List of equipment of the Eritrean Army

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

Infantry weapons[]

Name Type Origins Notes
AKM Assault rifle  Soviet Union [1]
AK-47 [1]
vz. 58  Czechoslovakia [1]
M16 rifle  United States [1]
IMI Galil  Israel
Beretta BM59 Battle rifle  Italy [1]
Makarov pistol Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union [1]
Uzi Submachine gun  Israel [2]
PK machine gun General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union [1]
RPD machine gun Light machine gun [1]
DShK Heavy machine gun [1]
FN P90 Submachine gun  Belgium
RPG-7 Rocket propelled grenade  Soviet Union [1]
Kornet-E Anti-tank guided missile  Russia Russian KBP contracted to deliver 80 Kornet-E launchers.[3]
BGM-71-C Improved TOW  United States

Vehicles[]

Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
T-55A/AM2 Main battle tank 300[4]  Soviet Union 120 T-55As were ordered in 2004 from Bulgaria and delivered in 2005 (the vehicles were previously in Bulgarian service).150 T-55As are in service and another 150 T-55As are in storage.[5][6]
T-62 ~ Received a number from Ethiopia.
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 50 Eritrea is believed to have received some from Ethiopia.[7]
BTR-60PB Armored personnel carrier 100[8] Acquired from Bulgaria in 2005.

Artillery[]

Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled gun 20[9]  Soviet Union Acquired from Bulgaria in 2005.
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher 25 [10]
BM-27 Uragan 9[11] Transferred from Belarus to Eritrea in 2007.
M-46 Towed howitzer 30[12] Acquired from Bulgaria in 1999.

Air defense[]

Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 9[13]  Soviet Union
57 mm AZP S-60 Anti-aircraft gun 12[13]
9K38 Igla Shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile 50[14]  Russia [15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. ^ Deagel article on 9M133 Kornet
  4. ^ Military balance 2004-2005
  5. ^ "SIPRI Arms Transfers Database". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ Deagel article on T-54/55
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Deagel article on MT-LB
  9. ^ Deagel article on 2S1
  10. ^ "Analysis: Arms pour in for border war". BBC News. 2 March 1999.
  11. ^ Deagel article on BM-27
  12. ^ Deagel article on M-46
  13. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Fas.org missile watch document". Federation Of American Scientists. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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