This is a list of equipment used by the Eritrean Army.

Small arms

Name	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Makarov PM [1]		9×18mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Soviet Union
Smith & Wesson Model 10 [1]		.38 Special	Revolver	United States
Sub-machine guns
Uzi [2]		9×19mm	Submachine gun	Israel
Rifles
AKM [1]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
vz. 58 [1]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Beretta BM 59 [1]		7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	Italy
M14 [3]		7.62×51mm NATO	Battle rifle	United States
M16 [1]		5.56×45mm NATO	Assault rifle	United States
Lee-Enfield [1]		.303 British	Bolt-action rifle	British Empire
Sniper rifles
PSL [4]		7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman rifle	Socialist Republic of Romania
Machine guns
DShK [1]		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
RPD [1]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
PKM [1]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
KPV [1]		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
RPG-7 [1]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union

Tanks

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
T-55 [5]		Medium tank	Soviet Union	270	INS
T-62 [5]		Medium tank	Soviet Union		INS

Scout cars

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BRDM-1 [6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100	INS
BRDM-2 [6]		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union		INS

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BMP-1		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	15	INS

Armored personnel carriers

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
BTR-60 [6]		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union	65	INS	BTR-60PB
BTR-152 [6]		Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	25	INS
MT-LB [6]		Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	10	INS

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
BGM-71C		Anti-tank missile	United States
9M133 Kornet [7]		Anti-tank missile	Russia
9M113 Konkurs [6]		Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union
9M14 Malyutka [6]		Anti-tank missile	Soviet Union

Artillery

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika [8]		Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	32	INS
2S5 Giatsint-S [9]		Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	13	INS
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad [6]		Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	35	INS
BM-27 Uragan [6]		Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	9	INS
Field artillery
M-46 [6]		Towed field gun	Soviet Union	19	INS
D-30 [6]		Towed howitzer	Soviet Union	50	INS
D-44 [6]		Towed field gun	Soviet Union	80	INS

Air defence systems

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
S-60 [10]		Autocannon	Soviet Union	12	INS
ZU-23-2 [10]		Autocannon	Soviet Union	50	INS
ZSU-23-4 Shilka [6]		SPAAG	Soviet Union	9	INS
9K32 Strela-2 [6]		MANPADS	Soviet Union	Unknown	INS
9K38 Igla [11]		MANPADS	Russia	50	INS

References

Works cited

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN  978-1-85743-835-2.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. Taylor & Francis. ISBN  978-1-000-91070-4.