List of equipment of the Ethiopian Army

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

Small arms

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Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
PM[1] 9×18mm Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union Standard issue pistol.
CZ 52[2] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol  Czechoslovakia
Submachine guns
MAB 38[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Kingdom of Italy
Type-54[1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun  Soviet Union
 China
Uzi[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Israel
Rifles
Vz. 52[3] 7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle  Czechoslovakia
SKS[1] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[4] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AK-103[5] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Russia
Vz. 58[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovakia
Type 56[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 68 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  North Korea
 Ethiopia 		North Korea provided assistance to set up Type 68 production lines.[6]
IWI Tavor[7] 5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		 Israel
CAR 816 5.56×45mm Carbine  UAE Used by the Ethiopian Republican Guard.[8]
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  Germany
FN Model 1949[3] 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[9] 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[10] 7.62×54mmR Designated marksman rifle
Sniper rifle 		 Socialist Republic of Romania
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
M79[1] 40×46mm Grenade launcher  United States
QLZ-87[1] 35×32mm Automatic grenade launcher  China
 Ethiopia

Anti-tank weapons

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Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
B-10[11] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 82mm
B-11[12] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 107mm
9M14 Malyutka[13] Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot[14] Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet[13] Anti-tank weapon  Russia
BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank weapon  United States

Vehicles

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Tanks

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-72 Main battle tank  Soviet Union
 Ukraine 		215[14] 50 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1.
T-55 Medium tank  Soviet Union 461+[14]
T-62 Medium tank  Soviet Union

Reconnaissance

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ze'ev Armored car  Israel
 Ethiopia 		75[14]

Infantry fighting vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union 20[14]

Scout cars

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union 100[14]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union

Armored personnel carriers

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 80[14]
WZ-551 Armoured personnel carrier  China 20[14]
ZSD-89 Armoured personnel carrier  China 10[14]
M59 Armoured personnel carrier  United States 120
Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel carrier  Israel 75[14]
Calidus MCAV-20 Armoured personnel carrier  UAE 100+[15]

Engineering vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
VT-55A Armoured recovery vehicle  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia 		Unknown
BTS-5B Armoured recovery vehicle  Ukraine 4[14]
Bosena-5 Mine clearing vehicle  Slovakia Unknown[14]

Utility vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M151[16] Utility vehicle  United States Unknown
Humvee Light utility vehicle  United States Unknown Sold under the United States Foreign Military Sales.[17]
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle  Japan Unknown
Trucks
Ural-375 Utility truck  Soviet Union Unknown
Ural-4320 Utility truck  Soviet Union Unknown
M54[16] Utility truck  United States Unknown
M809[16] Utility truck  United States Unknown

Artillery

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union 82[14]
2S19 Msta-S Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union 10[14]
PLZ-45 Self-propelled artillery  China 18[14]
SH-15 Self-propelled artillery  China 32[18][19]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union 50[14]
Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher  China 25
PHL-03 Multiple rocket launcher  China 4[20]
Mortars
BM-37 Mortar  Soviet Union Unknown[14]
M1 Mortar  United States Unknown[14]
M29 Mortar  United States Unknown[14]
M2 4.2 Mortar  United States Unknown[21]
Field artillery
D-44 Field gun  Soviet Union Unknown[14]
M-46 Field gun  Soviet Union 114
M-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union 464[14]
D-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union
M101 Howitzer  United States Unknown

Air defense

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Man-portable air-defense systems

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union [14]
9K38 Igla Man-portable air-defense system  Soviet Union [13]

Towed anti-aircraft guns

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union Unknown
ZU-23-2 Autocannon  Soviet Union Unknown[14]
61-K Autocannon  Soviet Union Unknown[14]
S-60 Autocannon  Soviet Union Unknown[14]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 60[21]

Surface-to-air missile systems

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
S-75 Dvina Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union 4[22]
S-125 Neva Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union 4[14]
Pantsir-S1 Surface-to-air missile  Russia 6[23]
HQ-64 Surface-to-air missile  China 1[24]
SPYDER[25] Surface-to-air missile  Israel 2

Electronic Warfare

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Kolchuga passive sensor Electronic warfare  Soviet Union 3

Radar Vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
P-18 Radar  Soviet Union 1>
ST-68U Radar  Soviet Union 1>

Aircraft

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Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
DCH-6 Twin Otter Military Transport AirCraft Unknown  Canada
Bell 205 Utility helicopter Unknown  United States
Qods Mohajer-6 Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown  Iran
Su- 27 Fighter Jet Unknown Russia
Su- 30 Fighter jet Unknown Russia
AW 139 Transport Helicopter Unknown Italy
King Air 360 Transport Aircraft Unknown USA
Cessna 172 Sky Hawk Training Aircraft Unknown USA
Antonov An- 10A Military Cargo Aircraft Unknown Russia
Bayraktar TB 2 Unmanned aerial Vehicle Unknown Turkey
Akinci Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown Turkey
Aquilla A-210 Training Aircraft Unknown Germany
L 39 Attacking Aircraft Unknown Czech
Mil Mi- 17 Attacking Helicopter Unknown Russia

References

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