Editing Armed Forces of Uruguay (section)

==Army (Ejército Nacional)==
{{Main|National Army (Uruguay)|l1 = National Army of Uruguay}}

The Army consists of some 15,000 personnel organized into four [[division (military)|division]]s.

It is equipped with 15 Israeli [[T-54/55 operators and variants#Israel|Ti-67]] (T-55) Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), 17 American [[M24 Chaffee]] light tanks, 46 [[M41 Walker Bulldog#Variants|M41A1 Walker Bulldog]] light tanks, 24 American [[M113 armored personnel carrier#Basic variants|M113A1]] Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), 15 Czech [[BMP-1]] Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs), 130 [[OT-64 SKOT]] APCs, 64 German [[Condor APC]]s, 15 Brazilian [[EE-9 Cascavel]], 18 [[EE-3 Jararaca]] [[Armored car (military)|armored car]]s, and 48 Russian lightly armored [[GAZ-3937]] amphibious vehicles.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} In 2008, Uruguay also purchased 44 6x6 Canadian-made [[AVGP]] APCs rehabilitated by [[FAMAE]] in Chile after retirement from the [[Canadian Army]], receiving a second batch of 100 of Grizzlys and 5 Huskys, the recovery version. It has 4 sets of [[RM-70]] multiple rocket launchers.  The army operates 40 [[Land Rover Defender|Land Rover Defender 110SW]] vehicles, and is looking to buy between 30 and 40 more.<ref>[http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6658:uruguay-army-buys-additional-land-rover-defenders-&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 Uruguay; army buys additional Land-Rover Defenders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404062322/http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6658:uruguay-army-buys-additional-land-rover-defenders-&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 |date=2015-04-04 }} - Dmilt.com, May 16, 2013</ref>

The current [[assault rifle]] used by the Army is the Argentinian-built version of the Belgian [[FN FAL]]; it is being replaced by the Austrian [[Steyr AUG]] following a bidding contest in 2007 and 2008. In addition, about 300 Russian [[AK-101]]s are already used, and the elite airborne, commando, and antiterrorist Battalion 14 (''Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista N.º 14'') exclusively employ German [[Heckler & Koch G36]]s.

The Army will receive locally produced [[Glock 17]] pistols as replacements for its legacy [[Browning Hi-Power]] and [[M1911]] pistols.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/article/12201/uruguay-to-produce-glock-pistols Uruguay to produce Glock pistols] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109145822/http://www.janes.com/article/12201/uruguay-to-produce-glock-pistols |date=2013-11-09 }} - Janes.com, 28 April 2013</ref>

Uruguay Special Forces are now fielding an indigenous [[.50 BMG]] sniper rifle called the [[FS50 Peregrino]].  It is a single-shot bolt-action rifle that was developed in Uruguay for about two years.<ref>[http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/04/10/uruguay-sf-fielding-indigenous-50-bmg/ Uruguay SF Now Fielding Indigenous .50 BMG] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407045203/http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/04/10/uruguay-sf-fielding-indigenous-50-bmg/ |date=2015-04-07 }} - Thefirearmblog.com, April 10, 2013</ref>

The Uruguayan Army was considering buying either the [[Panzerfaust 3]] or [[RPG-7]] as short-range anti-tank weapons.<ref>[http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7863:uruguay-army-short-range-anti-tank-tender-short-list&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 Uruguay; Army short range anti-tank tender short list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929233128/http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7863:uruguay-army-short-range-anti-tank-tender-short-list&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 |date=2013-09-29 }} - Dmilt.com, 6 September 2013</ref> Acquisition of the rockets was cancelled due to lack of funds.<ref>[http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9731:uruguay-anti-tank-rocket-launchers-deal-cancelled&catid=1:europe&Itemid=57 Uruguay; Anti-Tank rocket launchers deal cancelled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083442/http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9731:uruguay-anti-tank-rocket-launchers-deal-cancelled&catid=1:europe&Itemid=57 |date=2014-04-07 }} - Dmilt.com, 5 April 2014</ref>