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Equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces
FoundedJanuary 28, 1992

The modern equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces is listed in this page.

Personnel equipment

Uniforms

Name Photo Origin Notes
ARMPAT[1]  Armenia Main camouflage pattern of the Armenian Armed 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.

Individual equipment

Name Type Origin Photo Notes
Helmets
Hełm wz. 93[4][5] Combat helmet  Poland Secondary-use helmet.
SSh-68[6] Combat Helmet  Soviet Union Used by reservists, volunteers and for training purposes.
PASGT Helmet[7] Combat helmet  United States New Standard Helmet, used widely since 2023.
FAST Helmet[8] 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[9] Bulletproof vest  Armenia "SK" variant vests made by the Armocom company.[10]
MG-47 Bulletproof vest  Armenia New widely seen "MG-47" variant vests made by Armor Arm.[11]
CIRAS[12] Bulletproof vest  United States Limited use.
Tactical communications
COMTAC[8] 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 sight  Soviet Union
EOTech Holographic sight  United States Used by Armenian Special Forces
M4 Aimpoint Red dot sight  United States Used by Armenian Special Forces, seen in exercises.
JIM Compact Multifunctional optronic device  France The multifunctional Jim Compact infrared binoculars were purchased from Safran in 2023 and delivered in early 2024. The STERNA Joint Fires Support System has also been purchased to work in tandem with the binoculars.[13][14]
Tonbo Spartan-S[15] Thermal weapon sight  India Seen first during 2024 "Eagle Partner" exercise.[16]

Small arms

Small arms

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
Handguns
TT-33 Tokarev[17]  Soviet Union 7.62×25mm Tokarev
PSM[17]  Soviet Union 5.45×18mm Used in small numbers.[18]
Makarov PM[17]  Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov Main service pistol.
Makarov PMM  Russia 9×18mm Makarov Used in small numbers.[18]
Shotguns
KS-23[19][20]  Soviet Union 23×75mmR
Carbines and spec arms
VSS Vintorez[20]  Soviet Union 9×39mm Used by special units.
AKS-74U[17]  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm Used by special units.
Assault rifles
AKM[17]  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm
AK-74[17]  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm Main assault rifle.[21]
AK-103  Armenia
 Russia
7.62×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license.[22]
AK-105[18][20]  Russia 5.45×39mm
AK-12[23]  Armenia
 Russia
5.45×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license.[21]
AK-15  Armenia
 Russia
7.62×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license.[21]
Sniper rifles
SVD  Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR Used by snipers and special forces.[24][25]
SV-98[19][20]  Russia .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces.
Sako TRG[26]  Finland .338 Lapua Magnum Used by the special forces of the army and the NSS Alpha Group.
PGM 338[27]  France .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and the special forces.
SSS Saber[28]  India .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces.
Accuracy International AX-338[27]  United Kingdom .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces.
Zastava M93 Black Arrow[29]  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.[30]
Machine guns
RPK-74[17]  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm
RPK-74M[20]  Russia 5.45×39mm
PK[17]  Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR Standard issue general-purpose machine gun.[21]
DShK[17]  Soviet Union 12.7×108mm
NSV[17]  Soviet Union 12.7×108mm
Grenade launchers
AGS-17  Serbia
 Soviet Union
30mm grenade 100 launchers purchased from Serbia.[20][29]
GP-30  Russia 40mm grenade Underslug grenade launcher.[20]
RG-6[19][20]  Russia 40mm grenade
RPO-A Shmel  Soviet Union 93mm (man-portable thermobaric weapon) [31]

Mortars

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Mortars
M57[32]  Yugoslavia 60mm
M69[32]  Yugoslavia 82mm
2B9 Vasilek[33]  Soviet Union 82mm
?[34]  Armenia 82mm New Armenian made mortar[35][36]
M74  Yugoslavia 120mm The M75 variant is also used.[32]
M120 mortar[37]  United States 120mm
Hell cannon  Armenia ? Improvised mortar used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[32]

Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)

Name Origin Photo Notes
9K310 Igla-1  Soviet Union NATO codename SA-16 Gimlet.[38]
9K38 Igla  Soviet Union NATO codename SA-18 Grouse.[38]
9K338 Igla-S  Russia NATO codename SA-24 Grinch.[38]
9K333 Verba  Russia NATO codename SA-25 Gizmo.[38]
Possible future procurements
Mistral 3[39][40]  France Letter of intent signed in October 2023.[41]

Anti-tank weapons

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
anti-tank grenade launchers
RPG-7[17]  Armenia
 Soviet Union
Rocket-propelled grenade
anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launchers
9K111 Fagot[17]  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-4 Spigot.[42]
9M113 Konkurs[17]  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-5 Spandrel. An unknown number of Konkurs-M missiles were reportedly purchased from India.[43]
9K115 Metis  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-7 Saxhorn. Seen in use for training reservists.[44]
9M133 Kornet  Russia Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-14 Spriggan. Kornet-E version.[45]
anti-tank gun
SPG-9[46]  Soviet Union Recoilless rifle [42]
MT-12 "Rapira"  Russia Anti-tank gun 100mm[32]
tank destroyers
9P149 Shturm-S[45]  Soviet Union Tank destroyer NATO codename: AT-6 Spiral.[45]
9P148[45]  Soviet Union Tank destroyer Upgraded with thermal sights.[44]

Vehicles

Combat vehicles

Name Photo Origin Type Number Notes
Tanks
T-54/55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 8[45] 3 T-54 and 5 T-55 as of 2024.[45]
T-72  Soviet Union
 Russia
Main battle tank 100[45] T-72A and T-72B variants used.[45]
T-90  Russia Main battle tank 1[45] One T-90S won as a prize at the tank biathlon in 2014.[47]
Armoured fighting vehicle
BMP-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 100[45]
BMP-1K  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 25[45]
BMP-2  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 15[45]
BRM-1K  Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 12[45]
MT-LB  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 20[45]
ACMAT Bastion  France Armoured personnel carrier 21+[45] A total of 50 vehicles purchased in 2023.[48]
BTR-60  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 108[45]
BTR-70  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 18[45]
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 4[45]
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.[49]
GAZ Tigr[45]  Russia Infantry mobility vehicle Unknown

Transport vehicles

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Trucks
GAZ-66[32]  Soviet Union Cargo truck Unknown
Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[44]
GAZ-3308[32]  Russia Cargo truck Unknown
KAMAZ  Russia Cargo Truck Unknown 6x6 truck.[32]
KrAZ-255  Soviet Union Cargo truck Unknown Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[44]
Ural 4320  Russia Cargo truck Unknown Some are used as fuel or water tankers.[32]
Ural 43206[32]  Russia Cargo truck Unknown
ZiL-130[32]  Soviet Union Cargo truck Unknown Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[44]
ZiL-131[32]  Soviet Union Cargo truck Unknown Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[44]
Utility vehicles
GAZ-69A  Soviet Union Light utility vehicle Unknown Seen in use during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.[32] Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.[44]
UAZ-452[32]  Soviet Union Light utility vehicle Unknown
UAZ-469[32]  Soviet Union Light utility vehicle Unknown Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.[44]
UAZ-3962  Russia Ambulance vehicle Unknown Used by medical units.[50]
UAZ Hunter[32]  Russia Light utility vehicle Unknown
UAZ Patriot  Russia Light utility vehicle Unknown The UAZ-23602-130 and UAZ-23632 variants are also used.[32]
Nissan Navara[32]  Japan Light utility vehicle Unknown
Spec operation vehicles
M-3 Chaborz  Russia All-terrain vehicle Unknown Used spec ops.[51]

Engineering and recovery vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Engineering and recovery vehicles
MT-LB  Soviet Union Armored engineering vehicle Military engineering variant.[37]
BTS-4 [ru]  Soviet Union Armored recovery vehicle [32]
BREM-1[37]  Soviet Union Armored recovery vehicle
BREM-D[37]  Soviet Union Armored recovery vehicle
PMZ-4[32]  Soviet Union Minelayer
BTM-3 [ru][32]  Soviet Union Trench digger

Electronic warfare

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Electronic warfare
R-330P[52]  Soviet Union[52] Automated jamming station Unknown Unknown
Borisoglebsk-2[44]  Russia Automated jamming station
Kvant 1L222 Avtobaza  Russia Electronic warfare vehicle Unknown [53]
Infauna K1Sh1 UNSh-12  Russia Electronic warfare vehicle Unknown Military parade in 2016.[54]
Repellent-1[44]  Russia Electronic warfare Unknown
Zen Anti-drone System  India UAV jamming station Unknown Ordered in 2023[55]

Artillery

Name Photo Origin Caliber Number Notes
Towed Artillery
D-44  Soviet Union 85mm N/A [56]
M-30 122mm N/A [56]
D-30 60[57] [56]
D-1 152mm 2[57] [56]
D-20 34[57] [56]
2A36 Giatsint-B 26[57] [56]

ATAGS

 India 155mm L/52 6[58] 84 more planned.[59]
Self-Propelled Artillery
2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union 122mm 9[57] [56]
2S3 Akatsiya 152mm 28[57] [56]
TC-20 (MaRG 155mm)  India 155 mm 72 72 on order (deliveries started)
Wheeled self-propelled howitzer, based on a 6×6 truck. Product of Kalyani Strategic Systems (KSSL).[59][60]
CAESAR  France 36 Ordered in June 2024.[61] French media reported an order of 36,[62][63] to be delivered within 15 months.[64]
Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery
BM-21 'Grad'  Soviet Union 122mm Up to 50[57] [56]
TOS-1  Russia 220mm N/A [56]
Pinaka  India 214mm 4 batteries
(24 launchers)
Armenia has ordered 4 batteries of Pinaka Mk1 systems worth $250 million.
WM-80  China 273mm 8[57] [56]
BM-30 'Smerch'  Russia 300mm 2[57] [56]
AR1A  China 300mm 6[65] Reportedly purchased from China.[66]

Ballistic missile systems

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Scud (R-17 Elbrus)[67]  Soviet Union Tactical ballistic missile 7+[68]
OTR-21 Tochka[69]  Soviet Union Tactical ballistic missile 3+[68]
9K720 Iskander  Russia Short-range ballistic missile 4[68] 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.[70]

Anti-aircraft

Model Image Origin Caliber Quantity Details
Static surface-to-air missile system
S-75 Dvina  Soviet Union N/A [71]
S-125  Soviet Union N/A 4 Four sites were active in 2020: Yerevan, Martuni, Vardenis, and Stepanakert.[72]
S-300PT  Soviet Union N/A [71]
Mobile surface-to-air missile system
S-300PS  Russia N/A 50[65] 50 systems, unknown variant.[71]
2K11 Krug  Soviet Union N/A [71]
Buk M1-2  Russia N/A 6[73] It was intended replace the aging Krug and Kub systems, but due the lack of funds only two batteries were purchased.[73]
Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor  India N/A 15 Armenia acquired 15 AAD Air and unknown number of Akash Defence System from Bharat Dynamics Limited, with the transaction estimated to be valued at 6,000 crore (US$720 million).[74][75][76]
Akash  India N/A 4 (15 on order)[77]
2K12 Kub  Soviet Union N/A Unknown number in service as of 2024[71]
S-125 Neva/Pechora[71]  Soviet Union
 Armenia
N/A Some were upgraded with KAMAZ truck mounted launchers.[72]
Tor-M2KM  Russia N/A [71]
9K33 Osa[71]  Soviet Union N/A ~75[73] At least 35 Osa AKs were purchased from Jordan.[73]
9K35 Strela-10  Soviet Union N/A [71]
anti-aircraft guns
KS-19  Soviet Union 100 mm Used as field artillery.[32] Some mounted on MT-LBs.[44]
ZU-23-2[71]  Soviet Union 23 mm Some mounted on MT-LBs.[44]
Zastava M55  Yugoslavia 20 mm Some mounted on MT-LBs.[44]
ZSU-23-4 Shilka  Soviet Union 23 mm [71]
possible future procurements
VL MICA  France N/A Unknown French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu mentioned its possible sale during his visit to Armenia in February 2024.[78]
SAMP/T  France N/A Unknown

Radar systems

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Radar systems
5N63S "Flap Lid"  Soviet Union Radar Unknown
P-18 "Spoon Rest D" Radar Unknown
Avtobaza[79][80]  Russia Radar Unknown Part of Russian-Armenian arms deal.
P-12 radar[81] Radar Unknown
P-15 radar Radar Unknown
P-40 radar Radar Unknown
Snar-10 Big Fred[32] Ground surveillance radar Unknown
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar[82]  India Counter-battery radar 4[82] Four radars delivered for a cost of US$40 million in 2020.
GM-200[83]  France AESA 3D Radar 3[84] French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Armenia would buy three Ground Master 200 Radar

Systems from the French defense group Thales.[84]

Aircraft

Armenian Air Force aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Name Photo Origin Notes
Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
X-55/Kh-55  Armenia Introduced in 2014.[85]
Krunk  Armenia Introduced in 2011,[85] likely replaced with more modern UL-450.
UL-350  Armenia Introduced in 2022, seen during 2022 military trainings.[86]
UL-450  Armenia Introduced in 2023, showcased in early 2024.
Orlan-10  Russia Reportedly used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.[85]
?  Armenia Quadropter dropping Munition used during 2023 border skirmish
Loitering munitions
HRESH  Armenia Introduced in 2018.[85]

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