Equipment of the Armies of the Five Deserts

This article lists the Equipment of the Armies of the Five Deserts, past and present.

## Present

### Equipment

* Pattern 2015 Infantry Armour.
* Pattern 2019 Infantry Armour.
* Zil Light Protective Suit.

### Small Arms

* KGS-9 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (multi-role rocket launcher).
* KGS-10 Shotgun.
* KGS-18 Handgun.
* KGS-20 Submachine-Gun.
* KGS-21 Heavy Submachine Gun.
* KGS-22 Carbine, different versions.
* KGS-25 General Purpose Machine Gun.
* KGS-26 Carbine.
* KGS-27 Automatic Shotgun.
* KGS-30 Light Anti-Armour Weapon (disposable anti-tank RPG).
* Alqatat Gunsmiths Munajil Anti-Material Rifle.

### Vehicles

* Alsuyuf IV Main Battle Tank (expected to enter service in 2025).
* Alsuyuf III Main Battle Tank (in service from 1990 onwards).
* Alsuyuf II Main Battle Tank, in reserves, hull used for a variety of vehicles:
	+ Alsuyuf II SPG.
	+ Alsuyuf II SPAAG.
	+ Alsuyuf II Armoured Recovery Vehicle..
	+ Alsuyuf II Bridgelayer.
	+ Alsuyuf II Armoured Engineer Vehicle.
	+ Alsuyuf II Breaching Vehicle.
	+ Alsuyuf II Combat Engineer Carrier.
* Djinn Universal Combat Platform.
* Arados Arsenal AA-12 Alkhinzir Force Application Vehicle (replacement being sought).
* Arados Arsenal AA-32 Jaras Heavy Force Application Vehicle.
* Arados Arsenal AA-40 Qut Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle, placed in reserves starting 2025, scrapped starting 2038.
* Arados Arsenal AA-41 Fatih Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle.
* Arados Arsenal AA-42 Tank Hunter.
* Arados Arsenal AA-44 Nasab Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle.
* Aradaos Arsenal AA-50 Fellahini Infantry Fighting Vehicle, introduced 2025.
* Walaea Motorworks W-52 Dirt Bike, used by runners, couriers, reconnaissance elements and airborne troops.
* Walaea Motorworks W-40 Himar Towing Machine, used on airfields as a towing machine.
* Pattern B Fast Assault Craft, used by certain units of the Engineer Corps.

### Towed Artillery

* KGS-29 Heavy Mortar.
* Arados Arsenal AA-20 Altawam 20mm Autocannon.
* Machine Gun, Grenade, Model 1990 (license production by Arados Arsenal, originally Gabha Blacksmiths Limited).

### Aircraft

* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-1 Alkhinzir Heavy Bomber.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-9 Kaman Ground Attack Aircraft, replacement being sought.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-14 Dabur Multirole Fighter.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-16 Saqr Multirole Fighter.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-23 Armala Stealth Interceptor.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-125 Nasir VTOL.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-139 Baghl Transport Plane.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-140 Qatara VTOL Troop Carrier.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-201 Sab Light Helicopter.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-202 Alnnaqil Heavy Cargo Helicopter.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-210 Midrab Gunship.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-222 Bijea Helicopter.
* Sinaljanah S-900 Eimlaq Turboprop Airliner, for strategic troop and cargo movements and part of the Flight Readiness.
* Sinaljanah S-820 Strategic Airlifter.
* Sinaljanah S-842 Strategic Airlifter.
* Sinaljanah S-851 Tactical Airlifter.
* Sinaljanah S-854 Tactical Seaplane Airlifter.
* Sinaljanah S-795 Strategic Bomber and derivates (in the process of being phased out).
* SDY-Sciathan 20 Guairdeall Multi-Purpose Amphibian Aircraft, models C and FFT.
* Eayan Alsaqr UCAV.
* Eayan Qashaf UAV.
* UNSPACY Tafili UCAV.

### Ammunition

* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories Ammunition Subdivision KAFASD-16 Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories Ammunition Subdivision KAFASD-13 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile.
* Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories Ammunition Subdivision KAFASD-19 Barghi Air-to-Air Missile.
* Miodóg Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (produced by KAF under DPR).
* 5.45x40mm Intermediate Cartridge.

## Past

### Small Arms

* Barghi Automatic Rifle (1910-1960, a few snipers still use them, plus ceremonial service).
* Majala Bolt Action Rifle (1890-1960, a few snipers still use them).
* Gabha R-15 (bolt-action rifle, still in service with some snipers).
* Rakhis Assault Rifle (1956-2000, still in reserves and limited service).
* KGS-15 General Purpose Machine Gun (in reserves).

### Armoured Vehicles

#### 1850-1922

* Kyrenaian Armoured Trains.
* Hafila Armoured Bus (1912-1932).
* Earaba Armoured Personell Carrier (1916-1936).
* Land-Ironclads:
	+ Mudarie-Series of Land-Ironclads (1910-1928).
	+ Masar-Series of Land-Ironclads (1913-1928).
	+ Bunduqia-Series of Land-Ironclads (1916-1928).

#### 1922-1932

* Dire-Series.
	+ Dire I, 1922-1925.
	+ Dire II, 1924-1932.
	+ Dire III, 1928-1936.
	+ Dire IV, 1931-1940.

#### 1932-1952

* Tankettes: Masghar I (1929-1939), Masghar II (1935-1964), Masghar III (1940-1955)
* Cruiser Tanks: Turad I-II (1933-1942), Ramah Cruiser Tank (1935-1952), Sayf Cruiser Tank (1939-1952)
* Infantry Tanks: Habib (1938-1955), Muharib (1941-1968)
* Armoured Personell Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles: Masghar IV (1936-1964),
* Armoured Cars: Eada (1925-1945), Far (1930-1950), Qut (1932-1955), Kashaf (1934-1960), Siad (1936-1966)
* Armoured Engineering Vehicles:

#### 1952-1999

* Alsuyuf I Main Battle Tank (the first Kyrenaian MBT, 1952-1981).
* Alsuyuf II Main Battle Tank, in reserves, frontline service from 1978 to 1999, hull used for a variety of vehicles:
	+ Alsuyuf II SPAAG.
	+ Alsuyuf II Armoured Recovery Vehicle..
	+ Alsuyuf II Bridgelayer.
	+ Alsuyuf II Armoured Engineer Vehicle.
	+ Alsuyuf II Breaching Vehicle.
	+ Alsuyuf II Combat Engineer Carrier.
* Alesira Light Tank (airborne light tank), 1953-1980.
* Zinabur Armoured Truck (airborne armoured truck), 1957-1993.
* Abnawwa APC (6-wheeled, airportable, amphibious APC), 1955-today (secondary roles, military police, reserves).
* Nabla self-propelled Howitzer.

### Towed Artillery

* KGS-3 Heavy Mortar, 120 mm, in use from 1955 to 1990 (held in reserves until 2000)

### Aircraft

* Fighters and Fighterbombers:
	+ Sinaljanah S-5 Tayirnaar Light Combat Aircraft.
	+ Sinaljanah S-630 Alzawjiu Heavy Fighter Aircraft.
	+ Taebith T-112 Sahm Fighter.
	+ Taebith T-212 Nasim Fighter.
	+ Taebith T-226 Alsyfaqus Fighterbomber.
	+ Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-86 Khanajr Fighter.
* Interceptors:
	+ Taebith T-212 Nasim Fighter.
	+ Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-86 Khanajr Fighter.
* CAS-Aircraft:
	+ Sinaljanah S-65 Einaq Ground Attack Aircraft.
	+ Sinaljanah S-630 Alzawjiu Heavy Fighter Aircraft.
* Reconnaissance Aircraft:
	+ Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-31 Sahaleyn Reconnaissance Plane.
	+ Falawatis F-1 Reconnaissance Floatplane.
	+ Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-86 Khanajr Fighter.
	+ Medium Bombers: Sinaljanah S-9 Alshaysh Medium Bomber.
	+ Sinaljanah S-630 Alzawjiu Heavy Fighter Aircraft.
* AWACS and Reconnaissance:
	+ Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-31 Sahaleyn Reconnaissance Plane.
	+ Sinaljanah S-630 Alzawjiu Heavy Fighter Aircraft.
* Transports:
	+ Sinaljanah S-57 Passenger Airliner.
	+ Kyrenaian Aircraft Factories KAF-101 Hamama Liason Aircraft.
* Transport Helicopters:
	+ Lafa L-22 Heavy Transport Helicopter (1955-1975).
	+ Lafa L-26 Heavy Transport Helicopter (1960-2000, still in civilian service).
	+ Lafa L-36 Super-Heavy Transport Helicopter (1985-2020).
	+ Lafa L-65 Super-Heavy Transport Helicopter (1975-2020).
* Attack Helicopters:

## Suppliers

### Domestic

* Alqatat Gunsmiths Limited.
* Arados Arsenal.

### Abroad

* Silverport Dockyards Limited.
* Gabha Blacksmiths Limited.

## See Also

* List of Equipment of the SDF-Army.
* Shipclasses and equipment of the Sultan's Navy.
* Structure of the SDF-Navy.