List of equipment of the Ethiopian Army explained

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

Small arms

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Pistols
PM[1] 9×18mmSemi-automatic pistolStandard issue pistol.
Browning Hi-Power9×19mmSemi-automatic pistol
Submachine guns
PPSh-417.62×25mmSubmachine gun
MAB 389×19mmSubmachine gun
Uzi9×19mmSubmachine gun
Rifles
Vz. 52[2] 7.62×45mmSemi-automatic rifle
SKS7.62×39mmSemi-automatic rifle
AKM7.62×39mmAssault rifle
AK-103[3] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
Vz. 587.62×39mmAssault rifle
Type 567.62×39mmAssault rifle
IWI Tavor[4] 5.56×45mmBullpup
Assault rifle
CAR 8165.56×45mmCarbineUsed by the Ethiopian Republican Guard.[5]
M147.62×51mmBattle rifle
Beretta BM 597.62×51mmBattle rifle
Heckler & Koch G37.62×51mmBattle rifle
FN Model 19497.62×51mmBattle rifle
Zastava M487.92×57mmBolt-action rifle
Machine guns
Browning M1918
FN Mle 30		.30-06 Springfield
7.65×53mm		Light machine gun
RP-467.62×54mmRLight machine gun
RPDSquad automatic weapon
RPK7.62×39mmSquad automatic weapon
PKM[6] 7.62×54mmRGeneral-purpose machine gun
KPV14.5×114mmHeavy machine gun
DShK12.7×108mmHeavy machine gun
M2 BrowningHeavy machine gun
Sniper rifles
PSL[7] Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-240mmRocket-propelled grenade
M72 LAW66mmRocket-propelled grenade
Grenade launchers
M7940×46mmGrenade launcher
QLZ-8735×32mmAutomatic grenade launcher

Anti-tank weapons

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B-10[8] Recoilless rifle82mm
B-11Recoilless rifle107mm
9M14 Malyutka[9] Anti-tank weapon
9K111 Fagot[10] Anti-tank weapon
9M133 KornetAnti-tank weapon
BGM-71 TOWAnti-tank weapon

Vehicles

Tanks

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T-72Main battle tank
21550 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1.
T-55Medium tank461+
T-62Medium tank
Chonma-hoMain battle tank

Reconnaissance

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Ze'ev
75

Infantry fighting vehicles

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BMP-120

Scout cars

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BRDM-1Amphibious armored scout car100
BRDM-2Amphibious armored scout car

Armoured personnel carriers

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BTR-152Armoured personnel carrier100[11]
BTR-60Armoured personnel carrier80
WZ-551Armoured personnel carrier20
ZSD-89Armoured personnel carrier10
M59Armoured personnel carrier120
Gaia ThunderArmoured personnel carrier75
Calidus MCAV-20Armoured personnel carrier100+[12]

Engineering vehicles

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VT-55AArmoured recovery vehicle
Unknown
BTS-5BArmoured recovery vehicle4
Bosena-5Mine clearing vehicleUnknown

Utility vehicles

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UAZ-469Utility vehicleUnknown
M151[13] Utility vehicleUnknown
HumveeLight utility vehicleUnknownSold under the United States Foreign Military Sales.[14]
Toyota Land CruiserUtility vehicleUnknown
Trucks
GAZ-63Utility truckUnknown
Ural-375Utility truckUnknown
Ural-4320Utility truckUnknown
KamAZ-6350Utility truckUnknown
Dodge M37Utility truckUnknown
M54Utility truckUnknown
M809Utility truckUnknown

Artillery

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Self-propelled artillery
2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled artilleryUnknown
2S19 Msta-SSelf-propelled artillery10
PLZ-45Self-propelled artillery18
SH-15Self-propelled artillery32[15] [16]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 GradMultiple rocket launcher50
Type 63Multiple rocket launcher25
PHL-03Multiple rocket launcher4[17]
Mortars
BM-37MortarUnknown
M1MortarUnknown
M29MortarUnknown
M2 4.2MortarUnknown
Field artillery
D-44Field gunUnknown
M-46Field gun114
D-20Field gun20
M-30Howitzer464
D-30Howitzer
M101HowitzerUnknown

Air defense

Man-portable air-defense systems

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9K32 Strela-2Man-portable air-defense system
9K38 IglaMan-portable air-defense system

Towed anti-aircraft guns

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ZPU-4Anti-aircraft gunUnknown
ZU-23-2AutocannonUnknown
61-KAutocannonUnknown
S-60AutocannonUnknown

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

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ZSU-23-4 ShilkaSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gun60[18]

Surface-to-air missile systems

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S-75 DvinaSurface-to-air missile4[19]
S-125 NevaSurface-to-air missile4
Pantsir-S1Surface-to-air missile6[20]
HQ-64Surface-to-air missile1[21]

Aircraft

NameTypeQuantityOriginsNotes
DCH-6 Twin OtterTransport Aircraft2[22]
Bell 205Utility helicopter8
Qods Mohajer-6Unmanned aerial vehicleUnknown[23]

Notes and References

  1. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
  2. Web site: Jardim . Frank . 2022-08-01 . Royal Tiger Imports Ethiopian Arms . 2023-01-05 . GUNS Magazine.
  3. Web site: 4 September 2014. North Korea and Ethiopia, brothers in arms | NK News. subscription. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050939/https://www.nknews.org/2014/09/north-korean-military-support-for-ethiopia/. 2017-02-02. 2017-01-30.
  4. Web site: Jeremy . Binnie. Erwan. de Cherisey. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622123315/http://www.janes.com/images/assets/520/71520/New-model_African_armies.pdf. New-model African armies. Jane's. 2017. 22 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Mitzer . Stijn . Oliemans . Joost . Emirati Small Arms in Ethiopia . Oryx Blog . 4 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203164620/https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/10/emirati-small-arms-in-ethiopia.html. February 3, 2023.
  6. Book: The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City. http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2007/en/full/Small-Arms-Survey-2007-Chapter-03-EN.pdf. Probing the Grey Area: Irresponsible Small Arms Transfers. Cambridge University Press. 2007. Small Arms Survey. 93. 978-0-521-88039-8. 2018-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827001033/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2007.html. 2018-08-27. live.
  7. Africa's Forgotten War. Miguel. Miranda. History of War. 14 June 2018. 28 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628125051/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/history-of-war/20180614/281586651289995. 28 June 2018. live.
    • Book: The Military Balance 2016. February 2016. 116. 9781857438352. Routledge. . International Institute for Strategic Studies. International Institute for Strategic Studies . 445.
  9. Book: International Institute for Strategic Studies . The Military Balance 2022 . 2022 . Abingdon, Oxon . 978-1032279008 . 470. International Institute for Strategic Studies.
  10. Book: [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]. 2021. The Military Balance. 465. Taylor & Francis . 9781032012278.
  11. Web site: Trade Registers . Armstrade.sipri.org . 2013-06-20.
  12. Web site: Global Defense News Army Land Forces 2024 . 2024-08-01 . www.armyrecognition.com.
  13. Book: Annex C Appendix II. US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Washington, D.C.. 18 December 1987. 262. 15 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904154546/http://imfmotorpool.com/063247.PDF. 4 September 2012. live.
  14. Web site: High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Family of Vehicles. 30 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20230218020330/https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/land/wsh2011/136.pdf. February 18, 2023.
  15. Web site: Ethiopia displays new SH15 howitzers . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322182339/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/ethiopia-displays-new-sh15-howitzers. March 22, 2023.
  16. Web site: Ethiopia Acquires Dozens of Chinese Wheeled Howitzers . 26 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328153009/https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/01/26/ethiopia-chinese-wheeled-howitzers/. March 28, 2023 .
  17. Web site: Trade Registers. armstrade.sipri.org.
  18. Web site: ZSU-23-4 . 8 November 2008 . 30 October 2008 . .
  19. The Military Balance 2022, p.470
  20. Military Balance 2022, p.470
  21. Web site: Trade Registers . SIPRI Arms Transfers Database . 7 May 2023.
  22. Web site: World Air Forces 2021. FlightGlobal . 4 December 2020 . 24 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20230427183824/https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345. April 27, 2023.
  23. Web site: Oryx. Iranian Mohajer-6 Drones Spotted In Ethiopia. 2021-10-20. Oryx Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20230128094624/https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/iranian-mohajer-6-drones-spotted-in.html. January 28, 2023.

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