List of equipment of the Royal Danish Army

This is a list of equipment currently in service in the Royal Danish Army.

This article is about weapons and equipment. For details of uniforms and orders of dress, see Uniforms of the Royal Danish Army.

Weapons

Bayonet, field knife, and entrenching tool
Name Image Origin Type Notes
Bajonet M/95)
 United States Bayonet Only used by the Royal Life Guards, when on guard duty.
Feltkniv M/96
 Austria Field knife
Feltspade M/96
 Austria Entrenching tool

Pistols
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
SIG Sauer P320 X-Carry
 United States Pistol 9 mm Standard issue pistol[1]
USP9 SD
(USP)
 Germany Pistol 9 mm Used by Jægerkorpset[2]

Assault rifles
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Gevær M/10
(Colt Canada C8 IUR rifle)
 Canada Carbine 5.56 mm Standard service rifle
Gevær M/95
(Colt Canada C7 rifle)
 Canada Assault rifle 5.56 mm Used by conscripts and Home Guard units
Karabin M/96
(Colt Canada C8 carbine)
 Canada Carbine 5.56 mm Used by conscripts and Home Guard units

Machine guns
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Maskingevær M/62
 West Germany General purpose machine gun 7.62 mm Used by Home Guard units
Vehicle mounted in Leopard 2 and CV90
Let Maskingevær M/60
 United States Light machine gun 7.62 mm Supplied by US Ordnance, upgrade of M60E4
Tungt Maskingevær M/2001
 United States Heavy machine gun 12.7 mm Mounted on vehicle or tripod
Let Støttevåben M/04
 Canada Light support weapon 5.56 mm Used by Home Guard units

Sniper rifles
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Finskyttevåben M/04
 Finland Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum
Finskyttegevaer, Kort
  Canada Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Replacement for the HK417 starting in 2021. Designated the Finskyttegevaer, Kort (FINSKGV,K).[3]
Minerydningsgevær M/95
 United States Anti-materiel rifle 12.7 mm Primary used for EOD
Accuracy International AX50
 United Kingdom Anti-materiel rifle 12.7 mm Introduced in 2016[4]

Anti-tank weapons
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Dysekanon M/85
 Sweden Anti-tank weapon 84 mm
Pansernærbekæmpelsesvåben M/72
 Norway Anti-tank weapon 66 mm
Panserværnsmissilsystem SPIKE LR2
 Israel Anti-tank weapon 130 mm

Grenade launchers
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
GRK M/03 40 mm
 United States Underslung grenade launcher 40 mm Used by Home Guard units
GRK M/10 40 mm
 United States Underslung grenade launcher 40 mm Stand alone or underslung
GRK M/?? 40 mm
 United States Revolver grenade launcher 40 mm Used by Military Police and Jægerkorpset

Indirect fire weapons
Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Let Mortér M/06
 Spain Mortar 100+ Variants:
  • 60 mm combi mortar
  • 60 mm commando mortar
Tung Mortér M/10
 Israel Mortar 20+ [5]

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)

Personal equipment

Uniforms, load-carrying equipment, and personal protection equipment
Danish soldiers using a mix between the M/84 and M/11 uniform, Spain 2015
  • Uniformssystem M/11, Standard uniform system in MultiCam
  • Oppakningssystem M/96, load carrying system (PLCE in Danish M/84 camouflage) (Used by Conscripts and Home guard)
  • Beskyttelsesvest M/12, body armour (TYR Tactical PICO)
  • Hjelm M/12, helmet (Revision Cobra)
  • Hjelm M/20, helmet (Galvion PDxT)
  • CBRN-maske M/18, Respirator (General Service Respirator)[6]
  • CBRN-dragt M/??, CBRN-suit[6]

Only used by Home guard:

  • Uniformssystem M/84, Standard uniform system in Danish M/84 camouflage (Limited use)
  • Hjelm M/96, (SPECTRA helmet)
  • Kampvest M/05, Assault Vest
  • Fragmentationsvest M/00, body armour
  • Beskyttelsesvest M/12, body armour (TYR Tactical PICO) (Used by emergency preparedness)
  • Hjelm M/12, helmet (Revision Cobra) (Used by emergency preparedness)

Tactical and communication equipment
  • PRR M/07, Personnel Role Radio (Bowman) (Used by Conscripts)
  • RF-7800S SPR, Secure Personal Radio (Harris Falcon III)
  • Nat-brille M/97, Binocular Night Vision Device (AN/PVS-7)
  • Nat-brille M/03, Monocular Night Vision Device (AN/PVS-14)
  • Nat-brille M/18, Monocular Night Vision Device (ARGUS FS)

Vehicles

Armoured
Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Leopard 2A7DK  Germany Main battle tank 44 44 2A7DK in active service by 2023.
Infanterikampkøretøj CV9035DK  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 44 Armoured infantry
Mowag Piranha IIIH and IIIC Switzerland Armoured fighting vehicle 133? Process of being phased out in standing units
Piranha V Switzerland Armoured fighting vehicle

Armored personnel carrier

 309 Used in various versions:
  • Mechanized infantry
  • Communications and informations systems carrier
  • Command and control vehicle
  • Engineer and mechanics vehicle
  • Armoured ambulance
  • Mortar carrier
Mowag Duro Duro IIIP 6x6 Switzerland Multi-purpose military transport vehicles 29 Armoured ambulance
MOWAG Eagle 4x4 IV and V Switzerland Light armored car
IV: (85)
V: (93)
  • Patrol
  • Electronic warfare
  • Support
  • Reconnaissance
Supacat HMT 400 United Kingdom Light armored car 15 Used by Jægerkorpset
Pansret Mandskabsvogn M113  United States Armored personnel carrier 125 Fire fighting (Shooting areas)

Artillery
Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Caesar 8x8  France Self-propelled artillery 19 15 in active service. 4 In the process of being acquired 2023[7]
Cardom 10  Israel Mortar 15+6 Mounted on the Piranha V.[7]

Engineering and logistics
Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Leopard 1 Wisent 1  Germany Armoured recovery vehicle 10
Pansret minerydningskøretøj - PNMIRK  Germany Mine clearing vehicle 4 Based on the Wisent 1 chassis.[8]
Pansret Ingeniørkøretøj - PNIGK  Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 2 Based on the Wisent 1 chassis.[8]
Pansret Broslagningsvogn Leopard 1 Biber  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 10
Pansret Broslagningsvogn Leopard 2 Panzerschnellbrücke "Leguan"  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 6+1 Six machines to be received between 2022 and 2025.[9]
MCV 910 Denmark Mine clearing vehicle 16
JCB HMEE United States Armoured backhoe loader 6
Scania  Sweden Support vehicle ~950 Scania R450 4x2NA, 6x4NA and R650 8x4/4
Used in different roles:
  • Recovery vehicle
  • Heavy Transport truck
  • Support vehicle

Both road and terrain variants.
Armoured and unarmoured.

MAN HX77  Germany Support vehicle 215
MAN SX45  Germany Support vehicle 47 18 used as recovery vehicle

Aircraft

Helicopters All army helicopters have been transferred to Helicopter Wing Karup, a joint helicopter command under the Royal Danish Air Force:

Unmanned aerial vehicles:

Name Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma United States Unmanned aerial vehicles

Other vehicles

Trucks, lorries, and other vehicles

The MAN trucks are being replaced by Scania AB trucks.[7]
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 (phase out)
  • 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)
  • SCANIA G450 B8x8 HZ

Mercedes Gelaendewagen of various models and versions, for example: (over 2000)

  • G240 Utility (phase out)
  • G270 CDI Armoured utility
  • G270 CDI Reconnaissance vehicle et al.
  • G280 CDI Armoured utility
  • G290 Ambulance et al.
  • G300 EOD

Motorcycles:

References
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  5. "Morter" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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  8. "Nye muligheder i kampen mod miner og IED" (in Danish). 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  9. "Nye panserbrovogne til Forsvaret". fmi.dk. 21 January 2020.
  10. Nørby, Ulla. "Forsvaret sælger BMW-motorcykler" (in Danish). Jyllands Posten. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07.
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