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.
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History |
Equipment |
Infantry weapons
Handguns
Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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Glock 17 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |