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|battle_honours=
|battle_honours=
<!-- Commanders -->
<!-- Commanders -->
|commander1=Gen. Achille Baudry
|commander1=Emperor [[Napoleon VII]]
|commander1_label=Grand-maréchal de l'armée
|commander1_label=Grand Marshal of the Army
|commander2=Gen. Didier Auclair
|commander2=Gen. Didier Auclair
|commander2_label=Adjudant général de l'armée
|commander2_label=Marshal of Sieuxerr
|commander3=CSC René Bourque
|commander3=ACA. René Bourque
|commander3_label=Principal sous-officier de l'armée
|commander3_label=Adjudant-chef de l'Armée
|notable_commanders=
|notable_commanders=
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| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Semi-automatic pistol}}
| {{wpl|Semi-automatic pistol}}
| {{wpl|7.65×21mm Parabellum|7.65x21mm}}
| {{wpl|7.65×20mm Long}}
| PA M.99
| PA M.99
| 130,000 in service.
| 130,000 in service.
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Assault Rifles'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Assault Rifles'''
|-
|-
| FA M.17
| FA-17
| [[File:FAMAHSM17.png|200px]]
| [[File:FAMAHSM17.png|200px]]
| {{flag|Sebrenskiya}}<br>{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sebrenskiya}}<br>{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
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| [[5.7x40mm AVA|5.7x40mm EC]]
| [[5.7x40mm AVA|5.7x40mm EC]]
| FA M.17<br>FA M.17 Lunette
| FA M.17<br>FA M.17 Lunette
| Replacement for the FA-MAS M.78. Total contract for 600,000 rifles.
| Replacement for the FAMAS. Total contract for 600,000 rifles.
|-
|-
| FA M.78
| FAMAS
| [[File:Famasmeme.png|200px]]
| [[File:Famasmeme.png|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Assault rifle
| Assault rifle
| [[5.7x40mm AVA|5.7x40mm EC]]
| [[5.7x40mm AVA|5.7x40mm EC]]
| FA M.78/85<br>FA M.78/10 Valorisé<br>FA M.78/16 VC
|  
| Being replaced by the FAM.17. Over 1,500,000 produced.
| Being replaced by the FA-17. Over 1,500,000 produced.
|-
| Mini-14
| [[File:Mini14GB_noBG.jpg|200px]]
|
| Assault rifle
| 5.7x40mm EC
|
| Commonly used by the Gendarmerie, the Mini-14 is also used exclusively by the Twinkle Islands Defense Regiment.
|-
| {{wpl|ArmaLite AR-10|Fusil ArmaLite}}
| [[File:AR10_Armalite_vue_d%27ensemble_noBG.png|200px]]
|
| Assault rifle
| 7×51mm EC
|
| Sieuxerr was an early adopter of the ArmaLite AR-10 rifle back in the 1960s and maintained periodic orders of modernized rifles throughout the later 20th century and into the modern day. It has and is currently used mostly by the cavalry scouts.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Machine guns'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Machine guns'''
|-
|-
| [[Arme Automatique Modèle 1982|AA M.82]]
| [[Arme Automatique Modèle 1982|AA M82]]
| [[File:AAMASM82.png|200px]]
| [[File:AAMASM82.png|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
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|Modernized versions have been accepted.
|Modernized versions have been accepted.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|FN MAG|AAT M.58}}
| {{wpl|FN MAG|AAT M58}}
|  
| [[File:FN_MAG_white_background.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}<br>{{flagicon image|Reberiya_flag_AF.png|23px}} [[Reberiya]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}<br>{{flagicon image|Reberiya_flag_AF.png|23px}} [[Reberiya]]
| {{wpl|General-purpose machine gun}}
| {{wpl|General-purpose machine gun}}
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| AAT M.58I<br>AAT M.58CMD<br>AAT M.58CMG<br>AAT M.58H<br>AAT M.58IL
| AAT M.58I<br>AAT M.58CMD<br>AAT M.58CMG<br>AAT M.58H<br>AAT M.58IL
|Standard machine gun. AAT M.58IL is a lightweight modernization of the M.58I, accepted in 2006.
|Standard machine gun. AAT M.58IL is a lightweight modernization of the M.58I, accepted in 2006.
|-
| {{wpl|M2 Browning|AA M39}}
| [[File:PEO_Browning_M2E2_QCB_%28c1%29.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Hallia}}<br>{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Heavy machine gun}}
| 12.7x99mm
|
| Given as aid during The PSW, later produced domestically. Replaced by the M82 machine gun and placed into storage.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Sniper Rifles'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Sniper Rifles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System|FR M.08}}
| {{wpl|M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System|FR M.08}}
|  
| [[File:PEO_M110_SASS_Profile.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Portcullia}}
| {{flag|Portcullia}}
| {{wpl|Sniper Rifle}}
| {{wpl|Sniper Rifle}}
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|-
|-
| LG M.17
| LG M.17
|  
| [[File:VHSD2GL.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sebrenskiya}}
| {{flag|Sebrenskiya}}
| {{wpl|Grenade launcher}}
| {{wpl|Grenade launcher}}
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! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc; width:30%;"|Comment
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc; width:30%;"|Comment
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Towed'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Man-Portable'''
|-
|-
|{{wpl|Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1|MO-120 RT M.73}}
|{{wpl|Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1 (LGI Mle F1)|LGI-51 M.96}}
|[[File:French_MO-120-RT-61_and_Véhicule_de_Tracte_Mortier_120_during_Operation_Desert_Shield.JPEG|200px]]
|[[File:LGI_Mle_F1.png|200px]]
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|120mm mortar
|51mm mortar
|
|
|86<br>168 (Reserve)
|
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Self-Propelled'''
|-
|[[AMX Agresseur|MAu-AMX Model 2006]]
|[[File:MAuAMX06.png|200px]]
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|Self-propelled 120mm mortar
|
|
|78
|Equips heavy armored formations.
|-
|-
|{{wpl|Véhicule_de_l'Avant_Blindé#Variants|MAu-AMX Model 2012}}
|{{wpl|LLR 81mm|MO-81 M.61}}
|[[File:MAuAMXM76.png|200px]]
|[[File:Mortier 81 LLR 03.jpg|200px]]
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|Self-propelled 120mm mortar
|81mm mortar
|MO-81 M.61C<br>MO-81 M.61L<br>MO-81 M.61LR
|
|
|126
|
|
|-
|-
|MAu-R Model 2008
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Towed'''
|[[File:MAuRM08.png|200px]]
|-
|{{wpl|Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1|MO-120 M.73}}
|[[File:French_MO-120-RT-61_and_Véhicule_de_Tracte_Mortier_120_during_Operation_Desert_Shield.JPEG|200px]]
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|Self-propelled 120mm mortar
|120mm mortar
|
|
|
|72
|
|
|-
|-
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! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc; width:30%;"|Comment
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc; width:30%;"|Comment
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Tanks'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Tracked Combat Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Leclerc tank|CCP-ARE Model 1993}}
| [[AMX Napoleon|Char Leclerc]]
| [[File:Leclerctonk.png|200px]]
| [[File:Leclerc-openphotonet PICT6015.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Main battle tank}}
| {{wpl|Main battle tank}}
| Séries I<br>Séries III<br>Séries IIIbis
| 1,050
| Séries I models have been retained for driver training. Séries II tanks not converted to Séries III or IIIbis have been moved into storage.
|-
| [[AMX-45]]
| [[File:AMX-40,_Tanks_in_the_Musée_des_Blindés,_France,_pic-2.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Main battle tank}}
|
|  
|  
| 472
| 300 were purchased in the 1990s to rapidly replace older AMX-30s pending the adoption of the Char Leclerc. The last AMX-45 was retired from the 509th Armored Regiment in 2022. All surviving vehicles are to be handed to [[Solevant]].
| Current main battle tank, full-scale production ended in 2015 with low-rate production replacing it.
|-
|-
| [[AMX-45|CCP-ARE Model 1974]]
| {{wpl|Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle|VCI-20}}
| [[File:CCPARE1974EX.png|200px]]
| [[File:DarkHorse_AMPV.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Main battle tank
|  
| AMX-45EX
|  
| 200 (Reserve)
|  
| Kept in deep storage.
| Replacement for the VCI-81. Some 2,000 vehicles are expected to be either rebuilt from older VCI-81s or newly built.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Personnel Carriers'''
| {{wpl|Bradley Fighting Vehicle|VCI-81}}
|-
| [[File:M2_Bradley_Shadow_Hawk_1987.JPEG|200px]]
| [[AMX Agresseur|VMB-AMX Model 2006]]
| [[File:VMBAMX2006.png|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 700
|  
| Replacement for the [[AMX-10|AMX-10P]] IFVs.
| Some 1,500 vehicles are to be rebuilt to the VCI-20 standard. Vehicles not upgraded will be moved to storage.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Wheeled Combat Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB-AMX Model 2012}}
| {{wpl|VBMR Griffon}}
| [[File:VABAMX12.png|200px]]
| [[File:VBMR_Griffon_-_Armée_de_terre_%2814_juillet_2021%29_%281%29_01.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|  
|  
| Various
| 1,000
|  
|  
|
| Replacement for VAB.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|VBCI|VMB-R Model 2008}}
| {{wpl|VBCI|VBM}}
| [[File:VBCISieuxerr.png|200px]]
| [[File:VBCI,_nouvelles_couleurs_Armée_de_Terre_(14_juillet_2021)_(4).jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 1,000
|  
|  
| Utilized as a "medium-weight" option for the infantry. A 120mm-armed VBM-RC will replace the VRC-81 in certain cavalry regiments.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB-AMX Model 1972}}
| {{wpl|Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB}}
| [[File:Véhicule_de_l'Avant_Blindé%2C_VAB_4x4%2C_army_licence_registration_6923_0035_photo-2.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:Véhicule_de_l'Avant_Blindé%2C_VAB_4x4%2C_army_licence_registration_6923_0035_photo-2.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|  
| {{wpl|Armored personnel carrier}}
| Various
| Various
| 200 (Active)<br>2,000 (Reserve)
|  
|  
| Being replaced by the VBMR Griffon and VBMR-L Serval. Will be completely retired and put into deep storage by 2030.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles'''
| {{wpl|EBRC Jaguar}}
|-
| [[File:EBRC_JAGUAR4.jpg|200px]]
| EBRC-AMX Model 2016
| [[File:EBRCAMX.png|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Armored car
| Armored car
| M.16<br>M.16RC
|  
| 252<br>276
|  
| M.16RC uses a turret based off the AMX-10RC's turret including the 105mm gun. The Model 2016s will replace anti-tank vehicles, as well as older armored cars.
| Replacing VRC-81s in light armored cavalry regiments.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|AMX 10 RC|AMX-10RC}}
| {{wpl|AMX 10 RC|VRC-81}}
| [[File:AMX10family.png|200px]]
| [[File:AMX-10_RC%2C_nouvelles_couleurs_Armée_de_terre_%2814_juillet_2021%29_%282%29.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Armored car
| Armored car
| AMX-10RCR<br>AMX-10RC
| 432<br>36 (Reserve)
|  
|  
|
| Being replaced by the EBRC Jaguar and VBM-RC.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|VBC-90|VBC-90}}
| {{wpl|VBMR Griffon|VBMR M.18L}}
| [[File:Vbc90.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:FSAN0SUX0AAPz70.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Armored car (military)|Armored car}}
| APC<br>ISTAR vehicle<br>Communication vehicle<br>Ambulance
| VBC-90M
| VPB<br>SA2R<br>NCT<br>Ambulance/Santé
| 108<br>108 (Reserve)
|  
| Used mostly by forces that require a lighter vehicle even than the AMX-10RC. Also held in the reserves.
|  
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Véhicule_Blindé_Léger|VBL}}
| {{wpl|Véhicule_Blindé_Léger|VBL}}
| [[File:VBL_RHP_Afghanistan.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:VBL_RHP_Afghanistan.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Armored car
| IMV<br>Anti-tank IMV<br>Command vehicle<br>Machine gun carrier<br>Improved model
| Various
| VBL<br>VBL MILAN<br>VB2L PdC<br> VBL RECO 12.7<br>VBL Ultima
| 2,500
|  
|  
| Ultima model replacing older VBL, VBL MILAN, and RECO 12.7 type vehicles.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Recovery Vehicles'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Recovery Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Char de dépannage DNG/DCL|Dépanneur du Char Napoléon}}
| {{wpl|Char de dépannage DNG/DCL|M.98DCL}}
| [[File:Char_de_D%C3%A9pannage_DNG-DCL_14_juillet_2006.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Char_de_D%C3%A9pannage_DNG-DCL_14_juillet_2006.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
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|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
| [[AMX-45|AMX-45D]]
| [[File:AMX-30D-cote-droit.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Armoured recovery vehicle
|
|
| Built upon AMX-45 chassis, replaced by Dépanneur du Char Napoléon
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Engineering Vehicles'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Engineering Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Engin Principal du Génie}}
| {{wpl|Engin Principal du Génie|M.98EBG}}
| [[File:DPNR.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:DPNR.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
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|  
|  
|  
|  
| Built upon the Napoléon chassis, replaced older tracked AEVs
|  
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Engin Blindé du Génie}}
| {{wpl|Leclerc_tank#Variants_and_upgrades|M.98PTG}}
| [[File:20060714_defile_blindes_p1040887.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Panzerschnellbrücke_Leguan.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Armored engineering vehicle
| {{wpl|Armoured vehicle-launched bridge|Armored bridge-laying vehicle}}
|
|  
|  
|  
|  
| Replaced in most roles by Engin Principal du Génie
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Unarmored Vehicles'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Unarmored Vehicles'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Porteur polyvalent terrestre|PPT}}
| {{wpl|Tatra 815-7|CTLME}}
| [[File:Villabé - 2014-10-23 - IMG 6938.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:BAHNA_2018_-_434_crop.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Vihoslavia}}<br>{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Heavy truck
| Heavy truck
| Various
| Various
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|  
|  
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Véhicule porte-conteneurs maritimes|VPCM}}
| {{wpl|Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles|FVTM}}
| [[File:VPCM_BT120_ETAS.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:MTV-of-the-New-Jersey-National-Guard.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sebrenskiya}}<br>{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Heavy maritime truck
| Medium truck
| Various
| Various
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Renault GBC 180}}
| {{wpl|Humvee|VTR}}
| [[File:GBC180_001.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:2015_MCAS_Beaufort_Air_Show_041215-M-CG676-161.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sebrenskiya}}<br>{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| 5-ton truck
| Various
|
|
|-
| {{wpl|Renault TRM 10000}}
| [[File:TRM-10000 Citerne 014 FR.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| 10-ton truck
| Various
|
|
|-
| {{wpl|Renault TRM 2000}}
| [[File:TRM-2000 002.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| 2-ton truck
| Various
|
|
|-
| {{wpl|Camion ACMAT}}
| [[File:VLAR_TPK_4_20_STL_001_FR.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| General purpose truck
| General purpose truck
| Various
| Various
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Self-Propelled Artillery'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Self-Propelled Artillery'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|CAESAR_self-propelled_howitzer|CA155-R Model 2005}}
| {{wpl|CAESAR_self-propelled_howitzer|CAESAR}}
| [[File:CAESAR-openphotonet_PICT6026.JPG|200px]]
| [[File:CAESAR-openphotonet_PICT6026.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Wheeled {{wpl|Self-propelled gun|self-propelled howizter}}
| Wheeled {{wpl|Self-propelled gun|self-propelled howizter}}
|  
|  
| 366 (Active)<br>192 (Reserve)
| 260
| Direct replacement for CN-155 M.79 in motorized infantry formations, was on a 4x4 chassis but from 2010 all new vehicles were built with a 6x6 chassis.
| Replaced all towed 155mm guns in Sieuxerrian service along with the ALA.
|-
|-
| CA155-ARE Model 1993
| AuH2
| [[File:M93.png|200px]]
| [[File:XM2001_Crusader.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
|  
|  
| 264
| 170
| Replacement for AuM.30, based off the Napoleon chassis, uses a newer 155mm gun with a longer range and faster rate of fire.
| Replaced the AuF1.
|-
|-
| CA203-ARE Model 1993
| AuG2
| [[File:M93203.png|200px]]
|  
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
|  
|  
| 72
| 160
| 170mm gun used at the corps-level to complement the ALLARMs.
|-
| Automouvant léger aérotransportable (ALA)
|  
|  
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
|
| 110
| Purchases were halted in favor of the CAESAR. Uses formerly towed 155mm guns.
|-
|-
| [[GCT-45| CA155-ARE Model 1974]]
| AuF1
| [[File:M74.png|200px]]
| [[File:GCT_155mm_AUF1%2C_French_army_licence_registration_%276854_0068%27%2C_St_Mihiel_1894%2C_photo-1_%28cropped%29.JPG|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
| Tracked self-propelled howizter
|  
|  
|  
|  
| In storage.
| In storage. Many are being refurbished to be handed off to Maverica to replace losses from the One Month War.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Rocket Artillery'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Rocket Artillery'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|BM-30 Smerch|LRM-300}}
| ALLARM
| [[File:9К58 Смерч 3.jpg|200px]]
|  
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Multiple rocket launcher}}
| {{wpl|Multiple rocket launcher}}
|  
|  
| 48
| 160
| Corps-level artillery, used in striking massed formations of armor and vehicles.
| Corps-level artillery, used in striking massed formations of armor and vehicles.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile|LRM-533}}
| Hadès
| [[File:BGM-109G Gryphon - ID DF-ST-84-09185.JPEG|200px]]
|  
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Multiple rocket launcher
| Short-range ballistic missile
|  
|  
| 36
| 36
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Towed Artillery'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Towed Artillery'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|GIAT_LG1|CN-105 M.92}}
| {{wpl|TRF1}}
| [[File:Lg1CN105.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Howitzer
| Howitzer
|  
|  
| 74
|  
|  
| In storage. Some were decommissioned to be used on the ALA.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|TRF1|CN-155 M.79}}
| {{wpl|GIAT_LG1|LG1}}
| [[File:French TRF1 155 mm, live-fire exercise for Combined Endeavor 2013 .jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Lg1CN105.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Howitzer
| Howitzer
|  
|  
| 24 (Active)<br>192 (Reserve)
|  
| Used only by FAR units and in the reserves.
| In storage.
|-
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Surface-to-air missile systems'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Surface-to-air missile systems'''
|-
|-
| [[COFFIN|Faucon COFFIN]]
| {{wpl|Aster (missile family)|SAMP/T}}
| [[File:Coffinmissile.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Coffinmissile.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Surface-to-air missile}}
| {{wpl|Surface-to-air missile}}
|  
|  
| 144
| 100
| Medium and long-range air defense missile, fitted on a 8x8 chassis.
| Medium and long-range air defense missile, fitted on a 8x8 chassis. Employs both the [[Vipera (missile)|Vipera]] and Aster missiles.
|-
|-
| [[SMUG|Vautour SMUG]]
| {{wpl|Roland_(missile)|Roland Glaive}}
|
| [[File:RolandM3SGlaive.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Surface-to-air missile
| Surface-to-air missile
|  
|  
| 544
| 150
| Direct replacement for Crotale and can interface with older systems with minimal modifications. Able to engage both ground and air targets.
| Last generation of the Roland missile accepted into service in 1996 and given small upgrades throughout the 21st century. Able to fire 4 Roland-Glavie missiles or swap out outer two missiles with four Starstreak HVM missiles.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Crotale_(missile)|Crotale EDIR}}
| {{wpl|Mistral_(missile)|Mistral SATCP}}
| [[File:Crotale_missile_launchers_DSC00866.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:54RA-IMG_9142.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Surface-to-air missile
| Surface-to-air missile
|  
|  
|
| 1,250 launchers
| Legecy medium, now short, range air defense missile system. Fitted on VBCI-based vehicles, AMX Napoleon-based vehicles and on 4x4 vehicles which are used for airfield defense and by the territorial reserves.
|  
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Mistral_(missile)|Mistral SATCP}}
| {{wpl|Starstreak}}
| [[File:54RA-IMG_9142.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Royal_Marines_Starstreak_LRG_South_2021.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flagicon|New Tyran}} [[Kingdom of Anglia and Lechernt|Anglia]]
| Surface-to-air missile
| Surface-to-air missile
|  
|  
| 1,000
|  
| Standard MANPAD, have been fitted to SIDAM AA vehicles for increased capabilities. Found on firing posts and other vehicles.
| Purchased to augment the Glavie SAM system.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns'''
|-
|-
| [[AMX Agresseur|AMX-60 Agresseur SIDAM]]
| VDAA M.86
|  
|  
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun}}
| {{wpl|Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun}}
|  
|  
| 60
| 150
| Quad 25-mm AA gun system for low-flying aircraft and rotor-wing craft. Fitted with Mistral MANPADs to increase lethality.
| Wheeled and tracked variants are in use. Twin 35mm guns with 2,000 rounds total.
|-
| {{wpl|Véhicule_de_l'Avant_Blindé|VAB VDAA}}
| [[File:Vdaavab.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon|Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun}}
|
| 200
| Twin 25mm AA gun system, fitted with Mistrals.
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns'''
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns'''
|-
|-
| {{wpl|20mm Tarasque|ME-20 CA M.81}}
| {{wpl|20mm Tarasque|CA M.81}}
| [[File:20mmAAGUnF1.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:20mmAAGUnF1.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun
| Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun
| Mle 83
| Mle 83
| 12
|  
| Towed 20mm AA gun only used by reserve forces, replaced by Mistral for local air defense.
| Towed 20mm AA gun only used by reserve forces, replaced by Mistral for local air defense.
|-
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| [[File:AS332M1_Super_Puma_-_RIAT_2014_(center).jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Utility helicopter|Light utility helicopter}}
| {{wpl|Utility helicopter}}
|  
| M
| 270
| 153
| Replacement for older medium-lift helicopters.
| Replacement for older medium-lift helicopters.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Eurocopter EC725|Casacopter CH.725}}
| {{wpl|Eurocopter EC725|Casacopter CC.725}}
| [[File:Eurocopter_EC-725_Cougar_MkII.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Eurocopter_EC-725_Cougar_MkII.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| Special forces helicopter
| Special forces helicopter
|  
|  
| 20
| 40
| Used esclusively by special operations forces over CH.90 due to longer operational range and increased payload capacity.
| Used exclusively by special operations forces over CH.90 due to longer operational range and increased payload capacity.
|-
|-
| {{wpl|Eurocopter EC635|Casacopter CH.635}}
| {{wpl|Eurocopter EC120 Colibri|Casacopter CC.120}}
| [[File:Eurocopterec635casa.png|200px]]
| [[File:SE-JJF_Airbus_EC_120B_Colibri_helicopter_operated_by_Fiskflyg_in_Sarek_National_Park_(DSCF1087).jpg|200px]]
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Utility helicopter|Light utility helicopter}}<br>{{wpl|Armed helicopter}}
| {{wpl|Utility helicopter|Light utility helicopter}}
|  
|  
| 80
| 48
| Light helicopter replacement for Gazelle in non-SoF roles.
| Light helicopter replacement for Gazelle in non-SoF roles.
|-
|-
| [[AS.673|Aérospatiale-Matra AS.673]]
| {{wpl|Eurocopter Tiger|Casacoptere Tiger}}
| [[File:Ka-50-2_erdogan_pic2.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:French, US forces continue working side by side.jpg|200px]]
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}<br>{{flag|Letnia}}
| {{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Attack helicopter}}
| {{wpl|Attack helicopter}}
|  
| HAD
| 120
| 156
|  
|  
|-
|-
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|{{flag|Sieuxerr}}
| {{wpl|Utility helicopter|Light utility helicopter}}<br>{{wpl|Armed helicopter}}
| {{wpl|Utility helicopter|Light utility helicopter}}<br>{{wpl|Armed helicopter}}
|  
| SA.342J
| 190
| 30
| Origionally to be replaced by the mid-2010s, its lightweight, relative ease of operation and small size have kept in active service with the special forces. They have been retained in the reserves.
| Originally to be replaced by the mid-2010s, its lightweight, relative ease of operation and small size have kept in active service with the special forces. They have been retained in the reserves.
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[[Category:Sieuxerr]]
[[Category:Sieuxerr]]

Latest revision as of 05:49, 5 October 2024

Sieuxerrian Army
Logo of the French Army (Armee de Terre).svg
Active15th century – present
Country Sieuxerr
Allegiance Sieuxerr
TypeArmy
Size455,000 personnel
75,000 reserve personnel
Part ofSieuxerrian Armed Forces
Motto(s)Valeur et Discipline
"Valor and Discipline"
March"La Victoire est à Nous"
Commanders
Grand Marshal of the ArmyEmperor Napoleon VII
Marshal of SieuxerrGen. Didier Auclair
Adjudant-chef de l'ArméeACA. René Bourque

The Sieuxerrian Army, officially the Armée de Terre, is the land-based branch of the Sieuxerrian Armed Forces. It is the largest branch of the Sieuxerrian Armed Forces.

History

Ranks

EC Code Rank
Enlisted
AE-1 AE1.png
Recrue
AE-2 AE2.png
Soldat 2e Classe
AE-3 AE3.png
Soldat 1er Classe
AE-4 AE4Army.png AE4Naval.png AE4Red.png
Caporal-chef
(Army)
AE4Cav.png
Brigadier-chef
(Cavalry, Armor)
AE42Army.png AE42Naval.png AE42Red.png
Caporal-chef de première
(Army)
AE42Cav.png
Brigadier-chef de premiere
(Cavalry, Armor)
AE-5 AE5Army.png AE5Naval.png AE5Red.png
Sergent
(Army)
AE5Cav.png
Brigadier-fourrier
(Cavalry)
AE5Armor.png
Mécanicien
(Armor)
AE-6 AE6Army.png AE6Naval.png AE6Red.png
Sergent-chef
(Army)
AE6Cav.png
Marèchal des logis
(Cavalry)
AE6Armor.png
Mécanicien-chef
(Armor)
AE-7 AE7Army.png AE7Naval.png AE7Red.png
Sergent-major
(Army)
AE7Cav.png
Marèchal des logis-chef
(Cavalry)
AE7Armor.png
Mécanicien-Major
(Armor)
AE-8 AE-8.png
Adjudant
AE-9 AE-9.png
Adjudant-chef
Officers
O-1 O-1.png
Sous-lieutenant
O-2 O-2.png
Lieutenant
O-3 O-3.png
Capitaine
O-4 O4Army.png
Commandant
(Army)
O4Infantry.png O4Naval.png
Chef-de-battillon
Chef-de-régiment
(Infantry)
O4Red.png
Chef d’escardron
(Artillery)
O4Cavalry.png
Chef d’escardrons
(Cavalry)
O4Armor.png
Chef de Chars de Combat
(Armor)
O-5 O5sue.png
Major
O-6 O6sue.png
Colonel
O-7 O7sue.png
Général de brigade/regiment
O-8 O8sue.png
Général de division
O-9 O9sue.png
Général de corps d'armée
O-10 O10sue.png
Général de d'armée
O-11 O11sue.png
Maréchal de Sieuxerr
O-12 Grand-Maréchal de l'Armée

Structure and organisation

Main: Organisation of the Sieuxerrian Army

Equipment

The equipment of the Siexuerrian Army can be divided into many categories.

Infantry Equipment

Small Arms

Name Photo Origin Role Cartridge Variant Notes
Pistols
PA M.99 M5Pistol.png  Sieuxerr Semi-automatic pistol 7.65×20mm Long PA M.99 130,000 in service.
Assault Rifles
FA-17 FAMAHSM17.png  Sebrenskiya
 Sieuxerr
Assault rifle 5.7x40mm EC FA M.17
FA M.17 Lunette
Replacement for the FAMAS. Total contract for 600,000 rifles.
FAMAS Famasmeme.png  Sieuxerr Assault rifle 5.7x40mm EC Being replaced by the FA-17. Over 1,500,000 produced.
Mini-14 Mini14GB noBG.jpg Assault rifle 5.7x40mm EC Commonly used by the Gendarmerie, the Mini-14 is also used exclusively by the Twinkle Islands Defense Regiment.
Fusil ArmaLite AR10 Armalite vue d'ensemble noBG.png Assault rifle 7×51mm EC Sieuxerr was an early adopter of the ArmaLite AR-10 rifle back in the 1960s and maintained periodic orders of modernized rifles throughout the later 20th century and into the modern day. It has and is currently used mostly by the cavalry scouts.
Machine guns
AA M82 AAMASM82.png  Sieuxerr Heavy machine gun 13.2x99mm Hotchkiss Modernized versions have been accepted.
AAT M58 FN MAG white background.jpg  Sieuxerr
Reberiya
General-purpose machine gun 7×51mm EC AAT M.58I
AAT M.58CMD
AAT M.58CMG
AAT M.58H
AAT M.58IL
Standard machine gun. AAT M.58IL is a lightweight modernization of the M.58I, accepted in 2006.
AA M39 PEO Browning M2E2 QCB (c1).jpg  Hallia
 Sieuxerr
Heavy machine gun 12.7x99mm Given as aid during The PSW, later produced domestically. Replaced by the M82 machine gun and placed into storage.
Sniper Rifles
FR M.08 PEO M110 SASS Profile.jpg  Portcullia Sniper Rifle 7×51mm EC Replacement for FR-MAS M.86 for infantry units.
FR M.14 Mini Hecate 338.jpg  Sieuxerr Sniper Rifle 7.2x64mm PGM Supplements M.11 in heavier long-range roles.
FR M.11 Ultima Ratio Commando slovenske vojske.jpg  Sieuxerr Sniper Rifle 7×51mm EC Standard percision sniper rifle. Supplemented by FR M.14. Used commonly with the M.08 and M.86.
FR M.93 PGM Hecate.jpg  Sieuxerr Anti-materiel rifle 13.2x99mm Hotchkiss Primary anti-materiel rifle.
FR M.86 FRF2 lunette Schrome.jpg  Sieuxerr Sniper rifle 7×51mm EC Based on the FSA M.40 semi-automatic rifle. Being replaced by the M.08.
Grenade launchers
LG M.17 VHSD2GL.jpg  Sebrenskiya Grenade launcher 40×46 mm LV Has replaced the use of rifle grenades in the squad, mounted under M.17 rifles.

Launchers

Name Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Anti-Armor
ACCP M.15 ACCP1500.png  Sieuxerr Anti-tank guided missile Used as a "medium" option for guided anti-tank action.
MILAC M.14 Tulipe MBDA MLP et MMP.JPG  Sieuxerr Anti-tank guided missile MMP-AS
MMP-HL
To replace MILAN missile.
ACCP M.02 ACCP600.png  Sieuxerr Anti-tank guided missile Standard issue short-range ATGM, guided alternative to M.98 and ABL M.98.
ABL M.98 ABL100.png  Sylva Anti-tank weapon Unguided alternative to the ACCP-600, replacing the ABL-90.
ABL M.90 ABL90.png  Sieuxerr
 Sylva
Anti-tank weapon Being replaced by a combination of ABL M.87 and ABL-100. Confined space variant in production. While it will be replaced in the anti-tank role, new variants with anti-structure, anti-fortification, and anti-personnel warheads are being produced.
ABL M.87 WASP58.png  Sieuxerr
 Sylva
Anti-tank weapon Primary disposable anti-tank launcher. Confined space variant in production.
MILAC M.72 Lis Tag der Bundeswehr Jagel 2019 HJL 13 noBG.png  Sieuxerr Anti-tank guided missile M.72/2T
M.72/3
M.72/ER
MILAC M.72 replacement underway by M.14.
LRBL M.63 LRBL63.png  Sieuxerr Rocket-propelled grenade launcher Modernized versions in use.

Mortars

Name Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Man-Portable
LGI-51 M.96 LGI Mle F1.png  Sieuxerr 51mm mortar
MO-81 M.61 Mortier 81 LLR 03.jpg  Sieuxerr 81mm mortar MO-81 M.61C
MO-81 M.61L
MO-81 M.61LR
Towed
MO-120 M.73 French MO-120-RT-61 and Véhicule de Tracte Mortier 120 during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG  Sieuxerr 120mm mortar

Vehicle Equipment

Vehicles

Name Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Tracked Combat Vehicles
Char Leclerc Leclerc-openphotonet PICT6015.JPG  Sieuxerr Main battle tank Séries I
Séries III
Séries IIIbis
1,050 Séries I models have been retained for driver training. Séries II tanks not converted to Séries III or IIIbis have been moved into storage.
AMX-45 AMX-40, Tanks in the Musée des Blindés, France, pic-2.JPG  Sieuxerr Main battle tank 300 were purchased in the 1990s to rapidly replace older AMX-30s pending the adoption of the Char Leclerc. The last AMX-45 was retired from the 509th Armored Regiment in 2022. All surviving vehicles are to be handed to Solevant.
VCI-20 DarkHorse AMPV.jpg  Sieuxerr Replacement for the VCI-81. Some 2,000 vehicles are expected to be either rebuilt from older VCI-81s or newly built.
VCI-81 M2 Bradley Shadow Hawk 1987.JPEG  Sieuxerr Some 1,500 vehicles are to be rebuilt to the VCI-20 standard. Vehicles not upgraded will be moved to storage.
Wheeled Combat Vehicles
VBMR Griffon VBMR Griffon - Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (1) 01.jpg  Sieuxerr Replacement for VAB.
VBM VBCI, nouvelles couleurs Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (4).jpg  Sieuxerr Utilized as a "medium-weight" option for the infantry. A 120mm-armed VBM-RC will replace the VRC-81 in certain cavalry regiments.
VAB Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, VAB 4x4, army licence registration 6923 0035 photo-2.JPG  Sieuxerr Armored personnel carrier Various Being replaced by the VBMR Griffon and VBMR-L Serval. Will be completely retired and put into deep storage by 2030.
EBRC Jaguar EBRC JAGUAR4.jpg  Sieuxerr Armored car Replacing VRC-81s in light armored cavalry regiments.
VRC-81 AMX-10 RC, nouvelles couleurs Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg  Sieuxerr Armored car Being replaced by the EBRC Jaguar and VBM-RC.
Armored Vehicles
VBMR M.18L FSAN0SUX0AAPz70.jpg  Sieuxerr APC
ISTAR vehicle
Communication vehicle
Ambulance
VPB
SA2R
NCT
Ambulance/Santé
VBL VBL RHP Afghanistan.JPG  Sieuxerr IMV
Anti-tank IMV
Command vehicle
Machine gun carrier
Improved model
VBL
VBL MILAN
VB2L PdC
VBL RECO 12.7
VBL Ultima
Ultima model replacing older VBL, VBL MILAN, and RECO 12.7 type vehicles.
Armored Recovery Vehicles
M.98DCL Char de Dépannage DNG-DCL 14 juillet 2006.jpg  Sieuxerr Armoured recovery vehicle
Armored Engineering Vehicles
M.98EBG DPNR.jpg  Sieuxerr Armored engineering vehicle
M.98PTG Panzerschnellbrücke Leguan.jpg  Sieuxerr Armored bridge-laying vehicle
Unarmored Vehicles
CTLME BAHNA 2018 - 434 crop.jpg Template:Country data Vihoslavia
 Sieuxerr
Heavy truck Various
FVTM MTV-of-the-New-Jersey-National-Guard.jpg  Sebrenskiya
 Sieuxerr
Medium truck Various
VTR 2015 MCAS Beaufort Air Show 041215-M-CG676-161.jpg  Sebrenskiya
 Sieuxerr
General purpose truck Various

Artillery

Name Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Self-Propelled Artillery
CAESAR CAESAR-openphotonet PICT6026.JPG  Sieuxerr Wheeled self-propelled howizter 260 Replaced all towed 155mm guns in Sieuxerrian service along with the ALA.
AuH2 XM2001 Crusader.jpg  Sieuxerr Tracked self-propelled howizter 170 Replaced the AuF1.
AuG2  Sieuxerr Tracked self-propelled howizter 160 170mm gun used at the corps-level to complement the ALLARMs.
Automouvant léger aérotransportable (ALA)  Sieuxerr Tracked self-propelled howizter 110 Purchases were halted in favor of the CAESAR. Uses formerly towed 155mm guns.
AuF1 GCT 155mm AUF1, French army licence registration '6854 0068', St Mihiel 1894, photo-1 (cropped).JPG  Sieuxerr Tracked self-propelled howizter In storage. Many are being refurbished to be handed off to Maverica to replace losses from the One Month War.
Rocket Artillery
ALLARM  Sieuxerr Multiple rocket launcher 160 Corps-level artillery, used in striking massed formations of armor and vehicles.
Hadès  Sieuxerr Short-range ballistic missile 36 Corps-level system, used for deep strikes into enemy territory.
Towed Artillery
TRF1 F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg  Sieuxerr Howitzer In storage. Some were decommissioned to be used on the ALA.
LG1 Lg1CN105.jpg  Sieuxerr Howitzer In storage.

Anti-Aircraft

Name Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Surface-to-air missile systems
SAMP/T Coffinmissile.jpg  Sieuxerr Surface-to-air missile 100 Medium and long-range air defense missile, fitted on a 8x8 chassis. Employs both the Vipera and Aster missiles.
Roland Glaive RolandM3SGlaive.jpg  Sieuxerr Surface-to-air missile 150 Last generation of the Roland missile accepted into service in 1996 and given small upgrades throughout the 21st century. Able to fire 4 Roland-Glavie missiles or swap out outer two missiles with four Starstreak HVM missiles.
Mistral SATCP 54RA-IMG 9142.jpg  Sieuxerr Surface-to-air missile 1,250 launchers
Starstreak Royal Marines Starstreak LRG South 2021.jpg New Tyran Anglia Surface-to-air missile Purchased to augment the Glavie SAM system.
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns
VDAA M.86  Sieuxerr Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 150 Wheeled and tracked variants are in use. Twin 35mm guns with 2,000 rounds total.
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
CA M.81 20mmAAGUnF1.jpg  Sieuxerr Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun Mle 83 Towed 20mm AA gun only used by reserve forces, replaced by Mistral for local air defense.

Aircraft & Helicopters

Name Photo Origin Role Version Number Comment
Rotor-Wing
Aérospatiale AS.332 AS332M1 Super Puma - RIAT 2014 (center).jpg  Sieuxerr Utility helicopter M 153 Replacement for older medium-lift helicopters.
Casacopter CC.725 Eurocopter EC-725 Cougar MkII.jpg  Sieuxerr Special forces helicopter 40 Used exclusively by special operations forces over CH.90 due to longer operational range and increased payload capacity.
Casacopter CC.120 SE-JJF Airbus EC 120B Colibri helicopter operated by Fiskflyg in Sarek National Park (DSCF1087).jpg  Sieuxerr Light utility helicopter 48 Light helicopter replacement for Gazelle in non-SoF roles.
Casacoptere Tiger French, US forces continue working side by side.jpg  Sieuxerr Attack helicopter HAD 156
Aérospatiale Gazelle Gazelle SA342M.jpg  Sieuxerr Light utility helicopter
Armed helicopter
SA.342J 30 Originally to be replaced by the mid-2010s, its lightweight, relative ease of operation and small size have kept in active service with the special forces. They have been retained in the reserves.