Russian Equipment for Uruguay

In December 2011 the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay in Russia ordered a gun and small arms ammunition for an elite police unit. In February 2012 revealed that it was more than 500 pieces of weapons worth $ 1.2 million.


A little before ordering Russian arms to Uruguay also reached three Russian armored vehicles Tigre CWR-233 114-M. All three participated in late November 2011 in his first anti-drug operations.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uruguay decided to intervene in Russia's purchase of arms and ammunition, in order to strengthen the arms set up a year ago an elite branch of the police, the Guardia Nacional República (National Republican Guard). The idea of ​​its creation - a combination of several existing police organizations - appeared in 2009, but only in December 2010 has been included in the five-year budget for 2011-2015. Total number of new formation is expected to reach 1.6 thousand. officers.


Uruguay is the second South American country that has adopted the weapon 7.62 mm automatic rifles AK-103 Iżmasz. Earlier in May 2005 a contract to purchase and license production of 100 thousand. this construction was signed by Venezuela. AK-103 is a modified and rejuvenated, equipped with a multifunction device outlet straight from AK-74 variant rifle AKM.

Guardia Nacional Republicana soon to be responsive to the formation of all cases of threat to public order, if necessary by each of the departmental command Policia National, while engaged in the fight against drug traffickers, and other serious crimes such as kidnapping for ransom. Activities will be focused mainly on the department of capital - Montevideo: nearly half of Uruguay's 3.5-million lives in the smallest surface in the south of the country around the capital. Therefore, most specialized sub-units were located precisely in this region.


Uruguay has purchased 320 machine guns PP-19-01 PSI. 20-SN Witiaż the cartridge 9 mm x 19 and will be the first user in South America. This is a modification of a machine gun Bizon-2-01 powered with a 30-nabojowego a box magazine. Over 60% of the weapons are interchangeable with the AK-74M. Weight 3.0 kg, overall length 698/458 mm, barrel length 230 mm.

Since the formation of the Guardia Nacional Republica Ministestwo Affairs intensified purchases of weapons and equipment for the new branch. Obtained such Colt M4 carbines, individual ballistic shields, cars, trucks, motorcycles and buses, as well as three cars Tigre CWR-233 114-M. The contract for the latter was signed in April 2011, the same vehicles were delivered in October last year. Each of the vehicles was worth about 280 thousand. dollars.


Successful acquisition of Russian Tigrów-M resulted, in November began negotiations with the Russian Federation for the purchase of five hundred pieces of small arms for the Guardia Nacional Republica. Initially, it was mentioned by 500 AK-103 karabinkach unprecedented in Uruguay 7.62 mm x 39th

An interesting aside for the officers involved in the personal protection is to buy 34 machine guns Bizon-2-01. He was admitted to the Military in 1996 and is powered by a 53-nabojowego magazine screw. This allows the shooter has at his disposal a compact design with very high firepower. Weight 2.1 kg, total length 690/460 mm, barrel length 225 mm / Picture: Remigiusz Wolf

Finally, in February revealed that under the contract delivered 506 pieces of weapons, including 150 automatic rifles to AK-103 cartridge 7.62 mm x 39 with 157.1 thousand. U.S. $ 320 machine guns PP-19-01-SN Isp.20 Witiaź for 669.8 thousand. And $ 34 machine guns Bizon-2-01 for 79.3 thousand. USD - both construction and firing ammunition 9 mm x 19 - as well as sniper rifles 2 SWD per 12 thousand. U.S. $ 7.62 x 54R. All designs will be produced in the shooting iżewskich Iżmasz plants. Moreover, the contract included the supply of 333 thousand. Cartridge 7.62 mm x 39 and 20 thousand. Cartridge 7.62 mm x 54R. The total contract value amounted to 1 201 280 USD.

Only in South America: Russian UAZ-31 512 in a community off-road vehicle for special units, enclosed safety frames, armed with American 7.62-mm machine gun Browning M1919A4 War II, came in 1950. under the Military Assistance Program, adapted later by the Belgian FN Herstal 7.62 mm ammunition x 51 NATO.

Currently, Russia supplied weapons will not be the only weapon in this state used by Uruguay. Somewhat earlier, in 2004 under an urgent operational need, from peacekeeping missions in Haiti and the Congo, Uruguayan army bought about three hundred 5.56-mm rifles Iżmasz automatic AK-101, with 40-mm grenade launchers suspended GP-30 and dozens of 40 - mm antitank hand grenade launchers RPG-7W2.