List of equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces

Summary

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
FoundedJanuary 28, 1992

Personnel equipment edit

Uniforms edit

Name Photo Origin Notes
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.

Individual equipment edit

Name Type Origin Photo Notes
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]

Small arms edit

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
Handguns
TT-33 Tokarev[13]     Soviet Union 7.62×25mm Tokarev
PSM[13]     Soviet Union 5.45×18mm Used in small numbers.[14]
Makarov PM[13]     Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov Main service pistol.
Makarov PMM     Russia 9×18mm Makarov Used in small numbers.[14]
Shotguns
KS-23[15][16]     Soviet Union 23×75mmR
Carbines and spec arms
VSS Vintorez[16]     Soviet Union 9×39mm Used by special units.
AKS-74U[13]     Soviet Union 5.45×39mm Used by special units.
Assault rifles
AKM[13]     Soviet Union 7.62×39mm
AK-74[13]     Soviet Union 5.45×39mm Main assault rifle.[17]
AK-103     Armenia
  Russia
7.62×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license.[18]
AK-105[14][16]     Russia 5.45×39mm
AK-12[19]     Armenia
  Russia
5.45×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license.[17]
AK-15     Armenia
  Russia
7.62×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license.[17]
Sniper rifles
SV-98[15][16]     Russia .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces.
Sako TRG[20]     Finland .338 Lapua Magnum Used by the special forces of the army and the NSS Alpha Group.
PGM 338[21]     France .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and the special forces.
Accuracy International AX-338[21]     United Kingdom .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces.
Zastava M93 Black Arrow[22]     Serbia 12.7×108mm Standard service anti-material rifle.
Desert Tech HTI     United States .50 BMG Anti-material rifle used by snipers and special forces.[23]
Machine guns
RPK-74[13]     Soviet Union 5.45×39mm
RPK-74M[16]     Russia 5.45×39mm
PK[13]     Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR Standard issue general-purpose machine gun.[17]
DShK[13]     Soviet Union 12.7×108mm
NSV[13]     Soviet Union 12.7×108mm
Grenade launchers
AGS-17     Serbia
  Soviet Union
30mm grenade 100 launchers purchased from Serbia.[16][22]
GP-30     Russia 40mm grenade Underslug grenade launcher.[16]
RG-6[15][16]     Russia 40mm grenade

Mortars edit

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
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]

Man-portable air-defense systems edit

Name Origin Photo Notes
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]

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
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]

Vehicles edit

Combat vehicles edit

Name Photo Origin Type Number Notes
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

Transport vehicles edit

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
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]

Engineering and recovery vehicles edit

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Engineering and recovery vehicles
MT-LB   Soviet Union Armored engineering vehicle   Military engineering variant.[29]
BTS-4 [ru]   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 [ru][24]   Soviet Union Trench digger  

Artillery edit

Name Photo Origin Caliber Number Notes
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]

ATAGS

    India 155 mm

L/52

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

L/39

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]

Other military vehicles edit

Tactical ballistic missile systems edit

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
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]

Electronic warfare edit

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
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]

Anti-aircraft edit

Model Image Origin Caliber Quantity Details
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]

Radar systems edit

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
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]

Aircraft edit

Armenian Air Force aircraft edit

Name Photo Type Origin Variant In service Notes
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]

Unmanned aerial vehicles edit

Name Photo Origin Notes
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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