List of equipment of the Eritrean Army

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

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Small arms

NameImageCaliberTypeOriginNotes
Pistols
PM [1] Pistolet Makarova.png 9x18mm Semi-automatic pistol Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
Submachine guns
Uzi [1] Uzi of the israeli armed forces noBG.png 9×19mm Submachine gun Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Rifles
AK [1] AK-47 type II noBG.png 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
AKM [1] AKM automatkarbin Ryssland - 7,62x39mm - Armemuseum rightside noBG.png 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Vz. 58 [1] Sa 58-JH01 noBG.png 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
M14 [1] M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD) (7414626342).jpg 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Beretta BM 59 [1] Beretta BM59 noBG.png 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sniper rifles
PSL [1] Psl sniper rifle.jpeg 7.62×54mmR DMR
Sniper rifle 		Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania
Machine guns
RPD [1] LMG-RPD-44 noBG.png 7.62×39mm Light machine gun Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
PKM [1] 7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012 no background.JPG 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
KPV [1] Iraqi Police gun-carriage (cropped).jpg 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
DShK [1] 12,7-mm stankovyi pulemiot DShK obraztsa 1938 goda (3-1).jpg 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
M79 [1] M79 Grenade Launcher (7414625716).jpg 40 mm Grenade launcher Flag of the United States.svg United States
RPG-7 [1] Rpg-7.jpg 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Type 69 [2] Type 69 RPG @ PA 122nd Anniversary Caravan.jpg 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Anti-tank weapons

NameImageTypeOriginCaliberNotes
9M14 Malyutka [3] Malyutka.JPG Anti-tank weapon Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
9M113 Konkurs [4] Airborne troops of Russia & SOF of Belarus 01.jpg Anti-tank weapon Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet-E [5] 9M133 Kornet.JPG Anti-tank weapon Flag of Russia.svg Russia 80 in service

Vehicles

Tanks

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
T-55A [6] Eritrean Independence Fighters with Tanks.jpg Medium tank Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union 270120 T-55As were ordered in 2004 from Bulgaria and delivered in 2005 [7]
Chonma-ho [8] Main battle tank Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Unknown

Scout cars

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
BRDM-1 Vladivostok. The historian-mechanic museum Automotoantiquity (<<Automotostarina>>). BRDM-1 DSC01298 2200.jpg Scout car Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 40 [6]
BRDM-2 BRDM-2 (1964) owned by James Stewart pic8.JPG Scout car Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

Infantry fighting vehicles

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
BMP-1 [6] Abandoned BMP-1 armoured vehicle of the government Ethiopian forces in Massawa, 1990.png Infantry fighting vehicle Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 15

Armored personnel carriers

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
BTR-60PB BTR-60PB DA-ST-89-06597.jpg Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 25 [6]
BTR-152 Schutzenpanzerwagen SPW 152 W1.JPG Armored personnel carrier Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
MT-LB [6] RWS2017-37.jpg Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria 		10Acquired from Bulgaria in 2005 [7]

Artillery

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad [6] BM-21 Grad (01).jpg Multiple rocket launcher Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 35
BM-27 Uragan [6] 9K57 Uragan 2.jpg Multiple rocket launcher Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 9Transferred from Belarus to Eritrea in 2007 [7]
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika [6] 6742 - Moscow - Poklonnaya Hill - Tank.JPG Self-propelled artillery Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 32Acquired from Bulgaria [7]
2S5 Giatsint-S [6] Self-propelled gun 2S5 "Giatsint-S" with 152-mm gun 2A37..JPG Self-propelled artillery Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 13
Field artillery
D-44 [6] 85-mm-Divisionskanone D-44.JPG Field gun Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union Unknown
M-46 [6] M-46 Lutsk.jpg Field gun Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union 39Acquired from Bulgaria in 1999 and 2004 [7]
D-30 [6] 122- mm gaubitsa D-30 (1).jpg Howitzer Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Unknown

Air defence systems

Man-portable air-defense systems

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
9K32 Strela-2 [6] SA-7.jpg MANPADS Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Unknown
9K38 Igla [9] IGLA-S MANPADS at IDELF-2008.jpg MANPADS Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 200

Towed anti-aircraft guns

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
ZU-23-2 [6] Zu-23 30 M1-3 - InnovationDay2013part1-40.jpg Autocannon Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 6
AZP S-60 [6] Zagan 57 mm armata plot S 60.jpg Autocannon Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

NameImageTypeOriginQuantityNotes
ZSU-23-4 [6] ZSU-23-4 Shilka 01.jpg SPAAG Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 3 [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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. ↑ Arms and ammunition captured from SAF in Blue Nile (PDF). Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA). Small Arms Survey. November 2011.
  3. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). "Chapter Eight: Sub-Saharan Africa" . The Military Balance. 124 (1): 458–531. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298597. ISSN   0459-7222 . Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2020). "Chapter Nine: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Military Balance. 120 (1): 475–481. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707971. S2CID   219623431.
  5. ↑ "Sipri: Trade Registers". Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). Routledge. 2024. p. 490. ISBN   9781032780047.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "SIPRI Arms Transfers Database" . Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Giusti, Arturo (3 June 2023). "Ch'ŏnma". Tank Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Fas.org missile watch document". Federation Of American Scientists. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Eritrea Fact files". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

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