List of equipment of the Ethiopian Ground Forces

This is a list of equipment used by the Ethiopian Ground Forces.

Small arms
Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
PM[1] 9×18mm Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union Standard issue pistol.
Browning Hi-Power[1] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
Submachine guns
PPSh-41[1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun  Soviet Union
MAB 38[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Kingdom of Italy
Uzi[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Israel
Rifles
Vz. 52[2] 7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
SKS 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  Soviet Union
AKM 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AK-103[3] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Russia
Vz. 58[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 56[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
IWI Tavor[4] 5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle		  Israel
CAR 816 5.56×45mm Carbine  United Arab Emirates Used by the Ethiopian Republican Guard.[5]
M14[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  United States
Beretta BM 59[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Italy
Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
FN Model 1949[2] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Zastava M48 7.92×57mm Bolt-action rifle  Yugoslavia
Machine guns
Browning M1918
FN Mle 30[1]		 .30-06 Springfield
7.65×53mm		 Light machine gun  United States
 Belgium
RP-46[1] 7.62×54mmR Light machine gun  Soviet Union
RPD[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
PKM[6] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
KPV 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
M2 Browning[1] .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States
Sniper rifles
PSL[7] 7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle		  Socialist Republic of Romania
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
M72 LAW[1] 66mm Rocket-propelled grenade  United States
Grenade launchers
M79[1] 40×46mm Grenade launcher  United States
QLZ-87 35×32mm Automatic grenade launcher  China
 Ethiopia

Anti-tank weapons
Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
B-10[8] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 82mm
B-11[8] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 107mm
9M14 Malyutka[9] Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot[10] Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet[9] Anti-tank weapon  Russia
BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank weapon  United States

Vehicles

Tanks
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-72 Main battle tank  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 215[10] INS 50 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1.
T-55 Medium tank  Soviet Union 461+[10] INS
T-62 Medium tank  Soviet Union INS
Chonma-ho Main battle tank  North Korea INS

Reconnaissance
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ze'ev Armored car  Israel
 Ethiopia		 75[10] INS

Infantry fighting vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union 20[10] INS

Scout cars
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union 100[10] INS
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union INS

Armoured personnel carriers
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 100[11] INS
BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 80[10] INS
WZ-551 Armoured personnel carrier  China 20[10] INS
ZSD-89 Armoured personnel carrier  China 10[10] INS
M59 Armoured personnel carrier  United States 120 INS
Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel carrier  Israel 75[10] INS

Engineering vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
VT-55A Armoured recovery vehicle  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia		 Unknown INS
BTS-5B Armoured recovery vehicle  Ukraine 4[10] INS
Bosena-5 Mine clearing vehicle  Slovakia Unknown[10] INS

Utility vehicles
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
UAZ-469 Utility vehicle  Soviet Union Unknown INS
M151[12] Utility vehicle  United States Unknown INS
Humvee Light utility vehicle  United States 2100 INS Sold under the United States Foreign Military Sales.[13]
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle  Japan Unknown INS
Trucks
GAZ-63 Utility truck  Soviet Union Unknown INS
Ural-375 Utility truck  Soviet Union Unknown INS
Ural-4320 Utility truck  Soviet Union Unknown INS
KamAZ-6350 Utility truck  Russia Unknown INS
Dodge M37 Utility truck  United States Unknown INS
M54[12] Utility truck  United States Unknown INS
M809[12] Utility truck  United States Unknown INS

Artillery
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union Unknown[10] INS
2S19 Msta-S Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union 10[10] INS
PLZ-45 Self-propelled artillery  China 18[10] INS
SH-15 Self-propelled artillery  China 32[14][15] INS
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union 50[10] INS
Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher  China 25 INS
PHL-03 Multiple rocket launcher  China 4[16] INS
Mortars
BM-37 Mortar  Soviet Union Unknown[10] INS
M1 Mortar  United States Unknown[10] INS
M29 Mortar  United States Unknown[10] INS
M2 4.2 Mortar  United States Unknown[17] INS
Field artillery
D-44 Field gun  Soviet Union Unknown[10] INS
M-46 Field gun  Soviet Union 114 INS
D-20 Field gun  Soviet Union 20 INS
M-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union 464[10] INS
D-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union INS
M101 Howitzer  United States Unknown INS

Air defense

Man-portable air-defense systems
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union [10] INS
9K38 Igla Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union [9] INS

Towed anti-aircraft guns
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union Unknown INS
ZU-23-2 Autocannon  Soviet Union Unknown[10] INS
61-K Autocannon  Soviet Union Unknown[10] INS
S-60 Autocannon  Soviet Union Unknown[10] INS

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 60[17] INS

Surface-to-air missile systems
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
S-75 Dvina Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union 4[18] INS
S-125 Neva Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union 4[10] INS
Pantsir-S1 Surface-to-air missile  Russia 6[19] INS
HQ-64 Surface-to-air missile  China 1[20] INS

Aircraft
Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
DCH-6 Twin Otter Transport Aircraft 2[21]  Canada
Bell 205 Utility helicopter 8[21]  United States
Qods Mohajer-6 Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown[22]  Iran

References
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