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List of equipment of the Kosovo Security Force

The equipment currently in use with the Kosovo Security Force includes small arms, combat vehicles, drones, light artillery and transport vehicles. Its main mission is the defence 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 inter-operationable with NATO.[2]

Infantry weapons

Handguns

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: Personalised with KSF Logo and name, both Black and Brown available.

Assault rifles

Ceremonial Guard guns

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 Honour
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

Precision rifles

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[5]
Barrett M82
.50 BMG  United States
Barrett M99
.50 BMG  United States The Barrett M99 is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle.

Grenade launchers

Anti-tank weapons

Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
M72 LAW
HAR-66
66 mm  United States
 Turkey		 [6][7]
Panzerfaust 3
110 mm  Germany unknown Announced by Kosovo Defence Minister Ejup Maqedonci on a report about the achievements of KSF in December 2025.[8]
FGM-148 Javelin
127 mm  United States (246 on order) 246 Javelin FGM-148F missiles (including six fly-to-buy missiles) and 24 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLUs) on order.[9]
OMTAS
160 mm  Turkey [10][4]

Weapon station

Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Aselsan SARP and SARP DUAL RCWS
40mm Grenade  Turkey 20+ Can also be equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun or 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun.[4]
ASELSAN Alkar
120 mm NATO mortar round  Turkey 6 Installed on the BMC Vuran to make a self-propelled mortar system. (Also listed under "Mortars").[4]

Portable anti-drone jammers

Model Image Caliber Origin Quantity Note
Aselsan IHASAVAR
 Turkey [4]

Artillery

Model Type Image Origin Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
HUMVEE Hawkeye 105mm Self-propelled artillery
 United States N/A Hawkeye is a lightweight, self-propelled howitzer equipped with a 105 mm gun.[11]
Mortars
MKEK Comando 60mm 60mm Mortar
 TurkeyN/A[4]
MKEK NT1 81 mm 81mm Mortar
 TurkeyN/A
Havan UT-1 81 mm 81mm Mortar TurkeyN/A [4]
M69 82 mm 82mm Mortar YugoslaviaN/A
M75 120mm 120mm Mortar Yugoslavia200
Mortar carriers
ASELSAN Alkar on the BMC Vuran 120 mm Self-propelled mortar system
 Turkey6Installed on the BMC Vuran to make a self-propelled mortar system. (Also listed under "Mortars").[12]

Utility vehicles

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 —
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

Picture Name Origin Type Number Total (334+) Notes Reference
 Humvee  United States Light armored car 200+ Equipped with either 12.7mm M2A1 or40mm MK 19[13] [14][15] Kosovo has purchased at least 51 Humvees, and USA has donated many.[16]
Otokar Akrep  Turkey Light utility vehicle 3 Operated by the Military Police of KSF. [17]
Otokar Cobra  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 20 [18][4]
M1117 Guardian  United States Internal security vehicle 105 Equipped with 7.62mm M240, 12.7mm M2A1 and 40mm MK 19 The KSF received 55 M1117 vehicles in 2021 [19] and 50 more in 2025 .[20]
BMC Vuran  Turkey MRAP 6 BMC Vuran (4X4) Aselsan Alkar 120 mm integrated Mortar carrier[4] [12]

Tactical logistic trucks

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. [21]
MAN TGM  Germany Military truck 2 In the HAZMAT configuration. Operated by the National Guard. [22]

Aviation

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.[23][24] Kosovo currently has 3 air bases, and 15+ pilots and it is continuously training new pilots in the Albania, Turkey, and the United States.

Kosovo Airborne Troops
Picture Name Origin Numbers Notes Reference
Helicopters
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk  United States 6 (on order) On order. Planned to enter service in the 2025-2028 transition period. [24]
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs)
Bayraktar TB2  Turkey 5 Armed with Roketsan MAM-C and MAM-L. [4][28][29]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States 4 [30]
Loitering munition
 SkyDagger 15  Turkey In the thousands [31]

Air armaments

Picture Name Origin Numbers Notes
Roketsan MAM-C  Turkey Used on Bayraktar TB2[4]
Roketsan MAM-L  Turkey Used on Bayraktar TB2[4]

References

  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. ↑ "Kosovo Procures OMTAS Anti-Tank Missiles and PMT-76-57A Machine Guns from Turkey". 24 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (2023-08-07). "Lock and 'Lokum': Turkish Weapons Bolstering Kosovo's Security Forces". Oryx. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. 1 2 https://telegrafi.com/kurti-viziton-nje-nga-depot-e-armatimit-te-fundit-te-fsk-se-armatimi-modern-eshte-ne-kuader-te-blerjeve-dhe-furnizimeve-qe-jemi-duke-bere-per-forcen-tone/[failed verification]
  6. ↑ "Kosovo soldiers receive training in shooting with HAR-66 (Photo)". 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "The KSF trains with the Turkish army on the use of the HAR-66 anti-tank". 22 September 2024.
  8. ↑ 4.5K reactions · 206 shares | Arritjet e Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes gjatë këtij mandati. | Ejup Maqedonci. Retrieved 2025-12-22 – via www.facebook.com.
  9. ↑ "US State Department approves sale of Javelin missiles to Kosovo - European Security & Defence". 15 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Roketsan'dan Kosova'ya OMTAS Füzesi ihracatı" (in Turkish). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  11. ↑ "HAWKEYE 105MM ARTILLERY".
  12. 1 2 "The Ministry of Defence received five vehicles as donations and purchased one additional vehicle." YouTube.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJIZKfBIbU (accessed 21 February 2026).
  13. ↑ RTK (2026-02-17). 🔴LIVE - Parakalimi i Forcave Ushtarake dhe Policisë së Kosovës 17.02.2026. Retrieved 2026-02-17 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Kosovo Receives 55 Armored Vehicles Donated By U.S." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  16. ↑ KoSSev (2025-08-16). "USA handed over 50 armored vehicles to KBS: "Strengthening of defense capacities"". KoSSev. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "U.S. donates 55 military vehicles to Kosovo". AP News. 2021.
  20. ↑ "50 armored vehicles for Kosovo, US Embassy: Another step in our joint commitment to strengthening the defense capacity of the KSF". Telegrafi. 2025.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. 1 2 "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.
  25. ↑ "Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës". Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  26. ↑ "Kosovo buys Turkish Bayraktar drones". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  27. ↑ Vatovci, Isa (2024-05-31). "Ministri i Mbrojtjes e komandanti i FSK-së vëzhgojnë testimin e dronëve "Bayraktar" në Gjakovë". Raporto Korrupsionin! KALLXO.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  28. ↑ Observatoire des Drones - Industrie Turque des Drones - Étude spécifique n°1 (PDF) (Report). July 2024. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-11-11.
  29. ↑ KoSSev/Clan of Kosovo (July 14, 2025). "KBS equipped with new armored vehicles from America". KoSSev. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  30. ↑ Zeri. "FSK-ja blen 4 dron nga SHBA, jo dyzet".
  31. ↑ "Turkish Skydagger drones arrive early in Kosovo". TRT World. 2025-10-08. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
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