List of equipment of the Royal Cambodian Army

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 Kampuchea 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.^[1][2]

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
CF98[3][4]		China	Semi-automatic pistol	9x19mm Parabellum	Standard issue
Type 54[5][6]				7.62x25mm Tokarev	Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF.
Tokarev[5][6]		Soviet Union
Makarov[5][6]				9×18mm Makarov
Pindad G2 Elite[7][8][9]		Indonesia		9x19mm Parabellum	Used by Special Force Command.
CZ P-10 C[5][6]		Czech Republic	Semi-automatic pistol	9x19mm Parabellum

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
Type 56[5][6]		China	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Standard issue.
Type 81-1[5][6]		China
Norinco CQ [10][11][12]		China		5.56x45mm NATO	CQ 311 used by Royal Cambodian Army, along with M16 rifle.
K1A[13]		Republic of Korea	Carbine		Used by Special Forces Command.
K2C[13]
Pindad SS2-V5-A1[7][8][9]		Indonesia
SKS[5][6]		Soviet Union	Semi-automatic rifle	7.62×39mm	Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF.
AK-47[5][6]			Assault rifle
AKM[5][6]
M16A1[5][14][15]		United States		5.56x45mm NATO

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
Type 79[5][6]		China  Soviet Union	Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR	Norinco-made copy of the SVD, known as the Type 79. Used by Special Forces Command. Inherited from the KPRAF.

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
RPD[5][6]		Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	Standard Issue. Inherited from the KPRAF.
RPK[5][6]
Type 81 LMG[5][6]		China
PKM[5][6]		Soviet Union  Russia	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR
M84[5][6]		Yugoslavia
DShK[5][6]		Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm
W85[16]		China			Standard Issue.
QJZ-89[5][6]

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
M79[5][6]		United States	Grenade launcher	40×46mm	Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF.
M203[5][6]

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
RPG-2[5][6]		Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	82mm	Standard issue. Inherited from the KPRAF.
RPG-7[5][6]				85mm
Type 69[5][6]		China			Standard issue.
PF-89[17]			Anti-tank rocket launcher	80mm	Limited use.

Name	Origin	Number	Notes
Main battle tanks
Type 59-II	China	50[18]
T-55	Soviet Union	300+[18]	A, AM2B, AMV variants
T-54			A/B
T-55AM1	Czechoslovakia	100[18]	T-55AM1 and T-55AM2 Czechoslovak variant and T-55AM2BP Polish variant.
Light tanks
Type 63-I	China	20[18]
Type 62-I		50[18]
Armoured reconnaissance
BRDM-2	Soviet Union	200+[18]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1	Soviet Union	100[18]	61 BMP-1 from the Czech Republic, 8 BVP-1 from Slovakia, and 30 from the former KPRAF.
Armoured personnel carriers
OT-64	Czechoslovakia	30[18]
BTR-60	Soviet Union	200[18]
BTR-152
YW531	China	50[18]	YW531 is a (Type 63 APC) donated by China.
ZFB-05	China	Unknown[18]
BB 60	Cambodia	6[18]
Armoured utility vehicles
Tigr (military vehicle)	Russia	20[18]
Dongfeng Mengshi	China	50[18]
Dongfeng EQ2050[19]
Iveco VM 90
Demining vehicles
Bozena	Slovakia
RA-140 DS	Finland	n/a[18]
Amphibious vehicles
PTS-2
Tractor units
AT-T

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Cargo trucks
KamAZ-43114[20]	Russia	Cargo truck	Unknown	Used by border units and units sent on UN peacekeeping operations.
Dongfeng EQ2162GS[21]	China		>227	Standard truck of the RCA. Received from China as a donation in 2010, but unknown quantities have been donated over the years.
Hongyan Genpaw[22]			183	Purchased using private funds. Split between the military, law enforcement and bodyguard unit (BHQ).
Hongyan Genlyon[22]			107
Tractor units
ZIL-130V1[23]	Soviet Union	Tractor unit	Unknown	Possibly retired. Used during the 1997 Cambodian coup d'état.
Scania R500[24]	Sweden			Spotted during the 2008–2013 Cambodian–Thai border crisis being used transport T-55s from Sihanoukville to Preah Vihear.
Engineering and support vehicles
Shacman L3000[25]	China	Tanker truck	290	Used for transporting soldiers and other military equipment.
Light utility vehicles
Beijing BJ80[19]	China	Light utility vehicle	Unknown
KIA KM131[26]	Republic of Korea			Widespread usage within the RCA. Examples used by SF-911 are equipped with PKM or Type 80 GPMGs.

Name	Origin	Caliber	Number	Notes
RCL
B-10	Soviet Union	82mm	n/a[18]
B-11		107mm
Armbrust	West Germany	67mm		[27]

Name	Origin	Caliber	Number	Notes
MOR
M-37	Soviet Union	82mm	n/a[18]
M-43		120mm
M-160		160mm
TOWED
ZIS-3	Soviet Union	76mm	[18]	10 Units
M-30		122mm		50 Units
D-30				120 Units
M-46		130mm		150 Units
Type-59-I	China		100 Units	Supplied by China in the 1970s
Type 66		152mm	80 Units	Donated By China
M101A1	United States	105mm	unknown	Still in service of ceremonial use.
SP
SH-1	China	155mm	30[18]	Cambodia has equipped 30 PCL-09 with a version of SH-1 truck from china.
MRL
Type-63	China	107mm	20 [18]
BM-21	Soviet Union	122mm	200 [18]
PHL-81	China		100 [18]	100 PHL-81 was bought by the Cambodian armed forces from China.
PHL-90B			25 [18]	PHL-90B is a variant of the PHL-81 bought by the Cambodian armed forces from China. The total service with Type 81 and Type 90B is 125 units.
RM-70	Czechoslovakia		125[18]	In active service. 5 RM-70. From Slovakia. 120 RM-70. From the Czech Republic.
BM-13-16	Soviet Union	132mm	n/a[18]
BM-14-16		140mm	20[18]
PHL-03	China	300mm	6[18]	6 launchers, 2 WS2400, 2 WS2500, and 1 BeiBen command post.[28]

Name	Origin	Number	Notes
Guns
ZPU-1	Soviet Union	n/a[18]
ZPU-2
ZPU-4
M-1939			30 received in the late 1970s
S-60			100 in service by 2017
Point-defence
HN-5	China	[18]	50
FN-6		[18]	100
FN-16	China	[18]	200
QW-3		[18]	100
Medium-range
KS-1C	China	4 batteries[18]	Enter Service in 2023

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (12 February 2025). The Military Balance 2025. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-63076-0.