List of equipment of the Eritrean Army

Last updated October 23, 2023

This is a list of equipment used by the Eritrean Army.

Small arms

Name	Caliber	Type	Origin
Pistols
Makarov PM ^[1]	9×18mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Soviet Union
Smith & Wesson Model 10 ^[1]	.38 Special	Revolver	United States
Sub-machine guns
Uzi ^[2]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	Israel
Rifles
AKM ^[1]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
vz. 58 ^[1]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Beretta BM 59 ^[1]	7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	Italy
M14 ^[3]	7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	United States
M16 ^[1]	5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle	United States
Lee-Enfield ^[1]	.303 British	Bolt-action rifle	British Empire
Sniper rifles
PSL ^[4]	7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	Socialist Republic of Romania
Machine guns
DShK ^[1]	12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
RPD ^[1]	7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
PKM ^[1]	7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
KPV ^[1]	14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
RPG-7 ^[1]	40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union

Tanks

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
T-55 ^[5]		Medium tank	Soviet Union	270	INS
T-62 ^[5]		Medium tank	Soviet Union	270	INS

Scout cars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BRDM-1 ^[6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100	INS
BRDM-2 ^[6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100	INS

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	15	INS

Armored personnel carriers

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BTR-60 ^[6]	Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	65	INS	BTR-60PB
BTR-152 ^[6]	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	25	INS
MT-LB ^[6]	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	10	INS

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Type	Origin
BGM-71C	Anti-tank missile	United States
9M133 Kornet ^[7]	Anti-tank missile	Russia
9M113 Konkurs ^[6]	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union
9M14 Malyutka ^[6]	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union

Artillery

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika ^[8]	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	32	INS
2S5 Giatsint-S ^[9]	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	13	INS
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad ^[6]	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	35	INS
BM-27 Uragan ^[6]	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	9	INS
Field artillery
M-46 ^[6]	Towed field gun	Soviet Union	19	INS
D-30 ^[6]	Towed howitzer	Soviet Union	50	INS
D-44 ^[6]	Towed field gun	Soviet Union	80	INS

Air defence systems

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
S-60 ^[10]	Autocannon	Soviet Union	12	INS
ZU-23-2 ^[10]	Autocannon	Soviet Union	50	INS
ZSU-23-4 Shilka ^[6]	SPAAG	Soviet Union	9	INS
9K32 Strela-2 ^[6]	MANPADS	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS
9K38 Igla ^[11]	MANPADS	Russia	50	INS

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
↑ Miller, David (2001). The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns. London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-84065-245-4. OCLC 59522369.
↑ Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010. Jane's Information Group. pp. 893–901. ISBN 978-0710628695.
↑ Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea pursuant to Security Council resolution 2317 (2016): Eritrea (PDF) (Report). 6 November 2017. pp. 18, 52–53. S/2017/925. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
1 2 The Military Balance 2023, p. 450.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The Military Balance. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. p. 464. ISBN 9781032012278.
↑ Deagel article on 9M133 Kornet
↑ Military Balance 2016, p. 414.
↑ "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. n.d. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
1 2 "Eritrea Fact files". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
↑ "Fas.org missile watch document". Federation Of American Scientists. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

Works cited

International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 978-1-85743-835-2.
International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-91070-4.

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[jones2009-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.

[2] Miller, David (2001). The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns. London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-84065-245-4. OCLC 59522369.

[Jones-3] Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010. Jane's Information Group. pp. 893–901. ISBN 978-0710628695.

[CSCC_2017-4] Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea pursuant to Security Council resolution 2317 (2016): Eritrea (PDF) (Report). 6 November 2017. pp. 18, 52–53. S/2017/925. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Military_Balance_2023450-5] 1 2 The Military Balance 2023, p. 450.

[IISS-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The Military Balance. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. p. 464. ISBN 9781032012278.

[Deagel-7] Deagel article on 9M133 Kornet

[FOOTNOTEMilitary_Balance_2016414-8] Military Balance 2016, p. 414.

[9] "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. n.d. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[Eritrea-1-10] 1 2 "Eritrea Fact files". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[FAS-11] "Fas.org missile watch document". Federation Of American Scientists. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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