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The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Iraqi Army . For a list of previous equipment, please see List of former equipment of the Iraqi Army .
Infantry weapons
Small arms
Name
Country of origin
Type
Quantity
Notes
Glock 19
Austria
Semi-automatic pistol
CZ-99
Yugoslavia / Serbia
Semi-automatic pistol
20,000
FB P99 [1]
Germany Poland
Semi-automatic pistol
19,000+
Polish built under license.
Beretta 92
Italy
Semi-automatic pistol
Beretta M 1951
Italy
Semi-automatic pistol
SIG P226
Switzerland
Semi-automatic pistol
Škorpion vz. 61
Czechoslovakia
Submachine gun
PM-84 Glauberyt [1]
Poland
Submachine gun
6,000
PM-98 version.
AKM [1]
Soviet Union Poland
Assault rifle
200,000+
Type 56
China
Assault rifle
M4
United States
Assault rifle
25,000
M16A4
United States
Assault rifle
80,000
Eventually intended to replace AK-47s and AK-47 clones.
Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal [1]
Poland
Assault rifle
10,000
Sa vz. 58
Czechoslovakia
Assault rifle
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965
Romania
Assault rifle
Romanian copy of the AKM
Zastava M70
Yugoslavia
Assault rifle
100,000
Zastava M21
Serbia
Assault rifle
2,000
Benelli M4 Super 90
Italy
Semi-automatic shotgun
SKS
Soviet Union
Semi-automatic rifle
Lee-Enfield
United Kingdom
Bolt-action rifle
Ceremonial/Drill rifle
Tabuk
Iraq
Designated marksman rifle
RPK modified and used as a sniper rifle
M24
United States
Sniper rifle
SVD
Soviet Union
Sniper rifle
Zastava M72
Yugoslavia
Light machine gun
RPK
Soviet Union
Light machine gun
RPD
Soviet Union
Light machine gun
M249
Belgium United States
Light machine gun
US copy of the Belgian FN Minimi
Zastava M84
Yugoslavia
General purpose machine gun
1,000+
PK machine gun
Soviet Union
General purpose machine gun
M240
United States
General purpose machine gun
M2 Browning
United States
Heavy machine gun
DShK
Soviet Union
Heavy machine gun
NSV [1]
Soviet Union Poland
Heavy machine gun
KPV
Soviet Union
Heavy machine gun
Minigun
United States
Rotary cannon
24
Explosives and anti-tank weapons
Vehicles
Logistics and utility vehicles
Armored fighting vehicles
Name
Country of origin
Type
Quantity
Notes
Spartan [3]
United Kingdom
Armored personnel carrier
100
Tracked APC, Non operational.
M113A2
United States
Armored personnel carrier
723
1026 on order; 618 APCs, 68 AMEVs, 192 M548A1 Cargo Carriers, 66 M1064 120mm Mortar Carriers, 80 M577A2 Command Posts, 2 M577A2 Medical Treatment Vehicles[5]
BTR-80UP [6]
Soviet Union Ukraine Poland
Armored personnel carrier
98+
Wheeled APC
BTR-94 [3]
Ukraine
Armored personnel carrier
50
Wheeled APC used by Federal Police
BTR-4 [7]
Ukraine
Armored personnel carrier
420 ordered
86 delivered by June 2012. The next 62 were delivered in October 2012.[8] Next 40 being delivered in February 2013.[9] Variant mix is 270 BTR4 APC with Parus turret, 80 BTR4K Command, 30 BTR4Ksh Staff, 30 BSEM4K Ambulance, and 10 BREM4K Repair/Recovery.However only 88 were delivered by 2013 and the contract has been canceled duo to quality of the btr4.
MT-LB [3]
Soviet Union Poland
Armored personnel carrier
61
Tracked APC - 500 additional on order however,
probably speciallist variant - not APC versions
Saxon
United Kingdom
Armored personnel carrier
60
Wheeled APC Transferred to MoI's Emergency Response Brigades
Panhard M3
France
Armored personnel carrier
200
Al-Talha
Pakistan
Armored personnel carrier
44
Tracked APC based on the M113
Reva
South Africa
Mine Protected Vehicle
200
Federal Police
ILAV Badger
United States
Mine Protected Vehicle
879
Used for Route Clearance
Panhard AML
France
Armored car
10
Panhard M3
France
Armored personnel carrier
44
Mohafiz
Pakistan
Armored car
60
APC Talha
Pakistan
Armored personnel carrier
44
[10]
Ain Jaria-1 [3]
Poland
Armored car
600
Iraqi version of Dzik-3
BRDM-2
Soviet Union
Armored car
13
EE-9 Cascavel
Brazil
Armored car
35
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
United States
Armored car
264
BMP-1 [3]
Soviet Union
Infantry fighting vehicle
363
100 donated from Greece
T-55 [3]
Soviet Union
Main battle tank
92
T-72 [3]
Soviet Union Poland
Main battle tank
125
77 donated from Hungary
M1A1M Abrams
United States
Main battle tank
140
[11] [12] 6 more on order
Artillery
Aircraft
Future procurements
The following is a list of items that have been requested, ordered, or otherwise purchased for, but not yet delivered to the Iraqi Army.
Vehicles
Logistics and utility vehicles
Name
Type
Quantity
Notes
MTVR
Heavy Transport
41
Replacements
M548A1
Tracked Logistics Vehicle
16
M113A2
Armored Ambulance
8
M1070
Heavy Equipment Transporter
35
M978A2 HEMTT
Tanker
40
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT)
M985A2 HEMTT
Cargo Truck
36
M984A2 HEMTT
Wrecker Truck
4
M1085A1
5-ton Cargo Truck
140
MMWV
Ambulance
8
Contact Maintenance Truck
Maintenance Truck
8
Armored fighting vehicles
Air defense
UAV
Radars
References
^ a b c d e http://www.militech.sownet.pl/plxxi/index.html
^ a b Holdanowicz, Grzegorz. "Iraqi armed forces get armoured vehicles". Jane's Defence Weekly (21).
^ a b c d e f g h Shapir, Yiftah S., Middle East Military Balance, Tel Aviv University , 6, 7 [1]
^ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Iraqi_WZT-2_in_Salman_Pak.jpg
^ http://home.comcast.net/~djyae/site/?/blog/view/93/
^ http://www.altair.com.pl/magazines/article?article_id=183
^ "Ukraine, Iraq in $2.5 Bn Weapons Deal" . DefenseIndustryDaily.com. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-15 .
^ http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2012_new_army_military_defence_industry/a_second_batch_of_62_ukraine-made_btr-4_armoured_vehicles_ready_to_be_send_in_iraq_1509122.html
^ Ukraine to send another batch of 40 BTR-4 vehicles to Iraq - Armyrecognition.com, February 9, 2013
^ "Talha Armored personnel carrier" . Retrieved 07-03-2013 .
^ "M1 Abrams Tanks for Iraq" . DefenseIndustryDaily.com. 2009-12-29.
^ "Iraqi Army Soldiers prepare to field M1A1 main battle tank" . United States Army . 2009-03-27.
^ http://home.comcast.net/~djyae/site/?/blog/view/119/
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^ [2]
^ DSCA news release - DCSA.mil, 25 July 2013
^ Iraq Requests 200 Bradley Fighting Vehicles; Saudi Deal in the Works - Defensenews.com, 28 August 2013
^ a b c FMS: Iraq Seeks Integrated Air Defense System - Deagel.com, 5 August 2013
^ http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Iraqi-Security-Forces-Order-of-Battle-2010-0203-06217/
^ http://www.defaiya.com/defaiyaonline/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3511%3A12-firefinder-radars-for-iraq&catid=67%3Airaq&Itemid=27&lang=en