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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.

Iraq Ground Forces
Components
History
Equipment

Infantry weapons

Handguns

Model Image 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]

Submachine guns and personal defence weapons

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
FB Glauberyt 9×19mm Parabellum   Poland 6,000 PM-98s were sold to Iraq in mid-2000. [3]

Assault and battle rifles

Model Image 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]

Sniper and anti-materiel rifles

Model Image 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]

Machine guns

Model Image 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]

Portable guided missiles

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

Protective gear

Model Image Origin Type Details
M80   Iraq Combat helmet Used by Iraqi Armed Forces from the early 1980s to 2010. Used mostly for training. [20]
MICH   United States Combat helmet Used by ISOF [21]
PASGT   United States Combat helmet Standard personnel armor. [22]
I OTV   United States Bulletproof vest Standard issue in combat and duty personnel. With different versions.[ citation needed]

Vehicles and artillery

Name Image Origin Type In service Notes
M1A1 Abrams   United States Main battle tank 321 [23] [24] [25] [26]
T-90S   Russia Main battle tank 73 [27] [28]
Lion of Babylon
  Iraq 		Main battle tank 100 [23]
T-72   Soviet Union Main battle tank 278 [29]
T-55   Soviet Union Main battle tank 76 [30]
M88 Hercules   United States Armoured recovery vehicle 37 [31]
BREM-1   Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle 88 [ citation needed]
VT-55A   Czechoslovakia Armoured recovery vehicle 4 [ citation needed]

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name Image Origin Type In service Notes
Oshkosh M-ATV   United States MRAP ≈200 Used by ISOF. [32]
International MaxxPro   United States MRAP Category 1 & 2 ≈300 [33]
HMMWV   United States Light utility vehicle +10,000 [34]
Cougar   United States Infantry mobility vehicle

MRAP

607 [35] [26]
Caiman   United States MRAP Category 1 & 2 267 [36]
Promoter DAPC   South Korea Infantry mobility vehicle 50 Used by ISOF, possible replacement for HMMWV. [37]
AMKZ Dzik   Poland Infantry mobility vehicle 600 Used by the Emergency Response Division[ citation needed]
BMP-3   Russia Infantry fighting vehicle 300 [38] BMP-3M Variant ordered in 2015 delivered in 2018-2019.
BMP-2   Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle ≈100 [ citation needed]
BMP-1   Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 600 [39]
Otokar Akrep   Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 573 [40]
ATF Dingo   Germany Infantry mobility vehicle [41] 50
BRDM-2   Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 13 [42]
Armoured personnel carrier
M113   United States Armoured personnel carrier 1,026 [43]
M1117   United States Armoured personnel carrier 264 [44]
BTR-4   Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 270 [45] 150 of the units are of the BTR-4K variant[ citation needed]
MT-LB / MT-LBu   Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier ≈400 [23]
Panhard VCR   France Armoured personnel carrier 44 [46]
APC Talha   Pakistan Armoured personnel carrier 44 2005 44 Part of $31 m deal [47]
Panhard M3   France Armoured personnel carrier 44 [48]
BTR-80   Soviet Union
  Ukraine
  Poland 		Armoured personnel carrier 98 [49]
FMTV   United States Heavy utility truck ≈500 [50]
HEMTT   United States Heavy utility truck 150 [51]
MTVR   United States Medium utility truck 270 [52]
Navistar 7000   United States Armoured personnel carrier ≈300 [53] 115 Navistar 7000-MV on order in addition to unknown number in service. [54]
M939   United States Armoured personnel carrier ≈250
KrAZ-6322   Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 2150 [55]
Mamba   South Africa Armoured personnel carrier 115 [23] Reva-3 variant
TM-170 (Barracuda)   Germany Armoured personnel carrier 12 [23]
FV103 Spartan   United Kingdom Armoured personnel carrier 100 [23]
Saxon   United Kingdom Armoured personnel carrier 60 [23]
BTR-94   Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 50 [23]

Rockets and artillery

M109   United States Self-propelled howitzer 90 [23]
AMX-GCT   France Self-propelled howitzer 86 [56]
2S1 Gvozdika   Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 70
2S3 Akatsiya   Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 35
M198   United States Howitzer 120 [23] 155mm artillery piece
M101   United States Howitzer 100
M1938   Soviet Union Howitzer 80 [57]
AZP S-60   Soviet Union Howitzer ≈250 [57] Recently refurbished and made operational
M-46   Soviet Union Howitzer 676 [58]
2A36 Giatsint-B   Soviet Union Howitzer ≈200 Recently refurbished and made operational
D-30   Soviet Union Howitzer 20 [59] refurbished and made operational
Astros II MLRS   Iraq

  Brazil

Multiple rocket launcher ≈100 [60] Built under license as the Sajil-60
BM-21 Grad   Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher ≈100 [61]
TOS-1   Russia Multiple rocket launcher 24
Type 63   China Multiple rocket launcher 200+

Anti-aircraft

Pantsir-S1   Russia Anti-aircraft 24 [23]
TWQ-1 Avenger   United States Anti-aircraft 100 [23]
MIM-23 Hawk   United States Anti-aircraft 50 XXI variant
Bofors 40 mm   Sweden Anti-aircraft

autocanon

100 [62] Recently refurbished and made operational

Radar systems

Model Image Origin Type In service
GM 403   France Mobile radar 4 [63]
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

Army Aviation

These are aircraft in Iraqi Ground Forces command. For other aircraft see List of active aircraft of the Iraqi Air Force page.

Aircraft Image Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat helicopter
Bell 407   United States Light utility 43 [64] 5 on order [64]
Bell UH-1   United States Utility UH-1H 15 [64]
Mil Mi-8/ Mil Mi-17   Russia Transport/Utility 41 [64]
Mil Mi-24   Russia Attack Mi-35 23 [64] 12 on order [64]
T129 ATAK
  Turkey Attack Helicopter 12 on order [65]
Mil Mi-28   Russia Close air support/ Anti-armor 17 [64] 19 on order [64]
Eurocopter EC635 Germany Utility/Light attack 20 [64]
Training aircraft/helicopters
Bell 206   United States rotorcraft traine 12 [64]
Bell OH-58   United States Scout/ rotorcraft traine OH-58C 9 [64]
Bell 505   United States rotorcraft traine 15 on order [64]
Drones
RQ-11 Raven   United States unmanned aerial vehicle 10 Locally manufactured
  Iraq unmanned aerial vehicle Dozens Locally manufactured

See also

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