Surinamese Land Forces

The Surinamese Land Forces (Dutch: Surinaamse Landmacht) is the land component of the Suriname National Army (SNA). It is the largest service branch of the Suriname National Army.

Surinamese Land Forces
Surinaamse Landmacht
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Country	Suriname
Branch	Infantry Corps Special Forces Corps Support Arm Corps Military Police Corps[1]
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	1,000
Part of	Suriname National Army
Headquarters	Memre Boekoe barracks, Paramaribo
Nickname	NL
Colours	Green and yellow
March	22 March
Engagements	1980 Surinamese coup d'état 1990 Surinamese coup d'état
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel Ashok Jagdew[2]

Organization

The army consists of some 1,000 personnel and has 4 divisions. The current commander of the Surinamese Land Forces is Lieutenant Colonel Ashok Jagdew.

History

Upon independence in 1975, the military of Suriname became Surinamese Armed Forces (Surinaamse Krijgsmacht). After a coup on 25 February 1980, the armed forces became the National Army (Nationaal Leger). In 1980 the Surinamese Land Forces was formed as a division of the National Army.

Equipment

Weapon	Country manufactured	Cartridge	Quantity	Pictures	Notes
Pistols
Beretta 92	Italy	9×19mm			Standard pistol of Surinamese Military
Assault rifles
FN FAL	Belgium	7.62×51mm NATO			Standard rifle of Surinamese Military
AKM	Soviet Union	7.62×39mm			In service
FN F2000	Belgium	5.56×45mm NATO			Used by some units
CETME Model L	Spain	5.56×45mm NATO			Used for parades
FAMAS	France	5.56×45mm NATO			Future standard Surinamese service rifle, donated by France in September 2023 to replace previously issued rifles [3]
Submachine guns
Uzi	Israel	9×19mm Parabellum			In service
FN P90	Belgium	FN 5.7×28mm			In service
Machine guns
FN Minimi	Belgium United States	5.56×45mm NATO			In service
FN MAG	Belgium	7.62×51mm NATO			In service
Grenade launchers
RPG-7	Soviet Union	40mm			In service
Shotguns
Mossberg 500	United States	12 gauge			In Service
Armoured personnel carriers
EE-11 Urutu	Brazil		16		In service
EE-9 Cascavel	Brazil		45		In service
DAF YP-408	Netherlands		5		In service
Trucks
DAF YA 4440	Netherlands				In service

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