The modern equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces is listed in this page.
Personnel equipment Uniforms Name Photo Origin Notes ARMPAT Main camouflage pattern of the Armenian Armed Forces. Being replaced by Multicam. KLMK Used by border guards. Flora Digital EMR Flora and Woodland Flora used by different divisions in the army. Multicam To be used by the Armenian Army in 2024.Used by the military special units and law enforcement.Civilian versions used by volunteer fighters in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. A-TACS "Ataka" Used by Armenian special forces and snipers. Tropentarn Used by peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Iraq who are part of the German contingent. Vegetato Used by Armenian special units.LizardUsed formerly by Armenian Peacekeepers. U.S. Woodland Formerly used by the Armenian Army and the Artsakh Army. DCU Used in training drills. Formerly used by Armenian peacekeepers in Iraq.
Individual equipment Name Type OriginPhoto Notes Helmets Hełm wz. 93 Combat helmet Secondary-use helmet. SSh-68 Combat Helmet Used by reservists, volunteers and for training purposes. PASGT Helmet Combat helmet New Standard Helmet, used widely since 2023. FAST Helmet Combat helmet Mostly used by special forces. Few used by reconnaissance, scout, and infantry divisions. Seen in 2021 Armenian Armed Forces exercises. Armored vests Armocom Vests Bulletproof vest "SK" variant vests made by the Armocom company.MG-47Bulletproof vestNew widely seen "MG-47" variant vests made by Armor Arm. CIRAS Bulletproof vest Limited use.SMPP Bulletproof vest Tactical communications COMTAC Headset Protective communication headsets.Other EquipmentMILESMilitary laserUsed in trainings, being seen used since 2021PSO-1Telescopic sightEOTechHolographic sightUsed by Armenian Special ForcesM4 AimpointRed dot sightUsed by Armenian Special Forces, seen in exercises.JIM CompactMultifunctional optronic deviceThe multifunctional Jim Compact infrared binoculars were purchased from Safran in 2023 and delivered in early 2024. The STERNA Joint Fires Support System has also been purchased to work in tandem with the binoculars.Tonbo Spartan-SThermal weapon sightSeen first during 2024 "Eagle Partner" exercise.
Small arms Small arms Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes Handguns TT-33 Tokarev 7.62×25mm Tokarev PSM 5.45×18mm Used in small numbers. Makarov PM 9×18mm Makarov Main service pistol. Shotguns Carbines and spec arms VSS Vintorez 9×39mm Used by special units. AKS-74U 5.45×39mm Used by special units. Assault rifles AKM 7.62×39mm AK-74 5.45×39mm Main assault rifle under replacement. AK-103 7.62×39mm Main assault rifle. Replacing the AK-74 as main assault rifle, produced under license. AK-105 5.45×39mm AK-12 5.45×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license. AK-15 7.62×39mm Replacing the AK-74, produced under license. Sniper rifles SVD 7.62×54mmR Used by snipers and special forces. SV-98 .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces. Orsis T-5000 .338 Lapua Magnum Probably used in small number. Sako TRG .338 Lapua Magnum Used by the special forces of the army and the NSS Alpha Group. PGM 338 .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and the special forces. SSS Saber .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces. Accuracy International AX-338 .338 Lapua Magnum Used by snipers and special forces.Victrix Scorpio.338 Lapua MagnumSeen in recent Special Forces exercise in March. Used with NightForce Optics and SIGNUM suppressors made by Victrix. Zastava M93 Black Arrow 12.7×108mm Standard service anti-material rifle.Desert Tech HTI.50 BMGAnti-material rifle used by snipers and special forces. Machine guns RPK-74 5.45×39mm RPK-74M 5.45×39mm PK 7.62×54mmR Standard issue general-purpose machine gun. DShK 12.7×108mm NSV 12.7×108mm OFB 7.62X51mm Belt Fed 7.62x51mm Shown during meeting with Indian military chief.Հնդկաստանի զինված ուժերի պաշտպանության շտաբի պետի՝ ՀՀ այցի շրջանակում նրան են ներկայացվել Հայաստանի և Հնդկաստանի արտադրության սպառազինության նմուշներըBrowning M2.50 BMGShown during Military Parade preparation.(2) Facebook Defense Minister of Armenia on parade rehearsals Produced in Belgium. Grenade launchers AGS-17 30mm grenade 100 launchers purchased from Serbia. GP-30 40mm grenade Underslug grenade launcher. RG-6 40mm grenade RPO-A Shmel 93mm (man-portable thermobaric weapon)
Mortars
Name Origin Type Photo Notes Mortars M57 60mm M69 82mm 2B9 Vasilek 82mm Hrazdan82mm Transported on Tata Xenon. New Armenian made mortar Made by Arsenal Armtech.Sevan120mm Armenian made mortar with firing range of 7100m. Seen in military trainings. Made by Arsenal Armtech.M74120mm The M75 variant is also used.M120 mortar120mmHell cannon? Improvised mortar used in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) Name Origin Photo Notes 9K310 Igla-1 NATO codename SA-16 Gimlet. 9K38 Igla NATO codename SA-18 Grouse. 9K338 Igla-S NATO codename SA-24 Grinch. 9K333 Verba NATO codename SA-25 Gizmo.Possible future procurementsMistral 3Letter of intent signed in October 2023.
Anti-tank weapons Name Origin Type Photo Notes anti-tank grenade launchers RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-7ARocket-propelled grenadeArsenal Armtech made RPG with penetration of 300-600mm and a firing range of 300-500m. anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launchers 9K111 Fagot Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-4 Spigot. 9M113 Konkurs Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-5 Spandrel. An unknown number of Konkurs-M missiles were reportedly purchased from India. 9K115 Metis Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-7 Saxhorn. Seen in use for training reservists. 9M133 Kornet Anti-tank guided missile NATO codename: AT-14 Spriggan. Kornet-E version.GAM-102 LRAnti-tank guided missileTransported on Tata Xenon. Seen during Parade in 2026. 10km Range with 1000mm armor penetration and a top-attack trajectory. Operating under local name "Nizak". anti-tank gun SPG-9 Recoilless rifle MT-12 "Rapira" Anti-tank gun 100mm tank destroyers 9P149 Shturm-S Tank destroyer NATO codename: AT-6 Spiral. 9P148 Tank destroyer Upgraded with thermal sights.
Vehicles Available estimates should be treated with caution following losses suffered in the fighting since late 2020 in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Combat vehicles
Name Photo Origin Type Number Notes Tanks T-54/55 Main battle tank 8 3 T-54 and 5 T-55 as of 2024. T-72 Main battle tank 100 T-72A and T-72B variants used. T-90 Main battle tank 1 One T-90S won as a prize at the tank biathlon in 2014. Armoured fighting vehicle BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 100 BMP-1K Infantry fighting vehicle 25 BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle 15 BRM-1K Reconnaissance vehicle 12 MT-LB Armoured personnel carrier 20 BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier 108 BTR-70 Armoured personnel carrier 18 BTR-80 Armoured personnel carrier 4 Light armored cars ACMAT Bastion Armoured personnel carrier 50 A total of 50 vehicles purchased in 2023. Lusan Infantry mobility vehicle 15 15 Armenian licensed Buran, with NATO STANAG 2 Protection. In production for the Armenian Army since 2022. GAZ Tigr Infantry mobility vehicle Unknown
Transport vehicles Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes TrucksGAZ-66Cargo truckUnknownBeing replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.GAZ-3308Cargo truckUnknownKAMAZCargo TruckUnknown6x6 truck.KrAZ-255Cargo truckUnknown Being replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.Ural 4320Cargo truckUnknownSome are used as fuel or water tankers.Ural 43206Cargo truckUnknownZiL-130Cargo truckUnknownBeing replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.ZiL-131Cargo truckUnknownBeing replaced with Russian KAMAZ and Ural trucks.Tata LPTA 713 TCCargo truckUnknownSeen on parade preparations.TATA LPTA 2038CCargo truckUnknownSeen on parade Utility vehiclesGAZ-69ALight utility vehicleUnknown Seen in use during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war. Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.UAZ-452Light utility vehicleUnknownUAZ-469Light utility vehicleUnknown Being replaced with Russian UAZ Jeeps.UAZ-3962Ambulance vehicleUnknown Used by medical units.UAZ HunterLight utility vehicleUnknown UAZ PatriotLight utility vehicleUnknown The UAZ-23602-130 and UAZ-23632 variants are also used.Nissan NavaraLight utility vehicleUnknownTata XenonLight utility vehicleUnknownTransporting Chinese Military Robots.Iveco DailyLight utility vehicleUnknown Spec operation vehiclesM-3 ChaborzAll-terrain vehicleUnknownUsed spec ops.
Engineering and recovery vehicles Name Origin Type Photo Notes Engineering and recovery vehiclesMT-LBArmored engineering vehicleMilitary engineering variant.Armored recovery vehicleBREM-1Armored recovery vehicleBREM-DArmored recovery vehiclePMZ-4MinelayerTrench digger
Electronic warfare Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes Electronic warfareR-330ZHAutomated jamming stationUnknownSeen during Parade in 2026. R-330P Automated jamming stationUnknown UnknownBorisoglebsk-2 Automated jamming station Unknown Kvant 1L222 Avtobaza Electronic warfare vehicle Unknown Infauna K1Sh1 UNSh-12 Electronic warfare vehicle Unknown Military parade in 2016.Repellent-1Electronic warfareUnknownZen Anti-drone SystemUAV jamming stationUnknownOrdered in 2023Maraghuh Electronic warfare vehicleUnknownSeen during Military Parade in 2026
Artillery
Name Photo Origin Caliber Number Notes Towed Artillery D-44 85mm N/A M-30 122mmN/A D-30 60 D-1 152mm2 D-20 34 2A36 Giatsint-B 26 ATAGS ('Tork')155mm L/52 684 more planned.Trajan155mm?The Trajan gun is designed for high mobility and rapid deployment, capable of firing NATO-standard 155 mm projectiles, including advanced "smart" munitions, reported Manu Pubby of ET Defence.Self-Propelled Artillery 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm9 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm28MaRG 155-BR ('Mihr') 155 mm72 Wheeled self-propelled howitzer, based on a 4×4 truck. Product of Kalyani Strategic Systems (KSSL).72 ordered in November 2022, all delivered by January 2026.CAESAR36Ordered in June 2024. French media reported an order of 36, to be delivered within 15 months.Multiple Rocket Launcher ArtilleryPinaka ('Shant')214mm4 batteries(24 launchers)Armenia has ordered 4 batteries of Pinaka Mk1 systems worth $250 million.Pinaka GuidedN/AThe delivery of Guided Pinaka rockets commenced in January 2026. Range 75–80 km Indian Ministry of Defense Press Release:Press Information BureauBM-21 'Grad'122mmUp to 50Atlant122mmN/ARange up to 40km. Seen during Parade in Yerevan.TOS-1A220mmN/ABM-30 'Smerch'300mm2WM-80273mm8AR1A300mm6Reportedly purchased from China.
Ballistic missile systems Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes Scud (R-17 Elbrus) Tactical ballistic missile 7+ OTR-21 Tochka Tactical ballistic missile 3+ 9K720 Iskander Short-range ballistic missile 4 Iskander-E revealed during the preparations for the 2016 military parade in Yerevan. Armenia acquired the system from Russia, who delivered it as a part of a larger sale of weapons to Armenia, financed through a $200 million loan from Russia.
Anti-aircraft / UAV-interceptor