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 impossible to calculate all weaponry in the army.

Infantry weapons
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
Beretta M12[4] Submachine gun  Italy
Heckler & Koch MP5[2] Submachine gun  Germany
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
FB Mini-Beryl[8] Compact assault rifle (carbine)  Poland
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]
Machine guns
M2 Browning[2] Heavy machine gun  United States
Sniper rifles
Alex .338[17] Sniper rifle  Poland

Missiles and recoilless rifles
Name Photo Type Country of origin Notes
Anti-tank missiles
Swingfire[18] Anti-tank missile  United Kingdom 100 in stock.[19]
Recoilless rifles
M40[20] Anti-tank weapon  United States
Carl Gustav Anti-tank weapon  Sweden [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
Main battle tanks
VT-4 Main battle tank  China 6+ Delivered in April 2020 [21]
T-72M1 Main battle tank  Soviet Union Unknown [22] Sourced from the Czech Republic.
T-54/55 Main battle tank  Soviet Union 50[23] Serviceability doubtful
Eagle Main battle tank  United Kingdom 150[23] Serviceability doubtful
AMX-30 Main battle tank  France 16[20]
Reconnaissance vehicles
FV101 Scorpion Reconnaissance vehicle  United Kingdom 157[20]
FV107 Scimitar Reconnaissance vehicle  United Kingdom 5[20]
ERC-90 Armoured car  France 80[24] 40 with Lynx turret.
EE-9 Cascavel Armoured car  Brazil 75[20] Delivered in 1994.[19]
Panhard AML Armoured car  France 130[20] AML-60 and AML-90 variants.
Panhard VBL Scout car  France 72[19]
Ferret Scout car  United Kingdom 25[24] 40 delivered.[19] Retired
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union Unknown BVP-1 variant.
BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle Russia Unknown [25]
Armoured personnel carriers
Saurer 4K 4FA Armoured personnel carrier  Austria 250[20] .[24]
MT-LB Armoured personnel carrier  Poland 67[19] Sourced from Poland.
Mowag Piranha I 6x6 Armoured personnel carrier   Switzerland 110[20]
BTR-3 Armoured personnel carrier  Ukraine 47[19] BTR-3U "Guardian" variant.
BTR-70 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 18[26]
BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union 6[27]
Saxon Armoured personnel carrier  United Kingdom 75[19] Serviceability doubtful.[20]
Panhard M3 Armoured personnel carrier  France 18[20]
Ezugwu Armoured personnel carrier  Nigeria 30+[28] Total of more 52 ordered
Isotrex Phantom 2 armoured personnel carriers  Canada [29] Al least 3 destroyed by ISWAP.[30][31]
Infantry mobility vehicles
Igirigi MRAP  Nigeria
Buffalo mine protected vehicles MRAP 40 [32]
Dongfeng Mengshi Csk131 MRAP China 100 [33]
Proforce Ara/Thunder MRAP Nigeria 40+ [32]
Otokar Cobra Multipurpose armoured vehicle  Turkey 204[20]
Casspir MRAP  South Africa 5[20] Casspir III variant.
Reva MRAP  South Africa 40[34] Mk III.[35]
Plasan Sand Cat Composite armored vehicle  Israel
Light armored vehicles
Spartan MK.III Light armored vehicle  Canada [36]
INKAS LAPV Light armored patrol vehicle  Canada [36]
Shorland Armoured car  United Kingdom Mk 3.[37]
Kia KLTV Light tactical vehicle  South Korea
Armoured ambulances
FV104 Samaritan Tracked ambulance  United Kingdom

Logistics
Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
KrAZ-6322[38] Utility truck  Ukraine Some locally manufactured.[39]

Engineering vehicles
Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
BOZENA 5[40] Unmanned ground vehicle  Slovakia Clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance.[41]
Vickers AVLB[42] Armored bridge-layer  United Kingdom 26
Vickers ARV[42] Armored recovery vehicle  United Kingdom 12

Utility vehicle
Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Pinzgauer[43] High-mobility all-terrain vehicle  Austria
Land Rover Utility vehicle  United Kingdom
 Nigeria		 Some of local manufacture.[37]
Haflinger Utility vehicle  Austria 400[43]
Toyota Hilux[44] Light truck  Japan
Tarpan Honker[45][46] Multipurpose pickup truck  Poland 25
IVM G-12[47] Special purpose vehicles[48]  Nigeria

Artillery
Name Photo Type Country of origin In service Notes
Self-propelled artillery
SH5 Self-propelled howitzer  China 5 105mm caliber[21]
Palmaria Self-propelled howitzer  Italy 25[49]
APR–40 Multiple rocket launcher Socialist Republic of Romania 40[20]
RM-70 Multiple rocket launcher  Czechoslovakia 7[50]
Mortars
L16 81mm mortar  United Kingdom 200[24]
Anti-tank guns
ST-1 Tank destroyoer  China Delivered in April 2020.[21]
ZiS-3[24] Antitank gun  Soviet Union
Howitzers
D-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union 90[19]
D-74 Howitzer  Soviet Union 90[19]
M46 Howitzer  Soviet Union 7[20]
D-20 Howitzer  Soviet Union 4[20] Delivered in 1992.[19]
Haubits FH77 Howitzer  Sweden 24[24]
OTO Melara Mod 56 Howitzer  Italy 124[20] 200 delivered.[19]

Air defence
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[20]
Towed anti-aircraft guns
Bofors L/60 Towed anti-aircraft gun  Sweden 12[20]
ZPU[24] Towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union
ZU-23-2 Towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 350[20]
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[20]

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