List of equipment of the Syrian Armed Forces

This is an inventory of military equipment currently operated by the Syrian Armed Forces. The organization and military doctrine of the former Ba'athist-led Syrian Arab Armed Forces were influenced by the doctrines of the Soviet Union, Syria's closest ally.[1] The Syrian Arab Army has traditionally relied on the Soviet Union and its successor the Russian Federation as its main supplier of military equipment. As a result of the Syrian civil war, many vehicles and much heavy equipment has been destroyed or captured, with some stores being partially replenished from Russian stocks.

Following the fall of the Assad regime, Israel launched several strikes on Syrian strategic bases, destroying up to 80% of the country's ammunition stocks as well as their navy, most of their air force and the majority of their strategic weapons stocks.[2][3] Restructuring of the Syrian military is currently ongoing with Turkish military assistance.

Protective gear and combat uniforms

Name Photo Origin Type Quantity Notes
EMR Desert  Russia Combat uniform N/A Standard issue.
MultiCam  United States Combat uniform N/A Standard issue.
Advanced Combat Helmet  United States
Iran		 Combat helmet N/A Iranian-made copy. Standard issue.[4][5]
FAST
 United States Combat helmetN/AStandard issue. Used by security forces and special forces.[6][7]
Ruyin-5
Iran Body armor N/A Standard issue.[8]
Ruyin-2
Iran Body armor N/A Used by security forces.[9]

Small arms

Pistols

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
Canik TP9
 Turkey
Germany		 9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
9×21mm IMI		 Donated by Turkey. Variant of the Walther P99.
Girsan Regard Compact  Turkey
Italy		 9x19mm Parabellum Copy of the Beretta 92F. Bought by Ba'athist Syria before the Syrian civil war.[10] Captured from Ba'athist forces.
Browning Hi-Power  Belgium
United States		 9×19mm Parabellum 13-round magazine. Captured from the Ba'athist-era Public Security Police.
M1911 pistol
United States .45 ACP Captured from Ba'athist forces during the Syrian civil war.
Makarov pistol
 Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov

Carbines

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
AKS-74U Soviet Union5.45×39mm M74Seen in use by the Syrian Republican Guard during Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Aleppo.[11]
CZ BREN 2 Czech Republic 5.56×45mm NATO Seen in use by some units.
Steyr AUG
Austria Unknown Entered the country through Syrian opposition forces after the start of the Syrian civil war.
M4 carbine
 United States 5.56×45 mm NATO Used by special forces.[7]

Battle and semi-auto rifles

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
SKS Soviet Union7.62×39mm M43Used for ceremonial purposes.[12]
Heckler & Koch G3
 Germany 7.62×51mm NATO Donated by Turkey. 10, 20 or 40-round detachable box magazine, G3A3 and G3A4 variants. Formerly used by the Syrian Republican Guard under Ba'athist rule.[13] Primarily used by security forces.

Assault rifles

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
M16 rifle  United States 5.56×45 mm NATO Used by special forces.[7]
AK-47[14] Soviet Union7.62×39mm M43/M67Standard issue. Also seen in use by security forces, alongside as a ceremonial weapon.
AKM

AKMS
Warsaw Pact states7.62×39mm M43Seen in use by the army and security forces.[15]
AK-103  Russia 7.62×39mm M43
Kale KCR
 Turkey 5.56×45 mm NATO Donated by Turkey.

Sniper rifles

Name Photo Type Origin Cartridge Notes
FN FAL
Designated marksman rifle  Belgium 7.62×51mm NATO
.308 Winchester		 12,000 bought in 1957.[16]
PSL
Marksman rifle Socialist Republic of Romania 7.62×54mmR
SVD
Soviet Union
Zastava M91 Sniper rifle Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 10-round magazine. Captured from the Syrian Democratic Forces.
ASVK
Anti-material rifle Russia12.7 × 108 mmPossibly in use by special forces.
Steyr HS .50 Anti-material rifle  Austria 12.7 × 108 mm Golan S-01 variant. Previously in service with Syrian Army and special forces under Ba'athist rule.[17]

Possibly in use by special forces.

Submachine guns

Name Photo Type Origin Cartridge Notes
Heckler & Koch MP5
Submachine gun  West Germany /  Germany 10mm Auto In use by the Syrian Navy.

Machine guns

Name Photo Origin Cartridge Notes
Pecheneg machine gun[18][19] Russia 7.62×54mmRPossibly seen in use by border patrol officers.[20]
PKM
 Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR Standard issue.[21]
NSV  Soviet Union 12.7×108mm
DShKM Soviet Union 12.7x108mm
W85  China 12.7×108mm

Grenade and grenade launchers

Name Photo Type Origin Diameter
F-1 Hand grenade Soviet Union 55 mm
RGD-5 Hand grenade Soviet Union 58 mm
RGN Hand grenade Soviet Union 60 mm
GP-25/GP-30M/GP-34[22] Grenade launcher Soviet Union 40x53mm grenade Single shot under-barrel grenade launcher.
AGS-17 Automatic grenade launcher Soviet Union 30×29mm grenade

Anti-tank launchers

Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union 40mm N/A Ammunition: PG-7V (85 mm) PG-7VL (93 mm) PG-7VR (64/105 mm) OG-7V (40 mm).

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Name Photo Quantity Origin Type Notes
Improvised FPV drones
N/A Syria Improvised loitering munition
Shaheen[23] N/A Syria Loitering munition Seen during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives[23]

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Photo Quantity Origin Notes
T-55A/AM/AMV/M/MV[24]N/A Soviet Union
T-62
N/A Soviet UnionSeen in use by the 56th Division.
T-72/T-72 Adra
N/A  Soviet Union
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic / Ba'athist Syria		 Seen in use during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Photo Quantity Origin Notes
BMP-1P[25]N/A Soviet Union
Fath Safir
At least 1 Iran Seen in use during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.
BTR-80
N/A  Soviet Union

Armoured personnel carriers

Name Photo Origin Quantity Notes
Humvee
 United States At least 3 Captured from Syrian Democratic Forces.[26]
BMC Amazon  Turkey At least 6 Donated by Turkey.
BTR-50 Soviet Union450During the war, some BTR-50s were reactivated and issued to mechanized infantry.[27]
MT-LB  Soviet Union N/AAdditional units delivered by Russia.[28] At least 4 MT-LB vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[29]
Al-Fatih
Syria N/A Shown at the Syrian Revolution Military Expo.[30] Unclear if currently in use.
Al-Karar
Syria N/A Originally created by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Frequently used in assaults.
Al-Ra'd
Syria At least 10 Originally created by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in late 2024. Seen during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. One was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces during the 2026 northeastern Syria offensive.
M113
 United States At least 6 Donated by Turkey.
Nurol Ejder
 Turkey N/A Several Ejder 6x6 armored personnel carriers were seen during Syria's Liberation Day parade in Damascus on 8 December 2025.[31]
Otokar Cobra I

Otokar Cobra II
 TurkeyN/ADonated by Turkey.
NMS Yörük
 Turkey N/A
Terrier LT-79  United States N/A

Reconnaissance vehicles

Name Photo Type Origin Quantity Notes
BRM-1K Armoured reconnaissance vehicle  Soviet Union N/A Supplied by Russia between 2017 and 2018.[32] At least 4 BRM-1K vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[29]

Military engineering

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Bobcat S650 Skid-steer loader At least 1  United States
MEMATT Mine clearance At least 2  Turkey
BREM-1[33]Armoured recovery vehicle97 Soviet UnionDeployed in the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign in Syrian Civil War. 4 BREM-1 lost in the civil war. At least 3 BREM-1 vehicles were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[29]
KMT 5 M Mine clearance At least 1  Soviet UnionSeen in used by the 98th Division.

Logistics vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Mercedes-Benz Actros8×4 off-road truckN/A GermanyChassis of the M-46 W-SPG.[34][35]
Iveco Trakker8×8 off-road truckN/A ItalyChassis of the M-46 W-SPG.[34][35]
Scania G490 10x4 utility truck N/A Sweden
Sinotruk Howo4×4 side truck
6×6 utility truck		N/A ChinaTransport vehicle for motorized infantry.[36]

Utility vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle N/A  Japan
Model 70 variant. Widely used as a technical.[37]
Mitsubishi Triton Utility vehicle N/A  Japan
Toyota Hilux Utility vehicle N/A  Japan
Nissan Navara Utility vehicle N/A  Japan

Artillery

Towed artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)Field gunN/A Soviet Union
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)HowitzerN/A Soviet Union

Self-propelled field artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled howitzer50[38] Soviet Union122 mm. 300 as of 2011. 94 lost in the civil war.[39] At least 16 2S1 self-propelled howitzers were seized by Syrian Opposition forces.[29]
130 mm M-46 W-SPGSelf-propelled gunN/A Italy
 Germany
Ba'athist Syria		On Iveco Trakker and Mercedes-Benz Actros chassis. Produced and modified in Syria by SSRC since 2013.[34][35]

Multiple rocket launchers

Name Caliber Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BM-21 Grad[40]122mmN/A Soviet Union

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