Lebanese Ground Forces Equipment

The Ground Forces of the Lebanese Armed Forces still contains significant amounts of old weaponry, but it has embarked on some major improvements recently. The M113, which is commonly found with every regiment and brigade, is considered to be the major element of the ground forces. A collection of Western and Soviet made arms and equipment exists ranging from rifles to tanks. However, the Lebanese army is still trying to rearm and modernize itself through new aids and purchases from different countries such as the USA, Belgium, Russia, and The Netherlands.

Rearming & Modernization
The LAF has been attempting to modernize and equip itself since 2005. Due to the budget limits, and instead of spawning an indigenous arms industry the LAF is relying on donation and friendly priced equipment.

In November, 2010, Russia agreed to supply Lebanon with 31 T-72 tanks and 36 130mm howitzers, about half a million munitions for various weapons and thirty thousand artillery shells for the 130mm cannons. Lebanon still waits Germany's approval on the sale of ex-Belgian Leopard 1/A5 tanks, part of a larger deal which included AIFV-B-C25 and M113-B-Amb, which were already delivered.

The USA has been supplying the LAF with light to medium arms since 2005, in the form of a package of more than 400 million USD-worth of equipment that is still being executed. Among these supplies are HMMWV, M-35/A3, Mk 19 grenade launcher, M141 Bunker Defeat Munition, AT4, and Barrett M107 .50 Cal. sniper. The US has promised to supply Lebanon with M-60 tanks, 10 of which arrived in May 2009 with the rest arriving consecutively. In addition, the US supplied Lebanon with 12 RQ-11 Raven small hand-launched UAVs and M198 Howitzers, and promised to deliver all water patrol boats and more utility helicopters.

Main battle tanks
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 * M60A3
 * Main battle tank (MBT)
 * A3
 * 66
 * 10 arrived on 22 May 2009.


 * M48A5
 * Medium tank
 * A1, A5
 * 104
 * T-54/T-55/Tiran-55
 * Main battle tank
 * T-54, T-55, Tiran-55
 * 204
 * T-54, T-55, Tiran-55
 * 204

Towed Artillery
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Recent Supplies

 * Lebanon received 71 HMMWVs, M1038 Cargo/Troop Carrier, M1026 Armament Carrier w/ Basic Armor, M1044 Armament Carrier w/ Supplemental Armor, vehicles donated by the US on August 17, 2013
 * Lebanon received 31 M1151 (Up-Armored HMMWV) vehicles donated by the US on August 17, 2012
 * Lebanon received 24 M1151 (Up-Armored HMMWV) vehicles donated by the US on July 22, 2011
 * Lebanon received 106 vehicles donated by the UN in Lebanon on the Thirteenth of May 2011
 * Lebanon received 30 M-198 Howitzers in January, 2010. This follows an earlier supply of 41 Howitzers in 2008, and 36 Howitzers operated by the LAF since the 80's.
 * Lebanon received 16 AIFVs and 12 M-113 Ambulances early December 2009, these were purchased from Belgium.
 * On May 22, Lebanon officially announced the delivery of the first 10 M60/A3, one M88, and several other items during a ceremony at Beirut International Airport.
 * On March 23, 2009 the LAF took delivery of 40 HMMWVs, and 9 sport utility vehicles from the USA.
 * On March 20, 2009, the LAF purchased 6 Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4×4i.
 * On December 28, 2008 the USA delivered 72 HMMWVs were recently delivered, Twelve of these vehicles are ambulances.
 * During 2008, the US supplied Lebanon with 200 M35A3 and 41 M198 Howitzers.
 * As of March 2008, The Netherlands has donated 100 DAF trucks to the Lebanese Army.