Modern equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces. This page might contain equipment which are in use with the Artsakh Defence Army, as the equipment is sometimes used by both armies, but will officially contain information pertinent only to the Armenian military.
Equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces | |
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Founded | January 28, 1992 |
Name | Photo | Origin | Notes |
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ARMPAT[1] | Armenia | Main camouflage pattern of the Armenian Armed Forces and the Artsakh Defense Forces. | |
KLMK[1] | Soviet Union | Used by border guards. | |
Flora[1] | Russia | Digital EMR Flora and Woodland Flora used by different divisions in the army. | |
Multicam[1] | United States | To be used by the Armenian Army in 2024.[2] Used by the military special units and law enforcement. Civilian versions used by volunteer fighters in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. | |
A-TACS "Ataka" | United States | Used by Armenian special forces and snipers. | |
Tropentarn[1] | Germany | Used by peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Iraq who are part of the German contingent. | |
Vegetato[1] | Italy | Used by Armenian special units. | |
Lizard | Greece | Used formerly by Armenian Peacekeepers. | |
U.S. Woodland[1] | United States | Formerly used by the Armenian Army. Still used by some units the Artsakh Army. | |
DCU[1] | United States | Used in training drills.[3] Formerly used by Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq. |
Name | Type | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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Helmets | ||||
Helm Wz. 93 [4] | Combat helmet | Poland | Secondary-use helmet. | |
SSh-68[5] | Combat Helmet | Soviet Union | Used by reservists, volunteers and for training purposes. | |
PASGT Helmet[6] | Combat helmet | United States | New Standard Helmet, used widely since 2023. | |
FAST Helmet[7] | Combat helmet | United States | Mostly used by special forces. Few used by reconnaissance, scout, and infantry divisions. Seen in 2021 Armenian Armed Forces exercises. | |
Armored vests | ||||
Armocom Vests[8] | Bulletproof vest | Armenia | "SK" variant vests made by the Armocom company.[9] | |
CIRAS[10] | Bulletproof vest | United States | Limited use. | |
Tactical communications | ||||
COMTAC[7] | Headset | United States | Protective communication headsets. | |
Other Equipment | ||||
MILES | Military laser | United States | Used in trainings, being seen used in 2022 and 2021. | |
PSO-1 | Telescopic sight | Soviet Union | ||
EOTech | Holographic sight | United States | Used by Armenian Special Forces | |
M4 Aimpoint | Red dot sight | United States | Used by Armenian Special Forces, seen in exercises. | |
JIM Compact | Multifunctional optronic device | France | The multifunctional Jim Compact infrared binoculars were purchased from Safran in 2023 and delivered in early 2024. The STERNA Joint Fires Support System has also been purchased to work in tandem with the binoculars.[11][12] |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes | |
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Mortars | |||||
M57[24] | Yugoslavia | 60mm | |||
M69[24] | Yugoslavia | 82mm | |||
2B9 Vasilek[25] | Soviet Union | 82mm | |||
?[26] | Armenia | 82mm | New Armenian made mortar[27][28] | ||
M74 | Yugoslavia | 120mm | The M75 variant is also used.[24] | ||
M120 mortar[29] | United States | 120mm | |||
Hell cannon | Armenia | ? | Improvised mortar used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[24] |
Name | Origin | Photo | Notes |
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9K310 Igla-1 | Soviet Union | NATO codename SA-16 Gimlet.[30] | |
9K38 Igla | Soviet Union | NATO codename SA-18 Grouse.[30] | |
9K338 Igla-S | Russia | NATO codename SA-24 Grinch.[30] | |
9K333 Verba | Russia | NATO codename SA-25 Gizmo.[30] |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes |
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Anti-tank grenade launchers | ||||
RPG-7[13] | Armenia Soviet Union |
Rocket-propelled grenade | ||
Anti-tank guided missile launchers | ||||
9K111 Fagot[13] | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename: AT-4 Spigot.[31] | |
9M113 Konkurs[13] | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename: AT-5 Spandrel. An unknown number of Konkurs-M missiles were reportedly purchased from India.[32] | |
9K115 Metis | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename: AT-7 Saxhorn. Seen in use for training reservists.[33] | |
9M133 Kornet | Russia | Anti-tank guided missile | NATO codename: AT-14 Spriggan. Kornet-E version.[34] | |
Anti-tank gun | ||||
SPG-9[35] | Soviet Union | Recoilless rifle | [31] | |
MT-12 "Rapira" | Russia | Anti-tank gun | 100mm[24] | |
Tank destroyers | ||||
9P149 Shturm-S[34] | Soviet Union | Tank destroyer | NATO codename: AT-6 Spiral.[34] | |
9P148[34] | Soviet Union | Tank destroyer | Upgraded with thermal sights.[33] |
Name | Photo | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
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Tanks | |||||
T-54/55 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 8[34] | 3 T-54 and 5 T-55 as of 2024.[34] | |
T-72 | Soviet Union Russia |
Main battle tank | 100[34] | T-72A and T-72B variants used.[34] | |
T-90 | Russia | Main battle tank | 1[34] | One T-90S won as a prize at the tank biathlon in 2014.[36] | |
Armoured fighting vehicle | |||||
BMP-1 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 100[34] | ||
BMP-1K | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 25[34] | ||
BMP-2 | Soviet Union | Infantry fighting vehicle | 15[34] | ||
BRM-1K | Soviet Union | Reconnaissance vehicle | 12[34] | ||
MT-LB | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 20[34] | ||
ACMAT Bastion | France | Armoured personnel carrier | 21+[34] | A total of 50 vehicles were pledged by France in 2023.[37] | |
BTR-60 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 108[34] | ||
BTR-70 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 18[34] | ||
BTR-80 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | 4[34] | ||
Armored patrol vehicles | |||||
Lusan | Armenia | Infantry mobility vehicle | 15 | 15 Armenian licensed Buran, with NATO STANAG 2 Protection. In production for the Armenian Army since 2022.[38] | |
GAZ Tigr[34] | Russia | Infantry mobility vehicle | Unknown |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Trucks | |||||
GAZ-66[24] | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[33] | |
GAZ-3308[24] | Russia | Cargo truck | Unknown | ||
KAMAZ | Russia | Cargo Truck | Unknown | 6x6 truck.[24] | |
KrAZ-255 | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[33] | |
Ural 4320 | Russia | Cargo truck | Unknown | Some are used as fuel or water tankers.[24] | |
Ural 43206[24] | Russia | Cargo truck | Unknown | ||
ZiL-130[24] | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[33] | |
ZiL-131[24] | Soviet Union | Cargo truck | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.[33] | |
Utility vehicles | |||||
GAZ-69A | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | Seen in use during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.[24] Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.[33] | |
UAZ-452[24] | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | ||
UAZ-469[24] | Soviet Union | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.[33] | |
UAZ-3962 | Russia | Ambulance vehicle | Unknown | Used by medical units.[39] | |
UAZ Hunter[24] | Russia | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | ||
UAZ Patriot | Russia | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | The UAZ-23602-130 and UAZ-23632 variants are also used.[24] | |
Nissan Navara[24] | Japan | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | ||
Spec operation vehicles | |||||
M-3 Chaborz | Russia | All-terrain vehicle | Unknown | Used spec ops.[40] |
Name | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes |
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Engineering and recovery vehicles | ||||
MT-LB | Soviet Union | Armored engineering vehicle | Military engineering variant.[29] | |
BTS-4 | Soviet Union | Armored recovery vehicle | [24] | |
BREM-1[29] | Soviet Union | Armored recovery vehicle | ||
BREM-D[29] | Soviet Union | Armored recovery vehicle | ||
PMZ-4[24] | Soviet Union | Minelayer | ||
BTM-3[24] | Soviet Union | Trench digger |
Name | Photo | Origin | Caliber | Number | Notes |
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Towed Artillery | |||||
D-44 | Soviet Union | 85mm | N/A | [41] | |
M-30 | 122mm | N/A | [41] | ||
D-30 | 60[42] | [41] | |||
D-1 | 152mm | 2[42] | [41] | ||
D-20 | 34[42] | [41] | |||
2A36 Giatsint-B | 26[42] | [41] | |||
India | 155 mm | 6 delivered right away
(+ 84 to produce) [43] |
Armenia is reportedly purchasing about 120 ATAGS and TC-20 (MARG) 155 mm artillery systems from India.[44] | ||
Self-Propelled Artillery | |||||
2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | 122mm | 9[42] | [41] | |
2S3 Akatsiya | 152mm | 28[42] | [41] | ||
TC-20 (MARG) | -- | India | 155 mm | 72 on order (deliveries started) | Wheeled self-propelled howitzer, based on a 6×6 truck [45] |
Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery | |||||
BM-21 'Grad' | Soviet Union | 122mm | Up to 50[42] | [41] | |
TOS-1 | Russia | 220mm | N/A | [41] | |
Pinaka | India | 214mm | 4 batteries
(24 Launchers)[46] |
Armenia has ordered 4 batteries of Pinaka Mk1 systems worth $250 million.[47] | |
WM-80 | China | 273mm | 2[42] | [41] | |
BM-30 'Smerch' | Russia | 300mm | 2[42] | [41] | |
AR1A | China | 300mm | 6[48] | Reportedly purchased from China.[49] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Ballistic missiles | |||||
Scud[50] | Soviet Union | Short-range ballistic missile | 7+[51] | ||
OTR-21 Tochka[52] | Soviet Union | 3+[51] | |||
9K720 Iskander | Russia | 4[51] | Iskander-E revealed during the preparations for the 2016 military parade in Yerevan. Armenia acquired the system from Russia, who delivered it as a part of a larger sale of weapons to Armenia, financed through a $200 million loan from Russia.[53] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Electronic warfare | |||||
R-330P[54] | Soviet Union[54] | Automated jamming station | Unknown | Unknown | |
Borisoglebsk-2[33] | Russia | Automated jamming station | |||
Kvant 1L222 Avtobaza | Russia | Electronic warfare vehicle | Unknown | [55] | |
Infauna K1Sh1 UNSh-12 | Russia | Electronic warfare vehicle | Unknown | Military parade in 2016.[56] | |
Repellent-1[33] | Russia | Electronic warfare | Unknown | ||
Zen Anti-drone System | India | UAV jamming station | Unknown | Ordered in 2023[57] |
Model | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
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Static Surface-to-air missile system | |||||
S-75 Dvina | Soviet Union | N/A | [58] | ||
S-125 | Soviet Union | N/A | 4 | Four sites were active in 2020: Yerevan, Martuni, Vardenis, and Stepanakert.[59] | |
S-300PT | Soviet Union | N/A | [58] | ||
Advanced Air Defence (AAD) | India | N/A | 15 | Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missle
To be delivered by 2027[60] | |
Mobile Surface-to-air missile system | |||||
S-300PS | Russia | N/A | 4[48] | [58] | |
2K11 Krug | Soviet Union | N/A | [58] | ||
Buk M1-2 | Russia | N/A | 6[61] | It was intended replace the aging Krug and Kub systems, but due the lack of funds only two batteries were purchased.[61] | |
Akash | India | N/A | Unknown | [62] | |
2K12 Kub | Soviet Union | N/A | [58] | ||
S-125 Neva/Pechora[58] | Soviet Union Armenia |
N/A | Some were upgraded with KAMAZ truck mounted launchers.[59] | ||
Tor-M2KM | Russia | N/A | [58] | ||
9K33 Osa[58] | Soviet Union | N/A | ~75[61] | At least 35 Osa AKs were purchased from Jordan.[61] | |
9K35 Strela-10 | Soviet Union | N/A | [58] | ||
Anti-aircraft guns | |||||
KS-19 | Soviet Union | 100 mm | Used as field artillery.[24] Some mounted on MT-LBs.[33] | ||
ZU-23-2[58] | Soviet Union | 23 mm | Some mounted on MT-LBs.[33] | ||
Zastava M55 | Yugoslavia | 20 mm | Some mounted on MT-LBs.[33] | ||
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Soviet Union | 23 mm | [58] | ||
Possible future procurements | |||||
Mistral (missile) | France | N/A | Unknown | In October 2023, France signed an agreement on the future delivery of Mistral missile systems.[63] | |
MRSAM | India | N/A | Unknown | Armenia is considering ordering Indian made MRSAM system to replace its S-125.[64] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes |
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Radar systems | |||||
5N63S "Flap Lid" | Soviet Union | Radar | Unknown | ||
P-18 "Spoon Rest D" | Radar | Unknown | |||
Avtobaza[65][66] | Russia | Radar | Unknown | Part of Russian-Armenian arms deal. | |
P-12 radar[67] | Radar | Unknown | |||
P-15 radar | Radar | Unknown | |||
P-40 radar | Radar | Unknown | |||
Snar-10 Big Fred[24] | Ground surveillance radar | Unknown | |||
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar[68] | India | Counter-battery radar | 4[68] | Four radars delivered for a cost of US$40 million in 2020. | |
GM-200[69] | France | AESA 3D Radar | 3[70] | French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Armenia would buy three Ground Master 200 Radar
Systems from the French defense group Thales.[70] |
Name | Photo | Type | Origin | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Fighter | ||||||
Sukhoi Su-30SM | Multirole fighter | Russia | Su-30SM | 4[71] | ||
Attack | ||||||
Sukhoi Su-25[71] | Attack aircraft | Soviet Union | Su-25 Su-25UBK |
10[71] | 1 used for conversion training.[71] | |
Transport | ||||||
Ilyushin Il-76 | Strategic airlifter | Soviet Union | 2[71] | |||
Airbus A319 | VIP transport | Germany | A319CJ | 1[58] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-8 | Utility / Attack helicopter | Soviet Union | Mi-8MT Mi-8MTV-5 Mi-9 |
11[71] | ||
Mil Mi-24 | Attack helicopter | Soviet Union | 15[71] | |||
Trainer | ||||||
Mil Mi-2[72] | Utility helicopter | Soviet Union | 3[71] | Used for training.[71] | ||
Aero L-39 | Jet trainer | Czechoslovakia | 6[71] |
Name | Photo | Origin | Notes |
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Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | |||
X-55/Kh-55 | Armenia | Introduced in 2014.[73] | |
Krunk | Armenia | Introduced in 2011,[73] likely replaced with more modern UL-450. | |
UL-350 | Armenia | Introduced in 2022, seen during 2022 military trainings.[74] | |
UL-450 | Armenia | Introduced in 2023, showcased in early 2024. | |
Orlan-10 | Russia | Reportedly used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.[73] | |
? | Armenia | Quadropter dropping Munition used during 2023 border skirmish | |
Loitering munitions | |||
HRESH | Armenia | Introduced in 2018.[73] |
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