Weapons and equipment of Russian Ground Forces

Kalashnikov rifle, or AK-47 was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army in 1949. Military forces in 106 countries around the globe are armed with AK-47s

Dragunov SVD was the standard sniper rifle issued to the Red Army and most Warsaw Pact nations during the Cold war. It's in service already for more than 50 years

Pecheneg SP light machine gun produced since 1999 is said to be more accurate than all its predecessors. The weapon is capable of having a telescopic sight or other sights mounted on it, increasing its accuracy and effective range

RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The RPG has been used in almost all conflicts across all continents since the mid-1960s

AGS-17 Plamya automatic grenade launcher produced since 1971 is a heavy infantry support weapon, operating from a tripod or mounted on an installation or vehicle

Verba is a man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile. The system is in serial production for the Russian Armed Forces, with several ground forces and airborne brigades receiving Verbas since 2014

BMP-3 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle is one of the most heavily armed infantry combat vehicles in service

BTR-80 amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR is in service 1986. It was first deployed during Soviet war in Afghanistan

Khrizantema (NATO reporting name AT-15 Springer) supersonic anti-tank missile was unveiled in July 1996. It is designed as an all weather, multi-purpose missile system that could defeat current and future armoured units

Kornet anti-tank guided missile is intended to deal with main battle tanks

T-80U is main battle tank of T-80 family. It became the world's first tank with a gas turbine engine.

T-72B3 is Russian main battle tank of T-72 family. It can be seen as a low-cost alternative to the T-90A tank

T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is essentially a modernisation of the T-72B, incorporating many features of the T-80U. It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces

T-14 Armata is a Russian 5th generation main battle tank. Armata is a heavy unified platform created for tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. The new-generation tank boasts an unmanned turret, fully digitalized control and an isolated armored capsule accommodating the crew

Iskander-M is a version of the Iskander tactical missile system supplied to the Russian Armed Forces. It is capable of hitting targets deep inside the enemy lines. The system’s firing range is up to 500 km. The complex comprises a launcher with two missiles, a missile-transporter loader, a command post vehicle, a technical maintenance vehicle, a set of arsenal equipment, a data processing unit, as well as training facilities

Russia's Tornado universal multiple rocket launcher was unveiled in 2007. Tornado-G system is based on the BM-21 Grad. It entered series production in 2013

Smerch multiple rocket launcher is designed to defeat personnel, armored, and soft-skinned targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots. It was created in the early 1980s and entered service in 1989

TOS-1A 200mm caliber multiple rocket launcher was developed in 2001

2S34 Hosta with the 122mm gun is a modernized version of the 2S1 Gvosdika

Msta-S self-propelled 152 mm howitzer entered service in 1989. The vehicle is based on the T-80 tank hull

Akatsia 152 self-propelled howitzer entered service in 1971

Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled tracked howitzer is first seen in public in 2015. The 2S35 is expected to replace the 2S19 Msta in the Russian Ground Forces

Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system represents the latest air defense technology by using phased array radars for both target acquisition and tracking

TOR-M1 surface-to-air missile system is a mobile, integrated air defense system, designed for operation at medium, low and very low altitudes

Buk-M2 is a medium-range advanced defense missile complex designed and manufactured by Almaz-Antey

S-300 system first deployed in 1979 is designed for the air defense of large industrial and administrative facilities, military bases, and control of airspace against enemy strike aircraft