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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 Faction 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 SPC
AK-47 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union SPC [4]
AKM 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union SPC [5]
Type 56 assault rifle 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China SPC
AKS-74U 5.45x39mm Carbine
Assault rifle 		 Soviet Union SPC
AR-M9 5.56x45mm Assault rifle  People's Republic of Bulgaria
 Bulgaria 		PLC [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 PLC 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 SPC [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

Artillery

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Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Towed Artillery
M-46 field gun
 Soviet Union Towed field gun 60[17]
Self-Propelled Artillery
2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union Self-propelled artillery [18]
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher [19]

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 (5 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  14. ^ Richard D, Jones (5 January 2009). 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.
  17. ^ Foss, Christopher F. Jane's Armour and Artillery 1990-91 (11th ed.). Jane's Information Group. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7106-0909-0.
  18. ^ Francis, Taylor. The Military Balance 2024. International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). p. 394. ISBN 978-1-040-05115-3.
  19. ^ "Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting Vehicles". Oryx. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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