List of equipment of the Nigerian Army

This is a list of some equipment used by the Nigerian Army. Due to how large and secretive the Nigerian army is, it is currently almost impossible to calculate all weaponry in the army.

Infantry weapons

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	Notes
Handguns
Beretta 92 [1]		Semi-automatic pistol	Italy
Beretta M1951 [2]		Semi-automatic pistol	Italy
Browning Hi-Power		Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium   Nigeria	Produced locally under licence as the NP-1. [3]
Walther P5 [1]		Semi-automatic pistol	West Germany
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5 [2]		Submachine gun	West Germany
Beretta M12 [4]		Submachine gun	Italy   Nigeria	Produced locally under licence by DICON.
Sten [5]		Submachine gun	United Kingdom
Sterling [2]		Submachine gun	United Kingdom
Uzi [2]		Submachine gun	Israel	Phased out and no longer in much use.
Rifles
IWI Tavor [6] [7]		Bullpup assault rifle	Israel	Used mostly by Special Forces.
CAA AK-Alfa [8] [9]		Assault rifle	United States   Israel	Used by Special Forces.
Beryl M762 [10]		Assault rifle	Poland   Nigeria	Produced locally under license by DICON. Will serve as standard issued assault rifle, to replace OBJ-006 and NR-1.
FB Mini-Beryl [11]		Compact assault rifle (carbine)	Poland	10 test units purchased.
M16A1 [12]		Assault rifle	United States
FN FNC [2]		Assault rifle	Belgium
Beretta AR70/90 [2]		Assault rifle	Italy
Daewoo K2 [13]		Assault rifle	South Korea	33,000 units have been bought
AK-47		Assault rifle	Soviet Union   Nigeria	Produced as OBJ-006. [14] [15]
AKM [16]		Assault rifle	Soviet Union
SIG SG 540 [2]		Assault rifle	Switzerland
FN FAL		Battle rifle	Belgium   Nigeria	Local variant designated NR-1. [17] [18] [19]
Beretta BM 59		Battle rifle	Italy   Nigeria	Produced locally under licence by DICON.
Machine guns
M2 Browning [2]		Heavy machine gun	United States
DShK		Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
FN MAG		General-purpose machine gun	Belgium
RPK		Light machine gun	Soviet Union
Sniper rifles
Alex .338 [20]		Sniper rifle	Poland
Grenade launchers
Norinco LG3 AGL		Automatic grenade launcher	China

Missiles and recoilless rifles

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	Notes
Anti-tank missiles
Swingfire [21]		Anti-tank missile	United Kingdom	100 in stock. [22]
Recoilless rifles
M40 [23]		Recoilless rifle	United States
Carl Gustav		Anti-tank weapon	Sweden	[2]
Rocket-propelled grenades
RPG-7		Anti-tank weapon	Soviet Union

Armoured fighting vehicles

Model	Image	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Details
Tanks
VT-4		China	VT-4	~17+	[24] [25]
T-72		Soviet Union	T-72AV T-72M1	~10 ~31	[26] [27] [26] [27]
T-54		Soviet Union	T-55	~100	[26] [28]
Vickers		United Kingdom	Vickers Mk3	~172	[26] [28]

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	In service	Notes
Reconnaissance vehicles
FV101 Scorpion		Reconnaissance vehicle	United Kingdom	157 [23]
FV107 Scimitar		Reconnaissance vehicle	United Kingdom	5 [23]	More units purchased from Jordan
ERC-90		Armoured car	France	80 [29]	40 with Lynx turret.
EE-9 Cascavel		Armoured car	Brazil	70 [23]	Delivered in 1994. [22]
Panhard AML		Armoured car	France	130 [23]	AML-60 and AML-90 variants.
Panhard VBL		Scout car	France	72 [22]
Ferret		Scout car	United Kingdom	25 [29]	40 delivered. [22] Retired
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	22 [30]	BVP-1 variant.
BMP-2		Infantry fighting vehicle	Russia	40	[31] [32]
Armoured personnel carriers
Type 89 AFV		Armoured personnel carrier	China	60 [33]
Saurer 4K 4FA		Armoured personnel carrier	Austria	250 [23]	. [29]
MT-LB		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	67 [22]	Sourced from Poland.
Mowag Piranha I 6x6		Armoured personnel carrier	Switzerland	110 [23]
BTR-3		Armoured personnel carrier	Ukraine	47 [22]	BTR-3U "Guardian" variant.
BTR-70		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	18 [34]
BTR-60		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	6 [35]
Saxon		Armoured personnel carrier	United Kingdom	75 [22]	Serviceability doubtful. [23]
Panhard M3		Armoured personnel carrier	France	18 [23]
Ezugwu MRAP		Armoured personnel carrier	Nigeria	80+ [36]	Total of 80 confirmed. [37] 28+52 [38]
Isotrex Phantom 2		Armoured personnel carrier	Canada	[39]	At least 3 destroyed by ISWAP. [40] [41]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
CS/VP3 MRAP		MRAP	China	310	120 was delivered in 2015, [42] 40 delivered in 2018, and a further 100 was delivered in 2021 [43] between March and November. [44] Additional 50 was delivered as confirmed by General Lagbaja in June 2024.
Dongfeng Mengshi Csk131		MRAP	China	120	20 reverse engineered units delivered to the army in May 2024 [45]
Proforce Ara/Thunder		MRAP	Nigeria	40+	[46]
Proforce Viper		Light tactical vehicle	Nigeria
Proforce Hulk		MRAP	Nigeria	5 [47]
Otokar Cobra		Light tactical vehicle	Turkey	204 [23]
Casspir		MRAP	South Africa	5 [23]	Casspir III variant.
Reva		MRAP	South Africa	40 [48]	Mk III. [49]
Plasan Sand Cat		Composite armored vehicle	Israel		More units ordered
Light armored vehicles
Nurol Yörük NMS		Light armored vehicle	Turkey		13 on order [50]
Spartan MK.III		Light armored vehicle	Canada		[51] More units ordered
INKAS LAPV		Light armored patrol vehicle	Canada		[51]
KLTV		Light tactical vehicle	South Korea		[46]
Shorland		Armoured car	United Kingdom		Mk 3. [52]
Armoured ambulances
FV104 Samaritan		Tracked armoured ambulance	United Kingdom

Logistics

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	In service	Notes
KrAZ-6322 [53]		Utility truck	Ukraine	Unknown	Some locally manufactured. [54]
Ashok Leyland		Troop Carrier	India	700 [55]	Assembled in Nigeria.

Engineering vehicles

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	In service	Notes
BOZENA 5 [56]		Unmanned ground vehicle	Slovakia	N/A	Clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance. [57]
Vickers AVLB [58]		Armored bridge-layer	United Kingdom	26
Vickers ARV [58]		Armored recovery vehicle	United Kingdom	12

Utility vehicle

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	In service	Notes
Pinzgauer [59]		High-mobility all-terrain vehicle	Austria	N/A
Land Rover		Utility vehicle	United Kingdom   Nigeria	N/A	Some of local manufacture. [52]
Haflinger		Utility vehicle	Austria	400 [59]
Toyota Hilux [60]		Light truck	Japan	N/A
Toyota Land Cruiser		Light truck	Japan	N/A	Used as utility vehicles and technicals [61] Some were converted to armored cars. [62]
Tarpan Honker [63] [64]		Multipurpose pickup truck	Poland	25
IVM G-12 [65]		Special purpose vehicles [66]	Nigeria	N/A
IVM G-80 [67]		Light truck [68]	Nigeria	40

Artillery

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	In Service	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
SH-5		Self-propelled howitzer	China	15 [69]	105mm caliber [70]
SH-2					122mm caliber
Palmaria		Self-propelled howitzer	Italy	25 [71]
APR–40		Multiple rocket launcher	Romania	25 [23]
BM-21 Grad		Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	5 [72]
RM-70		Multiple rocket launcher	Czechoslovakia	7 [73]
Mortars
L16		81mm mortar	United Kingdom	200 [29]
Anti-tank guns
ST-1		Tank Destroyer	China	N/A	Delivered in April 2020. [70]
ZiS-3 [29]		Anti-tank gun	Soviet Union	N/A
Howitzers
D-30		Howitzer	Soviet Union	90 [22]
D-74		Howitzer	Soviet Union	90 [22]
M46		Howitzer	Soviet Union	7 [23]
D-20		Howitzer	Soviet Union	4 [23]	Delivered in 1992. [22]
Haubits FH77		Howitzer	Sweden	24 [29]	Reportedly all guns are in storage.
OTO Melara Mod 56		Howitzer	Italy	124 [23]	200 delivered. [22]

Air defence

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	In service	Notes
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
ZSU-23-4		Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	30 [23]
Towed anti-aircraft guns
Bofors L/60		Towed anti-aircraft gun	Sweden	12 [23]
ZPU [29]		Towed anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	N/A
ZU-23-2		Towed anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	350 [23]
Surface-to-air missiles
Blowpipe		Surface-to-air missile	United Kingdom	48 [29]
Roland		Surface-to-air missile	France	16 [29]	Mounted on AMX-30 chassis.
9K32 Strela-2		Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	100 [23]

Aircraft

Name	Photo	Type	Country of origin	Notes
Helicopters
MD500 Defender		Light Attack helicopter	United States	Status: On order 12 units on order [74]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois		Utility	United States	2 units in service
HAL Prachand		Attack helicopter	India	Status: Planned 4 to be ordered. [75] [76]
Bayraktar TB2		Unmanned Aerial Vehicle	Turkey	3 units in service

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