List of equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces

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Equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces
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FoundedJanuary 28, 1992

Modern equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces. This page might contain equipment which are in use with the Artsakh Defense Army, as the equipment is sometimes used by both armies, but will officially contain information pertinent only to the Armenian military.

Personnel equipment[]

Uniforms[]

Name Photo Origin Notes
ARMPAT[1] Armenian soldiers.jpg  Armenia Main camouflage pattern of the Armenian Armed Forces and the Artsakh Defense Forces.
Flora[1] Alexander Kolmakov receiving a report for duty – July 27, 2004.jpg  Russia Digital EMR Flora and Woodland Flora used by different divisions in the Army.
Woodland[1]Camouflage "M81" U.S. woodland camouflage pattern swatch.png  United States Formerly used by the Armenian Army. Still used by some units the Artsakh Army.
Multicam[1] MultiCam.svg  Russia Russian variant of the Multicam.
Used by the military special units and law enforcement.
Civilian versions used by volunteer fighters in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Vegetato[1] Vegetato.jpg  Italy Used by Armenian special units.
A-TACS "Ataka" A-TACS FG.jpg  Russia Used by Armenian special forces and Snipers.
DCU[1] Three-color Desert Camouflage Pattern.jpg  United States Used in training drills.[2] Formerly used by Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq.
Tropentarn[1] Tropentarn.png  Germany Used by peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Iraq who are part of the German contingent.
KLMK[1] RIAN archive 482282 Mounted guards at frontier's alpine section.jpg  Soviet Union Used by border guards.

Individual equipment[]

Name Type Origin Notes
Helmets
PASGT Helmet[3] Combat helmet  United States Secondary-use helmet.
FAST Helmet[4] Combat helmet  United States Mostly used by special forces. Few used by reconnaissance, scout, and infantry divisions. Seen in 2021

Armenian Armed Forces exercises.

Helm Wz. 93 [5] Combat helmet  Armenia Main helmet used.
SSh-68[6] Combat Helmet  Armenia Used by reservists, volunteers and for training purposes.[citation needed]
Armored vests
Armocom Vests[7] Bulletproof vest  Armenia "SK" variant vests made by the Armocom company.[8]
CIRAS[9] Bulletproof vest  United States Limited use.
Tactical communications
COMTAC[4] Headset  United States Protective communication headsets[citation needed]

Small arms[]

Small arms[]

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Pistols
K2  Armenia 9x18 mm Not in official use by the Armenian Army.
Makarov[10]  Soviet Union 9x18 mm 9-мм пистолет Макарова с патронами.jpg Main service pistol. To be replaced with the MP-443 Grach.
TT-33 Tokarev[10]  Soviet Union 9x19 mm Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg Used by officers. Very limited usage.
Submachine guns
K6-91  Armenia 9x19 mm Not in official use by the Armenian Army.
 Armenia Not in official use by the Armenian Army.
Vityaz-SN[11]  Russia 9x19 mm OSN Saturn special purpose unit (506-20).jpg Used by special units
PP-2000[12]  Russia 9x19 mm Submachine gun PP-2000.jpg Used by special units
Carbines and spec arms
AK-74U[10]  Soviet Union 5.45×39 mm Aks74u.jpg Used by specialized units.
M4[13]  United States 5.56×45 mm PEO M4 Carbine RAS M68 CCO.jpg Used in Kosovo and Afghanistan.
AS Val[10]  Soviet Union 9×39mm AS Val (541-03).jpg Used by the Armenian special forces
VSS Vintorez[10] Vss vintorez 01.jpeg Used by the Armenian special forces
Assault rifles
AK-103[14]  Armenia 7.62×39 mm AK-103 Assault Rifle noBG.png As of July 2020, 50,000 rifles being produced yearly in Armenia for the next 10 years.
AK-12[15]  Armenia 5.45×39 mm 7.62mm AK-15 6P71 assault rifle at Military-technical forum ARMY-2016 01.jpg 50 units bought in 2019 from Russia, with full production to start in Armenia after the completion of state tests.

Few seen being used by Armenian Special Forces in 2021. [16]

AK-15[15]  Armenia 7.62×39 mm Army-2020-304.JPG 2020 production to start in Armenia.
G-36[17]  Germany 5.45×39 mm Gewehr G36.jpg Used by Armenian Peacekeepers in Afghanistan.
M16[18]  United States 5.56×45 mm M16A2 noBG.jpg Used in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and seen in exercises with NATO.
Zastava M-21[19]  Serbia 5.45×39 mm M21A.jpg Used by Armenian special forces.
AK-47[10]  Soviet Union 7.62×39 mm AK-47 assault rifle.jpg Used by reserved. Mostly in storage.
AK-74M[10]  Russia 5.45×39 mm Ak-74mpdomain.JPG Distributed to the infantry and special forces divisions.
AK-74[10]  Soviet Union 5.45×39 mm Ak74l.jpg Service rifle of the Armenian Army.
AKS-74[10]  Soviet Union AKS-74.jpg Mainly by Armenian Paratroopers.
AKM[10]  Soviet Union 7.62×39 mm AKM NTW 4 92.jpg Few used by the army, mostly used by reserve.
Sniper rifles
K-11  Armenia 5.45×39 mm Armenia K-11 sniper rifle.jpg It is evident that a newer produced model called the K-11M is now being used by the Armenian special forces
Dragunov SVD[10]  Soviet Union
 Russia 		7.62×54 mm SVD Dragunov.jpg Main service sniper rifle.
Orsis T-5000[citation needed]  Russia .338 Lapua Magnum ORSIS T-5000.jpg Used by snipers and special forces.
Accuracy International AX-338[20][21]  United Kingdom .338 Lapua Magnum L115A3 sniper rifle.jpg Used by snipers and special forces.
PGM 338[21]  France .338 Lapua Magnum Mini Hecate-338 Lapua Magnum-01.jpg Used by snipers and the special forces
Sako TRG-42[20]  Finland .338 Lapua Magnum Sako TRG-42.jpg Used by the special forces of the army and the NSS Alpha Group.
Zastava M93 Black Arrow[citation needed]  Serbia 12.7×108 mm Sniper Zastava M93.jpg Standard service anti-material rifle
 Armenia 12.7×108 mm
Machine guns
RPK-74[10]  Soviet Union 5.45×39 mm Soviet RPK-74.JPEG Standard service light machine gun
RPK-74M[10]  Russia Рпк RPK.jpg
PK machine gun[10]  Soviet Union 7.62×54 mm 7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012.JPG Standard service machine gun. Possible usage of PKP Pecheneg.
NSV machine gun[10] 12.7×108 mm NSV machine gun-01.jpg Standard service heavy machine gun
DShK[10] DShK on T-55 DD-SD-01-05147.JPEG Mostly in storage.
Kord machine gun[10]  Russia 12,7-мм пулемет Корд - Интерполитех-2011 01.jpg Started to replace Soviet-era machine guns in late 2018.
Grenade launchers
GP-25[10]  Russia 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher Georgian under barrel grenade launchers stc delta (3).JPG Used on assault rifles[citation needed]
RG-6  Russia 40mm RG-6 Interpolitex-2011.jpg Seen being used by Armenian Special Units.[22]
AGS-17[10]  Soviet Union 30 x 29 grenade 30-мм автоматический гранатомет АГС-17 Пламя.jpg
AGS-30[23]  Russia AGS-30 Interpolitex-2012.jpg

Mortars[]

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Mortars
2B9 Vasilek[24]  Soviet Union 2B9 Vasilek mortar-4058.JPG

Man-portable air-defense systems[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2021

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Man-portable air-defense systems
Strela-3[25]  Russia Man-portable air-defense system SA-14 missile and launch tube.jpg NATO codename SA-14
Igla-1[26]  Russia Igla 1 (SA-16).jpg NATO codename SA-16
Igla[27]  Russia SA-18 misil y lanzador.jpg NATO codename SA-18
Igla-S[28][29]  Russia IGLA-S MANPADS at IDELF-2008.jpg NATO codename SA-24
9K333 Verba[28]  Russia MAKS2015part7-48.jpg NATO codename SA-25. 200 units replace all previous generations of man-portable air-defense systems.

Anti-tank weapons[]

Anti-tank weapons of the Armenian Army as of 2008–2021

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Anti-tank grenade launchers
RPG-7[30]  Armenia Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-7V1 grenade launcher - RaceofHeroes-part2-22.jpg Mostly used by Armenian anti tank gunners.
Anti-tank rocket launchers
RPG-26  Russia[31] Grenade launchers RPG-26.jpg [32]
RPO-A Shmel[10]  Soviet Union RPO-A missile and launcher.jpg
Anti-tank guided missile launchers
MILAN[33]  France Anti-tank guided missile Milan 2.jpg With locally produced night-sight[34][35]
9K111 Fagot[36]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile At4.jpg NATO codename AT-4 Spigot. Some captured by the Azerbaijani military.[37]
9M111M Faktoriya[38]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile POLK 9K111 Fagot.jpg NATO codename AT-4C Spigot C. Improved motor, longer guidance wire. Maximum range 2,500m, minimum 75m. Improved single HEAT warhead; penetration 400 mm versus RHA or 230 mm towards armour inclined at 60°. Appeared during the 4-Day War.
9M113 Konkurs[39]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Russian-Made Missile Found in Hezbollah Hands.jpg NATO codename AT-5 Spandrel. Some captured by the Azerbaijani military.[37]
9M133M-2 Kornet-EM[40]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile 9M133 Kornet.JPG NATO codename AT-14 Spriggan. 50 launchers with 200 missiles purchased in 2013. First shown in 2018. Mistaken in many sources for the E version, however Armenian troops training on the missiles state that it has a range of 8 km. Some captured by the Azerbaijani military.[37]
9K115 Metis[41]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile POLK 9K115 Metis.jpg NATO codename AT-7 Saxhorn
Anti-tank gun
SPG-9[42]  Armenia[30] Recoilless gun SPG-9M rus.jpeg Some captured by the Azerbaijani military.[37]
T-12 Rapira[43]  Russia Anti-tank gun T-12.jpg 100mm
Tank destroyers
9P149 Shturm-S[44]  Soviet Union Tank destroyer 9P149 Shturm-S Tank Destroyer.jpg 27 systems purchased from Moldova.[45] Displayed with 9M120 Ataka missile during the Defense Expo in Yerevan
9P148[46]  Russia Tank destroyer Armenian 9P148 Konkurs Tank Destroyer.jpg Armed with upgraded Konkurs-M missiles
Anti-tank vehicles weaponry
9M14 Malyutka[47]  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 9M14 Malyutka Kecel 1.jpg NATO codename AT-3 Sagger
9M113M Konkurs-M[48]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile AT-5 spandrel.JPG NATO codename AT-5B Spandrel-B. Tandem warhead with extended explosive probe. The warhead penetration is 750–800 mm vs RHA. Adopted in 1991, 4000m range.
9K114 Shturm[39]  Russia Anti-tank guided missile 9M120 Ataka.jpg NATO codename AT-6 Spiral

Vehicles[]

Combat vehicles[]

Military equipment Armenian Army[49]

Numbers may be inaccurate because of the losses in the 2020 Karabakh War.

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Main battle tank
T-90  Russia Main battle tank 2 T-90S armenia.jpg One T-90S won as a prize at the tank biathlon in 2014.[50][51] Delivered in April 2016.[52] No official usage in the 2020 Karabakh War. Another T90S belonging to the Azerbaijani land forces was captured during the 2020 Karabakh War
T-80  Soviet Union Main battle tank 122 According to IISS 2010, Armenia has 20 maybe more Т-80 tanks.
T-72B  Soviet Union
 Russia 		Main battle tank 101-210 T-72B.jpg Variants in service: more ~300 in NKR

T-72AV

T-72A

T-72B

T-55 and T-54  Soviet Union Main battle tank 8 Soviet tank T-54-55 in the "35 years - Victory Park", Kineshma.JPG In reserves, and museums.
Infantry fighting vehicle
BMD-1[53]  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 10 Bmd-1 ifv.jpg Possibly more in storage.
BMP-1[54]  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 125 BMP-1 IFV.jpg Includes BMP-1K, and BRM-1. Several units modernized.
BMP-2[54]  Soviet Union Russia Infantry fighting vehicle 150 BMP-2 military parade rehearsal.jpg 50 units modernized/repaired by Russia in 2012–2013.[55] Possibly more in storage [56]
Reconnaissance vehicle
BRM-1K[54]  Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 12 BRM-1K top.jpg
BRDM-2[54]  Soviet Union Scout car 120 BRDM-2 armored vehicle.jpg Includes anti-tank variant. Few distributed to the Armenian Police.[citation needed]
Armored personnel carrier
BTR-80[54]  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 60 BTR-80 of TsSN Vityaz.jpg Possibly more in storage.[56][57] Quantity does not include the unknown number of Infauna electronic countermeasure variants first displayed at the 2016 military parade.[58] Possibly BTR-80A variants in storage too.
BTR-70[54]  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 21[59] BTR70 002.jpg Upgraded with new engines and 30mm gun.
MT-LB[59]  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 145 Soviet MT-LB.JPEG
Armored patrol vehicles
Enok  Germany Unknown ISAF Einsatz - 29. Deutsches Einsatzkontingent, RC North Afghanistan.jpg Used in peacekeeping missions.[60]
GAZ Tigr[61]  Russia Infantry mobility vehicle 10 Tigr.jpg More ordered in 2015.[62] Used by special forces, military police, light infantry and airborne units. Some transferred to civilian law enforcement special units.
HMMWV  United States Infantry mobility vehicle 10 Pozegnanie V zmiany PKW Irak 06.jpg Used by Armenian peacekeepers in Kosovo. No status of usage by the standard military.[60]
CLV Panther  Italy

 United Kingdom

Infantry mobility vehicle 10 Panther CLV (7527696976).jpg Used by Armenian peacekeepers in Afghanistan.[63]

Transport vehicles[]

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Trucks
Ural-4320[64]  Soviet Union Cargo truck 100+ Interpolitex2016part2-13.jpg Mostly used by the army for transport. Many converted to operate missiles, drones, etc.
GAZ-66[65]  Soviet Union Cargo truck 44
GAZ-66 Ukraine Torun 2012.jpg
 Confirmed Usage in 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
KamAZ-4310[66][67]  Russia Cargo truck Unknown Kamaz P9190209.JPG Many variants of Kamaz trucks used by the army including 4310 and 4325.
GAZ-3308[65]  Russia Cargo truck Unknown Interpolitex2016part2-12.jpg Several converted to N-2 missile launcher truck.
GAZ-33097[65]  Russia Cargo truck Unknown 27th Independent Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (182-3).jpg
Hino Ranger  Japan Cargo / Transport truck Unknown FM320PContainer2020 (original version).jpg Seen in Military Parades with T-72 tanks on them.[68][69]
ZiL-131[65]  Soviet Union Cargo truck Unknown ZiL-131 of the Ukrainian Army.JPG
Utility vehicles
UAZ-452[70]  Soviet Union Light utility vehicle Unknown ParkPatriot2015part4-14.jpg Many used by high command and medic divisions.
UAZ-469[71]  Soviet Union Light utility vehicle Unknown UAZ 469B.JPG Used since 1991
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Light utility vehicle Unknown Military vehicle of Lithuania, Vilnius, Mercedes-Benz G-Class.jpg Used in peacekeeping missions.[60]
UAZ Patriot  Russia Light utility vehicle Unknown Финальный этап международного конкурса «Военное ралли» АРМИ-2017 (13).jpg Shown in the 2016 parade.[68][69]
SsangYong Rexton  South Korea Light utility vehicle Unknown 2005 SsangYong Rexton in Italy.JPG Shown in the 2016 parade.[68][69]
Nissan Navara  Japan Light utility vehicle Unknown Nissan Navara front 20070518.jpg Shown in the 2016 parade.[68][69]
Nissan Navajo  Japan Light utility vehicle Unknown Nissan Navara front 20080524.jpg Shown in the 2016 parade.[68][69]
Spec operation vehicles
AGF Serval  Germany Light utility vehicle 1-3 Serval 2.jpg Used in peacekeeping missions.[60]
 Russia All-terrain vehicle Unknown Chaborz M-3 during the "Armiya 2020" exhibition.jpg Used spec ops[72]

Engineering and recovery vehicles[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2017

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Engineering and recovery vehicles
[73][74]  Russia [75] TankBiathlon14final-89.jpg
MDK-2M[76]  Soviet Union MDK-2 rear.JPG
[77][78]  Russia PZM-2 01.JPG
BAT-2[79]  Russia Tyumen higher military command School of engineering 05.jpg
IMR-1[80]  Russia Combat engineering vehicle IMR, Инженерная машина разграждения ИМР, Saint-Petersburg pic1.JPG
IMR-2[81]  Russia Combat engineering vehicle RIAN archive 734015 Wildfires in Moscow Region's Lukhovitsky district.jpg
[76][82]  Russia 50 ton scissor bridge on KrAZ-255B chassis
[76]  Russia GMZ-1 tracked minelayer in Togliatti Technical museum - 4215.JPG
BTS-2[83]  Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle
BREM-1[84]  Russia Armoured recovery vehicle BREM-1 armoured recovery vehicle (2).jpg

Artillery[]

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Artillery
2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union Self-propelled artillery 10 2S1.jpg
2S3 Akatsiya  Soviet Union 28[59] 2S3.jpg Many lost in combat.[85]
D-1  Soviet Union Howitzer 2[59] 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) museum on Sapun Mountain Sevastopol 1.jpg
D-20  Soviet Union 34[59] D-20.jpg
D-30  Soviet Union 59[59] D-30 122mm.jpg 122mm.
D-44 85mm gun[86]  Soviet Union Field artillery N/A D-44-beyt-hatotchan-1 85mm
M-30[87]  Soviet Union Zagan 122 mm haubica wz 1938 a 122mm with upgraded optics
M-46[88]  Soviet Union M-46-130mm-gun-batey-haosef-1 130mm
Giatsint-B  Soviet Union 10 2a36.jpg 152mm
ZiS-3[89]  Soviet Union N/A ZIS-3 FPMC 76mm. Used during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Withdrawn from service. Some used as monuments, while others are used by reserve units.

Multiple rocket launchers[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2017

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Light multiple launch rocket systems
BM-21 Grad[90]  Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 47 Bm-21.jpg 122mm multiple launch rocket system
Heavy MRLS
 People's Republic of China Multiple launch rocket system 6[91] PHL-03 Multiple rocket launchers 20170902.jpg 300mm multiple launch rocket system
BM-27 Uragan  Russia Multiple launch rocket system 9[92] 9K57 Uragan 2.jpg 220mm multiple launch rocket system. Cited in an Armenia-Moldova arms deal[92]
WM-80[93]  People's Republic of China Multiple launch rocket system 8 Wm-80.jpg 273mm multiple launch rocket system
BM-30 Smerch  Soviet Union Multiple launch rocket system 11[94] Bm-30.jpg 300mm multiple launch rocket system
Thermobaric multiple launch rocket systems
TOS-1A[95]  Russia Multiple launch rocket system 3 Russian TOS-1 MRL.jpg 220mm thermobaric multiple launch rocket system used in 2020 Karabakh War[citation needed]
N-2  Armenia Multiple launch rocket system N-2 yerevan parade.jpg Thermobaric multiple launch rocket system in limited service

Other military vehicles[]

Tactical ballistic missile systems[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2020

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Ballistic missiles
9K720 Iskander  Russia Short-range ballistic missile 4[96] Army2016demo-075.jpg Iskander-E revealed during the preparations for the 2016 military parade in Yerevan. Armenia acquired the system from Russia, who delivered it as a part of a larger sale of weapons to Armenia, financed through a $200 million loan from Russia.[96]
Scud  Soviet Union 6 Scud-launcher-England1.jpg 32 missiles[97][98]
OTR-21 Tochka  Soviet Union 6[99] Tochka-U.jpg Unknown number of missiles

Electronic warfare[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2017

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Electronic warfare
Kvant 1L222 Avtobaza  Russia ? Oboronexpo2014part2-54.jpg [100]
Infauna K1Sh1 UNSh-12  Russia 5 Infauna K1Sh1 UNSh-12.jpg Military parade in 2016[101]
4 R-325U.jpg 4 seen at a military parade in 2016[101]
R-330P[102]  Soviet Union[102] ? R-330P 01.JPG Modernized locally

Anti-aircraft[]

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Anti-aircraft
9K33 Osa  Russia Surface-to-air missile 13+ B8fnRA7c8Go.jpg 9К33М3 Оsa-АKM 9К33М2 Оsa-АK.
Tor-M2KM[103]  Russia 9+ Tor M2E maks2009.jpg Based on a KamAZ-63501 truck chassis.
First units delivered from Russia in December 2019.
BUK-M1-2[104][105]  Russia N/A Buk-M1-2.jpg First shown during the preparations for the 2016 military parade in Yerevan.
S-125 Pechora 2M[106]  Russia 8 Pechora-2M - missile launcher 1.jpg
2K11 Krug[107]  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile 15 ZRK Krug 2005 G1.jpg Replaced by S-300s. Currently in reserve, used during parades.
9K35M3 Strela-10M3[108]  Russia Short range surface-to-air missile 7 Strela 10.jpg Designated SA-13 "Gopher" by NATO.
Kub-M3[109]  Russia Surface-to-air missile N/A Sa6 1.jpg
S-75 Dvina[108]  Russia 79 Sa-2camo.jpg Withdrawn from service
S-125 Neva/Pechora[110]  Russia N/A S-125.jpg
S-300PS  Russia 2–3 divisions[104] S300.jpg Each division consists of 2 batteries, each battery consists of 4 launchers.[111] Upgraded with 5V55U missiles, 150 km range.
S-300PT-1  Russia Surface-to-air missile At least 3 divisions[104]
KS-19[112]  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun N/A KS-19.jpg 100m gun used as field artillery[113]
ZU-23-2[114]  Soviet Union Zu-23 30 M1-3 - InnovationDay2013part1-40.jpg
ZSU-23-4 Shilka[115]  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ZSU-23-4 Shilka 01.jpg Main self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the army. Locally modernized version used.

Radar systems[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2021

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Radar systems
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar[116]  India Counter-battery radar 4 Weapon Locating Radar (Swathi) passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2018, in New Delhi on January 23, 2018.jpg Four radars delivered for a cost of US$40 million in 2020.
Avtobaza[62][117]  Russia Radar MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (525-43).jpg Part of Russian-Armenian arms deal
P-12 radar[118] P12.jpg
P-15 radar 03-Mobile radar Danuta-LMW.jpg
P-40 radar P40 Mečka 3.jpg
Snar-10 Big Fred[39] Battlefield Surveillance Radar SNAR 10 on MTLB M 1975 in Aalborg Forsvars- og Garnisonsmuseum, pic1.JPG

Aircraft[]

Armenian Air Force aircraft[]

Name Origin In Service Photo Notes
Fighter
Sukhoi SU-30 SM[119]  Russia 4+ Raffi kojian-Armenian Air Force.jpg Multirole fighter, 8 more are on order. Armenia may acquire up to 24 Su-30SM fighters total. Possibly modified by the Armenian Air Force.
Attack airplanes
Sukhoi SU-25K[120][13]  Russia 7 Bulgarian Su-25K Frogfoot.jpg Attack fighter, planned to be modernized to SU-25SM3 variant.
Sukhoi SU-25[120][13]  Soviet Union 4 Sukhoi Su-25 at Latakia (10).jpg Attack fighter, planned to be modified.
Transport
Ilyushin Il-76[121]  Soviet Union 3 76310 IL76(TD) Armenian Air Force VKO UUWW (36027916195).jpg Heavy cargo plane, IL-76TD Variant.
Antonov An-2[122]  Soviet Union 6 Antonov AN-2 (cropped).jpg Transport plane
Antonov An-24[122]  Soviet Union Unknown Chukotavia Antonov An-24.jpg Transport plane
Antonov An-32[122]  Soviet Union Unknown AirMark Antonov An-32 Spijkers-2.jpg Transport plane
Antonov An-72/74[122]  Soviet Union Unknown Antonov An-72 (21625305056).jpg Transport plane
Helicopters
Mil Mi-24[13]  Soviet Union 20 Polish Army Mil Mi-24D Idaszak-1.jpg Attack helicopter, several variants.
Mil Mi-8[13]  Soviet Union 16 Mil Mi 8 - RIAT 2005 (2452863878).jpg Attack and transport helicopter, many Mi-8 variants, such as the Mi-8MTV, Mi-9, Mi-171, etc...
Mil Mi-2[123]  Soviet Union 6 Mil mi-2(modified).jpg Light transport helicopter
Trainer
Sukhoi SU-25UBk[120]  Soviet Union 1 Bulgarian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25UBK Lofting.jpg Combat training variant.
Aero L-39[124][122]  Czech Republic 6 Bulgarian Air Force Aero L-39ZA Albatros Lofting-1.jpg Trainer jet.
Yak-52[125]  Soviet Union 16 Yak 52 LY-FUN OTT 2013 04.jpg Trainer plane.
Yak-55[122]  Soviet Union 1 Yak-55 RA-44549 (5299799992).jpg
Yak-18[122]  Soviet Union 1 Jak-18 Góraszka 2008 1.JPG Trainer plane.

Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV)[]

Military equipment Armenian Army as of 2008–2021

Many companies designing new drones, which are not used by Armenian forces yet.

Name Origin Photo Type
Attack UAV
HRESH  Armenia Loitering munition
Reconnaissance UAV
[126]  Armenia Reconnaissance
Krunk  Armenia Krunk UAV.jpg Reconnaissance
X-55  Armenia X-55.jpg Reconnaissance
Multi Role Endurance UAV
 Armenia Multifunctional
 Armenia Multifunctional
 Armenia Multifunctional
 Armenia Multifunctional
 Armenia Multifunctional
Orlan-10  Russia Orlan-10.jpg Multifunctional

Future equipment[]

Unmanned aerial vehicles[]

Name Origin Photo Notes
Unmanned aerial vehicles
 Armenia IAI Harop PAS 2013 02.jpg Kamikaze drone made by the Armenian Ministry of High Tech Industry. Similar design to the IAI Harop.
 Armenia Kamikaze drone made by Armenian Defense Industry named Pride Systems.[127]

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