Kuwait Armed Forces

[James1978]

Kuwait Armed Forces
HQ Ministry of Defense, Kuwait City

I. Kuwait Army

II. Kuwait Air Force

III. Kuwait Navy

[James1978]

By Matt Wiser
Expansion/detail by James1978

Kuwait Army

(KW) Commando Battalion

(KW) 6th Armored Cavalry Brigade
- Armored Cavalry Battalion: M1A2, Desert Warrior, M109A6
- Armored Cavalry Battalion: M1A2, Desert Warrior, M109A6
- Armored Cavalry Battalion: M1A2, Desert Warrior, M109A6

(KW) 15th Mechanized Brigade
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Armored Battalion: M1A2
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6

(KW) 26th Mechanized Brigade
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Armored Battalion: M1A2
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6

(KW) 35th Armored Brigade
- Armored Battalion: M1A2
- Armored Battalion: M1A2
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6

(KW) Royal Guard Brigade
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Mechanized Battalion: Desert Warrior
- Armored Battalion: M1A2
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6

(KW) 45th Reserve Armored Brigade
- Armored Battalion: M-84
- Armored Battalion: M-84
- Mechanized Battalion: BMP-2

(KW) 55th Reserve Mechanized Brigade
- Mechanized Battalion: BMP-2
- Mechanized Battalion: BMP-2
- Armored Battalion: M-84

(KW)Artillery Brigade
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6
- Artillery Battalion: M109A6
- Artillery Battalion: MLRS

(KW) Engineer Brigade
- Engineer Battalion
- Engineer Battalion
- Engineer Battalion

Reserve Independent Tank Battalion: Chieftain Mk.5K
Reserve Independent Tank Battalion: Chieftain Mk.5K

[James1978]

By Matt Wiser
Air Defense Command expanded/revised by James1978

Kuwait Air Force & Air Defense Force

I. Air Force

Ahmed Al-Jaber AB
9 Squadron: F/A-18C/D
25 Squadron: F/A-18C/D
41 Squadron: C-130J

Ali Al-Salem AB
18 Squadron: F/A-18C/D
61 Squadron: F/A-18C/D
33 Squadron: AH-64D Longbow Apache
32 Squadron: SA-330 Puma
62 Squadron: AS-532 Cougar (Exocet armed)
12 Squadron: Hawk Mk 64 (training squadron; wartime ground attack mission)

II. Air Defense Force
ADOC Kuwait City

Ahmed Al-Jaber AB
- Patriot Battery
- Patriot Battery
- Skyguard/Aspide Battery

Ali Al-Salem AB
- Patriot Battery
- Patriot Battery
- Skyguard/Aspide Battery

Kuwait IAP
- Patriot Battery
- Skyguard/Aspide Battery
- Skyguard/Aspide Battery

Kuwait City
- Patriot Battery
- Patriot Battery: Royal Palace
- Skyguard/Aspide Battery – Commercial Harbor
- Skyguard/Aspide Battery

Kuwait Naval Base
- I-HAWK Battery

Field Deployment
- I-HAWK Battery
- I-HAWK Battery

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AUTHOR NOTES
A) 18 and 61 Squadrons were originally equipped with Mirage F-1s. Both were disbanded after the Gulf War when postwar reconstruction plans prevented transition to the F/A-18. In TLW, it is assumed the squadrons were reestablished once Iraq began openly rearming and funding became available for additional Hornets.

B) 33 Squadron was originally equipped with HOT-armed Gazelles. IRL the squadron has just received 16 AH-64D Longbow Apaches beginning in mid 2006. In TLW, the AH-64 purchase began earlier, with delivery beginning in 2003.

C) 41 Squadron is expected IRL to transition to the C-130J beginning in 2009. TLW assumes the C-130J purchase was accelerated and aircraft delivered in 2002.

[James1978]

Kuwait Navy

Kuwait Commando Marine Unit

FAC(M)
Jalboot
Istiqlal
Um Al Maradim
Ouha
Failaka
Maskan
Al Ahmadi
Al Faheheel
Al Yarmook
Garoh

[James1978]

SPACE RESERVED

[James1978]

SPACE RESERVED

[Mario Rossi]

Another great addition, thank you Matt and James!

I'm very curious about the BMP and M-84 units: are the Kuwaiti managed to get spares straight from USSR and SFRY during the years between 1989 and 2005 or had they obtained by third-party suppliers?

[James1978]

Another great addition, thank you Matt and James!

I'm very curious about the BMP and M-84 units: are the Kuwaiti managed to get spares straight from USSR and SFRY during the years between 1989 and 2005 or had they obtained by third-party suppliers?

Hmm, good question.

If I had to guess, I'd say M-84 spares were still accessible from Yugoslavia.
As for the BMP-2, IIRC, India license built them, so they might be a source for spares. Though the USSR was likely still good for spares through early 1998 when Renko took over, possibly later.

[Mario Rossi]

Another great addition, thank you Matt and James!

I'm very curious about the BMP and M-84 units: are the Kuwaiti managed to get spares straight from USSR and SFRY during the years between 1989 and 2005 or had they obtained by third-party suppliers?

Hmm, good question.

If I had to guess, I'd say M-84 spares were still accessible from Yugoslavia.
As for the BMP-2, IIRC, India license built them, so they might be a source for spares. Though the USSR was likely still good for spares through early 1998 when Renko took over, possibly later.

I hadn't thought about India, something absolutely logical; thank you, James.

BTW I hope I will be able to return to the OrBat of Spanish Air Force as soon as my commitment to school and elections scale down.

[clancyphile]

Another great addition, thank you Matt and James!

I'm very curious about the BMP and M-84 units: are the Kuwaiti managed to get spares straight from USSR and SFRY during the years between 1989 and 2005 or had they obtained by third-party suppliers?

Hmm, good question.

If I had to guess, I'd say M-84 spares were still accessible from Yugoslavia.
As for the BMP-2, IIRC, India license built them, so they might be a source for spares. Though the USSR was likely still good for spares through early 1998 when Renko took over, possibly later.

I hadn't thought about India, something absolutely logical; thank you, James.

BTW I hope I will be able to return to the OrBat of Spanish Air Force as soon as my commitment to school and elections scale down.

India also got T-72s, if I remember correctly. They probably could bootleg M-84 parts easily, since the M-84 is a T-72 variant.

[James1978]

India also got T-72s, if I remember correctly. They probably could bootleg M-84 parts easily, since the M-84 is a T-72 variant.

Yea, India license built T-72s as well, so definitely a possibility.
I guess it just depends on how many differences there are between the M-84A and the Indian T-72s. After a quick glance, it looks like the M-84 had a different engine, and I imagine a fair bit of other domestic Yugoslav kit as well.