Major equipment of the Iraqi military

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Major Army Equipment

Type Designation Inventory
Armored fighting vehicles
Heavy and medium tanks T-54, T-55, T- 62, T-72 2,790
T-59, T-69 II 1,500
Chieftain Mark 3/5, M-60, M- 47 150
M-77 60
Light tanks PT-76 100
TOTAL 4,600
Armored vehicles
Mechanized infantry combat vehicles BMP 1,000
Reconnaissance vehicles BRDM-2, FUG- 70, ERC-90, MOWAG Roland, EE-9 Cascavel, EE-3 Jararaca
Armored personnel carriers BTR-50, BTR-60, BTR-152, OT-62, OT-64, VC-TH (with HOT antitank guided weapons), M-113A1, Panhard M-3, EE-11 Urutu
TOTAL 4,000
Artillery Guns 122mm: D-74;
130mm: M-46, Type 59-1;
155mm: GCT self-propelled 5
Guns/howitzers 152mm: M- 1937;
155mm: G-5, 40
GHN-45 40
Howitzers 105mm: M-56 pack;
122mm: D-30 towed, M-1938
M-1974 (2S1);
152mm: M-1943, M-1973 (2S3) self-propelled;
155mm: M-114, M-109 self- propelled
TOTAL 3,000
Multiple rocket launchers Includes 122mm: BM-21 n.a.
127mm: ASTROS II 60
132mm: BM-13, BM-16 n.a.
TOTAL 200
Surface-to-surface missiles FROG-7 30
Scud-B 20
TOTAL 50
Mortars 81mm; 120mm; 160mm n.a.
Antitank weapons
Recoilless rifles 73mm: SPG-9
82mm: B-10
107mm n.a.
Guns 85mm; 100mm towed; 105mm: JPz 100
SK-105 self-propelled n.a.
Antitank guided weapons AT-3 Sagger (including BRDM-2) n.a.
AT-4 Spigot (reported), SS-11, Milan, HOT n.a.
Army Air Corps
Armed helicopters
Attack helicopters Mil Mi24 Hind, with AT-2 Swatter 40
SA-342 Gazelle (some with HOT) 50
SA-321 Super Frelon (some with Exocet AM-38 ASM) 10
SA-316B Alouette III, with AS-12 ASM 30
BO-105, with AS-11 antitank guided weapons 56
Hughes-530F 26
Hughes-500D 30
Hughes-300C 30
TOTAL 272
Transport helicopters
Heavy Mi-6 Hook 10
Medium Mi-8 100
Light Mi-4 20
SA-330 Puma 10
TOTAL 140
Air defense weapons
Guns 23mm: ZSU-23-4 self-propelled; 37mm: M-1939 and twin; 57mm: includes ZSU-57-2 self-propelled; 85mm; 100mm; 130mm
TOTAL 4,000
Surface-to-air missiles SA-2 120
SA-3, SA-6, SA-7, SA-9 150
Roland 60
TOTAL 330


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Major Navy Equipment

Type and Description Inventory
Frigates 5
4 Lupo class with 8 Otomat-2 SSM, 1 X 8
Albatros/Aspide SAM, 1 helicopter
1 Yug (training vessel)
Corvettes 6
Assad class, all with 1 X 4
Albatros/Aspide SAMs:
2 with 2 Otomat-2 SSMs, 1 helicopter;
4 with 6 Otomat-2 SSMs
Fast-attack craft (missiles) OSA class, each with 4 Styx SSMs (6 of model II, 2 of model I), 8
Fast-attack craft (torpedoes) 4
P6
Large patrol craft: SO-1 3
Coastal patrol craft: Zhuk (under 100 tons) 5
Minesweepers 8
2 Soviet T-43 (ocean);
3 Yevgenya (ocean); and
3 Nestin (inshore/river)
Amphibious 6
3 Polnocny (LSM)
3 modern cargo (LST)
Support ships 5
1 Stromboli class
2 Poluchat torpedo support;
1 Agnadeen tanker; and 1 Transport


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Major Air Force Equipment

Type Designation Inventory
Bombers Tu-16 8
Tu-22 7
Fighters MiG-29 28
MiG-23BM 40
Mirage F-1C 40
Mirage F-1EQ5 (Exocet- equipped) 20
Mirage F-1EQ-200 23
F-7 (Chinese version of MiG-21 assembled in Egypt) 70
Su-7; Su-20 (Su-25 reported) n.a.
Interceptors MiG-25 25
MiG-21 200
MiG-19 40
Mirage F-1EQ 30
Reconnaissance MiG-25 5
Transport aircraft An-2 Colt 10
An-12 Cub 10
An-24 Coke 6
An-26 Curl 2
Il-76 Candid 19
Il-14 Crate 19
DH Heron 1
Trainers MiG-15, MiG-21, MiG-23U, Su- 7U n.a.
Mirage F-1BQ 16
L-29 Delfin 50
L-39 Albatros 40
PC-7 Turbo Trainer 50
EMB-312 Tucano 21
Air-to-air missiles R-530 n.a.
R-550 Magic n.a.
AA-2, AA-6, AA-7, AA-8 n.a.
Air-to-surface missiles AS-30 Laser 200
Armat n.a.
Exocet AM-39 542
AS-4 Kitchen n.a.
AS-5 Kelt n.a.
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