List of current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces

The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Iraqi Ground Forces. For a list of previous equipment, please see List of former equipment of the Iraqi Army.

Infantry weapons

Handguns

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
Glock 17

9×19mm Parabellum
10mm Auto

 Austria Used by ISOF
Smith & Wesson M&P 9×19mm Parabellum  United States
Tariq 9×19mm Parabellum  Iraq Manufactured under license as the Tariq. Establishments from 1981 onwards. Production stopped in 2003 and resumed from 2009 onwards. The internal design appears identical to the original pistols.[page needed]
Zastava CZ 99 9×19mm Parabellum  Serbia
Beretta 92 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy Used by ISOF
HS2000 9×19mm Parabellum  Croatia Used by ISOF

Submachine guns and personal defence weapons

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
FB Glauberyt 9×19mm Parabellum  Poland 6,000 PM-98s were sold to Iraq in mid-2000.

Assault and battle rifles

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
M16 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Used since 2007.
M4
M4A1
5.56×45mm NATO  United States
Remington R4 5.56×45mm NATO  United States
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO  United States Used by ISOF
SIG Sauer SIGM400 5.56×45mm NATO  Germany Used by ISOF
K2C carbine 5.56×45mm NATO  South Korea
FB Tantal 5.45×39mm  Poland 10,000 Tantals were sold to Iraq in mid-2000.
AKM 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Used by previous Iraqi army. Some captured from the Islamic State. Mostly kept in storage. Used in parades.[citation needed]
Zastava M70 7.62×39mm  Yugoslavia
 Iraq
In limited use.[citation needed]

Sniper and anti-materiel rifles

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
M24 7.62×51mm NATO  United States Used by ISOF
Orsis T-5000 7.62×51mm NATO  Russia Used by ISOF
Barrett M82 7.62×51mm NATO  United States [citation needed]
AM-50 Sayyad 7.62×51mm NATO  Austria
 Iran
PSG1 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany
Dragunov 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union
 Iraq
In limited use.[citation needed]
PSL (rifle) 7.62×54mmR  Romania [citation needed]
Tabuk Sniper Rifle 7.62×39mm  Iraq [citation needed]

Machine guns

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
M249 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Used by ISOF
M240 7.62×51mm NATO  United States
MG 3 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany
RPK 7.62×39mm

 Soviet Union
 Iraq

Manufactured under license between 1981 and 2003. Kept in storage.[citation needed]
PK machine gun 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union In limited use.
M2 Browning .50 BMG  United States
M134 7.62×51mm NATO  United States [citation needed]
DShK 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union

Portable guided missiles

Model Image Type Origin Details
FIM-92 Stinger Man-portable air-defense system  United States [citation needed]
BGM-71 TOW Wire-guided missile  United States [citation needed]
HOT Wire-guided missile  France
 West Germany
[citation needed]
9M113 Konkurs Wire-guided missile  Soviet Union [citation needed]
9M133 Kornet Laser beam-riding missile  Russia

Protective gear

Model Image Origin Type Details
M80  Iraq Combat helmet Used by Iraqi Armed Forces from the early 1980s to 2010. Used mostly for training.
MICH  United States Combat helmet Used by ISOF
PASGT  United States Combat helmet Standard personnel armor.
I OTV  United States Bulletproof vest Standard issue in combat and duty personnel. With different versions.[citation needed]

Vehicles and artillery

Name Image Origin Type In service Notes
M1A1 Abrams  United States Main battle tank 321
T-90S  Russia Main battle tank 73
Lion of Babylon
 Iraq
Main battle tank 100
T-72  Soviet Union Main battle tank 278
T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 76
M88 Hercules  United States Armoured recovery vehicle 37
BREM-1  Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle 88 [citation needed]
VT-55A  Czechoslovakia Armoured recovery vehicle 4 [citation needed]

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name Image Origin Type In service Notes
Oshkosh M-ATV  United States MRAP ≈200 Used by ISOF.
International MaxxPro  United States MRAP Category 1 & 2 ≈300
HMMWV  United States Light utility vehicle +10,000
Cougar  United States Infantry mobility vehicle

MRAP

607
Caiman  United States MRAP Category 1 & 2 267
Promoter DAPC  South Korea Infantry mobility vehicle 50 Used by ISOF, possible replacement for HMMWV.
AMKZ Dzik  Poland Infantry mobility vehicle 600 Used by the Emergency Response Division[citation needed]
BMP-3  Russia Infantry fighting vehicle 300 BMP-3M Variant ordered in 2015 delivered in 2018-2019.
BMP-2  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle ≈100 [citation needed]
BMP-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 600
Otokar Akrep  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 573
ATF Dingo  Germany Infantry mobility vehicle 50
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 13
Armoured personnel carrier
M113  United States Armoured personnel carrier 1,026
M1117  United States Armoured personnel carrier 264
BTR-4  Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 270 150 of the units are of the BTR-4K variant[citation needed]
MT-LB / MT-LBu  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier ≈400
Panhard VCR  France Armoured personnel carrier 44
APC Talha  Pakistan Armoured personnel carrier 44 2005 44 Part of $31 m deal
Panhard M3  France Armoured personnel carrier 44
BTR-80  Soviet Union
 Ukraine
 Poland
Armoured personnel carrier 98
FMTV  United States Heavy utility truck ≈500
HEMTT  United States Heavy utility truck 150
MTVR  United States Medium utility truck 270
Navistar 7000  United States Armoured personnel carrier ≈300 115 Navistar 7000-MV on order in addition to unknown number in service.
M939  United States Armoured personnel carrier ≈250
KrAZ-6322  Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 2150
Mamba  South Africa Armoured personnel carrier 115 Reva-3 variant
TM-170 (Barracuda)  Germany Armoured personnel carrier 12
FV103 Spartan  United Kingdom Armoured personnel carrier 100
Saxon  United Kingdom Armoured personnel carrier 60
BTR-94  Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 50

Rockets and artillery

M109  United States Self-propelled howitzer 90
AMX-GCT  France Self-propelled howitzer 86
2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 70
2S3 Akatsiya  Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 35
M198  United States Howitzer 120 155mm artillery piece
M101  United States Howitzer 100
M1938  Soviet Union Howitzer 80
AZP S-60  Soviet Union Howitzer ≈250 Recently refurbished and made operational
M-46  Soviet Union Howitzer 676
2A36 Giatsint-B  Soviet Union Howitzer ≈200 Recently refurbished and made operational
D-30  Soviet Union Howitzer 20 refurbished and made operational
Astros II MLRS  Iraq

 Brazil

Multiple rocket launcher ≈100 Built under license as the Sajil-60
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher ≈100
TOS-1  Russia Multiple rocket launcher 24
Type 63  China Multiple rocket launcher 200+

Anti-aircraft

Pantsir-S1  Russia Anti-aircraft 24
TWQ-1 Avenger  United States Anti-aircraft 100
MIM-23 Hawk  United States Anti-aircraft 50 XXI variant
Bofors 40 mm  Sweden Anti-aircraft

autocanon

100 Recently refurbished and made operational

Radar systems

Model Image Origin Type In service
GM 403  France Mobile radar 4
AN/MPQ-64  United States Mobile radar Unknown
AN/FPS-117  United States Mobile radar Unknown
AN/TPQ-37  United States Mobile radar Unknown
Beagle  Germany Mobile radar Unknown

Army Aviation

These are aircraft in Iraqi Ground Forces command. For other aircraft see List of active aircraft of the Iraqi Air Force page.

Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat helicopter
Bell 407  United States Light utility 43 5 on order
Bell UH-1  United States Utility UH-1H 15
Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-17  Russia Transport/Utility 41
Mil Mi-24  Russia Attack Mi-35 23 12 on order
T129 ATAK
 Turkey Attack Helicopter 12 on order
Mil Mi-28  Russia Close air support/Anti-armor 17 19 on order
Eurocopter EC635 Germany Utility/Light attack 20
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206  United States rotorcraft traine 12
Bell OH-58  United States Scout/rotorcraft traine OH-58C 9
Bell 505  United States rotorcraft traine 15 on order
Drones
RQ-11 Raven  United States unmanned aerial vehicle 10 Locally manufactured
 Iraq unmanned aerial vehicle Dozens Locally manufactured

See also


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