Equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces | |
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Founded | January 28, 1992 |
Modern equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces. This page might contain equipment which are in use with the Artsakh Defence Army, as the equipment is sometimes used by both armies, but will officially contain information pertinent only to the Armenian military.
Name | Photo | Origin | Notes |
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ARMPAT[1] | Armenia | Main camouflage pattern of the Armenian Armed Forces and the Artsakh Defense Forces. | |
KLMK[1] | Soviet Union | Used by border guards. | |
Flora[1] | Russia | Digital EMR Flora and Woodland Flora used by different divisions in the army. | |
Multicam[1] | United States | To be used by the Armenian Army in 2024.[2] Used by the military special units and law enforcement. Civilian versions used by volunteer fighters in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. | |
A-TACS "Ataka" | United States | Used by Armenian special forces and snipers. | |
Tropentarn[1] | Germany | Used by peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Iraq who are part of the German contingent. | |
Vegetato[1] | Italy | Used by Armenian special units. | |
Lizard | Greece | Used formerly by Armenian Peacekeepers. | |
U.S. Woodland[1] | United States | Formerly used by the Armenian Army. Still used by some units the Artsakh Army. | |
DCU[1] | United States | Used in training drills.[3] Formerly used by Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq. |
Name | Type | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Helmets | ||||
Helm Wz. 93 [4] | Combat helmet | Poland | Main helmet used. | |
SSh-68[5] | Combat Helmet | Soviet Union | Used by reservists, volunteers and for training purposes. | |
PASGT Helmet[6] | Combat helmet | United States | Secondary-use helmet. | |
FAST Helmet[7] | Combat helmet | United States | Mostly used by special forces. Few used by reconnaissance, scout, and infantry divisions. Seen in 2021 Armenian Armed Forces exercises. | |
Armored vests | ||||
Armocom Vests[8] | Bulletproof vest | Armenia | "SK" variant vests made by the Armocom company.[9] | |
CIRAS[10] | Bulletproof vest | United States | Limited use. | |
Tactical communications | ||||
COMTAC[7] | Headset | United States | Protective communication headsets. | |
Other Equipment | ||||
MILES | Military laser | United States | Used in trainings, being seen used in 2022 and 2021. | |
PSO-1 | Telescopic sign | Soviet Union | ||
EOTech | Telescopic sign | United States | Used by Armenian Special Forces | |
M4 Aimpoint | Telescopic sign | United States | Used by Armenian Special Forces, seen in exercises. |
Name | Origin | Cartridge | Photo | Notes | ||
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Handguns | ||||||
TT-33 Tokarev[11] | Soviet Union | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Used by officers. Very limited usage. | |||
PSM[12] | Soviet Union | 5.45×18mm | ||||
Makarov PM[11] | Soviet Union | 9×18mm Makarov | Main service pistol. | |||
Makarov PMM[12] | Russia | 9×18mm Makarov | ||||
Beretta 92[13] | Italy | 9×19mm Parabellum | ||||
Shotguns | ||||||
KS-23[14] | Soviet Union | 23×75mmR | ||||
Carbines and spec arms | ||||||
AS Val[11] | Soviet Union | 9×39mm | Used by the Armenian special forces. | |||
VSS Vintorez[11] | Soviet Union | 9×39mm | Used by the Armenian special forces. | |||
AK-74U[11] | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Used by specialized units. | |||
M4[15] | United States | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used in Kosovo and Afghanistan. | |||
Assault rifles | ||||||
AK-103[16] | Russia Armenia | 7.62×39mm | As of July 2020[update], 50,000 rifles being produced yearly in Armenia for the next 10 years. | |||
AK-105[12] | Russia | 5.45×39mm | ||||
AK-12[17] | Russia Armenia | 5.45×39mm | 50 units bought in 2019 from Russia, with full production to start in Armenia after the completion of state tests. Few seen being used by Armenian Special Forces in 2021.[18] | |||
AK-15[17] | Russia Armenia | 7.62×39mm | 2020 production to start in Armenia. | |||
AK-47[11] | Soviet Union | 7.62×39mm | Used by reserves. Mostly in storage. | |||
AKM[11] | Soviet Union | 7.62×39mm | Few used by the army, mostly used by reserve. | |||
AK-74[11] | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Service rifle of the Armenian Army. | |||
AKS-74[11] | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Mainly by Armenian Paratroopers. | |||
AK-74M[11] | Russia | 5.45×39mm | Distributed to the infantry and special forces divisions. | |||
Heckler & Koch G36[19] | Germany | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Armenian Peacekeepers in Afghanistan. | |||
M16[15] | United States | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and seen in exercises with NATO. | |||
Sniper rifles | ||||||
Dragunov SVD[11] | Soviet Union Russia |
7.62×54mmR | Main service sniper rifle. | |||
SV-98[14] | Russia | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by snipers and special forces. | |||
Sako TRG-42[20] | Finland | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by the special forces of the army and the NSS Alpha Group. | |||
PGM 338[21] | France | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by snipers and the special forces. | |||
Accuracy International AX-338[20][21] | United Kingdom | .338 Lapua Magnum | Used by snipers and special forces. | |||
Zastava M93 Black Arrow[22] | Serbia | 12.7×108mm | Standard service anti-material rifle. | |||
Desert Tech HTI | United States | .50 BMG | Anti-material rifle used by snipers and special forces.[23] | |||
Machine guns | ||||||
RPK-74M[11] | Russia | 5.45×39mm | Standard service light machine gun. | |||
RPK-74[11] | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Standard service light machine gun. | |||
PK[11] | Soviet Union | 7.62×54mmR | ||||
NSV[11] | Soviet Union | 12.7×108mm | ||||
Kord[11] | Russia | 12.7×108mm | Started to replace Soviet-era machine guns in late 2018. | |||
DShK[11] | Soviet Union | 12.7×108mm | ||||
Grenade launchers | ||||||
AGS-17[11] | Soviet Union | 30mm grenade | 100 launchers purchased from Serbia.[22] | |||
GP-25[11] | Russia | 40mm grenade | Used on assault rifles. | |||
RG-6[14] | Russia | 40mm grenade |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes | |
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Mortars | |||||
M57[24] | Yugoslavia | 60mm | |||
M69[24] | Yugoslavia | 82mm | |||
2B9 Vasilek[25] | Soviet Union | 82mm | |||
?[26] | Armenia | 82mm | New Armenian made mortar[27][28] | ||
M74 | Yugoslavia | 120mm | The M75 variant is also used.[24] | ||
M120 mortar[29] | United States | 120mm | |||
Hell cannon | Armenia | ? | Improvised mortar used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[24] |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes |
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Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||
9K34 Strela-3[13] | Soviet Union | Man-portable air-defense system | NATO codename SA-14 | |
9K310 Igla-1[13] | Soviet Union | NATO codename SA-16 | ||
9K38 Igla[13] | Soviet Union | NATO codename SA-18 | ||
9K338 Igla-S[30] | Russia | NATO codename SA-24. 400 units supplied by Russia.[31] | ||
9K333 Verba[30] | Russia | NATO codename SA-25. 200 units supplied by Russia.[31] |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes |
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Anti-tank grenade launchers | ||||
RPG-7 | Soviet Union Armenia |
Rocket-propelled grenade | Built under license.[13] | |
Anti-tank rocket launchers | ||||
RPO-A Shmel[11] | Soviet Union | Thermobaric rocket launcher | ||
RPG-26 | Russia[32] | Disposable anti-tank rocket launcher | [33] | |
Anti-tank guided missile launchers | ||||
9K111 Fagot[31] | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename AT-4 Spigot.[34] | |
9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename AT-5 Spandrel. An unknown number of Konkurs-M missiles were reportedly purchased from India.[35] | |
9K114 Shturm | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename AT-6 Spiral.[29] | |
9K115 Metis | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename: AT-7 Saxhorn. Seen in use for training reservists.[36] | |
9M133 Kornet | Russia | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename AT-14 Spriggan. Kornet-E version.[29] | |
MILAN[13] | France | Anti-tank guided missile | ||
Anti-tank gun | ||||
SPG-9[37] | Soviet Union | Recoilless rifle | [34] | |
MT-12 "Rapira" | Russia | Anti-tank gun | 100mm[24] | |
Tank destroyers | ||||
9P149 Shturm-S | Soviet Union | Tank destroyer | 12 in service as of 2023.[29] | |
9P148 | Soviet Union | Tank destroyer | Upgraded with thermal sights.[36] 9 in service as of 2023.[29] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Main battle tanks | |||||
T-90[38] | Russia | Main battle tank | 3 | One T-90S won as a prize at the tank biathlon in 2014.[39][38] Delivered in April 2016.[40][citation needed] | |
T-72 | Soviet Union Russia |
Main battle tank | 210+[41] | ||
T-54/55[42] | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 8[42] | In reserves, and museums. | |
Infantry fighting vehicle | |||||
BMP-2[42] | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 113[42] | ||
BMP-1[42] | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 80[42] | ||
BMD-1[42] | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 6[42] | Possibly more in storage. | |
Reconnaissance vehicles | |||||
BRM-1K[42] | Soviet Union | Reconnaissance vehicle | 7[42] | ||
BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | Scout car | Unknown | Includes anti-tank variant. Few given to the Armenian Police. | |
Armored personnel carriers | |||||
MT-LB | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 20[41] | ||
BTR-60 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 108[41] | ||
BTR-70[42] | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 18[41] | Upgraded with new engines and 30mm gun. | |
BTR-80[42] | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 4[42] | Possibly more in storage.[43][44] Quantity does not include the unknown number of Infauna electronic countermeasure variants first displayed at the 2016 military parade.[45] Possibly BTR-80A variants in storage too. | |
Armored patrol vehicles | |||||
Lusan | Armenia | Infantry mobility vehicle | 15 | 15 Armenian licensed Buran, with NATO STANAG 2 Protection. In production for the Armenian Army since 2022.[46] | |
GAZ Tigr[47] | Russia | Infantry mobility vehicle | Unknown | More ordered in 2015.[48] Used by special forces, military police, light infantry and airborne units. Some transferred to civilian law enforcement special units. | |
Enok | Germany | Armoured patrol vehicle | Unknown | Used in peacekeeping missions.[49] | |
CLV Panther | Italy United Kingdom |
Infantry mobility vehicle | Unknown | Used by Armenian peacekeepers in Afghanistan.[50] | |
HMMWV | United States | Infantry mobility vehicle | Unknown | Used by Armenian peacekeepers in Kosovo. No status of usage by the standard military.[49] | |
ACMAT Bastion | France | Armoured personnel carrier | 20 | [51] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Trucks | |||||
GAZ-66[24] | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[36] | |
GAZ-3308[24] | Russia | Cargo truck | Unknown | ||
KAMAZ | Russia | Cargo Truck | Unknown | 6x6 truck.[24] | |
KrAZ-255 | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[36] | |
Ural 4320 | Russia | Cargo truck | Unknown | Some are used as fuel or water tankers.[24] | |
Ural 43206[24] | Russia | Cargo truck | Unknown | ||
ZiL-130[24] | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[36] | |
ZiL-131[24] | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[36] | |
Utility vehicles | |||||
GAZ-69A | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | Seen in use during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.[24] Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.[36] | |
UAZ-452[24] | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | ||
UAZ-469[24] | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.[36] | |
UAZ-3962 | Russia | Ambulance vehicle | Unknown | Used by medical units.[52] | |
UAZ Hunter[24] | Russia | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | ||
UAZ Patriot | Russia | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | The UAZ-23602-130 and UAZ-23632 variants are also used.[24] | |
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Germany | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | Used in peacekeeping missions.[49] | |
Nissan Navara[24] | Japan | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | ||
Spec operation vehicles | |||||
M-3 Chaborz | Russia | All-terrain vehicle | Unknown | Used spec ops.[53] | |
AGF Serval | Germany | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | Used in peacekeeping missions.[49] |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes |
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Engineering and recovery vehicles | ||||
MT-LB | Soviet Union | Armored engineering vehicle | Military engineering variant.[29] | |
BTS-4 | Soviet Union | Armored recovery vehicle | [24] | |
BREM-1[29] | Soviet Union | Armored recovery vehicle | ||
BREM-D[29] | Soviet Union | Armored recovery vehicle | ||
PMZ-4[24] | Soviet Union | Minelayer | ||
BTM-3[24] | Soviet Union | Trench digger |
Name | Photo | Origin | Caliber | Number | Notes |
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Towed Artillery | |||||
D-44 | Soviet Union | 85mm | N/A | [54] | |
M-30 | 122mm | N/A | [54] | ||
D-30 | 60[41] | [54] | |||
D-1 | 152mm | 2[41] | [54] | ||
D-20 | 34[41] | [54] | |||
2A36 Giatsint-B | 26[41] | [54] | |||
India | 155 mm | 6 delivered right away
(+ 84 to produce) [55] |
Armenia is reportedly purchasing about 120 ATAGS and TC-20 (MARG) 155 mm artillery systems from India.[56] | ||
Self-Propelled Artillery | |||||
2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | 122mm | 9[41] | [54] | |
2S3 Akatsiya | 152mm | 28[41] | [54] | ||
TC-20 (MARG) | — | India | 155 mm | 72 on order (deliveries started) | Wheeled self-propelled howitzer, based on a 6×6 truck [57] |
Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery | |||||
BM-21 'Grad' | Soviet Union | 122mm | Up to 50[41] | [54] | |
TOS-1 | Russia | 220mm | N/A | [54] | |
Pinaka | India | 214mm | 4 batteries
(24 Launchers)[58] |
Armenia has ordered 4 batteries of Pinaka Mk1 systems worth $250 million.[59] | |
WM-80 | China | 273mm | 2[41] | [54] | |
BM-30 'Smerch' | Russia | 300mm | 2[41] | [54] | |
AR1A | China | 300mm | 6[60] | Reportedly purchased from China.[61] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Ballistic missiles | |||||
Scud[62] | Soviet Union | Short-range ballistic missile | 7+[63] | ||
OTR-21 Tochka[64] | Soviet Union | 3+[63] | |||
9K720 Iskander | Russia | 4[63] | Iskander-E revealed during the preparations for the 2016 military parade in Yerevan. Armenia acquired the system from Russia, who delivered it as a part of a larger sale of weapons to Armenia, financed through a $200 million loan from Russia.[65] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Electronic warfare | |||||
R-330P[66] | Soviet Union[66] | Automated jamming station | Unknown | Unknown | |
Borisoglebsk-2[36] | Russia | Automated jamming station | |||
Kvant 1L222 Avtobaza | Russia | Electronic warfare vehicle | Unknown | [67] | |
Infauna K1Sh1 UNSh-12 | Russia | Electronic warfare vehicle | Unknown | Military parade in 2016.[68] | |
Repellent-1[36] | Russia | Electronic warfare | Unknown |
Model | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
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Static Surface-to-air missile system | |||||
S-75 Dvina | Soviet Union | N/A | [69] | ||
S-125 | Soviet Union | N/A | 4 | Four sites were active in 2020: Yerevan, Martuni, Vardenis, and Stepanakert.[70] | |
S-300PT | Soviet Union | N/A | [69] | ||
Mobile Surface-to-air missile system | |||||
S-300PS | Russia | N/A | 4[60] | [69] | |
2K11 Krug | Soviet Union | N/A | [69] | ||
Buk M1-2 | Russia | N/A | 6[71] | It was intended replace the aging Krug and Kub systems, but due the lack of funds only two batteries were purchased.[71] | |
Akash | India | N/A | ~15 | [72] | |
2K12 Kub | Soviet Union | N/A | [69] | ||
S-125 Neva/Pechora[69] | Soviet Union Armenia |
N/A | Some were upgraded with KAMAZ truck mounted launchers.[70] | ||
Tor-M2KM | Russia | N/A | [69] | ||
9K33 Osa[69] | Soviet Union | N/A | ~75[71] | At least 35 Osa AKs were purchased from Jordan.[71] | |
9K35 Strela-10 | Soviet Union | N/A | [69] | ||
Anti-aircraft guns | |||||
KS-19 | Soviet Union | 100 mm | Used as field artillery.[24] Some mounted on MT-LBs.[36] | ||
ZU-23-2[69] | Soviet Union | 23 mm | Some mounted on MT-LBs.[36] | ||
Zastava M55 | Yugoslavia | 20 mm | Some mounted on MT-LBs.[36] | ||
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | 23 mm | [69] | ||
Possible future procurements | |||||
Mistral (missile) | France | N/A | Unknown | In October 2023, France signed an agreement on the future delivery of Mistral missile systems.[73] | |
MRSAM | India | N/A | Unknown | Armenia is considering ordering Indian made MRSAM system to replace its S-125.[74] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Radar systems | |||||
5N63S "Flap Lid" | Soviet Union | Radar | Unknown | ||
P-18 "Spoon Rest D" | Radar | Unknown | |||
Avtobaza[48][75] | Russia | Radar | Unknown | Part of Russian-Armenian arms deal. | |
P-12 radar[76] | Radar | Unknown | |||
P-15 radar | Radar | Unknown | |||
P-40 radar | Radar | Unknown | |||
Snar-10 Big Fred[24] | Ground surveillance radar | Unknown | |||
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar[77] | India | Counter-battery radar | 4[77] | Four radars delivered for a cost of US$40 million in 2020. | |
GM-200[78] | France | AESA 3D Radar | 3[79] | French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Armenia would buy three Ground Master 200 Radar
Systems from the French defense group Thales.[79] |
Name | Photo | Type | Origin | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Fighter | ||||||
Sukhoi Su-30SM | Multirole fighter | Russia | Su-30SM | 4[80] | ||
Attack | ||||||
Sukhoi Su-25[80] | Attack aircraft | Soviet Union | Su-25 Su-25UBK |
10[80] | 1 used for conversion training.[80] | |
Transport | ||||||
Ilyushin Il-76 | Strategic airlifter | Soviet Union | 2[80] | |||
Airbus A319 | VIP transport | Germany | A319CJ | 1[69] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-8 | Utility / Attack helicopter | Soviet Union | Mi-8MT Mi-8MTV-5 Mi-9 |
11[80] | ||
Mil Mi-24 | Attack helicopter | Soviet Union | 15[80] | |||
Trainer | ||||||
Mil Mi-2[81] | Utility helicopter | Soviet Union | 3[80] | Used for training.[80] | ||
Aero L-39 | Jet trainer | Czechoslovakia | 6[80] |
Name | Photo | Origin | Notes |
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Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | |||
X-55/Kh-55 | Armenia | Introduced in 2014.[82] | |
Krunk | Armenia | Introduced in 2011.[82] | |
Orlan-10 | Russia | Reportedly used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.[82] | |
Loitering munitions | |||
HRESH | Armenia | Introduced in 2018.[82] |