible accession to NATO, the largest marine component within its European member armed forces. However Ukraine joining NATO is extremely unlikely. Due to the comments of President Zelenskiy.

Reform

The ideal goal in the reform of the Naval Infantry Corps is to form a unit which would be similar to the units sent to Iraq. It is planned that there will be no more conscripts in the Naval Infantry, only professional naval infantrymen under contract service.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Siege of Mariupol

On 12 April 2022, videos have emerged of fighters apparently from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade vowing not to surrender their positions, saying "We are holding on to every bit of the city wherever possible," and "But the reality is the city is encircled and blocked and there was no re-supply of ammunition or food,". The next day,

Russian Defence Ministry The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...

as well as the Chechen leader

Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ce, КъадаргӀеран Ахьмат-кӏант Рамзан, translit= (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the ...

announced 1,026 Ukrainian Marines, including 162 officers, of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade laid down their weapons and surrendered in Mariupol. Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said he had no information about the claim, and there was no immediate comment from the Ukrainian President's office nor the Ukrainian general staff. A top advisor to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said another Marine unit that was encircled in the middle of Mariupol had broken through to connect with the

Azov Regiment The Special Operations Detachment "Azov" (), also known as the Azov Regiment ( uk, Полк «Азов», translit=Polk "Azov") and formerly the Azov Battalion ( uk, батальйон «Азов», translit=Batalion "Azov"), is a unit of the ...

and that Mariupol is still standing. By 16 April, the Marines and Azov had entrenched themselves in the Azovstal iron and steel works, the last Ukrainian bastion in Mariupol. By May 17, most Azovstal defenders surrendered. On June, tribunals of the self-proclaimed

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

(DPR) condmned three members of the Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol to death:

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, Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saadoun. The three of them were

foreign volunteers The armed forces of many nations have, at one time or another, used foreign volunteers who are motivated by political, ideological or other considerations to join a foreign army. These may be formed into units of a given nationality or may be fo ...

and were accused by the DPR of mercenarism, which has been disputed as the three of them were sworn members of the Ukrainian Navy, making them active-duty soldiers who should be protected by the Geneva conventions on prisoners of war.

Organization

1918 structure

*1st Regiment -

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**1st Kurin ***1st Sotnia ***2nd Sotnia ***3rd Sotnia ***Machine Gun Unit **2nd Kurin **3rd Kurin *2nd Regiment -

*3rd Regiment -

*1st Cavalry Squadron -

*2nd Cavalry Squadron -

*3rd Cavalry Squadron -

1998 structure

*Corps HQ *1st Air Assault Battalion "Lion" *2nd Air Assault Battalion "Berkut" *1st Air Assault Reconnaissance Battalion "Sword" *Separate Combat Engineer Battalion "Crab" *Separate Signal Company *1st Anti-Tank Battalion *1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion *1st Marine Artillery Battalion *2nd Marine Artillery Battalion

Fleet Marine Division

As of 2018 the Fleet Naval Infantry Division's structure is as follows: *Fleet Marine Infantry Division of the Ukrainian Navy,

** Division HQ ** Division HQ Services Battalion ** 36th Separate Marine Brigade,

*** Headquarters & Services Company *** 1st Naval Infantry Battalion, Mykolaiv (

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) *** 501st Naval Infantry Battalion,

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...

(BTR-80) *** 503rd Naval Infantry Battalion,

Berdiansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

(BTR-80) *** 505th Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation) *** 4th Naval Infantry Battalion (Air Assault) (under formation) *** 1st Naval infantry Tank Battalion (

T-80 The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72. The chief designer of the T-80 was So ...

) *** 1st Naval Infantry Brigade Artillery Group **** Regimental HQ and Target Acquisition Battery **** 1st Naval Infantry Self-propelled Field Artillery Battalion ( 2S1 Gvozdika) **** 1st Naval Infantry Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (

BM-21 Grad The BM-21 "Grad" (russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit= hail) is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first comba ...

) **** 1st Naval Infantry Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (

MT-12 Rapira 2A19 or T-12 was a revolutionary Soviet 100-mm anti-tank gun. It was the first (anti-) tank gun to adopt a smoothbore barrel, and to introduce modern armor piercing shot, like the APFSDS. It uses long projectiles that are more powerful than it ...

) **** Marine Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion **** Security Company **** Engineer Company **** Replacement and Maintenance Battery **** Logistics Company **** Signals Platoon **** CBRN-defense Platoon *** 1st Marine Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion *** 1st Marine Combat Engineer Battalion *** 1st Marine Maintenance Battalion *** 1st Marine Logistics Battalion *** Force Reconnaissance Company *** Sniper Company ***

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Company *** Signals Company *** Anti-Aircraft Radar Company *** CBRN-defense Company *** Medical Company *** Military Police Company *** Naval Infantry Brigade Band ** 35th Marine Brigade, Dachne *** Headquarters & Services Company *** 136th Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation) *** 137th Naval Infantry Battalion *** 18th Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation) *** 88th Marine Battalion (Air Assault) (under formation) *** 2nd Naval Infantry Brigade Artillery Group **** Regimental HQ and Target Acquisition Battery **** Naval Infantry Self-propelled Field Artillery Battalion ( 2S1 Gvozdika) **** Naval Infantry Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (

) **** Naval Infantry Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (

) **** Naval Infantry Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion **** Security Company **** Engineer Company **** Replacement and Maintenance Battery **** Logistics Company **** Signals Platoon **** CBRN-defense Platoon *** 2nd Naval Infantry Tank Battalion (under formation) *** 2nd Naval Infantry Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion *** 2nd Naval Infantry Engineer Battalion *** 2nd Naval Infantry Maintenance Battalion *** 2nd Naval Infantry Logistics Battalion *** Force Reconnaissance Company *** Sniper Company ***

Company *** Signals Company *** Anti-Aircraft Radar Company *** CBRN-defense Company *** Medical Company *** Military Police Company *** 2nd Naval Infantry Brigade Band ** 32nd Marine MRL Artillery Regiment, Altestove *** Headquarters & Headquarters Battery *** 1st Rocket Artillery Battalion (

BM-27 Uragan The BM-27 Uragan (russian: БМ-27 Ураган, lit=Hurricane; GRAU index 9P140) is a self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system began its service with the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, and wa ...

) *** 2nd Rocket Artillery Battalion (

) *** 3rd Rocket Artillery Battalion (

) *** Security Company *** Engineer Company *** MRL Replacement and Maintenance Company *** Logistic Company *** Signal Platoon *** CBRN-defense Platoon *** Regimental Band ** 406th Marine Field and Coastal Defense Artillery Brigade (Amphibious) *** Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery *** 64th Field Artillery Battalion (MU А4217), Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa Oblast *** 65th Field Artillery Battalion (MU А3687), Dachne-2 village, Odessa Oblast *** 66th Field Artillery Battalion (MU А2611), Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast *** 67th Field Artillery Battalion (MU А1804), Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast *** 1st Naval Infantry Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira) *** Naval Infantry Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion *** Security Company *** Engineers Company *** Maintenance and Replacement Battery *** Logistics Company *** Signals Platoon *** CBRN-defense Platoon *** Naval Infantry Brigade Band ** 37th Marine Signals Regiment, Radisne, Odessa Oblast ** 140th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion (Separate) (new raising as of 2019) ** 7th Naval Infantry Divisional Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion, Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast (to be expanded to regiment) ** Divisional Marine Engineer Battalion (to be expanded to Regiment size) ** Naval Infantry Maintenance Battalion ** Naval Infantry Division Logistics Battalion ** Sniper Company **

Company ** HQ Signals Company ** Anti-Aircraft Radar Company ** Divisional CBRN-defense Company ** Divisional Medical Company (to be expanded to battalion) ** Divisional Military Police Company (to be expanded into battalion) ** Marine Division Band Mykolaiv It was announced June 10, 2019 that the 56th Motorized Brigade may be transferred to the Ukrainian Naval Infantry. It is not known if the 56th Brigade would be redesignated as either the 37th or 40th Naval Infantry Brigades or if it will retain its current designation as 56th Brigade. The Naval Infantry infantry battalions are organized as follows: * Naval Infantry Battalion Headquarters & Headquarters Platoon ** 1st Naval Infantry Air Assault CompanyMarine paratroopers received German jump wings
/ref> ** 2nd Naval Infantry Company ** 3rd Naval Infantry Company ** Mortar Battery ** Logistic Company ** Reconnaissance Platoon ** Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Platoon ** Anti-tank Artillery Platoon ** Engineer Platoon ** Landing Equipment Platoon ** Signal Platoon ** Medical Platoon The tank and artillery battalions are organized similarly but with one to 4 tank companies or artillery batteries.

Weapons and vehicular equipment

The NIC-UKRN is equipped with the following vehicles: *

T-64 The T-64 is a Soviet tank manufactured in Kharkiv, and designed by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau. The tank was introduced in the early 1960s. It was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62: the T-64 served in tank divisions, while ...

T-72 The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks ha ...

PT-91 Twardy The PT-91 Twardy (, en, Tough, link=no) is a Polish main battle tank. A development of the T-72M1, it entered service in 1995. The PT-91 was designed at the OBRUM (''Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urządzeń Mechanicznych'', or ''Research an ...

main battle tanks in Marine Tank Battalions *

BMP-1 The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, in service 1966–present. BMP stands for ''Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1'' (russian: link=no, Боевая Машина Пехоты 1; БМП-1), meaning "infantry fighting ...

BMP-2 The BMP-2 (''Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty'', , literally "combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry") is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s. Development hist ...

, BMP-3 tracked infantry fighting vehicles in tracked Marine Battalions and Marine Assault Amphibian Battalions *

BTR-3 The BTR-3 is an Eight-wheel drive armored personnel carrier developed in 2000–2001 by an international consortium. The companies involved in the project include the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau of Ukraine, the ADCOM MANUFACT ...

BTR-4 The BTR-4 "Bucephalus" (, abbreviation of uk, Бронетранспортер, links=no, lit=armoured transporter, translit=Bronetransporter, label=none) is an amphibious 8x8 wheeled Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed in Ukraine by th ...

wheeled infantry fighting vehicles in wheeled Marine Battalions and Marine Assault Amphibian Battalions *

BTR-60 The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for ''Brone ...

, BTR-70,

, VAB,

Patria Pasi The Patria Pasi (earlier known as the Sisu Pasi) is a Finnish-made six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces. The first variant was produced in 1983 and serial production began in 1984. It was de ...

wheeled armored personnel carriers in wheeled Marine Battalions and Marine Assault Amphibian Battalions *

MT-LB The MT-LB (russian: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, translit=Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphib ...

and PTS series (PTS-2 and PTS-3) tracked armored personnel carriers in tracked Marine Battalions and Marine Assault Amphibian Battalions *

BRDM-2 The BRDM-2 (''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina'', Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured scout car used by states that we ...

armored scout cars, some on tank destroyer configuration, in Marine Battalions * Bushmaster, Cougar, Mastiff,

International MaxxPro The International M1224 MaxxPro MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle is an armored fighting vehicle designed by American company Navistar International's subsidiary Navistar Defense along with the Israeli Plasan Sasa, who designed and m ...

BMC Kirpi BMC Kirpi ( Turkish for "Hedgehog") is a Turkish made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle manufactured by BMC. ''Kirpi'' provides significant protection against mine and ballistic threats. It combines standard and add-on armor providing prot ...

MRAPs in wheeled Marine Battalions, Marine Assault Amphibian Battalions and Marine Reconnaissance *

Humvee The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ori ...

s, GAZ Tiger, Roshel Senators, Varta,

ATF Dingo The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP infantry mobility vehicle An infantry mobility vehicle (IMV) is a wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC) serving as a military patrol, reconnaissance or security vehicle. Examples inc ...

and Novator armored cars and mobility vehicles in wheeled Marine Battalions, Marine Assault Amphibian Battalions and Marine Reconnaissance It is also equipped with the following field artillery systems in the Marine Artillery Battalions: * Maritime Brimstone

tactical ballistic missile A tactical ballistic missile (TBM), or battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM), is a ballistic missile designed for short-range battlefield use. Typically, range is less than . Tactical ballistic missiles are usually mobile to ensure sur ...

s * RK-360MC Nepture, Harpoon (MOBA) and RBS-17 Hellfire anti-ship missiles *

, BM-21 Verba,

, BM-27 Burevyi, M142 HIMARS,

RM-70 The RM-70 (''Raketomet vzor 1970'') multiple rocket launcher is a Czechoslovak Army version and heavier variant of the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, providing enhanced performance over its parent area-saturation rocket artillery system th ...

, S-8 multiple launch rocket systems * 2S1 Gvozdika, 2S3 Akatsiya, 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled artillery howitzers * D-30, D-20, 2A65 Msta-B, 2A36 Giatsint-B,

M114 M114 or M-114 may refer to: * M114 155 mm howitzer, a towed howitzer used by the United States Army * M114 armored fighting vehicle, a Vietnam War-era tracked armored fighting vehicle, used by the United States Army * M114 bomb, a U.S. 4 lb. biologi ...

M777 The M777 howitzer is a British towed 155 mm artillery piece in the howitzer class. It is used by the ground forces of Australia, Canada, Colombia, India, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and the United States. It was first used in combat during the US ...

FH70 The FH70 (field howitzer for the 1970s) is a towed howitzer in use with several nations. History In 1963, NATO agreed a NATO Basic Military Requirement 39 for close support artillery, either towed or tracked. Subsequently, Germany and UK sta ...

L119 The L118 light gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer. It was originally designed and produced in England for the British Army in the 1970s. It has since been widely exported. The L119 and the United States Army's M119 howitzer, M119 are variants that us ...

towed howitzers * 9K114 Shturm,

9M113 Konkurs The 9M113 ''Konkurs'' (russian: 9М113 «Конкурс»; en, "Contest"; NATO reporting name AT-5 ''Spandrel'') is a Soviet SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile. A development of the 9K111 Fagot with greater firepower, the 9M113 Konkurs can ...

, 2A29/MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns * 82 mm and 120 mm mortars The 7th Marine Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion and the two brigade air defense battalions are equipped with: *

9K33 Osa The 9K33 ''Osa'' (, literally "wasp"; NATO reporting name SA-8 ''Gecko'') is a highly mobile, low-altitude, short-range tactical surface-to-air missile system developed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and fielded in 1972. Its export version na ...

AN/TWQ-1 Avenger The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units again ...

wheeled mobile anti-air defense short range surface-to-air missile launchers *

KS-30 The KS-30 is a Soviet 130mm anti-aircraft gun that appeared in the early 1950s, closely resembling the German wartime 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft gun. The KS-30 was used for the home defense forces of the USSR and some other Warsaw Pact countr ...

AZP S-60 AZP S-60 (russian: Автоматическая зенитная пушка С-60, abbrev. АЗП (AZP); literally: ''Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60'') is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft ...

ZU-23-2 The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23×152mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for ''Zenitnaya Ustanovka'' (Russian: Зенитная Установка) – anti-aircraft mount. The GRAU index is 2A13. Developm ...

, ZPU series towed or truck mounted short range anti-aircraft guns

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