List of equipment of the Syrian Armed Forces

This is an inventory of military equipment currently operated by the Syrian Arab Army. The organization and military doctrine of the former Ba'athist-led Syrian Arab Armed Forces were influenced by the doctrines of the Soviet Union, Syria's closest ally.^[1] The Syrian Arab Army has traditionally relied on the Soviet Union and its successor the Russian Federation as its main supplier of military equipment. As a result of the Syrian civil war, many vehicles and much heavy equipment has been destroyed or captured, with some stores being partially replenished from Russian stocks.

Following the fall of the Assad regime, Israel launched several strikes on Syrian strategic bases, destroying up to 80% of the country's ammunition stocks as well as their navy, most of their air force and the majority of their strategic weapons stocks.^[2]^[3] Restructuring of the Syrian military is currently ongoing with Turkish military assistance.

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Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
EMR Desert	Russia	Combat uniform	N/A	Standard issue.
MultiCam	United States	Combat uniform	N/A	Standard issue.
Advanced Combat Helmet	United States	Combat helmet	N/A	Iranian-made copy. Standard issue.^[4]^[5]
FAST	United States	Combat helmet	N/A	Standard issue. Used by security forces and special forces.^[6]^[7]
Ruyin-5	Iran	Body armor	N/A	Standard issue.^[8]
Ruyin-2	Iran	Body armor	N/A	Used by security forces.^[9]

Name	Origin	Cartridge	Notes
Canik TP9	Turkey Germany	9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W 9×21mm IMI	Donated by Turkey. Variant of the Walther P99.
Makarov pistol	Soviet Union	9×18mm Makarov
M1911 pistol	United States	45.ACP	Captured from Ba'athist Soldiers during the Syrian civil war

Name	Photo	Origin	Cartridge	Notes
AKS-74U		Soviet Union	5.45×39mm M74	Seen in use by the Syrian Republican Guard during Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Aleppo.^[10]
Steyr AUG		Austria	Unknown	Entered the country through Syrian opposition forces after the start of the Syrian civil war.

Name	Photo	Origin	Cartridge	Notes
SKS		Soviet Union	7.62×39mm M43	Used for ceremonial purposes.^[11]
Heckler & Koch G3		Germany	7.62×51mm NATO	Donated by Turkey. Primarily used by security forces.^{[citation needed]}

Name	Origin	Cartridge	Notes
AK-47^[12]	Soviet Union	7.62×39mm M43/M67	Standard issue. Also seen in use by security forces, alongside as a ceremonial weapon.
AKM AKMS	Soviet Union	7.62×39mm M43	Seen in use by the army and security forces.^[13]
AK-103	Russia	7.62×39mm M43	Seen in use by the army and security forces.^[13]
Kale KCR	Turkey	5.56×45 mm NATO	Donated by Turkey.
M4 carbine	United States	5.56×45 mm NATO	Used by special forces.^[7]
M16 rifle	United States	5.56×45 mm NATO	Used by special forces.^[7]

List of equipment of the Syrian Armed Forces

Protective gear and combat uniforms

Small arms

Pistols

Carbines

Battle and semi-auto rifles

Assault rifles

Sniper rifles

Submachine guns

Machine guns

Anti-tank launchers

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Vehicles

Tanks

Infantry fighting vehicles

Armoured personnel carriers

Reconnaissance vehicles

Military engineering

Logistics vehicles

Utility vehicles

Artillery

Towed artillery

Self-propelled field artillery

Multiple rocket launchers

Bibliography

References

Works cited

External links

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Name	Type	Origin	Cartridge	Notes
PSL	Marksman rifle	Socialist Republic of Romania	7.62×54mmR
SVD (rifle)	Marksman rifle	Soviet Union	7.62×54mmR
ASVK	Anti-material rifle	Russia	12.7 × 108 mm	Possibly in use by special forces.

Name	Photo	Origin	Cartridge	Notes
Pecheneg machine gun^[14]^[15]		Russia	7.62×54mmR	Possibly seen in use by border patrol officers.^[16]
PKM		Soviet Union	7.62×54mmR	Standard issue.^[17]

Name	Photo	Quantity	Origin	Type	Notes
Improvised FPV drones		N/A	Syria	Improvised loitering munition
Shaheen^[18]		N/A	Syria	Loitering munition	Seen during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives^[18]

Name	Quantity	Origin	Notes
T-55A/AM/AMV/M/MV^[19]	N/A	Soviet Union
T-62	N/A	Soviet Union	Seen in use by the 56th Division.
T-72/T-72 Adra	N/A	Soviet Union	Seen in use during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.

Name	Quantity	Origin	Notes
BMP-1P^[20]	N/A	Soviet Union
Fath Safir	At least 1	Iran	Seen in use during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.
BTR-80	N/A	Soviet Union

Name	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Humvee	United States	At least 3	Captured from Syrian Democratic Forces.^[21]
BMC Amazon	Turkey	At least 6	Donated by Turkey.
BTR-50	Soviet Union	450	During the war, some BTR-50s were reactivated and issued to mechanized infantry.^[22]
MT-LB	Soviet Union	N/A	Additional units delivered by Russia.^[23] At least 4 MT-LB vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.^[24]
Al-Fatih	Syria	N/A	Shown at the Syrian Revolution Military Expo.^[25] Unclear if currently in use.
Al-Karar	Syria	N/A	Originally created by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Frequently used in assaults.
Al-Ra'd	Syria	At least 10	Originally created by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in late 2024. Seen during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. One was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.
M113	United States	At least 6	Donated by Turkey.
Nurol Ejder	Turkey	N/A	Several Ejder 6x6 armored personnel carriers were seen during Syria's Liberation Day parade in Damascus on 8 December 2025.^[26]
Otokar Cobra I Otokar Cobra II	Turkey	N/A	Donated by Turkey.

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
BREM-1^[28]	Armoured recovery vehicle	97	Soviet Union	Deployed in the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign in Syrian Civil War. 4 BREM-1 lost in the civil war. At least 3 BREM-1 vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.^[24]
MEMATT	Mine clearance	At least 2	Turkey
KMT 5 M	Mine clearance	At least 1	Soviet Union	Seen in used by the 98th Division.

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Mercedes-Benz Actros	8×4 off-road truck	N/A	Germany	Chassis of the M-46 W-SPG.^[29]^[30]
Iveco Trakker	8×8 off-road truck	N/A	Italy	Chassis of the M-46 W-SPG.^[29]^[30]
Sinotruk Howo	4×4 side truck 6×6 utility truck	N/A	China	Transport vehicle for motorized infantry.^[31]

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Toyota Land Cruiser	Utility vehicle	N/A	Japan	Model 70 variant. Widely used as a Technical.^[32]
Mitsubishi Triton	Utility vehicle	N/A	Japan
Toyota Hilux	Utility vehicle	N/A	Japan
Nissan Navara	Utility vehicle	N/A	Japan

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)	Field gun	N/A	Soviet Union
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)	Howitzer	N/A	Soviet Union

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
2S1 Gvozdika	Self-propelled howitzer	50^[33]	Soviet Union		122 mm. 300 as of 2011. 94 lost in the civil war.^[34] At least 16 2S1 self-propelled howitzers were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.^[24]
130 mm M-46 W-SPG	Self-propelled gun	N/A	Italy Germany Syria		On Iveco Trakker and Mercedes-Benz Actros chassis. Produced and modified in Syria by SSRC since 2013.^[29]^[30]