List of equipment of the Eritrean Army

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

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
PM[1] 9x18mm Semi-automatic pistol Soviet Union
Submachine guns
Uzi[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun Israel
Rifles
AK[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Soviet Union
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Soviet Union
Vz. 58[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Czechoslovakia
M14[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle United States
Beretta BM 59[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Italy
Sniper rifles
PSL[1] 7.62×54mmR DMR
Sniper rifle 		Romania
Machine guns
RPD[1] 7.62×39mm Light machine gun Soviet Union
PKM[1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun Soviet Union
KPV[1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
M79[1] 40 mm Grenade launcher United States
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union
Type 69[2] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade China

Anti-tank weapons

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
9M14 Malyutka[3] Anti-tank weapon Soviet Union
9M113 Konkurs[4] Anti-tank weapon Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet-E[5] Anti-tank weapon Russia 80 in service

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
T-55A[6] Medium tank Soviet Union 270 120 T-55As were ordered in 2004 from Bulgaria and delivered in 2005[7]
Chonma-ho[8] Main battle tank North Korea Unknown

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BRDM-1 Scout car Soviet Union 40[6]
BRDM-2 Scout car Soviet Union

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BMP-1[6] Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union 15

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BTR-60PB Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union 25[6]
BTR-152 Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union
MT-LB[6] Amphibious Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union
Bulgaria 		10 Acquired from Bulgaria in 2005[7]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad[6] Multiple rocket launcher Soviet Union 35
BM-27 Uragan[6] Multiple rocket launcher Soviet Union 9 Transferred from Belarus to Eritrea in 2007[7]
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika[6] Self-propelled artillery Soviet Union 32 Acquired from Bulgaria[7]
2S5 Giatsint-S[6] Self-propelled artillery Soviet Union 13
Field artillery
D-44[6] Field gun Soviet Union Unknown
M-46[6] Field gun Soviet Union 39 Acquired from Bulgaria in 1999 and 2004[7]
D-30[6] Howitzer Soviet Union Unknown

Air defence systems

Man-portable air-defense systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
9K32 Strela-2[6] MANPADS Soviet Union Unknown
9K38 Igla[9] MANPADS Soviet Union 200

Towed anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
ZU-23-2[6] Autocannon Soviet Union 6
AZP S-60[6] Autocannon Soviet Union

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
ZSU-23-4[6] SPAAG Soviet Union 3[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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. ^ Arms and ammunition captured from SAF in Blue Nile (PDF). Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA). Small Arms Survey. November 2011.
  3. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). "Chapter Eight: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 458–531. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298597. ISSN 0459-7222. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2020). "Chapter Nine: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Military Balance. 120 (1): 475–481. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707971. S2CID 219623431.
  5. ^ "Sipri: Trade Registers". Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The Military Balance 2024 (1st ed.). Routledge. 2024. p. 490. ISBN 9781032780047.
  7. ^ a b c d e "SIPRI Arms Transfers Database". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. ^ Giusti, Arturo (3 June 2023). "Ch'ŏnma". Tank Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Fas.org missile watch document". Federation Of American Scientists. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Eritrea Fact files". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

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