List of equipment of the Eritrean Army

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

Small arms[edit]

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
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[edit]

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

Scout cars[edit]

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 INS

Infantry fighting vehicles[edit]

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

Armored personnel carriers[edit]

Name Image 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[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Notes
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[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
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[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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.
  3. ^ Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010. Jane's Information Group. pp. 893–901. ISBN 978-0710628695.
  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.
  5. ^ a b The Military Balance 2023, p. 450.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The Military Balance. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. p. 464. ISBN 9781032012278.
  7. ^ Deagel article on 9M133 Kornet
  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.
  10. ^ a b "Eritrea Fact files". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Fas.org missile watch document". Federation Of American Scientists. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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