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Modern equipment of the Kosovo Security Force is a list of the equipment currently in use with the Kosovo Security Force. It includes small arms, combat vehicles, drones, light artillery and transport vehicles. Its main mission is the defense of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo, military support for civilian authorities, and participation in international peacekeeping operations.[1] The Kosovo Security Force is currently in the final stage of its process of transitioning into the Kosovo Armed Forces and it is currently building its combat capabilities with support by NATO members, with the goal of the Force being interoperationable with NATO.[2]

Protection equipment

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Picture Model Origin Notes Reference
Combat helmets
Ops Core FAST  United States Standard infantry service helm.
ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet)  United States
Armored vests
IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest)  United States Used in the Kosovo Green Digital Camo pattern.

Infantry weapons

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Handguns

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Glock 17
9×19mm Parabellum  Austria Standard Sidearm.
SIG Sauer M17
9×19mm Parabellum  United States Standard Sidearm for Army Special Forces. Special characteristics: Personalized with KSF Logo and name, both Black and Brown available.

Assault rifles

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
MPT-55
5.56×45mm NATO  Turkey
IMI Galil
5.56×45mm NATO  Israel
Heckler & Koch G36
5.56×45mm NATO  Germany Standard Rifle.
M4A1
5.56×45mm NATO  United States
M5 Colt Carbine
5.56×45mm NATO  United States
MPT-76
7.62×51mm NATO  Turkey

Ceremonial Guard guns

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These guns are used by Guard of Honour only. It is used for diplomatic reception, Three-Volley Salute etc.

Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Zastava M59/66
7.62×39mm  Yugoslavia Standard Gun of Guard of Honor
M4A1
5.56×45mm NATO  United States This gun is also used for combat purposes. It is seen in Three-Volley Salute during the ceremony of KLA epic ceremony in March.

Machine guns

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
M249
5.56×45mm NATO  United States
PMT-76-57A
7.62×51mm NATO  Turkey
M240
7.62×51mm NATO  United States
M60E6
7.62×51mm NATO  United States
M2A1
.50 BMG  United States

Precision rifles

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Model Image Calibre Origin Quantity Note
SIG Sauer SIG716 DMR 7.62×51mm NATO  United States
Accuracy International AWM

G22A2

.300 Winchester Magnum  Germany Used by Kosovo Special Forces on KSF [1]
Barrett M82
.50 BMG  United States
Barrett M99
.50 BMG  United States The Barrett M99 is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle.

Grenade launchers

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
M203 grenade launcher
40×46mm grenade  United States Attached to M4 carbine [2]
Heckler & Koch AG36
40×46mm  Germany Attached to rifle.
MK 19
40×53mm  United States Mounted on armored vehicles.

Anti-tank weapons

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
M72 LAW
HAR-66
66 mm  United States
 Turkey 		Lately shown in KSF special forces operators, during the parade of ''Day of Liberation''.

Same product as M72 LAW, but turkish made.

FGM-148 Javelin
127 mm  United States 246 (on order)
OMTAS
160 mm  Turkey

Weapon station

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Aselsan SARP DUAL RCWS
40mm Grenade  Turkey Can also be equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun or 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun.
ASELSAN Alkar 120 mm NATO mortar round  Turkey Self-propelled mortar system. Installed on the BMC Vuran.

Portable anti-drone jammers

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Aselsan IHASAVAR
 Turkey

Infantry mortars

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Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
MKEK Commando
60 mm  Turkey
MKEK NT1
81 mm  Turkey
M69
82 mm  Yugoslavia
M75
120 mm  Yugoslavia

Utility vehicles and unarmored personnel carriers

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Example of a KSF vehicle plate
Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
Can-Am BRP Outlander  Canada All-terrain vehicle —
Lynx Ranger 1200  Finland Snowmobile —
Volkswagen Tiguan  Germany Light utility vehicle — Operated by the Military Police of KSF.
Ford Kuga  United States Light utility vehicle 12+

N/A unmarked

Ford F-550  United States Light utility vehicle —
Mercedes-Benz G Class  Germany Light utility vehicle —
Land Rover Defender  United Kingdom Light utility vehicle —
Otokar Akrep  Turkey Light utility vehicle 10 Operated by the Military Police of KSF. [3]
Volkswagen T6  Germany Utility van — Troop transport.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter  Germany Utility van — Troop transport.
Otokar Navigo  Turkey Utility bus — Troop transport.

Armored vehicles and MRAPs

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Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
Humvee  United States Light armored car 200+ [4][5][6]
Otokar Cobra  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 80 [7][8][9]
M1117 Guardian  United States Internal security vehicle 55 [10]
BMC Kirpi  Turkey MRAP 14 [3]
BMC Vuran  Turkey MRAP 30 [3]

Tactical logistic trucks

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Picture Name Origin Type Number Notes Reference
Daimler Truck Unimog
 Germany 		Military truck — Used as an ambulance vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz NG 1017A  Germany Military truck — —
Iveco Trakker  Italy Military truck — —
MB Man  Germany Military truck 15 KSF purchased 12 trucks in 2018; an additional 3 were donated by the German Embassy in 2023.
HX44M 8×8 (HX2)
 Germany 		Military truck 15 10 purchased by the KSF; 5 others donated by the German government. [11]
MAN TGM  Germany Military truck 2 In the HAZMAT configuration. Operated by the National Guard. [12]

Aviation

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Kosovo Security Force is currently in its third phase of its transition into the Kosovo Armed Forces and it is now building its air defence capabilities. It currently possesses a series of UAVs and UCAVs and is in the process of purchasing air-defence capabilities and aircraft. In January 2025, it was announced that Kosovo's minister of defence had reached an agreement with US State Department officials for the acquisition of several UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.[13][14] Kosovo currently has 3 air bases, and 15+ pilots and it is continuously training new pilots in  United States,  Turkey and  Albania.

Name Picture Origin Numbers Notes Reference
Helicopters
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk  United States N/A On order. Planned to enter service in the 2025-2028 transition period. [15]
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs)
Bayraktar TB2  Turkey 5 [9][16]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States 4 [17]

References

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  1. ^ Law No. 06 L-123 on Kosovo Security Force (Law, IV). Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "US Marines assist Kosovo Security Force toward NATO Interoperability". News. United States Marine Corps. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ a b c Top News - FSK-ja blen 14 autoblinda turke/ Kosova, shteti i parë i huaj që merr këto mjete 4x4. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-07-13 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Crosby, Alan; Cubolli, Krenare (14 December 2018). "Humvees Shine Headlights On Kosovo's Controversial Vote On Army". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ "Kosovo Receives 55 Armored Vehicles Donated By U.S." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. ^ Njekomb.com (2021-09-02). "Sa mjete ushtarake të tipit Humvee ka Ushtria e Kosovës?". Njekomb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-28.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Turqia: Kosova duhet të ketë ushtri". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ^ "43 members of the First Battalion of RRB completed two–months training with armored vehicle "KOBRA"" (Press release). Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (2023-08-07). "Lock and 'Lokum': Turkish Weapons Bolstering Kosovo's Security Forces". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  10. ^ "Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kosovo". Retrieved 2021-06-06 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ "Fotografi të flotës së kamionëve ushtarakë të ardhur nga Gjermania për FSK-në" [Photos from the fleet of the KSF military trucks that arrived from Germany]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  12. ^ "Gjermania i dhuron FSK-së kamionë në vlerë rreth gjysmë milion euro" [Germany donates truck worth half a million euro to the KSF]. Kosova Press (in Albanian). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  13. ^ "FSK-ja merr dritën e gjelbër nga SHBA për blerjën e helikopterëve" [KSF gets the green light from the US for buying helicopters]. News (in Albanian). Ministry of Defence (Kosovo). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  14. ^ "Maqedonci në SHBA: Kosova do të ketë helikopterë 'Black Hawk'" [Maqedonci in USA: Kosovo will acquire 'Black Hawk' helicopters]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). Prishtina. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  15. ^ "Maqedonci në SHBA: Kosova do të ketë helikopterë 'Black Hawk'" [Maqedonci in USA: Kosovo will acquire 'Black Hawk' helicopters]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). Prishtina. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  16. ^ https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/dgris/ObsDrones%20-%20Etude%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20n1%20-%20Industrie%20turque%20des%20drones%20-%20Juillet%202024.pdf
  17. ^ Zeri. "FSK-ja blen 4 dron nga SHBA, jo dyzet".
  18. ^ "Pilotët e FSK-së përfunduan programin e fluturimeve me helikopter".
  19. ^ "Pjesëtari i FSK-së i dyti në shkollën për pilot helikopteri në Turqi". Lajmet e fundit - Zëri. May 30, 2019.
  20. ^ https://m.facebook.com/kosovamotors/videos/fsk12-ford-kuga-t%C3%AB-reja-p%C3%ABr-forc%C3%ABn-e-siguris%C3%AB-s%C3%AB-kosov%C3%ABskosovamotors-fordkosova/1583094362235685/
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