The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the

Peshmerga The Peshmerga () are the internal security forces of Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, regional governments are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the internal security forces for the region such as p ...

. It includes small arms, vehicles, artillery, anti-aircraft guns, and aircraft.

Current equipment

Small arms

Combat vehicles

Artillery

Air defense

Aircraft

Other Equipment

Former equipment

Gallery

File:Task Force Talon advises, assists Ministry of Peshmerga July 28, 2016.jpg, Peshmerga soldiers stand in formation during the Modern Brigade Course graduation ceremony. File:Peshmerga Kurdish Army (11495890013).jpg, Peshmerga soldier operating an

M4 carbine The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is extensively used by the US mi ...

. File:VKK 0601 peshmerga shingal (52386552416).jpg, Peshmerga fighter aiming through an

RPG-7 The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has t ...

Sinjar Sinjar (; , ) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its population in 2013 was estimated at 88,023, and is predominantly Yazidi. History ...

. File:Peshmerga on a T-55-Tank outside Kirkuk in Iraq..jpg, Peshmerga on a T-55 Tank outside

Kirkuk Kirkuk (; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Cit ...

. File:Peshmerga learn how to use Panzerfaust 3 160720-A-KH215-020.jpg, Peshmerga shoots a

Panzerfaust 3 The Panzerfaust 3 ( or 'tank fist') is a modern semi-disposable recoilless anti-tank weapon, which was developed between 1978 and 1985 and first entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1987 (although they did not officially adopt it until 1992). ...

during training. File:Female Peshmerga Training.jpg, Female Peshmerga soldiers training with G36's. File:Peshmerga Kurdish Army (15015007177).jpg, Peshmerga soldier standing in front of a

Humvee The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of Military light utility vehicle, light, four-wheel drive Military vehicle#Military trucks, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It ...

. File:Peshmerga Kurdish Army (15190750675).jpg, Peshmerga soldiers in a Humvee.

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Kurdistan Kurdistan (, ; ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo- cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. G ...

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