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This is a list of some of the military equipment used by the paramilitary wing of Hezbollah.
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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ZU-23-2 | Anti-aircraft gun | Unknown | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
AZP S-60 | Anti-aircraft gun (towed) | >2+ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
ZSU-23-4 | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | | |
9K32 strela-2 | Man portable surface to air missile | Unknown | Various | Probable stockpile |
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-701 | Anti-ship missile | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
C-802 | Anti-ship missile | 8+ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | In 2006, Hezbollah fire a single C-802 at the Israeli ship (INS Hanit), killing 4 sailors. [1] |
Yakhont (P-800 Oniks) | Anti-ship missile | Potentially; Up to 12 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Delivered 2013 [2] [3] |
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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RPG-7 | Rocket-propelled grenade | Unknown | Various | ![]() | ![]() | Including Iranian produced clones [4] |
RPG-29 | Rocket propelled-grenade | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | | [5] [6] |
RPG-30 | Rocket propelled-grenade | Unknown | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Possession unconfirmed [7] [8] |
Panzerfaust 3 | Anti-tank rocket launcher | Extremely limited (if so) | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | Unconfirmed [9] |
Saegre 2 | Anti-tank guided missile | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Iranian M47 Dragon clone [10] |
Raad (clone) | Anti-tank guided missile | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Iranian 9M14 Malyutka clone [11] |
9M14 Malyutka | Anti-tank guided missile | 500+ | ![]() | ![]() | | [12] |
9K111 Fagot | Anti-tank guided missile | 50+ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [13] |
9M113 Konkurs | Anti-tank guided missile | 50+ | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [14] [15] |
9K115-2 Metis-M | Anti-tank guided missile | 50+ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [16] [17] |
Towsan-1 (clone) | Anti-tank guided missile | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | Iranian Konkurs clone | |
9M133 Kornet | Anti-tank guided missile | 50+ | ![]() | ![]() | | [18] [19] |
BGM-71 TOW | Anti-tank guided missile | 10+ | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | Possibly via Iran or captured [20] |
Toophan (Series) (clone) | Anti-tank guided missile | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Iranian TOW clone |
MILAN | Anti-tank guided missile | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [21] |
M40 | Recoilless rifle | >1+ (extremely underestimated) | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 30,000 rounds of ammunition in 2008 |
Hezbollah has apparently thousands of anti-tank guided missiles in total. [22] The group has received many unreported weapon shipments from both Iran and Syria.
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Assault rifles and carabines | ||||||
AK-47 [23] | Assault rifle | Unknown | Various | ![]() | ![]() | Commonly used |
AKM | Assault rifle | Unknown | Various | ![]() | ![]() | Commonly used |
AK-74 | Assault rifle | Unknown | Various | ![]() | ![]() | Commonly used, including the M variants. |
M16 rifle [24] | Selective fire assault rifle. Single and three shot burst. | Unknown | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Some likely captured from the Syrian opposition or Islamic State |
M4 carbine | Carbine | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | Used by Hezbollah Special Forces |
Sniper rifles | ||||||
SKS [25] | Designated marksman rifle/Sniper rifle | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | |
Dragunov sniper rifle [26] | Designated marksman rifle | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | |
Orsis T-5000 [27] | Sniper rifle | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | |
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine guns | ||||||
PK machine gun | General-purpose machine gun | Unknown | Various | ![]() | | Commonly used |
FN MAG | General-purpose machine gun | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | |
M240 | General-purpose machine gun | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |
M1919 Browning machine gun [28] | Medium machine gun | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | |
This category includes tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APC)s, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV)s and other land vehicles.
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-55 | Main battle tank | Unknown | ![]() South Lebanon Army | ![]() | | Some captured from SLA |
T-62 | Main battle tank | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Operating in Syria |
T-72 | Main battle tank | >60, 1+ T72-AV variant [29] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Operating in Syria |
T-90 | Main battle tank | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Operating in Syria |
BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Operating in Syria |
M113 | Armoured personnel carrier | At least 3 | Disputed, likely from: South Lebanon Army [30] | ![]() | ![]() | Captured in year 2000 |
BTR-152 | Armoured personnel carrier | Unknown | South Lebanon Army | ![]() | | Some captured from SLA |
BTR-50 | Armoured personnel carrier | Unknown | South Lebanon Army | ![]() | | Some captured from SLA |
BRDM-2 | Armoured scout car | Unknown | South Lebanon Army | ![]() | ![]() | Some captured from SLA |
2S1 Gvozdika | Self-propelled howitzer | >3+ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Operating in Syria |
Safir | Military light utility vehicle | "dozens" | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Operating in Syria |
Technicals | Improvised fighting vehicle | 100-1000s+ | Various | Various | ![]() | Used widely, some captured from the Syrian opposition and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Civilian and transport vehicles | Mercedes, Volvo, Range Rover, Isuzu, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia etc. | 100-1000s+ | Various | Various | Used widely | |
Name/Model | Diameter | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Range | Warhead | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 63 | 107mm | "dozens" | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 8 km | | Includes Iranian Fadjr-1 clones [31] | |
BM-21 Grad | 122mm | Unknown | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 40 km | 21 kg | | Katyushas from Iran, Russia and China. [32] | |
BM-27 Uragan | 220mm | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 40 km | 100 kg | ![]() | |
Fajr-3 | 240mm | >100+ | ![]() | ![]() | 43 km | 45 kg | ![]() | Acquired from Iran pre-2006 [33] |
Falaq-1 [34] | 240mm | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 10 km | 50 kg | ![]() | |
Khaibar-1 | 302mm | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | 100 km | 175 kg | Apparent cluster munition. [35] | |
Falaq-2 [36] | 303mm | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 11 km | 120 kg | ![]() | |
Fajr-5 [37] | 333mm | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 75 km | 90 kg | ![]() | |
Naze'at | 356mm | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 130 km | ![]() | ||
Zelzal-1 | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | 160 km | ![]() | ||
Zelzal-2 | 610mm | Around 500 [38] | ![]() | ![]() | 250 km | 600 kg | ![]() | Apparently based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile |
Fateh-110 | 610mm | 40-700 | ![]() | ![]() | 250 km | 650 kg | ![]() | [39] |
Scud | N/A | ![]() | ![]() | 500 km | 800 kg | ![]() | ||
The group claims to build their own unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s, which is disputed, but in any case the designs are copies of Iranian models. [40] [41]
Name | Type | Quantity | Acquired from | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Mohajer-4 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Ababil-2 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | >12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 or 3 apparently shot down by Israel in 2006. |
Ababil-3 | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Yasir (clone) | Unmanned aerial vehicle | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Iranian ScanEagle clone [42] |
Hud Hud II | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle | Unknown | ![]() | ![]() | Iranian manufactured UAV announced in Hezbollah's arsenal in 6/17/2024 |
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