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List of equipment of the Nigerian Army

This is a list of some equipment used by the Nigerian Army. Due to how large and secretive the Nigerian army is, it is currently almost impossible to calculate all weaponry in the army.

Infantry weapons

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Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes
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
Heckler & Koch MP5[2]   Submachine gun   West Germany
Beretta M12[4]   Submachine gun   Italy
  Nigeria 		Produced locally under licence by DICON.
Sten[5]   Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Sterling[2]   Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Uzi[2]   Submachine gun   Israel Phased out and no longer in much use.
Rifles
IWI Tavor[6][7]   Bullpup assault rifle   Israel Used mostly by Special Forces.
CAA AK-Alfa[8][9] Assault rifle   United States
  Israel 		Used by Special Forces.
Beryl M762[10]   Assault rifle   Poland
  Nigeria 		Produced locally under license by DICON.

Will serve as standard issued assault rifle, to replace OBJ-006 and NR-1.

FB Mini-Beryl[11]   Compact assault rifle (carbine)   Poland 10 test units purchased.
M16A1[12]   Assault rifle   United States
FN FNC[2]   Assault rifle   Belgium
Beretta AR70/90[2]   Assault rifle   Italy
Daewoo K2[13]   Assault rifle   South Korea 33,000 units have been bought
OBJ-006   Assault rifle   Soviet Union
  Nigeria 		Produced as OBJ-006.[14][15]
AKM[16]   Assault rifle   Soviet Union
SIG SG 540[2] Battle rifle    Switzerland
NR1   Battle rifle   Belgium
  Nigeria 		Local variant designated NR1.[17][18][19]
Beretta BM 59   Battle rifle   Italy
  Nigeria 		Produced locally under licence by DICON.
Machine guns
M2 Browning[2]   Heavy machine gun   United States
DShK Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
FN MAG General-purpose machine gun   Belgium
RPK Light machine gun
  Soviet Union
Sniper rifles
Alex .338[20]   Sniper rifle   Poland
Grenade launchers
Norinco LG3 AGL Automatic grenade launcher   China

Missiles and recoilless rifles

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Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes
Anti-tank missiles
Swingfire[21]   Anti-tank missile   United Kingdom 100 in stock.[22]
Recoilless rifles
M40[23]   Recoilless rifle   United States
Carl Gustav   Anti-tank weapon   Sweden [2]
Rocket-propelled grenades
RPG-7   Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union

Armoured fighting vehicles

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Model Image Origin Variant Quantity Details
Tanks
VT-4     China VT-4 ~17+ [24][25]
T-72     Soviet Union T-72AV
T-72M1 		~10
~31 		[26][27]
[26][27]
T-54     Soviet Union T-55 ~100 [26][28]
Vickers     United Kingdom Vickers Mk3 ~172 [26][28]
Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Reconnaissance vehicles
FV101 Scorpion   Reconnaissance vehicle   United Kingdom 157[23]
FV107 Scimitar   Reconnaissance vehicle   United Kingdom 5[23] More units purchased from Jordan
ERC-90   Armoured car   France 80[29] 40 with Lynx turret.
EE-9 Cascavel   Armoured car   Brazil 70[23] Delivered in 1994.[22]
Panhard AML   Armoured car   France 130[23] AML-60 and AML-90 variants.
Panhard VBL   Scout car   France 72[22]
Ferret   Scout car   United Kingdom 25[29] 40 delivered.[22] Retired
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1   Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 22[30] BVP-1 variant.
BMP-2   Infantry fighting vehicle   Russia 40 [31][32]
Armoured personnel carriers
Type 89 AFV   Armoured personnel carrier   China 60[33]
Saurer 4K 4FA   Armoured personnel carrier   Austria 250[23] .[29]
MT-LB   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 67[22] Sourced from Poland.
Mowag Piranha I 6x6   Armoured personnel carrier    Switzerland 110[23]
BTR-3   Armoured personnel carrier   Ukraine 47[22] BTR-3U "Guardian" variant.
BTR-70   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 18[34]
BTR-60   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 6[35]
Saxon   Armoured personnel carrier   United Kingdom 75[22] Serviceability doubtful.[23]
Panhard M3   Armoured personnel carrier   France 18[23]
Ezugwu MRAP Armoured personnel carrier   Nigeria 30+[36] Total of more 52 ordered
Isotrex Phantom 2 Armoured personnel carrier   Canada [37] At least 3 destroyed by ISWAP.[38][39]
Infantry mobility vehicles
CS/VP3 MRAP   MRAP   China 140 40 delivered in 2018, a further 100 was delivered in 2021.[40]
Dongfeng Mengshi Csk131   MRAP   China 100 [41]
Proforce Ara/Thunder MRAP   Nigeria 40+ [42]
Otokar Cobra   Multipurpose armoured vehicle   Turkey 204[23]
Casspir   MRAP   South Africa 5[23] Casspir III variant.
Reva   MRAP   South Africa 40[43] Mk III.[44]
Plasan Sand Cat   Composite armored vehicle   Israel More units ordered
Light armored vehicles
Nurol Yörük NMS   Light armored vehicle   Turkey 13 on order[45]
Spartan MK.III   Light armored vehicle   Canada [46] More units ordered
INKAS LAPV Light armored patrol vehicle   Canada [46]
KLTV   Light tactical vehicle   South Korea [42]
Shorland   Armoured car   United Kingdom Mk 3.[47]
Armoured ambulances
FV104 Samaritan   Tracked armoured ambulance   United Kingdom

Logistics

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Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
KrAZ-6322[48]   Utility truck   Ukraine Unknown Some locally manufactured.[49]
Ashok Leyland Troop Carrier   India Unknown Assembled in Nigeria.

700 newly inducted into service.

Engineering vehicles

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Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
BOZENA 5[50] Unmanned ground vehicle   Slovakia N/A Clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance.[51]
Vickers AVLB[52] Armored bridge-layer   United Kingdom 26
Vickers ARV[52] Armored recovery vehicle   United Kingdom 12

Utility vehicle

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Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Pinzgauer[53]   High-mobility all-terrain vehicle   Austria N/A
Land Rover   Utility vehicle   United Kingdom
  Nigeria 		N/A Some of local manufacture.[47]
Haflinger   Utility vehicle   Austria 400[53]
Toyota Hilux[54]   Light truck   Japan N/A
Toyota Land Cruiser   Light truck   Japan N/A Used as utility vehicles and technicals[55]

Some were converted to armored cars.[56]

Tarpan Honker[57][58]   Multipurpose pickup truck   Poland 25
IVM G-12[59] Special purpose vehicles[60]   Nigeria N/A
IVM G-80[61] Light truck[62]   Nigeria 40

Artillery

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Name Photo Type Country of origin In Service
Self-propelled artillery
SH-5 Self-propelled howitzer   China 5 105mm caliber[63]
SH-2 2 122mm caliber
Palmaria   Self-propelled howitzer   Italy 25[64]
APR–40   Multiple rocket launcher   Romania 25[23]
BM-21 Grad   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 5[65]
RM-70   Multiple rocket launcher   Czechoslovakia 7[66]
Mortars
L16   81mm mortar   United Kingdom 200[29]
Anti-tank guns
ST-1 Tank Destroyer   China N/A Delivered in April 2020.[63]
ZiS-3[29]   Anti-tank gun   Soviet Union N/A
Howitzers
D-30   Howitzer   Soviet Union 90[22]
D-74 Howitzer   Soviet Union 90[22]
M46   Howitzer   Soviet Union 7[23]
D-20   Howitzer   Soviet Union 4[23] Delivered in 1992.[22]
Haubits FH77   Howitzer   Sweden 24[29] Reportedly all guns are in storage.
OTO Melara Mod 56   Howitzer   Italy 124[23] 200 delivered.[22]

Air defence

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Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
ZSU-23-4   Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 30[23]
Towed anti-aircraft guns
Bofors L/60   Towed anti-aircraft gun   Sweden 12[23]
ZPU[29]   Towed anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union N/A
ZU-23-2   Towed anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 350[23]
Surface-to-air missiles
Blowpipe   Surface-to-air missile   United Kingdom 48[29]
Roland   Surface-to-air missile   France 16[29] Mounted on AMX-30 chassis.
9K32 Strela-2   Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 100[23]

Aircraft

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Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes
Helicopters
MD500 Defender   Light Attack helicopter   United States Status: On order

12 units on order[67]

Bell UH-1 Iroquois Utility   United States 2 units in service
HAL Prachand
 
 Attack helicopter   India Status: Planned

4 to be ordered.[68][69]

Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle   Turkey 3 units in service

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