List of current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces

The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Iraqi Ground Forces. For a list of previous equipment, please see List of former equipment of the Iraqi Army.

Model	Caliber	Origin	Details
Glock 17	9×19mm Parabellum 10mm Auto	Austria	Used by ISOF^[1]
Smith & Wesson M&P	9×19mm Parabellum	United States	^[2]
Tariq	9×19mm Parabellum	Iraq	Manufactured under license as the Tariq. Establishments from 1981 onwards. Production stopped in 2003 and resumed from 2009 onwards. The internal design appears identical to the original pistols.^[3]^{[page needed]}
Zastava CZ 99	9×19mm Parabellum	Serbia	^[4]
Beretta 92	9×19mm Parabellum	Italy	Used by ISOF^[5]
HS2000	9×19mm Parabellum	Croatia	Used by ISOF^[6]

Model	Caliber	Origin	Details
M16	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	Used since 2007.^[7]
M4 M4A1	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	^[8]
Remington R4	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	^[9]
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	United States	Used by ISOF^[10]
SIG Sauer SIGM400	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany	Used by ISOF^[5]
K2C carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	South Korea	^[11]
FB Tantal	5.45×39mm	Poland	10,000 Tantals were sold to Iraq in mid-2000.^[3]
AKM	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Used by previous Iraqi army. Some captured from the Islamic State. Mostly kept in storage. Used in parades.^{[citation needed]}
Zastava M70	7.62×39mm	Yugoslavia Iraq	In limited use.^{[citation needed]}

Model	Caliber	Origin	Details
M24	7.62×51mm NATO	United States	Used by ISOF^[6]
Orsis T-5000	7.62×51mm NATO	Russia	Used by ISOF^[6]
Barrett M82	7.62×51mm NATO	United States	^{[citation needed]}
AM-50 Sayyad	7.62×51mm NATO	Austria Iran	^[12]
PSG1	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany	^[13]
Dragunov	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union Iraq	In limited use.^{[citation needed]}
PSL (rifle)	7.62×54mmR	Romania	^{[citation needed]}
Tabuk Sniper Rifle	7.62×39mm	Iraq	^{[citation needed]}

Model	Caliber	Origin	Details
M249	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	Used by ISOF^[14]
M240	7.62×51mm NATO	United States	^[15]
MG 3	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany	^[16]
RPK	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union Iraq	Manufactured under license between 1981 and 2003.^[17] Kept in storage.^{[citation needed]}
PK machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	In limited use.^[18]
M2 Browning	.50 BMG	United States	^[18]
M134	7.62×51mm NATO	United States	^{[citation needed]}
DShK	12.7×108mm	Soviet Union	^[18]

Model	Type	Origin	Details
FIM-92 Stinger	Man-portable air-defense system	United States	^[19]
BGM-71 TOW	Wire-guided missile	United States	^{[citation needed]}
HOT	Wire-guided missile	France West Germany	^[19]
9M113 Konkurs	Wire-guided missile	Soviet Union	^[19]
9M133 Kornet	Laser beam-riding missile	Russia	^[20]

List of current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces

Infantry weapons

Handguns

Assault and battle rifles

Sniper and anti-materiel rifles

Machine guns

Portable guided missiles

Protective gear

Vehicles and artillery

Armoured fighting vehicles

Rockets and artillery

Anti-aircraft

Radar systems

Army aviation

See also

References

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Model	Origin	Type	Details
M80	Iraq	Combat helmet	Used by Iraqi Armed Forces from the early 1980s to 2010. Used mostly for training.^[21]
MICH	United States	Combat helmet	Used by ISOF^[22]
PASGT	United States	Combat helmet	Standard personnel armor.^[23]
IOTV	United States	Bulletproof vest	Standard issue in combat and duty personnel. With different versions.^{[citation needed]}

Name	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Tanks(1325)
M1A1 Abrams	United States	Main battle tank	487^[24]
T-90S	Russia	Main battle tank	73^[25]
T-72 Lion of Babylon	Soviet Union Iraq	Main battle tank	478+^[19]	T-72M/M1
T-55	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	150^[19]
Armoured recovery
M88 Hercules	United States	Armoured recovery vehicle	35+^[19]	M-88A1/2
BREM-1	Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle	180^[19]
VT-55A	Czechoslovakia	Armoured recovery vehicle	150^[19]
T-54/55	Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle	N/A^[19]
Type-653	China	Armoured recovery vehicle	N/A^[19]

Name	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Infantry fighting vehicles(1470)
BMP-3	Russia	Infantry fighting vehicle	300^[26]^[19]	BMP-3M Variant ordered in 2015 delivered in 2018-2019.
BMP-1	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	600^[19]
BTR-4	Ukraine	Infantry fighting vehicle	270^[27]^[19]
VN22	China	Infantry fighting vehicle	200^[28]^[29]	Localized version
BTR-80	Soviet Union Russia Poland	Infantry fighting vehicle	100^[19]	BTR-80A
Armoured personnel carrier (Tracked)
M113	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	500^[19]	M113A2 variant
MT-LB / MT-LBu	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	≈400^[19]
APC Talha	Pakistan	Armoured personnel carrier	44^[30]	In November 2004, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence signed a deal with HIT worth US$31 million in which it ordered 44 Talha APCs, 60 Mohafiz security vehicles and 300 Aahan Armoured Guard Posts making Iraq the first export customer for the Talha.^[30]
Protected patrol vehicle
TM-170 Barracuda	West Germany	Armoured personnel carrier	12^[19]
Caiman	United States	MRAP	250^[19]
Goretz-M	Russia	Armoured vehicle	N/A^[19]
Cougar/ILAV	United States	MRAP	400^[19]
International MaxxPro	United States	MRAP	30^[19]
Armoured utility vehicles
Oshkosh M-ATV	United States	MRAP	≈200	Used by ISOF.^[31]
Otokar Akrep	Turkey	Infantry mobility vehicle	400^[19]
Mohafiz (vehicle)	Pakistan	Internal security vehicle / Infantry Mobility Vehicle	60^[32]^[30]	In November 2004, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence signed a deal with HIT worth US$31 million in which it ordered 44 Talha APCs, 60 Mohafiz security vehicles and 300 Aahan Armoured Guard Posts making Iraq the first export customer for the Mohafiz.^[30]
M1117	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	324^[33]
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles
BRDM-2	Soviet Union	Reconnaissance vehicle	18^[19]
EE-9 Cascavel	Brazil	Reconnaissance vehicle	35^[19]
Utility vehicles
HMMWV	United States	Light utility vehicle	+10,000^[34]
Promoter DAPC	South Korea	Infantry mobility vehicle	50	Used by ISOF, possible replacement for HMMWV.^[35]
Oshkosh M1070	United States	Tank transporter and tractor unit	60^[36]	M1070A0
FMTV	United States	Heavy utility truck	≈500^[37]
HEMTT	United States	Heavy utility truck	150	^[38]
MTVR	United States	Medium utility truck	270^[39]
Navistar 7000	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	≈300^[40]	115 Navistar 7000-MV on order in addition to unknown number in service.^[41]
M939	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	≈250
KrAZ-6322	Ukraine	Armoured personnel carrier	2150^[42]
FV103 Spartan	United Kingdom	Armoured personnel carrier	100^[43]
Saxon	United Kingdom	Armoured personnel carrier	60^[43]
BTR-94	Ukraine	Armoured personnel carrier	50^[43]

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
Type-83	China	152mm self-propelled howitzer	38+^[19]
M109	United States	155mm self-propelled howitzer	220^[19]	M109A1/A2
AMX-GCT	France	155mm self-propelled howitzer	86^[19]
2S1 Gvozdika	Soviet Union	122mm self-propelled howitzer	90^[44]
Towed artillery
M-46/Type-59	Soviet Union China	130mm howitzer	+100^[19]
D-20	Soviet Union	152mm howitzer	+100^[19]
Type-83	China	152mm howitzer	50^[19]
M198	United States	155mm howitzer	160^[19]
2A36 Giatsint-B	Soviet Union	152mm howitzer	+200^[19]
Multiple rocket launcher
Astros II MLRS	Iraq Brazil	Multiple rocket launcher	66^[45]^[46]	Built under license as the Sajil-60
BM-21 Grad	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	300^[19]
TOS-1	Russia	Multiple rocket launcher	6+^[19]
Type 63	China	Multiple rocket launcher	+200^[19]

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
KM-SAM	South Korea	Anti-aircraft		8 on order^[47]^[48]
Pantsir-S1	Russia	Anti-aircraft	24^[43]
TWQ-1 Avenger	United States	Anti-aircraft	100^[43]
MIM-23 Hawk	United States	Anti-aircraft	50	XXI variant
Bofors 40 mm	Sweden	Anti-aircraft autocanon	100^[49]	Recently refurbished and made operational

Model	Origin	Type	In service
GM 403	France	Mobile radar	13^[50]^[51]
GM 200	France	Mobile radar	3^[52]
AN/MPQ-64	United States	Mobile radar	Unknown
AN/FPS-117	United States	Mobile radar	Unknown
AN/TPQ-37	United States	Mobile radar	Unknown
Beagle	Germany	Mobile radar	Unknown

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Variant	Quantity	Notes
Combat helicopter
Eurocopter EC725	France	Combat search and rescue		2^[53]	12 ordered^[54]
Mil Mi-24	Russia	Attack	Mi-35M	23^[55]^[19]	12 optional order^[56]
Mil Mi-28	Russia	Close air support/Anti-armor	Mi-28NE Mi-28UB	17^[57]^[19]	19 optional order^[56]
T129 ATAK	Turkey	Attack helicopter			12 planned^[58]
Utility/Transport helicopter
Aerospatiale Gazelle	France	Utility	SA342	4+^[19]
Bell 407	United States	Light utility		40^[59]	5 optional order^[56]
Eurocopter EC635	Germany	Utility/Light attack		23^[19]
Mil Mi-8/Mil Mi-17	Russia	Transport/Utility		41^[55]
Bell UH-1	United States	Utility	UH-1H	16^[19]
Training/Reconnaissance
Bell 206	United States	Rotorcraft trainer		10^[19]
Bell OH-58	United States	Scout/Rotorcraft trainer	OH-58C	10^[19]
Bell 505	United States	Rotorcraft trainer			15 optional order^[56]
Drones
CH-5	China	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle		Unknown^[60]^[61]
CH-4	China	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle		12^[19]
RQ-11 Raven	United States	Unmanned aerial vehicle		10	Locally manufactured
N/A	Iraq	Unmanned aerial vehicle		Dozens	Locally manufactured^{[citation needed]}

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