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List of equipment of the Ethiopian Army

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

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
PM[1]   9×18mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union Standard issue pistol.
Browning Hi-Power[1]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium
  United States
Submachine guns
PPSh-41[1]   7.62×25mm Submachine gun   Soviet Union
MAB 38[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Kingdom of Italy
Uzi[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Israel
Rifles
Vz. 52[2]   7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
SKS[citation needed]   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AKM[citation needed]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AK-103[3]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Russia
Vz. 58[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 56[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
IWI Tavor[4]   5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		  Israel
CAR 816   5.56×45mm Carbine   United Arab Emirates Used by the Ethiopian Republican Guard.[5]
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   West Germany
FN Model 1949[2]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
Zastava M48   7.92×57mm Bolt-action rifle   Yugoslavia
Machine guns
Browning M1918
FN Mle 30[1] 		  .30-06 Springfield
7.65×53mm 		Light machine gun   United States
  Belgium
RP-46[1]   7.62×54mmR Light machine gun   Soviet Union
RPD[1]   7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
RPK[1]   7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
PKM[6]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPV   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK[1]   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
M2 Browning[1]   .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States
Sniper rifles
PSL[7]   7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle 		  Socialist Republic of Romania
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2[1]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
M72 LAW[1]   66mm Rocket-propelled grenade   United States
Grenade launchers
M79[1]   40×46mm Grenade launcher   United States
QLZ-87[citation needed]   35×32mm Automatic grenade launcher   China
  Ethiopia

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
B-10[8]   Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union 82mm
B-11[9]   Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union 107mm
9M14 Malyutka[10]   Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot[11]   Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet[10]   Anti-tank weapon   Russia
BGM-71 TOW   Anti-tank weapon   United States

Vehicles edit

Tanks edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-72   Main battle tank   Soviet Union
  Ukraine 		215[11] INS 50 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1.
T-55   Medium tank   Soviet Union 461+[11] INS
T-62   Medium tank   Soviet Union INS
Chonma-ho   Main battle tank   North Korea INS

Reconnaissance edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ze'ev   Armored car   Israel
  Ethiopia 		75[11] INS

Infantry fighting vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1   Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 20[11] INS

Scout cars edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-1   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 100[11] INS
BRDM-2   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union INS

Armoured personnel carriers edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-152   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 100[12] INS
BTR-60   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 80[11] INS
WZ-551   Armoured personnel carrier   China 20[11] INS
ZSD-89   Armoured personnel carrier   China 10[11] INS
M59   Armoured personnel carrier   United States 120 INS
Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel carrier   Israel 75[11] INS

Engineering vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
VT-55A   Armoured recovery vehicle   Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia 		Unknown INS
BTS-5B   Armoured recovery vehicle   Ukraine 4[11] INS
Bosena-5   Mine clearing vehicle   Slovakia Unknown[11] INS

Utility vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
UAZ-469   Utility vehicle   Soviet Union Unknown INS
M151[13]   Utility vehicle   United States Unknown INS
Humvee   Light utility vehicle   United States Unknown INS Sold under the United States Foreign Military Sales.[14]
Toyota Land Cruiser   Utility vehicle   Japan Unknown INS
Trucks
GAZ-63   Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown INS
Ural-375   Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown INS
Ural-4320   Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown INS
KamAZ-6350   Utility truck   Russia Unknown INS
Dodge M37   Utility truck   United States Unknown INS
M54[13]   Utility truck   United States Unknown INS
M809[13]   Utility truck   United States Unknown INS

Artillery edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika   Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union Unknown[11] INS
2S19 Msta-S   Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union 10[11] INS
PLZ-45   Self-propelled artillery   China 18[11] INS
SH-15 Self-propelled artillery   China 32[15][16] INS
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 50[11] INS
Type 63   Multiple rocket launcher   China 25 INS
PHL-03   Multiple rocket launcher   China 4[17] INS
Mortars
BM-37   Mortar   Soviet Union Unknown[11] INS
M1   Mortar   United States Unknown[11] INS
M29   Mortar   United States Unknown[11] INS
M2 4.2   Mortar   United States Unknown[18] INS
Field artillery
D-44   Field gun   Soviet Union Unknown[11] INS
M-46   Field gun   Soviet Union 114 INS
D-20   Field gun   Soviet Union 20 INS
M-30   Howitzer   Soviet Union 464[11] INS
D-30   Howitzer   Soviet Union INS
M101   Howitzer   United States Unknown INS

Air defense edit

Man-portable air-defense systems edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
9K32 Strela-2   Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union [11] INS
9K38 Igla   Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union [10] INS

Towed anti-aircraft guns edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4   Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union Unknown INS
ZU-23-2   Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown[11] INS
61-K   Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown[11] INS
S-60   Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown[11] INS

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZSU-23-4 Shilka   Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 60[18] INS

Surface-to-air missile systems edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
S-75 Dvina   Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4[19] INS
S-125 Neva   Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4[11] INS
Pantsir-S1   Surface-to-air missile   Russia 6[20] INS
HQ-64   Surface-to-air missile   China 1[21] INS

Aircraft edit

Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
DCH-6 Twin Otter Transport Aircraft 2[22]   Canada
Bell 205 Utility helicopter 8[22]   United States
Qods Mohajer-6 Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown[23]   Iran

References edit

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