List of equipment of the Eritrean Army

This is a list of equipment used by the Eritrean Army.

Small arms

Name	Caliber	Type	Origin
Pistols
Makarov PM^[1]	9×18mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Soviet Union
Smith & Wesson Model 10^[1]	.38 Special	Revolver	United States
Sub-machine guns
Uzi^[2]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	Israel
Rifles
AKM^[1]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
vz. 58^[1]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Beretta BM 59^[1]	7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	Italy
M14^[3]	7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	United States
M16^[1]	5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle	United States
Lee-Enfield^[1]	.303 British	Bolt-action rifle	British Empire
Sniper rifles
PSL^[4]	7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	Socialist Republic of Romania
Machine guns
DShK^[1]	12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
RPD^[1]	7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
PKM^[1]	7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
KPV^[1]	14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
RPG-7^[1]	40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
T-55^[5]		Medium tank	Soviet Union	270	INS
T-62^[5]		Medium tank	Soviet Union	270	INS

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BRDM-1^[6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100	INS
BRDM-2^[6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100	INS

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	15	INS

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BTR-60^[6]	Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	65	INS	BTR-60PB
BTR-152^[6]	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	25	INS
MT-LB^[6]	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	10	INS

Name	Type	Origin
BGM-71C	Anti-tank missile	United States
9M133 Kornet^[7]	Anti-tank missile	Russia
9M113 Konkurs^[6]	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union
9M14 Malyutka^[6]	Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika^[8]	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	32	INS
2S5 Giatsint-S^[9]	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	13	INS
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad^[6]	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	35	INS
BM-27 Uragan^[6]	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	9	INS
Field artillery
M-46^[6]	Towed field gun	Soviet Union	19	INS
D-30^[6]	Towed howitzer	Soviet Union	50	INS
D-44^[6]	Towed field gun	Soviet Union	80	INS

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status
S-60^[10]	Autocannon	Soviet Union	12	INS
ZU-23-2^[10]	Autocannon	Soviet Union	50	INS
ZSU-23-4 Shilka^[6]	SPAAG	Soviet Union	9	INS
9K32 Strela-2^[6]	MANPADS	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS
9K38 Igla^[11]	MANPADS	Russia	50	INS

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^ ^a ^b The Military Balance 2023, p. 450.
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^ "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. n.d. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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