List of equipment of the Eritrean Army explained

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

Small arms

width=16%	Name	width=10%	Image	width=15%	Caliber	width=12%	Type	width=10%	Origin	width=28%	Notes
Pistols
Makarov PM^[1]		9×18mm	Semi-automatic pistol
Smith & Wesson Model 10^[2]		.38 Special	Revolver
Sub-machine guns
Uzi^[3]		9×19mm	Submachine gun
Rifles
AKM^[4]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
vz. 58^[5]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
Beretta BM 59^[6]		7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle
M14^[7]		7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle
M16^[8]		5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle
Lee-Enfield^[9]		.303 British	Bolt-action rifle
Sniper rifles
PSL^[10]		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle
Machine guns
DShK^[11]		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun
RPD^[12]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon
PKM^[13]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun
KPV^[14]		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun
Grenade launchers
RPG-7^[15]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade

Tanks

width=14%	Name	width=20%	Image	width=14%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=10%	Quantity	width=06%	Status	width=24%	Notes
T-55		Medium tank		270	INS
T-62		Medium tank			INS

Scout cars

width=14%	Name	width=20%	Image	width=14%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=10%	Quantity	width=06%	Status	width=24%	Notes
BRDM-1^[16]		Amphibious armored scout car		100	INS
BRDM-2^[17]		Amphibious armored scout car			INS

Infantry fighting vehicles

width=14%	Name	width=20%	Image	width=14%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=10%	Quantity	width=06%	Status	width=24%	Notes
BMP-1				15	INS

Armored personnel carriers

width=14%	Name	width=20%	Image	width=14%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=10%	Quantity	width=06%	Status	width=24%	Notes
BTR-60^[18]		Armoured personnel carrier		65	INS	BTR-60PB
BTR-152^[19]		Armored personnel carrier		25	INS
MT-LB^[20]				10	INS

Anti-tank weapons

width=16%	Name	width=21%	Image	width=15%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=26%	Notes
BGM-71C		Anti-tank missile
9M133 Kornet^[21]		Anti-tank missile
9M113 Konkurs^[22]		Anti-tank missile
9M14 Malyutka^[23]		Anti-tank missile

Artillery

width=14%	Name	width=20%	Image	width=14%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=10%	Quantity	width=06%	Status	width=24%	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika		Self-propelled artillery		32	INS
2S5 Giatsint-S^[24]		Self-propelled artillery		13	INS
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad^[25]		Multiple rocket launcher		35	INS
BM-27 Uragan^[26]		Multiple rocket launcher		9	INS
Field artillery
M-46^[27]		Towed field gun		19	INS
D-30^[28]		Towed howitzer		50	INS
D-44^[29]		Towed field gun		80	INS

Air defence systems

width=14%	Name	width=20%	Image	width=14%	Type	width=12%	Origin	width=10%	Quantity	width=06%	Status	width=24%	Notes
S-60^[30]		Autocannon		12	INS
ZU-23-2^[31]		Autocannon		50	INS
ZSU-23-4 Shilka^[32]		SPAAG		9	INS
9K32 Strela-2^[33]		MANPADS		Unknown	INS
9K38 Igla^[34]		MANPADS		50	INS

References

1. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
2. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
3. Book: Miller, David . The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns . 2001 . Salamander Books . London . 1-84065-245-4 . 59522369.
4. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
5. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
6. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
7. Book: Jones, Richard. Ness, Leland S.. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009–2010 . Jane's Information Group . 2009 . 978-0710628695 . 893–901.
8. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
9. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
10. Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea pursuant to Security Council resolution 2317 (2016): Eritrea. 6 November 2017. S/2017/925. 18, 52–53. 2 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151840/https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_2017_925.pdf. 2 September 2018. live.
11. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
12. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
13. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
14. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
15. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). .
16. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
17. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
18. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
19. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
20. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
21. http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/Kornet_a001010001.aspx Deagel article on 9M133 Kornet
22. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
23. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
24. Web site: Trade Registers. n.d.. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 2022-08-14. dead. 2022-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220728031339/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php.
25. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
26. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
27. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
28. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
29. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
30. Web site: Eritrea Fact files . 14 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402022550/http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/Eritrea/eritrea1.html . 2 April 2012 . dead .
31. Web site: Eritrea Fact files . 14 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402022550/http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/Eritrea/eritrea1.html . 2 April 2012 . dead .
32. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
33. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies. 2021. The Military Balance. 464. 9781032012278.
34. Web site: Fas.org missile watch document. Federation Of American Scientists. 27 October 2014.

Works cited

• Book: The Military Balance 2016 . February 2016 . 116 . 978-1-85743-835-2 . Routlegde . . International Institute for Strategic Studies . International Institute for Strategic Studies.
• Book: . International Institute for Strategic Studies . The Military Balance 2023 . 15 February 2023 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-000-91070-4 . en.