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List of equipment of the Royal Cambodian Army

Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:14:18 PM Wikipedia source

This is a list of the equipment used by the Royal Cambodian Army. In order to decrease its dependence on former Warsaw Pact military equipment (a legacy of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces), Cambodia has begun to explore the possibility of purchasing Chinese and European vehicles and equipment. On 10 December 2021, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Hun Sen, ordered the Cambodian Armed Forces to destroy or put into reserve all US-origin military equipment, in response to the American backed military embargo imposed on Cambodia.

Tables

· Infantry equipment › Infantry Gears
Image
Model
Origin
Notes
M81 Battle Dress Uniform
United States
Standard issue.
PASGT
United States China
Future Assault Shell Technology helmet
United States China
Used by Special Force Command.
· Infantry equipment › Night vision devices
Image
Model
Origin
Notes
AN/PVS-7
United States
Use by the Anti-Terrorism unit of Battalion 70.
Argus PNVG-18
China
Panoramic night vision goggles use by Battalion 70.
BBG011A
China
Replica of the Thales Lucie NVG.
· Infantry equipment › Sidearms
Image
Model
Origin
Type
Calibre
Notes
CF98
China
Semi-automatic pistol
9x19mm Parabellum
Standard issue.
Pindad G2 Elite
Indonesia
Semi-automatic pistol
9x19mm Parabellum
Used by Special Force Command since 2024.
CZ P-10 C
Czech Republic
Semi-automatic pistol
9x19mm Parabellum
Used by Special Force Command.
Type 54
China
Semi-automatic pistol
7 Tokarev
Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Tokarev
Soviet Union
Makarov
9×18mm Makarov
· Infantry equipment › Submachine guns
Image
Model
Origin
Type
Calibre
Notes
NR08
China
Submachine gun
9×19mm Parabellum
A Norinco clone of the H&K MP5A5 used by the female anti-terrorist battalion.
· Infantry equipment › Infantry rifles
Image
Model
Origin
Type
Calibre
Notes
Type 56
China
Assault rifle
7 ×39mm
Standard issue.
Type 81-1
Norinco CQ
5 ×45mm NATO
CQ 311 used by Royal Cambodian Army, along with M16 rifle.
QBZ-95
5 ×42mm
Limited use. used by special forces and BHQ since 2023.
K1A
Republic of Korea
Carbine
5 ×45mm NATO
Used by Special Forces Command.
K2C
Pindad SS2-V5 A1
Indonesia
Used by Special Forces Command since 2024.
M4
United States
Carbine
5 ×45mm NATO
Use by the Anti-Terrorism Battalion No. 70.
Pindad SS1-V1
Indonesia
Assault rifle
5 ×45mm NATO
Supplied in 1991.
M16A1
United States
Assault rifle
5 ×45mm NATO
Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.
SKS
Soviet Union
Semi-automatic rifle
7 ×39mm
Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.
AK-47
Assault rifle
AKM
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