List of equipment of the Yemeni Army

This is an inventory of military equipment of the Yemeni Army. The army is organized into eight armored brigades, 16 infantry brigades, six mechanized brigades, two airborne commando brigades, one surface-to-surface missile brigade, three artillery brigades, one central guard force, one Special Forces brigade, and six air defense brigades, which consist of four anti-aircraft artillery battalions and one surface-to-air missile battalion.Country profile: Yemen . Library of Congress Federal Research Division (August 2008).

Equipment Small arms Name Image Caliber Type Origin Faction Notes Pistols TT pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev Semi-automatic pistol Glock 19 9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol PLC Submachine guns Sterling L2A3 9×19mm Submachine gun Rifles SKS 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle SPC AK-47 7.62×39mm Assault rifle SPC AKM 7.62×39mm Assault rifle SPC Type 56 assault rifle 7.62×39mm Assault rifle SPC Supplied by Iran to Pro-SPC Yemeni Army. AKS-74U 5.45x39mm CarbineAssault rifle SPC AR-M9 5.56x45mm Assault rifle PLC Colt CK901 5.56×45mm Assault rifle M16A2 5.56×45mm Assault rifle M4 5.56×45mm CarbineAssault rifle Steyr AUG 5.56×45mm BullpupAssault rifle SPC / PLC Supplied by Saudi Arabia to Pro-PLC Yemeni Army. Captured from Saudi forces by Houthi forces and Pro-SPC. FN FAL 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Used by Yemeni Republican Guard and Yemeni Special Guard. Lee-Enfield .303 British Bolt-action rifle Sniper and anti-materiel rifles Dragunov SVU 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle Imported before the Civil War. SVD Dragunov 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle Barrett M82 .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifle SPC Zastava M93 Black Arrow 12.7×108mm Anti-materiel rifle SPC / PLC Machine guns FN Minimi 7.62×51mm Squad automatic weapon RPK 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon SPC / PLC PK machine gun 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun SPC / PLC Browning M2 .50 BMG Heavy machine gun DShKM 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun SPC / PLC Rocket propelled grenade launchers RPG-7 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade SPC / PLC M72 LAW 94mm Rocket-propelled grenade Grenade launchers M203 40×46mm SR Grenade launcher M79 40×46mm Grenade launcher Portable anti-tank weapons M40 recoilless rifle 105 mm Recoilless rifle B-10 recoilless rifle 82 mm Recoilless rifle SPG-9 73 mm Recoilless rifle 9M14 Malyutka 125 mm Anti-tank missile

Ground Vehicle +MBT, IFV, APC & MRAPModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotesT-55Main battle tankn/aT-62Main battle tankn/aT-72Main battle tankn/aM60A1 RISE PassiveMain battle tank~200Supplied by Saudi Arabia in 1990s.BMP-1Infantry fighting vehiclen/aBMP-2Infantry fighting vehiclen/aBTR-60Infantry fighting vehiclen/aBTR-152Infantry fighting vehiclen/aM113 armored personnel carrierArmoured fighting vehiclen/aSupplied by Saudi Arabia, M113A1M-ATVMRAPn/aSupplied by Saudi ArabiaBAE CaimanMRAPn/aSupplied by some member of Arab LeaqueHumaidaArmored vehiclen/aAl-Shibl IIArmored vehiclen/aIMV & TechnicalHumveeInfantry mobility vehiclen/aSupplied by Saudi Arabia, M1123 and M1151 variantsGAZ TigerInfantry mobility vehiclen/aLand Cruiser (truck)Technical (vehicle)/Light utility vehiclen/aJ70 series.Ford F-SeriesTechnical (vehicle)/Light utility vehiclen/aF-350 and F-550.

Artillery ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotesTowed ArtilleryM-46 field gunTowed field gun60Self-Propelled Artillery2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled artilleryBM-21 GradMultiple rocket launcher

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