List of equipment of the Peshmerga

The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Peshmerga (The Internal Security Forces of the Kurdistan Region). It includes small arms, vehicles, artillery, anti-aircraft guns, and aircraft.

Current equipment

Small arms

Photo	Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
Pistols
	P1	West Germany	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum		8,000+ in aid.[1]
Rifles and carbines
	AK-47	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Thousands	[2]
	AKM	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Thousands	[3]
	M16	United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Thousands	4,400+ in aid. M16A4 variant used.[4]
	M4	United States	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	Thousands	14,400+ in aid.[5]
	Heckler & Koch G36	Germany	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Thousands	13,000+ in aid.[1][6][7][8]
	Heckler & Koch G3	West Germany	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Thousands	11,000+ in aid.[1][6][9]
	SVD	Soviet Union	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×54mmR	Thousands	[3]
	Zijiang M99	China	Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×108mm		[10]
Machine guns
	PKM	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR		[11]
	M240B	United States	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Hundreds	186+ in aid.[4]
	MG 42	Nazi Germany	General-purpose machine gun	7.92×57mm Mauser	Hundreds	100+ in aid.[6]
	Rheinmetall MG3	West Germany	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Hundreds	47+ in aid. Includes the Beretta MG 42/59 variant.[1][6][9]
	DShK	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Thousands	[12]
	M2 Browning	United States	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG		86+ in aid.[1][4][6]
Grenade launchers
	Neopup PAW-20	South Africa	Grenade launcher	20×42mm		[13]
	Denel Y3 AGL	South Africa	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm		[13]
	QLZ-87	China	Automatic grenade launcher	35×32mmSR		[10]
Anti-tank weapons
	RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	40 mm	Thousands	[2][6]
	Panzerfaust 3	West Germany	Rocket-propelled grenade	60 mm		450 launchers and 5,000 rockets.[6][9]
	Carl Gustaf	Sweden	Recoilless rifle	84 mm		40+ in aid.[14][6]
	SPG-9	Soviet Union	Recoilless rifle	73 mm		[14]
	M40	United States	Recoilless rifle	105 mm		[14]
	HJ-8	China	Anti-tank guided missile	120 mm		[14]
	9M14 Malyutka	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	125 mm		[14]
	9M113 Konkurs	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile	135 mm		[14]
	9M133 Kornet	Russia	Anti-tank guided missile	152 mm		[14]
	MILAN	France  West Germany	Anti-tank guided missile	115 mm		30 launchers and 700 guided missiles.[14][6][7]
	BGM-71 TOW	United States	Anti-tank guided missile	152 mm		[14]

Combat vehicles

Photo	Name	Origin	Variant	Quantity	Notes
Main battle tanks
	T-54/T-55	Soviet Union			[14]
	T-62	Soviet Union			[14]
	T-72	Soviet Union			[14]
	Type 69	China			[14]
Reconnaissance
	EE-9 Cascavel	Brazil			[14]
Armoured personnel carriers
	MT-LB	Soviet Union			[14]
	BRDM-2	Soviet Union			[14]
	BMP-2	Soviet Union			[14]
	BMP-1	Soviet Union			[14]
	EE-11 Urutu	Brazil		2+[14]
	Type 63	China			[14]
MRAPs
	Cougar	United States	6×6		[14]
	BAE Caiman	United States			[14]
	International MaxxPro	United States			[14]
	IAG Guardian	United Arab Emirates			[14]
	STREIT Group Spartan	United Arab Emirates			[14]
	Reva	South Africa			[14]
	Wer'wolf MKII	Namibia			[14]
Utility vehicles
	Humvee	United States	M1151	Thousands	36 Humvees and 77 up-armored Humvees in 2017, around 48 in July and 226 in November 2021, supplied by the US[4][15][16][17]
	ATF Dingo	Germany	Dingo 1	Up to 23	[14][7]
	M1117	United States			[14]
	Otokar Akrep	Turkey			[14]
Armoured recovery vehicle
	Type 653 ARV	China		1+[14]
Logistic Trucks
	Navistar 7000 series	United States	Transport but some are used for the BM-21 Grad.		[18]
	Unimog	Germany	Transport.		[18]
	Ural-5323	Soviet Union	Transport.		[18]

Artillery

Photo	Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
Self-propelled artillery
	2S1 Gvodzika	Soviet Union	Self-propelled howitzer	122 mm		[14]
Towed artillery
	M119	United States	Howitzer	105 mm	At least 60	36 supplied by the US in 2017,[4] 24 in 2024[19][20]
	D-30	Soviet Union	Howitzer	122 mm	At least 6[14]
	M-46	Soviet Union	Field gun	130 mm		[14]
	D-20	Soviet Union	Gun-howitzer	152 mm		[14]
	Type 59	China	Field gun	130 mm		[14]
Multiple rocket launchers
	BM-21 Grad	Soviet Union	Self-propelled MRL	122 mm		[18]
	Type 63	China	Towed MRL	107 mm		Mounted on technicals.[18]
	HM20	Iran	Self-propelled MRL	122 mm		Iranian version of the BM-21 Grad[18]
Mortars
	M224	United States	Light mortar	60 mm		[2]
	M252	United Kingdom  United States	Medium mortar	81 mm		[18]
	M120	Israel  United States	Heavy mortar	120 mm		[18]

Air defense

Photo	Name	Origin	Caliber	Variant	Notes
Anti-aircraft guns
	ZPU	Soviet Union	14.5×114mm	ZPU-1 ZPU-2 ZPU-4	Some mounted on technicals.[18]
	AZP S-60	Soviet Union	57 mm		Some mounted on technicals.[18]
	53T2 Tarasque	France	20 mm		Some mounted on technicals.[18]
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
	ZSU-57-2	Soviet Union	57 mm		[18]
	AN/TWQ-1 Avenger	United States	4/8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles		[18]

Aircraft

Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Helicopters
	Airbus H135	France	Transport	3+[18]
	MD Helicopters MD-530F	United States	Transport	2+[18]

Other Equipment

Photo	Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
Protective Gear
	Gefechtshelm M92	Germany	Combat helmet	4,000+	[21]
	Interceptor Body Armor	United States of America	Body armor	N/A	As seen in some photos.
Camouflage
	U.S. Woodland	United States of America	Military Camouflage	N/A	Peshmerga troops can be seen wearing the camouflage in certain images as seen here.
	Desert Camouflage Uniform	United States of America	Military Camouflage	N/A
Communications
	SEM 52S mobile radios	Germany	Radio	700	[21]
Tactical Equipment
	Zeiss Fero Z-51	Germany	Night-vision device	680	[21]

Former equipment

Gallery

• 
  Peshmerga soldiers stand in formation during the Modern Brigade Course graduation ceremony.
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  Peshmerga soldier operating an M4 carbine.
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  Peshmerga fighter aiming through an RPG-7 in Sinjar.
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  Peshmerga on a T-55 Tank outside Kirkuk.
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  Peshmerga shoots a Panzerfaust 3 during training.
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  Female Peshmerga soldiers training with G36's.
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  Peshmerga soldier standing in front of a Humvee.
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  Peshmerga soldiers in a Humvee.