Dominican Army
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The Army of the Dominican Republic or Ejército Nacional de la República Dominicana, is one of the three branches of the Military of the Dominican Republic
Military of the Dominican Republic
The Military of the Dominican Republic or Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana consists of approximately 44,000 active duty personnel, about 40 percent of which are utilized for non-military operations, including security providers for government-owned non-military facilities, toll security,...

, together with the Navy
Dominican Navy
The Navy of the Dominican Republic or Marina de Guerra Dominicana , is one of the three branches of the Military of the Dominican Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force.-History:...

 and the Air Force
Dominican Air Force
The Air Force of the Dominican Republic or Fuerza Aérea Dominicana, is one of the three branches of the Military of the Dominican Republic, together with the Army and the Navy.- History :...

.

The army is twice as large as the other services combined with about 15,000 active duty personnel. It consists of six infantry brigades, a combat support brigade, a combat service support brigade and the Air Cavalry squadron.

Aircraft inventory

The Army operates 15 helicopters.
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| Bell OH-58 Kiowa || || Scout helicopter || OH-58A || 9 ||
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| Robinson R22
Robinson R22
The Robinson R22 is a two-bladed, single-engine light utility helicopter manufactured by Robinson Helicopter. The two-seat R22 was designed in 1973 by Frank Robinson and has been in production since 1979.-Development:...

 || || Training helicopter || R22 || 4 ||
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| Robinson R44
Robinson R44
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 || || Utility helicopter || R44 || 2 ||

Small arms

Note: This equipment is also used by the other branches of the Armed Forces, and the Counter-terrorism group.
  • Rifles:
    • Colt M16 rifle
      M16 rifle
      The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...

       5.56 mm
    • Colt M-4A1
      M4 carbine
      The M4 carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner and made by ArmaLite. It is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle, with 80% parts commonality.It is a gas-operated,...

       5.56mm
    • AR-15
      AR-15
      The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....

       5.56
    • IMI Galil
      IMI Galil
      The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd of Ramat HaSharon...

       5.56mm
    • Galatz
      Galatz
      Galatz may refer to:* Yiddish and German name of Galaţi, a town in Romania* Galil Tzalafim , a sniper version of the Israeli IMI Galil assault rifle* Galey Tzahal , an abbreviation of the Israel Army Radio network* Galgalatz...

       7.62mm

  • Shotguns
    • Daewoo USAS-12 South Korea
    • Mossberg 500
      Mossberg 500
      Mossberg 500 is a series of shotguns manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The 500 series comprises widely varying models of hammerless, pump action repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in bore size, barrel length, choke options, magazine capacity, and...


  • Sub-machine-guns
    • Heckler & Koch MP5
      Heckler & Koch MP5
      The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar....

       
    • FN P90
      FN P90
      The FN P90 is a selective fire personal defense weapon designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The P90's name is taken from 1990, the year it was introduced...

       5.56mm
    • Uzi 

  • Machine-guns
    • M-2 0.50”
    • FN MAG
      FN MAG
      The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries, and it has been made under licence in countries such as Argentina, Egypt, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the...

       7.62 mm
    • M-60A1
      M60 machine gun
      The M60 is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links...

       7.62 mm
    • FN Minimi
      FN Minimi
      The Minimi is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of over thirty countries...

       5.56mm
    • M249 light machine gun
      M249 light machine gun
      The M249 light machine gun , previously designated the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon , and formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is an American version of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal . The M249 is manufactured in the...

       5.56mm

  • Hand-guns
    • Browning BDM
      Browning BDM
      The Browning BDM is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company up until production ceased in 1998. Similar in appearance to Browning's P-35 model "Hi-Power" pistol, the BDM was actually a new design created to compete in service trials as a standard issue pistol...

       
    • Browning Hi-Power
      Browning Hi-Power
      The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...

       
    • Taurus PT92
      Taurus PT92
      The Taurus PT92 is a double action/single action, 9x19mm Parabellum, double-stack magazine, semi-automatic, short recoil action pistol manufactured by Taurus in the former Beretta factory in São Paulo, Brazil....

        Brazil
    • Jericho 941
      Jericho 941
      The Jericho 941 is a double action/single action semi-automatic pistol developed by Israel Weapon Industries and introduced to the market in 1990 as the Jericho 941. It was first imported into the US in 1990 by K.B.I., Inc. of Harrisburg, PA. It was later imported by O.F. Mossberg & Sons and named...

       

Mortars

  • M-29
    M29 Mortar
    The M29 is a United States produced 81 millimeter calibre mortar. It began replacing the M1 Mortar in U.S. service in 1952 being lighter and with greater range. It was replaced by the M252 Mortar in 1984...

     81 mm (104)
  • M2
    M2 Mortar
    The M2 Mortar is a smoothbore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support.-Description:...

     60 mm
  • M-30 4.2 inch (4)
  • ECIA 120 mm (24)

Anti-Armor Weapons

  • Bofors
    Bofors
    The name Bofors has been associated with the iron industry for more than 350 years.Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646. The modern corporate structure was created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget Bofors-Gullspång...

     m/45 105 mm
  • 37 mm Gun M3; A/T guns (20)

Armor

  • M-41
    M41 Walker Bulldog
    The M41 Walker Bulldog was a U.S. light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea...

     light tank (12)
  • V-150 Commando AFV (8)

Artillery

  • Reinosa 105mm/26 howitzers (12)
  • M-101
    M101 howitzer
    The 105 mm M2A1 howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation...

     105 mm howitzers (4)

Motor Vehicles

  • 8 Humvee 
  • 60 URO VAMTAC
    URO VAMTAC
    The URO VAMTAC is a Spanish four-wheel drive military vehicle manufactured by the UROVESA. It is similar in appearance and design to the HMMWV of the United States military. More than 2,000 of the vehicles have been delivered to the Spanish Armed Forces. Several other countries operate the VAMTAC...

     
  • 80 Growlers
    Growler (vehicle)
    A Growler is a Jeep-like United States Marine Corps internally transportable vehicle , smaller than typical military Light Utility Vehicles....

     UV100DB 4×4
  • 40 Yamaha
    Yamaha Motor Company
    , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

     Wolverine Model 450 4x4
  • Nissan Patrol ML-6 4x4 
  • Polaris
    Polaris Industries
    Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris is based in Medina, Minnesota, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary and through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary which it purchased in April...

     ATV 6x6
  • 90 M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
    M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
    The M35 family of trucks is a long-lived vehicle initially deployed by the United States Army, and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world. A truck in the 2½ ton weight class, it was one of many vehicles in U.S...

     
  • 12 Pegaso
    Pegaso
    Pegaso was a Spanish make of trucks, omnibuses, tractors, armored vehicles, and, for a while, sports cars. The parent company, Enasa, was created in 1946 and based in the old Hispano-Suiza factory, under the direction of the renowned automotive engineer Wifredo Ricart...

     3055 6x6
  • 100 URO VAMTAC
    URO VAMTAC
    The URO VAMTAC is a Spanish four-wheel drive military vehicle manufactured by the UROVESA. It is similar in appearance and design to the HMMWV of the United States military. More than 2,000 of the vehicles have been delivered to the Spanish Armed Forces. Several other countries operate the VAMTAC...

    MT 15.14, MT 18.14 and MT 18.16
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