List of equipment of the Somali Armed Forces

The following is a list of active equipment of the Somali Armed Forces.

Current Armed Forces vehicles and heavy equipment[]

Name	Origin	Image	Type	Notes
Toyota 4Runner (4th Generation)	Japan		Light Utility Vehicle	Unknown amount in service, currently being used by Armed Forces Command for awareness against SARS-nCov-2[1][2]
Fiat 6614	Italy		Armoured personnel carrier	In service[3]
Saxon	United Kingdom		Armoured personnel carrier	Donated by Djibouti, currently 25 in service[3]
T-34	Soviet Union		Medium tank	Only surviving inventory from Armoured Battalion (1960-1991)[4]
Iveco VM 90[3]	Italy		Armoured personnel carrier	Donated by Italy
Casspir	South Africa		Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle	9 in service[3]
BMC Kirpi	Turkey		Infantry mobility vehicle	20 in service, used by Gorgor Infantry Brigade[5]
RG-31 Nyala	South Africa		Infantry mobility vehicle	In service[3]
ONUK MRTP 16	Turkey		Patrol boat	In service
Grand RIB	Ukraine		Rigid inflatable boat	In service
BM-21 Grad	Soviet Union		Multiple rocket launcher	Unknown amount in service[3]
ZU-23-2[3]	Soviet Union		Anti-aircraft gun
DShK[6]	Soviet Union		Heavy machine gun
MiG 17 "Fresco" Shenyang J-5	Soviet Union/ China		Fighter aircraft/COIN aircraft	In unknown date SAF received about 50 MiG-17s and used during Ogaden War. From 20 July to 1 September 1977, 13 fighter planes were shot down. When the war ended, the Air Forces used probably 37 planes. All grounded during Somali Civil War, but are still in storage.

Current small arms[]

Name	Origin	Image	Type	Notes
TT pistol	Soviet Union		Semi-automatic pistol	Standard issue sidearm of the Somali Armed Forces, Police Force and Custodial Corps.
PM Makarov	Soviet Union		Semi-automatic pistol
AK-47[7]	Soviet Union		Assault rifle	Standard issue rifle of the Somali Armed Forces alongside with other AK-47 variants.
AKM[7][8]	Soviet Union		Assault rifle
AK74	Soviet Union		Assault rifle	Used by NISA special forces Gaashaan and Waran.[9] and Danab commandos.[10] AKS-74 & AK74M variant[11]
vz. 58[12]	Czech Republic		Assault rifle
M4 carbine	United States		Assault rifle	Used by Special Forces.[13]
M16 rifle[7]	United States		Assault rifle
Type 56 Assault Rifle[14]	People's Republic of China		Assault rifle
Heckler & Koch G3	Germany		Battle rifle	Used by the Danab Brigade and the "Gorgor" Brigade, also used by Camp TURKSOM NCO and Officer Cadets[15][16]
FN FAL[17]	Belgium		Battle rifle	Phasing out in favour for the HK G3
SKS	Soviet Union		Carbine	Used for ceremonial purposes by the Presidential Guard
Dragunov sniper rifle[18]	Soviet Union		Marksman rifle
PSL sniper rifle[19]	Romania		Marksman rifle
PK machine gun[7][8]	Soviet Union		Machine gun
RPK machine gun	Soviet Union		Machine gun
RPD machine gun	Soviet Union		Machine gun
RPG-7[7]	Soviet Union		Grenade launcher
MPT-76	Turkey		Assault rifle	450 delivered[20]

Individual Equipment[]

Model	Origin	Image	Type	Notes
PASGT	United States  Turkey		Combat helmet	Donated from Turkey[21]
FAST	United States  Turkey		Combat helmet	Utilised by 'Gorgor' Commando Brigade, donated from Turkey[22]
M1 Woodland	United States  Somalia		Camouflage pattern	Bought from the U.S. in the 1980s and local production by the Armed Forces. Standard issue across all branches[21]
M2008 Digital Camouflage	Turkey		Camouflage pattern	Donated from Turkey[21]

References[]