List of equipment of the Hellenic Army
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The heavy equipment and weaponry of the Hellenic Army is of mostly foreign manufacture, from German, French, American, British and Russian suppliers. A notable exception is the native-built Leonidas armored fighting vehicle.
Equipment runs the gamut from state-of-the art to obsolescent Cold War inventories; the latter are gradually being retired.
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[edit] Rifles, sidearms and support weapons
| Weapon | Caliber | Notes |
| HK G3 | 7.62x51 mm NATO | made under license by EAS |
| M16A2 assault rifle | 5.56x45 mm NATO | assault rifle |
| M4 carbine | 5.56x45 mm NATO | assault rifle |
| Colt M1911 | .45 ACP | Pistol |
| Glock 17 | 9x19 mm NATO | special forces and marines |
| HK MP5 | 9x19 mm NATO | Submachine Gun |
| HK 11A1 | 7.62x51 mm NATO | Squad Weapon |
| FN MAG | 7.62x51 mm NATO | Machine Gun |
| FN MINIMI | 5.56x45 mm NATO | Machine Gun |
| MG3 | 7.62x51 mm NATO | Machine Gun |
| M203 | 40x46 mm | Grenade Launcher |
| M79 | 40x46 mm | Grenade Launcher |
| HK 69A1 | 40x46 mm | Grenade Launcher |
| Barrett M82A1M | 12.7 x 99 mm NATO | special forces and marines |
| Barrett M95 | 12.7 x 99 mm NATO | special forces |
[edit] Heavy armament
[edit] Main Battle Tanks
| CFE treaty limit: 1,700 | |||
| 170 | Leopard 2HEL | 120 mm gun | |
| 183 | Leopard 2A4 | 120 mm gun | |
| 501 | Leopard 1A5 | 105 mm gun | |
[edit] Armored Combat Vehicles/Carriers
| CFE treaty limit: 2,498 [1] | ||
| Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFVs) | ||
| 415[2] | BMP-3M | on order |
| 491 | Leonidas II | Made by the Greek vehicle manufacturer ELBO including the 100 upgraded Leonidas 1 |
| 1,789 | M 113A1/A2 | Armored Personnel Carrier |
| 3 | M125A1 AMC | Armored mortar carrier, based on M113. Equipped with the M29 (81 mm) mortar. |
| Armored ATGM Carriers | ||
| 290 | M901/M901A1 ITV | Armored BGM-71 TOW carrier, based on M113 |
| 12 | M113 TOW | M113 vehicle mounting a BGM-71 TOW launcher. |
| Armored Command Vehicles | ||
| 68 | M577A2 | Armored command vehicle, based on M113 |
| Armored Wheeled Vehicles | ||
| 243 | VBL | Various Versions |
| 394 | Hummer | Various Versions +301 Hummer on order (not all of them armored) |
[edit] Artillery
| CFE treaty limit: 1,920 (calibers > 100 mm) [3] | ||
| Rocket Artillery | ||
| 36 | M270 MLRS | 12x227 mm 152x MGM-140A ATACMS Block 1 are also available. |
| 116 | RM70 | 40x122 mm |
| Self-propelled Artillery | ||
| 145 | M110A2 | 203 mm L40 to be phased out upon completion of the other programs |
| 60 | PzH 2000 | 155 mm L52. 24 existing + 24 new and 12 from German army stock - to be upgraded to PzH-2000GR |
| 12 | M109A5 | 155 mm L39 |
| 219 | M109A3GEA2 | 155 mm L39. 223 On order. 169 to be fielded 54 for spare parts. the 54 spares will have there sub-systems removed and intagrated into the 50 M109A3GEA1, Which will be upgraded to GEA2. once completed there will be 219 M109GEA2 with all the modernized systems including the AURORA system which is part of the GEA2 howitzer system - there will be no M109GEA1 in the invantory after the program is complete. note that the AURORA PROGRAM includes many improvements over the M109A3/M109A5/A6 Palidan It can also be linked to the all other artillary systems including the PzH-2000GR or act autonomous. |
| 50 | M109A3GEA1 | 155 mm L39 |
| 82 | M109A2 | 155 mm L39 |
| 51 | M109A1B | 155 mm L39 |
| Towed Artillery | ||
| 266 in storage | M114A1 | 155 mm L23 |
| 445 in storage | M101 | 105 mm L22 |
| 18 | Mod-56 pack howitzer | 105 mm L14 |
[edit] Air Defense Artillery
| Air Defense - Missile Systems | ||
| 42 | MIM-23B Improved HAWK - Phase III PIP | 7 batteries x 6 missile launchers each Medium range |
| 21 | TOR-M1 | |
| 39 | SA-8 Gecko | |
| 54 | ASRAD-HELLAS | With 426 FIM-92 Stinger Block 1 missiles. VSHORADS |
| 664 | FIM-92B/C Stinger-POST & Stinger Block 1 | With 150 trigger mechanisms. MANPADS |
| Air Defense - Gun Systems | ||
| 17 | Artemis 30 | 2x 30x173 mm Made by the Greek weapons manufacturer Ellinika Amyntika Systimata |
| 506 | ZU-23-2 | 2x 23x152 mm (B) |
| 285 | Mk20 RH-202 | 2x 20x139 mm |
[edit] Heavy Infantry Weapons
| Anti-tank Guided Missiles | ||
| 196 | 9M133 Kornet E | ATGM |
| 366 | BGM-71 TOW II | ATGM |
| 400 | MILAN | ATGM Most of MILAN I have been upgraded to MILAN II |
| 262 | 9M111 Fagot | ATGM |
| Anti-tank Recoilless Rifles | ||
| 1,988 | 84 mm | |
| Anti-tank Rocket launchers | ||
| 18,706 | RPG-18 | 64 mm |
| 10,841 | M72A2 LAW | 66 mm |
| Heavy Mortars - 100 mm and above (CFE treaty caliber limit) | ||
| 158 | E56 | 120 mm Made by the Greek weapons manufacturer Ellinika Amyntika Systimata +158 on order |
| 624 | M2/M30 | 107 mm 256 in use on the M106A1/A2 AMC |
| 135 | LRAC 89 mm STRIM | 89 mm |
| Armored Mortar Carriers - 100 mm and above (CFE treaty caliber limit) | ||
| 256 | M106A1/A2 AMC | Armored mortar carrier, based on M113. Most vehicles are equipped with the M30 (107 mm) mortar but 120 will be equipped with the E-56 (120 mm) mortar. |
| Medium and Light Mortars - bellow 100 mm (CFE treaty caliber limit) | ||
| 470 | E-44E1 | 81 mm Made by the Greek weapons manufacturer Ellinika Amyntika Systimata +220 on order |
| 125 | M6C-210 Commando | 60 mm Produced by the Greek weapons manufacturer Ellinika Amyntika Systimata under license from Hirtenberger of Austria. |
| 1,616 | M1 | 81 mm In storage |
| 1,134 | M29Α1 | 81 mm |
| Automatic Grenade Launchers | ||
| 633 | HK GMG | 40x53 mm |
| ? | MK19 Mod3 | 40x53 mm Small number in use from Special Forces |
[edit] Other Armored Vehicles
[edit] Aircraft/Rotorcraft inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[4] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell 205 |  United States
 Italy |
utility helicopter | UH-1H Iroquois
AB 205 |
26
73 |
delivered
AB205 built by Agusta |
|
| Bell 206 | Italy |
utility helicopter | AB 206B-3 | 14 | built by Agusta | |
| Bell 212 | Italy |
VIP | AB 212 VIP | 1 | built by Agusta | |
| Boeing AH-64 Apache | United States |
attack helicopter | AH-64A+
AH-64DHA |
19
12 |
upgraded
Apache Longbow |
|
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States |
transport helicopter | CH-47DG/SD | 15 | ||
| Cessna 180 | United States |
utility | U-17A | 14 | ||
| NHI NH90 |  France |
transport helicopter | 20 to be delivered | |||
| C-12 Huron | United States |
VIP/photo recon aircraft | C-12R | 3 | ||
| SAGEM Sperwer | France |
reconnaissance UAV | 4 | 16 drones | ||
| Schweizer 300 | United States |
training helicopter | 300C | 17 |
[edit] Historical equipment
[edit] References
- ^ According to the CFE treaty, the Armored Combat Vehicles category includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFVs), and Heavy Armament Combat Vehicles. Heavy Armament Combat Vehicles includes vehicles that were not MBTs, APCs or AIFVs but have an integral gun of at least 75 millimeter (mm) caliber and weight at least 6 tons.
- ^ "Russia Makes Armed Vehicles for Greece". kommersant. 2008-10-06. http://www.kommersant.com/p-13351/arms_sales/. Retrieved on 2008-10-006.
- ^ According to the CFE treaty, the Artillery category includes guns, howitzers, mortars, multiple launch rocket systems, and artillery pieces that combine the characteristics of guns and howitzers.
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
