From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
  United States
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[ citation needed] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AKM[ citation needed] 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[ citation needed] 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 [9] Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union 107mm
9M14 Malyutka [10] Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot [11] Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet [10] 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 [11] 50 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1.
T-55 Medium tank   Soviet Union 461+ [11]
T-62 Medium tank   Soviet Union
Chonma-ho Main battle tank   North Korea

Reconnaissance

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ze'ev Armored car   Israel
  Ethiopia
75 [11]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 20 [11]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 100 [11]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union

Armoured personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 100 [12]
BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 80 [11]
WZ-551 Armoured personnel carrier   China 20 [11]
ZSD-89 Armoured personnel carrier   China 10 [11]
M59 Armoured personnel carrier   United States 120
Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel carrier   Israel 75 [11]

Engineering vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
VT-55A Armoured recovery vehicle   Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia
Unknown
BTS-5B Armoured recovery vehicle   Ukraine 4 [11]
Bosena-5 Mine clearing vehicle   Slovakia Unknown [11]

Utility vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
UAZ-469 Utility vehicle   Soviet Union Unknown
M151 [13] Utility vehicle   United States Unknown
Humvee Light utility vehicle   United States Unknown Sold under the United States Foreign Military Sales. [14]
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle   Japan Unknown
Trucks
GAZ-63 Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown
Ural-375 Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown
Ural-4320 Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown
KamAZ-6350 Utility truck   Russia Unknown
Dodge M37 Utility truck   United States Unknown
M54 [13] Utility truck   United States Unknown
M809 [13] Utility truck   United States Unknown

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
2S19 Msta-S Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union 10 [11]
PLZ-45 Self-propelled artillery   China 18 [11]
SH-15 Self-propelled artillery   China 32 [15] [16]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 50 [11]
Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher   China 25
PHL-03 Multiple rocket launcher   China 4 [17]
Mortars
BM-37 Mortar   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
M1 Mortar   United States Unknown [11]
M29 Mortar   United States Unknown [11]
M2 4.2 Mortar   United States Unknown [18]
Field artillery
D-44 Field gun   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
M-46 Field gun   Soviet Union 114
D-20 Field gun   Soviet Union 20
M-30 Howitzer   Soviet Union 464 [11]
D-30 Howitzer   Soviet Union
M101 Howitzer   United States Unknown

Air defense

Man-portable air-defense systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union [11]
9K38 Igla Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union [10]

Towed anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union Unknown
ZU-23-2 Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
61-K Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
S-60 Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown [11]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 60 [18]

Surface-to-air missile systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
S-75 Dvina Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4 [19]
S-125 Neva Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4 [11]
Pantsir-S1 Surface-to-air missile   Russia 6 [20]
HQ-64 Surface-to-air missile   China 1 [21]

Aircraft

Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
DCH-6 Twin Otter Transport Aircraft 2 [22]   Canada
Bell 205 Utility helicopter 8 [22]   United States
Qods Mohajer-6 Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown [23]   Iran

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ a b Jardim, Frank (2022-08-01). "Royal Tiger Imports Ethiopian Arms". GUNS Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. ^ "North Korea and Ethiopia, brothers in arms | NK News". 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (4 October 2021). "Emirati Small Arms in Ethiopia". Oryx Blog. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Small Arms Survey (2007). "Probing the Grey Area: Irresponsible Small Arms Transfers" (PDF). The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN  978-0-521-88039-8. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ^ Miranda, Miguel (14 June 2018). "Africa's Forgotten War". History of War. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ * International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routledge. p. 445. ISBN  9781857438352.
  9. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 445.
  10. ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (2022). The Military Balance 2022. Abingdon, Oxon. p. 470. ISBN  978-1032279008.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 465. ISBN  9781032012278.
  12. ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  13. ^ a b c "Annex C Appendix II". US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (PDF). Washington, D.C. 18 December 1987. p. 262. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  14. ^ "High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Family of Vehicles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Ethiopia displays new SH15 howitzers". Archived from the original on March 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Ethiopia Acquires Dozens of Chinese Wheeled Howitzers". 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  18. ^ a b "ZSU-23-4". Jane's Information Group. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  19. ^ The Military Balance 2022, p.470
  20. ^ Military Balance 2022, p.470
  21. ^ "Trade Registers". SIPRI Arms Transfers Database. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  22. ^ a b "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  23. ^ Oryx. "Iranian Mohajer-6 Drones Spotted In Ethiopia". Oryx Blog. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
  United States
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[ citation needed] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AKM[ citation needed] 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[ citation needed] 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 [9] Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union 107mm
9M14 Malyutka [10] Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union
9K111 Fagot [11] Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union
9M133 Kornet [10] 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 [11] 50 T-72s (bought from Yemen), 143 T-72UA1, 73 T-72B1.
T-55 Medium tank   Soviet Union 461+ [11]
T-62 Medium tank   Soviet Union
Chonma-ho Main battle tank   North Korea

Reconnaissance

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ze'ev Armored car   Israel
  Ethiopia
75 [11]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 20 [11]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 100 [11]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union

Armoured personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 100 [12]
BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 80 [11]
WZ-551 Armoured personnel carrier   China 20 [11]
ZSD-89 Armoured personnel carrier   China 10 [11]
M59 Armoured personnel carrier   United States 120
Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel carrier   Israel 75 [11]

Engineering vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
VT-55A Armoured recovery vehicle   Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia
Unknown
BTS-5B Armoured recovery vehicle   Ukraine 4 [11]
Bosena-5 Mine clearing vehicle   Slovakia Unknown [11]

Utility vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
UAZ-469 Utility vehicle   Soviet Union Unknown
M151 [13] Utility vehicle   United States Unknown
Humvee Light utility vehicle   United States Unknown Sold under the United States Foreign Military Sales. [14]
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle   Japan Unknown
Trucks
GAZ-63 Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown
Ural-375 Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown
Ural-4320 Utility truck   Soviet Union Unknown
KamAZ-6350 Utility truck   Russia Unknown
Dodge M37 Utility truck   United States Unknown
M54 [13] Utility truck   United States Unknown
M809 [13] Utility truck   United States Unknown

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
2S19 Msta-S Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union 10 [11]
PLZ-45 Self-propelled artillery   China 18 [11]
SH-15 Self-propelled artillery   China 32 [15] [16]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 50 [11]
Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher   China 25
PHL-03 Multiple rocket launcher   China 4 [17]
Mortars
BM-37 Mortar   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
M1 Mortar   United States Unknown [11]
M29 Mortar   United States Unknown [11]
M2 4.2 Mortar   United States Unknown [18]
Field artillery
D-44 Field gun   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
M-46 Field gun   Soviet Union 114
D-20 Field gun   Soviet Union 20
M-30 Howitzer   Soviet Union 464 [11]
D-30 Howitzer   Soviet Union
M101 Howitzer   United States Unknown

Air defense

Man-portable air-defense systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union [11]
9K38 Igla Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union [10]

Towed anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union Unknown
ZU-23-2 Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
61-K Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown [11]
S-60 Autocannon   Soviet Union Unknown [11]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 60 [18]

Surface-to-air missile systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
S-75 Dvina Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4 [19]
S-125 Neva Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4 [11]
Pantsir-S1 Surface-to-air missile   Russia 6 [20]
HQ-64 Surface-to-air missile   China 1 [21]

Aircraft

Name Type Quantity Origins Notes
DCH-6 Twin Otter Transport Aircraft 2 [22]   Canada
Bell 205 Utility helicopter 8 [22]   United States
Qods Mohajer-6 Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown [23]   Iran

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ a b Jardim, Frank (2022-08-01). "Royal Tiger Imports Ethiopian Arms". GUNS Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. ^ "North Korea and Ethiopia, brothers in arms | NK News". 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost (4 October 2021). "Emirati Small Arms in Ethiopia". Oryx Blog. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Small Arms Survey (2007). "Probing the Grey Area: Irresponsible Small Arms Transfers" (PDF). The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN  978-0-521-88039-8. Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ^ Miranda, Miguel (14 June 2018). "Africa's Forgotten War". History of War. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ * International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routledge. p. 445. ISBN  9781857438352.
  9. ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 445.
  10. ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (2022). The Military Balance 2022. Abingdon, Oxon. p. 470. ISBN  978-1032279008.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 465. ISBN  9781032012278.
  12. ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  13. ^ a b c "Annex C Appendix II". US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (PDF). Washington, D.C. 18 December 1987. p. 262. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  14. ^ "High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Family of Vehicles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Ethiopia displays new SH15 howitzers". Archived from the original on March 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Ethiopia Acquires Dozens of Chinese Wheeled Howitzers". 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  18. ^ a b "ZSU-23-4". Jane's Information Group. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  19. ^ The Military Balance 2022, p.470
  20. ^ Military Balance 2022, p.470
  21. ^ "Trade Registers". SIPRI Arms Transfers Database. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  22. ^ a b "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  23. ^ Oryx. "Iranian Mohajer-6 Drones Spotted In Ethiopia". Oryx Blog. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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