List of current equipment of the Peshmerga explained

The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Peshmerga.

Infantry weapons

Assault and battle rifles

Model	image	Caliber	Origin
M16		5.56×45mm NATO	^[1]
M4 carbine		5.56×45mm NATO	^[2]
Heckler & Koch G36		5.56×45mm NATO	^[3]
G3		7.62×51mm NATO	^[4]
AKM		7.62×39mm	^[5]

Machine guns

Model	image	Caliber	Origin
M249		5.56×45mm NATO	^[6]
M240		7.62×51mm NATO	^[7]
MG 3		7.62×51mm NATO	^[8]
RPK		7.62×39mm	^[9]
PK machine gun		7.62×54mmR	^[10]
M2 Browning		.50 BMG	^[11]
DShK		12.7×108mm	^[12]

Grenade launchers

Model	image	Type	Origin
Neopup PAW-20		Grenade launcher	^[13]
Denel Y3 AGL		Grenade launcher	^[14]
QLZ-87		Grenade launcher	^[15]
Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher		Grenade launcher	^[16] ^[17]

Portable guided missiles

Model	image	Type	Origin
MILAN		Wire-guided missile	^[18] ^[19] ^[20] ^[21]
Spike		Anti-tank guided missile system	^[22] ^[23]
HJ-8		Wire-guided missile	^[24]
BGM-71 TOW		Wire-guided missile	^[25]
9M113 Konkurs		Wire-guided missile
9M133 Kornet		Laser beam-riding missile

Tanks

Model	image	Type	Origin	In Service
T-72			Main battle tank	<63^[26]
T-55			Main battle tank	322^[27]
T-62			Main battle tank	186^[28]

Rockets and artillery

Model	image	Type	Origin	In Service
D-30			Howitzer	200^[29]
D-20			Howitzer	24
M30			Howitzer	80
2S1 Gvozdika			Self-propelled artillery	18^[30]
M119			Howitzer	36-54^[31] ^[32]
M102 howitzer			Howitzer	54-84
BM-21 Grad			Multiple rocket launcher	24
Type 63			Multiple rocket launcher	40

Notes and References

1. Web site: State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight . defensenews . 19 April 2017.
2. Web site: 'Delta Defence Group' Part Two: The Rifle . 14 January 2020.
3. Web site: German arms package to Peshmerga includes assault rifles, anti-tank missiles. 2023-11-03 . www.rudaw.net.
4. Book: Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world. http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-04-EN.pdf. Trade Update: After the 'Arab Spring'. Cambridge University Press. 2015. Small Arms Survey. . 110. 2018-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128065841/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf. 2018-01-28. dead.
5. Web site: Osie Greenway . Kurdish Peshmerga forces of 10th Brigade 3rd Battalion prepare to defend a newly adopted base they arrived at a week ago days after the Islamic State militants offensive swept through Iraq. . Osie Greenway . 2017-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801101054/http://www.osiegreenway.com/peshmerga-frontlines-in-iraq . 2017-08-01 . live .
6. Web site: State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight . defensenews . 19 April 2017.
7. Web site: State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight . defensenews . 19 April 2017.
8. Web site: small arms survey 2015. live. 2022-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701142546/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf. 2015-07-01.
9. Web site: Matt Cetti-Roberts . To the Edge of Kurdistan Volunteer peshmerga prepare for a major assault near Kirkuk . War is Boring . 2015-10-26 . 2017-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728155721/http://warisboring.com/the-edge-of-kurdistan/ . 2017-07-28 . live .
10. Web site: Matt Cetti-Roberts . To the Edge of Kurdistan Volunteer peshmerga prepare for a major assault near Kirkuk . War is Boring . 2015-10-26 . 2017-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728155721/http://warisboring.com/the-edge-of-kurdistan/ . 2017-07-28 . live .
11. Web site: State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight . defensenews . 19 April 2017.
12. Web site: NRT . Peshmerga Ministry: There will be no withdraw from liberated areas . NRT TV . 2017-01-25 . 2017-06-25.
13. Web site: The South African Defence Industry Database. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043437/http://defenceindustry.co.za/category/peshmerga/ . March 6, 2019 .
14. Web site: The South African Defence Industry Database. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043437/http://defenceindustry.co.za/category/peshmerga/ . March 6, 2019 .
15. Web site: Kurdish Forces with Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher & M99 Anti-materiel Rifle . 9 August 2023.
16. Web site: Military & Defense . Peshmerga Military Equipment . Business Insider . 2017-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170806023747/http://www.businessinsider.com/peshmerga-military-equipment-2014-6?op=1&IR=T . 2017-08-06 . live .
17. Web site: State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight . defensenews . 19 April 2017.
18. International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance, 2017
19. News: Unterstützung der Regierung der Autonomen Region Irakisch-Kurdistan bei der Versorgung der Flüchtlinge und beim Kampf gegen den Islamischen Staat im Nordirak (PDF). 31 August 2014. German Bundeswehr. de. 1 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903180012/http://www.bmvg.de/resource/resource/MzEzNTM4MmUzMzMyMmUzMTM1MzMyZTM2MzEzMDMwMzAzMDMwMzAzMDY4N2E2OTcyNmEzNjMwN2EyMDIwMjAyMDIw/2014-08-31%2520Papier_Unterst%25C3%25BCtzung_E5_final.pdf. 3 September 2014. live.
20. News: Irak: Deutschland schickt Kurden Panzerabwehrraketen. 31 August 2014. Spiegel Online. de. 31 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902193421/http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/irak-deutschland-schickt-kurden-panzerabwehrraketen-a-989117.html. 2 September 2014. live.
21. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/11/16/french-american-weapons-take-toll-on-isis-in-ground-combat.html French, American Weapons Take Toll on ISIS in Ground Combat
22. International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance, 2017
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24. Web site: What Destroyed This Abrams Tank?. 25 October 2017.
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29. Web site: Military & Defense . Peshmerga Military Equipment . Business Insider . 2017-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170806023747/http://www.businessinsider.com/peshmerga-military-equipment-2014-6?op=1&IR=T . 2017-08-06 . live .
30. News: Heavy artillery unit of PUK joins Peshmerga Ministry . Rudaw . 22 June 2021.
31. Web site: State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight . defensenews . 19 April 2017.
32. Web site: Coalition to provide Peshmerga with artillery, says senior commander . 22 June 2023.