Nicaraguan Armed Forces

Soviet BMP-1 and T-55 in Nicaraguan military parade of 35th anniversary of Sandinista revolution

The modernized tanks T-72B1 in Nicaragua

On the following in the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, August 15, 2016 the exhibition in honor of the 37th anniversary of Nicaragua's land forces was first publicly demonstrated one derived from Russia modernized tanks T-72B1 (out of 50 ordered vehicles).







Information about the upcoming delivery of Nicaragua from the presence of the Ministry of Defense of Russia 50 tanks T-72B1, which had before the sale go through renovation and modernization at JSC "61 armored repair plant" in Strelna (Saint-Petersburg) on ​​the project of the company appeared in the May, 2015 .

According to unofficial sources, the cost of a prisoner of JSC "Rosoboronexport" contract to supply Nicaragua 50 modernized tanks T-72M1 is about $ 80 million. About shipping information in Nicaragua first 20 past the modernization of 50 tanks under the contract were made public in April 2016.

Recall that the prototype of the T-72B1 this variant of modernization for the first time demonstrated OJSC "Oboronservis" in June 2012 to held in Zhukovsky near Moscow the Second International Forum "Engineering Technologies 2012" and for his unusual white color then received an ironic nickname "The White Eagle ".

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Exhibition of military equipment in honor of the 38th anniversary of the formation of the Sandinista People's Army in Nicaragua

As previously reported by a colleague of bmpd, Russia began deliveries to Nicaragua of the presence of the Russian Defense Ministry of 50 upgraded T-72B1 tanks, which are to be upgraded to the 61th Armored Repair Plant in Strelna, St. Petersburg, according to the development option for this enterprise.

The tanks upgraded for this option for Nicaragua are probably the most advanced mass-modernized in Russia T-72. Modernized tanks are equipped with a round-the-clock sighting of the PN-72 gunner (Sosna-U produced by the Belarusian JSC Peleng), a commander's round-the-clock panoramic sight PKP-72 (Falcon eye also produced by Peleng OJSC, using the third generation thermal imaging camera - apparently , Thales Catherine XP), automatic target tracking BARV.468939.001, information-control system of the chassis, navigation system, new gun stabilizer, as well as anti-aircraft machine-gun installation with remote control. At the same time, the old dynamic protection of the Contact-1 series is preserved.






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Military parade in Nicaragua

September 2, 2017 in the capital of Nicaragua, the city of Managua, a military parade was held in honor of the 38th anniversary of the formation of the Sandinista Army of Nicaragua. The military parade was hosted by the country's president, Comandante Daniel Ortega, and vice-president Comrade Rosario Murillo. General Julio Cesar Aviles was in command of the parade.














Special Forces



BM-21 Grad



BTR-60


Zu-23 on BTR-60


BRDM-2


BMP-1


T-72



BTR-70




Towed Artillery



BTR-50







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Russia has transferred two AN-26 planes to Nicaragua

On February 23, 2018 in Managua, the ceremony of transferring two AN-26 transport aircraft from the presence of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to Nicaragua took place. The transfer was made on an unreasonable basis. Almost all of the top military leadership of Nicaragua attended the ceremony, and the delegation of the Russian side was led by the Commander of the Naval Aviation of the Russian Navy, Major-General I.S. Kozhin.


One of the two air forces transferred to Nicaragua from the presence of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of An-26 transport aircraft. Managua, 23.02.2018 (c) the armed forces of Nicaragua

On the bmpd side, we point out that in the 1980s the USSR transferred eight AN-26 aircraft to the Nicaraguan Air Force, of which no more than two are currently in operation.











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Military Parade in Nicaragua

 On September 3, 2019, a military parade was held in the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Sandinista Army of Nicaragua. The military parade was hosted by Comandante President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Comrade Rosario Murillo. The parade was commanded by General Julio Cesar Aviles.

The parade of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, Venezuela and Mexico took part in the military parade.





















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Upgraded T-72B1 tanks of the Nicaraguan ground forces in exercises

Interesting footage of the upgraded T-72B1 tanks of the Nicaraguan ground forces, received from Russia under a contract for the supply of 50 T-72B1s from the presence of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which were to undergo repair and modernization at 61 Armored Repair Plant OJSC in Strelna (St. Petersburg). The tanks upgraded according to this option for Nicaragua are equipped withround-the-clock gunner's sight PN-72 ("Sosna-U" manufactured by the Belarusian OJSC Peleng), the commander's round-the-clock panoramic sight PKP-72 ("Falcon Eye" also produced by OJSC "Peleng", using a third-generation thermal imaging camera - apparently, Thales Catherine XP), automatic target tracking BARV.468939.001, chassis information and control system, navigation system, new cannon stabilizer, as well as anti-aircraft machine gun mount with remote control. At the same time, the old ERA of the Contact-1 series is retained.



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Military parade in Nicaragua