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Draft:List of equipment of the Yemeni Army

This is an inventory of military equipment of the Yemeni Army.[1] The army is organized into eight armored brigades, 16 infantry brigades, six mechanized brigades,[2] 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.[3]

Equipment

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Small arms

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Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT pistol   7.62×25mm Tokarev Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Glock 19   9×19mm Parabellum Semi-automatic pistol   Austria
Submachine guns
Sterling L2A3   9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Rifles
SKS   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AK-47   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union [4]
AKM   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union [5]
Type 56 assault rifle   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
AKS-74U   5.45x39mm Carbine
Assault rifle 		  Soviet Union
AR-M9   5.56x45mm Assault rifle   People's Republic of Bulgaria
  Bulgaria 		[6]
Colt CK901   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States [7]
M16A2   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States [8]
M4   5.56×45mm Carbine
Assault rifle 		  United States [9]
Steyr AUG   5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		  Austria Supplied by Saudi Arabia to Pro-PLC Yemeni Army.
FN FAL   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany Used by Yemeni Republican Guard and Yemeni Special Guard.[10]
Lee-Enfield   .303 British Bolt-action rifle   British Empire
Sniper and anti-materiel rifles
Dragunov SVU   7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Russia
SVD Dragunov   7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Soviet Union
Barrett M82   .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifle   United States [11]
Machine guns
FN Minimi   7.62×51mm Squad automatic weapon   Belgium
RPK 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union [12]
PK machine gun   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
Browning M2   .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States
DShKM   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union [13]
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union [14]
M72 LAW   94mm Rocket-propelled grenade   United States [15]
Grenade launchers
M203   40×46mm SR Grenade launcher   United States
M79   40×46mm Grenade launcher   United States
Portable anti-tank weapons
M40 recoilless rifle   105 mm Recoilless rifle   United States [16]
B-10 recoilless rifle   82 mm Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union
SPG-9   73 mm Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union
9M14 Malyutka   125 mm Anti-tank missile   Soviet Union



References

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  1. ^ "Yemen – Army Equipment". Globalsecurity.org. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Critical Threats". Critical Threats. Archived from the original on 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. ^ Country profile: Yemen Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (August 2008).
  4. ^ Gordon, Rottman (3 May 2011). The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles. Osprey Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-84908-835-0.
  5. ^ Jones, Richard D (5 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  6. ^ "Bulgarian AR-M9 & AR-M9F rifles supplied by UAE to allied forces - Armament Research Services (ARES)". armamentresearch.com. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ "The Colt CK901: The Mystery Colt of Yemen – Small Arms Defense Journal". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ "AR 15 (M16/M4) - SALW Guide". salw-guide.bicc.de. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ^ "The Gun Zone -- A 5.56 X 45mm "Timeline" 2006". 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ Heckler and Koch: Armorers of the Free World by Gene, Jr. Gangarosa (2001-07-01). Gene Gangarosa Jr. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780739431771.
  11. ^ "North American anti-materiel rifles with Houthi forces in Yemen - Armament Research Services (ARES)". armamentresearch.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ^ Richard D, Jones (5 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  13. ^ Richard D, Jones. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  14. ^ Richard D, Jones. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  15. ^ Jones, Richard D (5 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  16. ^ Neville, Leigh. Technicals: Non-Standard Tactical Vehicles from the Great Toyota War to modern Special Forces. Osprey Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9781472822512.
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