List of equipment of the Ethiopian Army

This is a list of equipment used by the Ethiopian Ground Forces.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
PM[1] 9×18mm Semi-automatic pistol Soviet Union Standard issue pistol.
CZ 52[2] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol Czechoslovakia
Submachine guns
MAB 38[1] 9×19mm SMG Italy
Type-54[1] 7.62×25mm SMG Soviet Union
China
Uzi[1] 9×19mm SMG Israel
Rifles
Vz. 52[3] 7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle Czechoslovakia
SKS[1] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle Soviet Union
AK[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Soviet Union
AKM[4] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Soviet Union
AK-103[5] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Russia
Vz. 58[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Czechoslovakia
Type 56[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle China
Type 68 7.62×39mm Assault rifle North Korea
Ethiopia 		North Korea provided assistance to set up Type 68 production lines.[6]
IWI Tavor[7] 5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		Israel
CAR 816 5.56×45mm Carbine UAE Used by the Ethiopian Republican Guard.[8]
M14[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle United States
Beretta BM 59[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Italy
Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Germany
FN Model 1949[3] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Belgium
Machine guns
Browning M1918
FN Mle 30[1] 		.30-06 Springfield
7.65×53mm 		LMG United States
Belgium
RP-46[1] 7.62×54mmR LMG Soviet Union
RPD[1] 7.62×39mm LMG Soviet Union
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm LMG Soviet Union
PKM[9] 7.62×54mmR GPMG Soviet Union
KPV 14.5×114mm HMG Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm HMG Soviet Union
M2 Browning[1] .50 BMG HMG United States
Sniper rifles
PSL[10] 7.62×54mmR DMR
Sniper rifle 		Romania
Grenade launchers
M79[1] 40×46mm Grenade launcher United States
QLZ-87[1] 35×32mm Automatic grenade launcher China
Ethiopia

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-tank guided missiles

Name Image Type Origin
9M14 Malyutka[11] Anti-tank weapon Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot[12] Anti-tank weapon Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet[11] Anti-tank weapon Russia
BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank weapon United States

Recoilless rifles

Name Image Type Origin Caliber
B-10[13] Recoilless rifle Soviet Union 82mm
B-11[14] Recoilless rifle Soviet Union 107mm

Rocket propelled grenade launchers

Name Image Type Origin Caliber
RPG-7[1] RPG Soviet Union 40mm

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
T-72 MBT Soviet Union
Ukraine 		215[12] 50 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1
T-54/T-55 MBT Soviet Union 461+[12]
T-62 MBT Soviet Union

Reconnaissance

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Cadillac V-150 Armored car United States 12[15]
Ze'ev Armored car Israel
Ethiopia 		75[12]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BMP-1 IFV Soviet Union 20[12]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car Soviet Union 100[12]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car Soviet Union

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
BTR-60 APC Soviet Union 560[12]
Type 92 APC China 20[12]
WZ-523 APC China 20[12]
ZSD-89 APC China 10[12]
Gaia Thunder IMV Israel 75[12]
Calidus MCAV-20 IMV UAE 100+[16]

Engineering vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
VT-55A ARV Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Unknown
BTS-5B ARV Ukraine 4[12]
Bozena-5 Mine clearing vehicle Slovakia Unknown[12]

Utility vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
M151[17] Utility vehicle United States Unknown
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle Japan Unknown
Trucks
Ural-375 Utility truck Soviet Union Unknown
Ural-4320 Utility truck Soviet Union Unknown
M54[17] Utility truck United States Unknown
M809[17] Utility truck United States Unknown

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery Soviet Union 82[12]
2S19 Msta-S Self-propelled artillery Soviet Union 10[12]
PLZ-45 Self-propelled artillery China 18[12] Delivered in 1999
SH-15 Self-propelled artillery China 32[18][19]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad MLRS Soviet Union 50[12]
Type 63 MRL China 25
PHL-03 MLRS China 4[20]
Mortars
BM-37 Mortar Soviet Union Unknown[12]
M1 Mortar United States Unknown[12]
M19 Mortar United States Unknown[12]
M29 Mortar United States Unknown[12]
M30 Mortar United States Unknown[12]
Field artillery
Type 56[12] Field gun Soviet Union
China 		Unknown
M-46 Field gun Soviet Union 114
M-30 Howitzer Soviet Union 464[12]
2A18 D-30 Howitzer Soviet Union 309[12]

Air defense

Man-portable air-defense systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS Soviet Union [12]
9K38 Igla MANPADS Soviet Union [11]

Towed anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
ZPU Anti-aircraft gun Soviet Union Unknown
ZU-23-2 Autocannon Soviet Union Unknown[12]
61-K Autocannon Soviet Union Unknown[12]
S-60 Autocannon Soviet Union Unknown[12]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAG Soviet Union 60[21]

Surface-to-air missile systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
S-75 Dvina SAM Soviet Union 4[22]
S-125 Neva SAM Soviet Union 4[12]
Pantsir-S1 SAM Russia 6[23]
HQ-64 SAM China 1[15]
SPYDER[24] SAM Israel 2

Electronic Warfare

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Kolchuga-M Electronic warfare Soviet Union 3

Radar Vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
P-18 Radar Soviet Union 1
ST-68U Radar Soviet Union 13

Historical equipment

Sidearms

Rifles

Submachine gun

Machine guns

Anti tank weapons

Tanks

Tankettes

Infantry fighting vehicles

Armored personnel carriers

Self-propelled artillery

Field artillery

Mortars

Multiple rocket launchers

Anti-aircraft artillery

Surface-to-air missile systems

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