List of equipment of the Nigerian Army

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This is a list of some equipment used by the Nigerian Army. Due to how large and secretive the Nigerian army is, it is currently impossible to calculate all weaponry in the army.

Infantry weapons[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes
Handguns
Beretta 92[1] Beretta 92 FS.gif Semi-automatic pistol  Italy
Beretta M1951[2] Beretta1951.JPG Semi-automatic pistol  Italy
Browning Hi-Power Flickr - ~Steve Z~ - 1971 Browning Hi Power 10.jpg Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium Produced locally under licence as the NP-1.[3]
Walther P5[1] Waltherp5.jpg Semi-automatic pistol  West Germany
Submachine guns
Beretta M12[4] Beretta M12.jpg Submachine gun  Italy
Heckler & Koch MP5[2] MP5.jpg Submachine gun  Germany
Sa vz. 23 Samopal vz 25 TBiU 14.jpg Submachine gun  Czechoslovakia
Sten[5] STEN MK II submachinegun.png Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Sterling[2] Sterling SMG.JPG Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Uzi[2] Uzi of the israeli armed forces.jpg Submachine gun  Israel
Rifles
IWI Tavor[6] IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg Bullpup assault rifle  Israel
Beryl M762[7] Beryl M762.png Assault rifle  Poland 2000+ units
FB Mini-Beryl[8] Mini-Beryl wz96 PICT0015.JPG Compact assault rifle (carbine)  Poland
M16A1[9] M16A1 brimob.jpg Assault rifle  United States
FN FNC[2] FNC IMG 1527.jpg Assault rifle  Belgium
Beretta AR70/90[2] Scheda2c.JPG Assault rifle  Italy
Daewoo K2[10] Daewoo K2 rifle 1.jpg Assault rifle  South Korea 33,000 units have been bought
OBJ-006 AK-47 type II Part DM-ST-89-01131.jpg Assault rifle  Soviet Union
 Nigeria 		Produced as OBJ-006.[11][12]
AKM[13] AKM NTW 4 92.jpg Assault rifle  Soviet Union
SIG SG 540[2] SG 540 Manurhin.jpg Battle rifle   Switzerland
NR1 FN-FAL belgian.jpeg Battle rifle  Belgium
 Nigeria 		Local variant designated NR1.[14][15][16]
Heckler & Koch G3 DCB Shooting G3 pictures.jpg Battle rifle  West Germany
BM 59 Bm59.jpg Battle rifle  Italy
Vz. 52 rifle Vz.52.jpg Semi-automatic rifle  Czechoslovakia
Machine guns
RPK RPK Machine Gun 7.62 x 39.jpg Light machine gun  Soviet Union
Degtyaryov 1938/46 DM-ST-89-01130.JPEG Light machine gun  Soviet Union
UKM-2000 UKM2000P REMOV.jpg General purpose machine gun  Poland +50 units of modernized version with wooden buttstock
FN MAG Kulspruta 58 001.jpg General purpose machine gun  Belgium  
M2 Browning[2] PEO M2E2-QCB HMG.jpg Heavy machine gun  United States
Sniper rifles
Alex-338 Rifle Alex.jpg Sniper rifle  Poland

Missiles and recoilless rifles[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes
Anti-tank missiles
Swingfire[17] Ferret Mk5 1 Bovington.jpg Anti-tank missile  United Kingdom 100 in stock.[18]
Recoilless rifles
M40[19] Rcl106lat2.jpg Anti-tank weapon  United States
Carl Gustav M3E1.jpg Anti-tank weapon  Sweden [2]
Norinco LG3 AGL Automatic grenade launcher China
Rocket-propelled grenades
RPG-7 RPG-7V1 grenade launcher - RaceofHeroes-part2-22.jpg Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union

Armoured fighting vehicles[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Main battle tanks
VT-4 Main battle tank  China 6+ Delivered in April 2020 [20]
T-72M1 ParkPatriot2015part2-18.jpg Main battle tank  Soviet Union 78 Sourced from the Czech Republic.
T-54/55 T-55 4.jpg Main battle tank  Soviet Union 100
Eagle AB133 - Vijayanta MBT.JPG Main battle tank  United Kingdom 176[21] Mk III.
AMX-30 AMX-30 img 2330.jpg Main battle tank  France 16[19]
Reconnaissance vehicles
FV101 Scorpion Scorpion CRVT (4119399295).jpg Reconnaissance vehicle  United Kingdom 157[19]
FV107 Scimitar FV107 Scimitar IFV.jpg Reconnaissance vehicle  United Kingdom 5[19]
ERC-90 ERC 90 ER.JPG Armoured car  France 80[22] 40 with Lynx turret.
EE-9 Cascavel Engesa Cascavel main.JPG Armoured car  Brazil 70[19] Delivered in 1994.[18]
Panhard AML Panhard AML-90 img 2308.jpg Armoured car  France 130[19] AML-60 and AML-90 variants.
Saladin Saladin (7527983360).jpg Armoured car  United Kingdom 20[23] Retired
Fox FV721 Fox armoured fighting vehicle (2008-08-09).jpg Scout car  United Kingdom 50[24] Retired
Panhard VBL Interpolitex 2013 (534-31).jpg Scout car  France 72[18]
Ferret Ferret-Scout-Car-18EA24.jpg Scout car  United Kingdom 25[22] 40 delivered.[18] Retired
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1 BWP-1 Baltops 2016 0283.jpg Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union BVP-1 variant.
BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle Russia [25]
Armoured personnel carriers
Saurer 4K 4FA SPz A1 Saurer (2).jpg Armoured personnel carrier  Austria 250[19] .[22]
MT-LB Soviet MT-LB.JPEG Armoured personnel carrier  Poland 67[18] Sourced from Poland.
Mowag Piranha I 6x6 Piranha Meiringen.jpg Armoured personnel carrier   Switzerland 110[19]
BTR-4 BTR-4E in Kyiv.jpg Armoured personnel carrier  Ukraine BTR-4 with Grom module
BTR-3 BTR3.jpg Armoured personnel carrier  Ukraine 47[18] BTR-3U "Guardian" variant.
BTR-70 2015-05-05. Репетиция парада Победы 086.jpg Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 18[26]
BTR-60 BTR-60PB NVA.JPG Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 6[27]
Saracen Saracen-latrun-2.jpg Armoured personnel carrier  United Kingdom 10[19] 20 delivered.[18]
Saxon Saxon Recovery Version.jpg Armoured personnel carrier  United Kingdom 75[18] Serviceability doubtful.[19]
Panhard M3 PanhardM3.png Armoured personnel carrier  France 18[19]
Armoured personnel carrier  Nigeria 30+ Total of more 52 ordered
Isotrex Phantom 2 armoured personnel carriers  Canada [28] Al least 3 destroyed by ISWAP.[29][30]
FV103 Spartan armoured personnel carriers  United Kingdom
Infantry mobility vehicles
Igirigi MRAP  Nigeria
Buffalo mine protected vehicles MRAP 40 [31]
bigfoot CS/VP3 MRAP China 120 [32]more on oder undisclosed amount
Proforce Ara/Thunder MRAP Nigeria 40+ [33]
Otokar Cobra Paradbaku98.jpg Multipurpose armoured vehicle  Turkey 204[19]
International MaxxPro US Army 50962 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Expedient Armor Program Add-on-Armor Kit.jpg MRAP  USA
BAE Caiman Caiman mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles in Iraq.jpg MRAP  USA
Poly Technologies Inc. CS-VP3 MRAP.jpg MRAP  China 120
Casspir Casspir vehicle Ai101503g1.jpg MRAP  South Africa 5[19] Casspir III variant.
Reva Reva APC.jpg MRAP  South Africa 40[34] Mk III.[35]
Plasan Sand Cat Bulgarian sandcat.jpg Composite armored vehicle  Israel
Light armored vehicles
Spartan MK.III KRAZ Spartan 2014 IMG 7628 02.JPG Light armored vehicle  Canada [36]
INKAS LAPV Light armored patrol vehicle  Canada [36]
Shorland IMG 2563 Old police vehicle of The Netherlands Dutch Police museum Apeldoorn the Netherlands august 2006.JPG Armoured car  United Kingdom Mk 3.[37]
Kia KLTV Kia KLTV at ADAS 2018.jpg Light tactical vehicle  South Korea
FV104 Samaritan Tracked ambulance  United Kingdom

Logistics[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
KrAZ-6322[38] Iraqi KrAZ trucks.jpg Utility truck  Ukraine 4000 Some locally manufactured.[39]

The Nigerian army maintains a large logistics network, making it difficult to keep track of all vehicle types.

Engineering vehicles[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
[40] Unmanned ground vehicle  Slovakia Clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance.[41]
Vickers AVLB[42] Armored bridge-layer  United Kingdom 26
Vickers ARV[42] Armored recovery vehicle  United Kingdom 12

Utility vehicle[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Pinzgauer[43] Pinzgauer 710-IMG 4935-40.jpg High-mobility all-terrain vehicle  Austria
Land Rover Lrwolf2.jpg Utility vehicle  United Kingdom
 Nigeria 		Some of local manufacture.[37]
Haflinger Haflinger1967.jpg Utility vehicle  Austria 400[43]
Toyota Hilux[44] Toyota Hilux 2009 2.5 D-4D.jpg Light truck  Japan
Tarpan Honker[45][46] Kołobrzeg - Honker regulacja ruchu.jpg Multipurpose pickup truck  Poland 25
[47] Special purpose vehicles[48]  Nigeria

Artillery[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Self-propelled artillery
SH5 Self-propelled howitzer  China 105 mm caliber[49]
Palmaria VCA 155.JPG Self-propelled howitzer  Italy 39[50]
APR–40 APR-40-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg Multiple rocket launcher Romania Socialist Republic of Romania 40[19]
Type 63 H12 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher.JPG Multiple rocket luncher  China 12
RM-70 T813 army2.JPG Multiple rocket launcher  Czechoslovakia 7[51]
Mortars
L16 81mmMORT L16.png 81mm mortar  United Kingdom 200[22]
Anti-tank guns
ST-1 Tank destroyoer  China Delivered in April 2020.[52]
ZiS-3[22] Zis3 hameenlinna rear.jpg Antitank gun  Soviet Union
Howitzers
D-30 Artilleryman of the Afghan National Army.jpg Howitzer  Soviet Union 90[18]
D-74 Howitzer  Soviet Union 90[18]
M46 M-46 Lutsk.jpg Howitzer  Soviet Union 7[19]
D-20 Howitzer D-20.jpg Howitzer  Soviet Union 4[19] Delivered in 1992.[18]
Haubits FH77 Haubits 77BMK2.JPG Howitzer  Sweden 24[22]
OTO Melara Mod 56 Spanish-marines-man-105mm-howitzer-19811001.jpg Howitzer  Italy 124[19] 200 delivered.[18]

Air defence[]

Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
ZSU-23-4 ZSU-23-4 Shilka 01.jpg Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 30[19]
Towed anti-aircraft guns
Bofors L/60 40mm-twin-naval.jpg Towed anti-aircraft gun  Sweden 12[19]
ZPU[22] ZPU morrocan.jpg Towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union
ZU-23-2 Zu-23 30 M1-3 - InnovationDay2013part1-40.jpg Towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 350[19]
Surface-to-air missiles
Blowpipe Blowpipe missile 2.JPG Surface-to-air missile  United Kingdom 48[22]
Roland Xmim-115a-1.jpg Surface-to-air missile  France 16[22] Mounted on AMX-30 chassis.
9K32 Strela-2 SA-7.jpg Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union 100[19]

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