List of equipment of the Nigerian Army
This is a list of equipment used by the Nigerian Army.
Infantry weapons
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | Notes | ||
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Handguns | ||||||
Beretta 92[1] | Semi-automatic pistol | Italy | ||||
Beretta M1951[2] | Semi-automatic pistol | Italy | ||||
Browning Hi-Power | Semi-automatic pistol | Belgium | Produced locally under licence as the NP-1.[3] | |||
Walther P5[1] | Semi-automatic pistol | West Germany | ||||
Submachine guns | ||||||
Beretta M12[4] | Submachine gun | Italy | ||||
Heckler & Koch MP5[2] | Submachine gun | Germany | ||||
Sa vz. 23 | Submachine gun | Czechoslovakia | ||||
Sten[5] | Submachine gun | United Kingdom | ||||
Sterling[2] | Submachine gun | United Kingdom | ||||
Uzi[2] | Submachine gun | Israel | ||||
Rifles | ||||||
IWI Tavor[6] | Bullpup assault rifle | Israel | ||||
Beryl M762[7] | Assault rifle | Poland | 2000 units, some manufactured in Nigeria | |||
FB Mini-Beryl[8] | Compact assault rifle (carbine) | Poland | 10 test units (wz. 1996C)[8] | |||
M16A1[9] | Assault rifle | United States | ||||
FN FNC[2] | Assault rifle | Belgium | ||||
Beretta AR70/90[2] | Assault rifle | Italy | ||||
Daewoo K2[10] | Assault rifle | South Korea | 33,000 units have been bought | |||
OBJ-006 | Assault rifle | Soviet Union Nigeria |
Produced as OBJ-006.[11][12] | |||
AKM[13] | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | ||||
SIG SG 540[2] | Battle rifle | Switzerland | ||||
NR1 | Battle rifle | Belgium Nigeria |
Local variant designated NR1.[14][15][16] | |||
Heckler & Koch G3 | Battle rifle | West Germany | ||||
BM 59 | Battle rifle | Italy | ||||
Vz. 52 rifle | Semi-automatic rifle | Czechoslovakia | ||||
Machine guns | ||||||
RPK | Light machine gun | Soviet Union | ||||
Degtyaryov 1938/46 | Light machine gun | Soviet Union | ||||
UKM-2000 | General purpose machine gun | Poland | ||||
FN MAG | General purpose machine gun | Belgium | ||||
M2 Browning[2] | Heavy machine gun | United States | ||||
Sniper rifles | ||||||
Alex-338 | Sniper rifle | Poland |
Missiles and recoilless rifles
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | Notes | ||
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Anti-tank missiles | ||||||
Swingfire[17] | Anti-tank missile | United Kingdom | 100 in stock.[18] | |||
Recoilless rifles | ||||||
M40[19] | Anti-tank weapon | United States | ||||
Carl Gustav | Anti-tank weapon | Sweden | 30 in service.[2] | |||
Norinco LG3 AGL | Automatic grenade launcher | China | ||||
Rocket-propelled grenades | ||||||
RPG-7 | Anti-tank weapon | Soviet Union |
Armoured fighting vehicles
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | In service | Notes | |
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Main battle tanks | ||||||
VT-4 | Main battle tank | China | Delivered in April 2020.[20] | |||
T-72 | Main battle tank | Soviet Union | 43[21] | Sourced from the Czech Republic. | ||
T-54/55 | Main battle tank | Soviet Union | 100[22] | |||
Eagle | Main battle tank | United Kingdom | 176[23] | Mk III. | ||
AMX-30 | Main battle tank | France | 16[19] | |||
Reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
FV101 Scorpion | Reconnaissance vehicle | United Kingdom | 157[19] | |||
FV107 Scimitar | Reconnaissance vehicle | United Kingdom | 5[19] | |||
ERC-90 | Armoured car | France | 80[24] | 40 with Lynx turret. | ||
EE-9 Cascavel | Armoured car | Brazil | 70[19] | Delivered in 1994.[18] | ||
Panhard AML | Armoured car | France | 130[19] | AML-60 and AML-90 variants. | ||
Saladin | Armoured car | United Kingdom | 20[25] | |||
Fox | Scout car | United Kingdom | 50[26] | |||
Panhard VBL | Scout car | France | 72[18] | |||
Ferret | Scout car | United Kingdom | 25[24] | 40 delivered.[18] | ||
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||||
BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | Soviet Union | 4[27] | BVP-1 variant. | ||
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
Saurer 4K 4FA | Armoured personnel carrier | Austria | 250[19] | 300 delivered.[24] | ||
MT-LB | Armoured personnel carrier | Poland | 67[18] | Sourced from Poland. | ||
Mowag Piranha I 6x6 | Armoured personnel carrier | Switzerland | 110[19] | |||
BTR-4 | Armoured personnel carrier | Ukraine | BTR-4 with Grom module | |||
BTR-3 | Armoured personnel carrier | Ukraine | 47[18] | BTR-3U "Guardian" variant. | ||
BTR-70 | Armoured personnel carrier | Soviet Union | 18[28] | |||
BTR-60 | Armoured personnel carrier | Soviet Union | 6[29] | |||
Saracen | Armoured personnel carrier | United Kingdom | 10[19] | 20 delivered.[18] | ||
Saxon | Armoured personnel carrier | United Kingdom | 75[18] | Serviceability doubtful.[19] | ||
Panhard M3 | Armoured personnel carrier | France | 18[19] | |||
Ezugwu | Armoured personnel carrier | Nigeria | 10 | Total of 28 ordered[30] | ||
Isotrex Phantom 2 | armoured personnel carriers | Canada | 5[31] | Al least 3 destroyed by ISWAP.[32][33] | ||
FV103 Spartan | armoured personnel carriers | United Kingdom | Unknown[34] | Al least 1 captured by ISWAP.[35] | ||
Infantry mobility vehicles | ||||||
Igirigi | MRAP | Nigeria | Replaced the Pf1.[36] | |||
Proforce Ara/Thunder | MRAP | Nigeria | 30 unit to be commissioned into the Nigerian army in 2019 | Proforce Nigeria | ||
Otokar Cobra | Multipurpose armoured vehicle | Turkey | 204[19] | |||
International MaxxPro | MRAP | USA | ||||
BAE Caiman | MRAP | USA | ||||
CS-VP3 | MRAP | China | 120 | |||
Casspir | MRAP | South Africa | 5[19] | Casspir III variant. | ||
Reva | MRAP | South Africa | 40[37] | Mk III.[38] | ||
Plasan Sand Cat | Composite armored vehicle | Israel | ||||
Light armored vehicles | ||||||
Spartan MK.III | Light armored vehicle | Canada | [39] | |||
INKAS LAPV | Light armored patrol vehicle | Canada | [39] | |||
Shorland | Armoured car | United Kingdom | Mk 3.[40] | |||
Kia KLTV | Light tactical vehicle | South Korea | at least 1 | 1 captured by ISWAP.[41] | ||
Armoured ambulances | ||||||
FV104 Samaritan | Tracked ambulance | United Kingdom |
Logistics
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | In service | Notes |
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KrAZ-6322[42] | Utility truck | Ukraine | 4000 | Some locally manufactured.[43] |
Engineering vehicles
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | In service | Notes |
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BOZENA 5[44] | Unmanned ground vehicle | Slovakia | Clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance.[45] | ||
Vickers AVLB[46] | Armored bridge-layer | United Kingdom | 26 (status unknown) | ||
Vickers ARV[46] | Armored recovery vehicle | United Kingdom | 12 (status unknown) |
Utility vehicle
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pinzgauer[47] | High-mobility all-terrain vehicle | Austria | |||
Land Rover | Utility vehicle | United Kingdom Nigeria |
Some of local manufacture.[40] | ||
Haflinger | Utility vehicle | Austria | 400[47] | ||
Toyota Hilux[48] | Light truck | Japan | |||
Tarpan Honker[49][50] | Multipurpose pickup truck | Poland | 25 | ||
IVM G-12[51] | Special purpose vehicles[52] | Nigeria |
Artillery
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | In service | Notes | |
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Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
SH5 | Self-propelled howitzer | China | 105 mm caliber[53] | |||
Palmaria | Self-propelled howitzer | Italy | 39[54] | |||
APR–40 | Multiple rocket launcher | Socialist Republic of Romania | 40[19] | |||
Type 63 | Multiple rocket luncher | China | 12 | |||
RM-70 | Multiple rocket launcher | Czechoslovakia | 7[55] | |||
Mortars | ||||||
L16 | 81mm mortar | United Kingdom | 200[24] | |||
Anti-tank guns | ||||||
ST-1 | Tank destroyoer | China | Delivered in April 2020.[56] | |||
ZiS-3[24] | Antitank gun | Soviet Union | ||||
Howitzers | ||||||
D-30 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | 90[18] | |||
D-74 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | 90[18] | |||
M46 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | 7[19] | |||
D-20 | Howitzer | Soviet Union | 4[19] | Delivered in 1992.[18] | ||
Haubits FH77 | Howitzer | Sweden | 24[24] | |||
OTO Melara Mod 56 | Howitzer | Italy | 124[19] | 200 delivered.[18] |
Air defence
Name | Photo | Type | Country of origin | In service | Notes | |
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Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons | ||||||
ZSU-23-4 | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | 30[19] | |||
Towed anti-aircraft guns | ||||||
Bofors L/60 | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Sweden | 12[19] | |||
ZPU[24] | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | ||||
ZU-23-2 | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | 350[19] | |||
Surface-to-air missiles | ||||||
Blowpipe | Surface-to-air missile | United Kingdom | 48[24] | |||
Roland | Surface-to-air missile | France | 16[24] | Mounted on AMX-30 chassis. | ||
9K32 Strela-2 | Surface-to-air missile | Soviet Union | 100[19] |
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