The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Iraqi Ground Forces. For a list of previous equipment, please see List of former equipment of the Iraqi Army.
Components |
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History |
Equipment |
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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Glock 17 | Austria | Used by ISOF [1] | ||
Smith & Wesson M&P | 9×19mm Parabellum | United States | [2] | |
Tariq | 9×19mm Parabellum | Iraq | Manufactured under license as the Tariq. Establishments from 1981 onwards. Production stopped in 2003 and resumed from 2009 onwards. The internal design appears identical to the original pistols. [3] [ page needed ] | |
Zastava CZ 99 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Serbia | [4] | |
Beretta 92 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Italy | Used by ISOF [5] | |
HS2000 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Croatia | Used by ISOF [6] |
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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FB Glauberyt | 9×19mm Parabellum | Poland | 6,000 PM-98s were sold to Iraq in mid-2000. [3] |
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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M16 | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | Used since 2007. [7] | |
M4 M4A1 | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | [8] | |
Remington R4 | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | [9] | |
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | Used by ISOF [10] | |
SIG Sauer SIGM400 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Germany | Used by ISOF [5] | |
K2C carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | South Korea | [11] | |
FB Tantal | 5.45×39mm | Poland | 10,000 Tantals were sold to Iraq in mid-2000. [3] | |
AKM | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | Used by previous Iraqi army. Some captured from the Islamic State. Mostly kept in storage. Used in parades.[ citation needed ] | |
Zastava M70 | 7.62×39mm | Yugoslavia Iraq | In limited use.[ citation needed ] |
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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M24 | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | Used by ISOF [6] | |
Orsis T-5000 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Russia | Used by ISOF [6] | |
Barrett M82 | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | [ citation needed ] | |
AM-50 Sayyad | 7.62×51mm NATO | Austria Iran | [12] | |
PSG1 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | [13] | |
Dragunov | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union Iraq | In limited use.[ citation needed ] | |
PSL (rifle) | 7.62×54mmR | Romania | [ citation needed ] | |
Tabuk Sniper Rifle | 7.62×39mm | Iraq | [ citation needed ] |
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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M249 | 5.56×45mm NATO | United States | Used by ISOF [14] | |
M240 | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | [15] | |
MG 3 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Germany | [16] | |
RPK | 7.62×39mm | Manufactured under license between 1981 and 2003. [17] Kept in storage.[ citation needed ] | ||
PK machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | In limited use. [18] | |
M2 Browning | .50 BMG | United States | [18] | |
M134 | 7.62×51mm NATO | United States | [ citation needed ] | |
DShK | 12.7×108mm | Soviet Union | [18] |
Model | Image | Type | Origin | Details |
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FIM-92 Stinger | Man-portable air-defense system | United States | [ citation needed ] | |
BGM-71 TOW | Wire-guided missile | United States | [ citation needed ] | |
HOT | Wire-guided missile | France West Germany | [ citation needed ] | |
9M113 Konkurs | Wire-guided missile | Soviet Union | [ citation needed ] | |
9M133 Kornet | Laser beam-riding missile | Russia | [19] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Details |
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M80 | Iraq | Combat helmet | Used by Iraqi Armed Forces from the early 1980s to 2010. Used mostly for training. [20] | |
MICH | United States | Combat helmet | Used by ISOF [21] | |
PASGT | United States | Combat helmet | Standard personnel armor. [22] | |
I OTV | United States | Bulletproof vest | Standard issue in combat and duty personnel. With different versions.[ citation needed ] |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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M1A1 Abrams | United States | Main battle tank | 321 [23] [24] [25] [26] | ||
T-90S | Russia | Main battle tank | 73 [27] [28] | ||
Lion of Babylon | Iraq | Main battle tank | 100 [23] | ||
T-72 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 278 [29] | ||
T-55 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 76 [30] | ||
M88 Hercules | United States | Armoured recovery vehicle | 37 [31] | ||
BREM-1 | Soviet Union | Armoured recovery vehicle | 88 | [ citation needed ] | |
VT-55A | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | 4 | [ citation needed ] |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Oshkosh M-ATV | United States | MRAP | ≈200 | Used by ISOF. [32] | |
International MaxxPro | United States | MRAP Category 1 & 2 | ≈300 | [33] | |
HMMWV | United States | Light utility vehicle | +10,000 [34] | ||
Cougar | United States | Infantry mobility vehicle | 607 [35] [26] | ||
Caiman | United States | MRAP Category 1 & 2 | 267 [36] | ||
Promoter DAPC | South Korea | Infantry mobility vehicle | 50 | Used by ISOF, possible replacement for HMMWV. [37] | |
AMKZ Dzik | Poland | Infantry mobility vehicle | 600 | Used by the Emergency Response Division[ citation needed ] | |
BMP-3 | Russia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 300 [38] | BMP-3M Variant ordered in 2015 delivered in 2018-2019. | |
BMP-2 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | ≈100 | [ citation needed ] | |
BMP-1 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 600 [39] | ||
Otokar Akrep | Turkey | Infantry mobility vehicle | 573 [40] | ||
ATF Dingo | Germany | Infantry mobility vehicle | [41] 50 | ||
BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Reconnaissance vehicle | 13 [42] | ||
Armoured personnel carrier | |||||
M113 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 1,026 [43] | ||
M1117 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | 264 [44] | ||
BTR-4 | Ukraine | Armoured personnel carrier | 270 [45] | 150 of the units are of the BTR-4K variant[ citation needed ] | |
MT-LB / MT-LBu | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | ≈400 [23] | ||
Panhard VCR | France | Armoured personnel carrier | 44 [46] | ||
APC Talha | Pakistan | Armoured personnel carrier | 44 | 2005 44 Part of $31 m deal [47] | |
Panhard M3 | France | Armoured personnel carrier | 44 [48] | ||
BTR-80 | Soviet Union Ukraine Poland | Armoured personnel carrier | 98 [49] | ||
FMTV | United States | Heavy utility truck | ≈500 [50] | ||
HEMTT | United States | Heavy utility truck | 150 | [51] | |
MTVR | United States | Medium utility truck | 270 [52] | ||
Navistar 7000 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | ≈300 [53] | 115 Navistar 7000-MV on order in addition to unknown number in service. [54] | |
M939 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | ≈250 | ||
KrAZ-6322 | Ukraine | Armoured personnel carrier | 2150 [55] | ||
Mamba | South Africa | Armoured personnel carrier | 115 [23] | Reva-3 variant | |
TM-170 (Barracuda) | Germany | Armoured personnel carrier | 12 [23] | ||
FV103 Spartan | United Kingdom | Armoured personnel carrier | 100 [23] | ||
Saxon | United Kingdom | Armoured personnel carrier | 60 [23] | ||
BTR-94 | Ukraine | Armoured personnel carrier | 50 [23] |
M109 | United States | Self-propelled howitzer | 90 [23] | ||
AMX-GCT | France | Self-propelled howitzer | 86 [56] | ||
2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | Self-propelled howitzer | 70 | ||
2S3 Akatsiya | Soviet Union | Self-propelled howitzer | 35 | ||
M198 | United States | Howitzer | 120 [23] | 155mm artillery piece | |
M101 | United States | Howitzer | 100 | ||
M1938 | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 80 [57] | ||
AZP S-60 | Soviet Union | Howitzer | ≈250 [57] | Recently refurbished and made operational | |
M-46 | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 676 [58] | ||
2A36 Giatsint-B | Soviet Union | Howitzer | ≈200 | Recently refurbished and made operational | |
D-30 | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 20 [59] | refurbished and made operational | |
Astros II MLRS | Iraq | Multiple rocket launcher | ≈100 [60] | Built under license as the Sajil-60 | |
BM-21 Grad | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | ≈100 [61] | ||
TOS-1 | Russia | Multiple rocket launcher | 24 | ||
Type 63 | China | Multiple rocket launcher | 200+ |
Pantsir-S1 | Russia | Anti-aircraft | 24 [23] | ||
TWQ-1 Avenger | United States | Anti-aircraft | 100 [23] | ||
MIM-23 Hawk | United States | Anti-aircraft | 50 | XXI variant | |
Bofors 40 mm | Sweden | Anti-aircraft autocanon | 100 [62] | Recently refurbished and made operational |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | In service |
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GM 403 | France | Mobile radar | 4 [63] | |
AN/MPQ-64 | United States | Mobile radar | Unknown | |
AN/FPS-117 | United States | Mobile radar | Unknown | |
AN/TPQ-37 | United States | Mobile radar | Unknown | |
Beagle | Germany | Mobile radar | Unknown |
These are aircraft in Iraqi Ground Forces command. For other aircraft see List of active aircraft of the Iraqi Air Force page.
Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Combat helicopter | ||||||
Bell 407 | United States | Light utility | 43 [64] | 5 on order [64] | ||
Bell UH-1 | United States | Utility | UH-1H | 15 [64] | ||
Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-17 | Russia | Transport/Utility | 41 [64] | |||
Mil Mi-24 | Russia | Attack | Mi-35 | 23 [64] | 12 on order [64] | |
T129 ATAK | Turkey | Attack Helicopter | 12 on order [65] | |||
Mil Mi-28 | Russia | Close air support/Anti-armor | 17 [64] | 19 on order [64] | ||
Eurocopter EC635 | Germany | Utility/Light attack | 20 [64] | |||
Training aircraft/helicopters | ||||||
Bell 206 | United States | rotorcraft traine | 12 [64] | |||
Bell OH-58 | United States | Scout/rotorcraft traine | OH-58C | 9 [64] | ||
Bell 505 | United States | rotorcraft traine | 15 on order [64] | |||
Drones | ||||||
RQ-11 Raven | United States | unmanned aerial vehicle | 10 | Locally manufactured | ||
Iraq | unmanned aerial vehicle | Dozens | Locally manufactured |
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