Syria - Army Equipment
| ARMY | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Personnel (Total) ~2010 | 220,000 | ||||||||
| SYSTEMS | Inventory | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | ||
| MBT | 4000 | 4600 | 4850 | 4700 | 4700 | 4600 | ~4850 | ~4850 | |
| T-54 | 2,050 | 2100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| T-55/T-55MV | 2150 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2250 | 2250 | |||
| T-62K/M | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | |
| T-72/T-72M | 950 | 1500 | 1700 | 1700 | 1700 | 1600 | ~1600 | ~1600 | |
| RECCE | 550 | 1000 | 935 | 935 | 725 | 800 | 590 | 590 | |
| BRDM-2 | 550 | 1000 | 850 | 850 | 600 | 800 | 590 | 590 | |
| BRDM-2Rkh1 | - | - | 85 | 85 | 125 | +? | +? | +? | |
| AIFV | 2250 | 2310 | 2350 | 2350+ | 2700+ | 2200 | ~2450 | ~2200 | |
| BMP-1 | 2,250 | 2250 | 2250 | 2250 | 2600 | 2100 | ~2450 | ~2450 | |
| BMP-2 | - | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
| BMP-3 | - | - | + | + | + | - | |||
| APC | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1600+ | 1600+ | 1600+ | 1500 | 1500 | |
| BTR-40 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BTR-152 | 1600+ | 1600+ | 1600+ | 500 | 500 | ||||
| BTR-50 | 1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| BTR-60/BTR-70 | |||||||||
| OT-64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| TOWED ARTY | ~1460 | ~1630 | ~1630 | ~1630 | ~1630 | ~1530 | ~1980 | ~1980 | |
| 122mm | M-1931/M-37/U/I 122mm | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5002 | 500 |
| M-1938/M-30 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |
| D-30 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 500 | |
| 130mm | M-46 | 650 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 600 | ~750 | ~750 |
| 152mm | M-1937/ML-20 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| D-20 | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| 180mm | S-23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| SP ARTY | 186 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 430 | ~500 | ~500 | |
| 122mm | 2S1 | 100 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 380 | 400 | 400 |
| T-34/D-303 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ~50 | ~50 | |
| 152mm | 2S3 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| MRL | ~250 | ~480 | ~480 | ~480 | ~480 | ~480 | ~500 | ~500 | |
| 107mm | Type 63 | - | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ~200 | ~200 |
| 122mm | BM-21 | 250 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | ~300 | ~300 |
| SSM LAUNCHERS | |||||||||
| FROG-7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| SS-21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ~18 | 18+ | 18+ | |
| Scud B/C/Scud D/Scud Clone | 18 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 38 | |
| SS-C-1B | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| SS-C-3 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| ATGW | |||||||||
| AT-34 | 700 | 3000 | 3000 | 3500 | 3500 | 3000 | 410 | 410 | |
| AT-4 | 200 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |
| AT-5 | - | - | 200 | 200 | 200 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| AT-7 | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | |
| AT-10 | - | - | + | 2000 | 2000 | 800 | 800 | 800 | |
| AT-14 | - | - | + | + | + | + | 1000 | 1000 | |
| Milan | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| AIR DEFENSE | |||||||||
| ZU-23-2 | 400 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 600 | 600 | |
| ZSU-23-4 | 300 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | ~400 | ~400 | |
| M-1939 (37mm) | 200 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ~300 | ~300 | |
| S-60 (57mm) | 400 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 600 | 600 | |
| ZSU-57-2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | |
| KS-19 (100mm) | - | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| SA-7/SA-14 | - | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000+ | 4000+ | |
| SA-8 | - | - | - | - | - | 160 | 14 | 14 | |
| SA-9 | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| SA-11 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| SA-13 | - | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | |
Sources: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Notes
1 - In 2005, IISS's The Military Balance stopped separating BDRM-2 and BRDM-2Rkh vehicles, appearing to have folded the 2 numbers together.
2 - As of 2010, there were reported to be another 500 122mm artillery pieces of unknown types in storage.
3 - The gap in reporting of the D-30 mounted on the T-34 chassis suggests that these weapons were in storage as of 2010.
4 - Number includes self-propelled launchers based on the BRDM-2 vehicle.
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