List of equipment of the Cypriot National Guard

The Cypriot National Guard is a combined arms force and represents the organised air, land and sea capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus. Equipment is mostly imported from other countries, since the country has very limited heavy industrial and commercial industrial capacity due to its small population and land mass.

This list contains equipment which is in use by the Cypriot National Guard.

Infantry Equipment

Camouflages

Model Origin Type Photo Details
Camouflages
Multicam United States Camouflage pattern
Woodland Digital United States Camouflage pattern Unused since 2017
UCP United States Camouflage pattern (Retired at an unknown date)
Cypriot Sandstone Cyprus Camouflage pattern
Greek Lizard Greece Camouflage pattern Used by ELDYK

Small Arms

Model Origin Cartridge Photo Notes
Handguns
HK USP Germany 9x19mm Parabellum Standard Issue Sidearm.[1]
FN Five-Seven  Belgium FN 5.7×28mm 250 acquired in 2000.[1]
Submachine guns
FN P90  Belgium FN 5.7×28mm 350 acquired in 2000.[1]
H&K MP5 Germany 9x19mm Parabellum Used by OYK.[2]
Assault rifles
HK G3  West Germany
 Greece 		7.62×51mm NATO Standard Issue Rifle. The versions operated by the National Guard are mainly the G3A3 and G3A4 (shown in the picture, the upper one is the G3A4 and the lower one is the G3A3).[3][4]
AK-74M  Russia 5.45×39mm AK-74M version in use by the National Guard.[5]
Vz.58 Czechoslovakia 7.62×39mm Used for a brief period of time by the Special Forces in 2016.[6][7] Partially in use by Military Police.[8]
Colt M16A2 United States 5.56×45mm NATO Used by OYK.[1]
Colt M5 United States 5.56×45mm NATO 11.5 inch barrel length. Entered service in 2024, used by OYK. Also in use by the MIAU of the Cyprus Police.[9][10][11][12]
FN SCAR-L  Belgium 5.56×45mm NATO Used by LOK and OYK.[13][14]
FN SCAR-H (TPR Variant) 7.62×51mm NATO
IWI Tavor X95  Israel 5.56×45mm NATO Both 330mm and 419mm barrel length versions. Used by LOK and OYK.[15][16]
Sniper rifles
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare  United Kingdom .338 Lapua Magnum AXMC variant used by the Special Forces.[17][18]
Accuracy International AX50  United Kingdom .50 BMG Used by the Special Forces.[17][18]
FN Model 30-11  Belgium 7.62×51mm NATO [19][17]
Machine guns
MG 3  West Germany
 Greece		 7.62×51mm NATO Large number in service.[1][4]
HK21 Germany 7.62×51mm NATO A variation of the HK G3 with a heavier barrel.[1][4] Made by EAS.
FN MAG  Belgium 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
IWI Negev  Israel 5.56×45mm NATO Negev SF and Negev NG-7 SF versions.[19] Used by mechanised infantry, paratroopers and LOK. Equipped with red dot and thermal sights.[20][14]
7.62×51mm NATO
FN MINIMI  Belgium 5.56×45mm NATO Minimi Mk2 Para TR version.[21]
M2 Browning  United States .50 BMG [22][23]
Grenade launchers
STK 40 AGL Singapore 40 mm grenade Mounted on vehicles and on small arms.[1][24][25]
M203 grenade launcher USA 40 mm grenade [9][26]
Anti-tank weapons
M72 LAW United States Rocket-propelled grenade 66mm [27]
RPG-7V  Russia Rocket-propelled grenade 85mm ~1000 in service.[28] Produced in country since 2025.[19]
M40A1 United States Recoilless rifle 105mm 144 M40A1s as of 2016.[29][27]
RAC 112 APILAS France Recoilless anti-tank weapon 112mm ~1000 in service.[27]
9M117 Bastion  Russia Anti-tank guided missile 100mm Line-of-sight, beam-riding missile (LOSBR) fired from the BMP-3 IFV. 700 missiles delivered in 1996.[30]
9M117 Refleks  Russia Anti-tank guided missile 125mm Fired from the 125mm main gun of the T80U and T80UK main battle tanks of the National Guard.[31]
MILAN III  France Anti-tank guided missile 115mm More than 1250 missiles.[32][33]
SPIKE LR2 Israel
Germany 		Anti-tank guided missile 130mm Fitted on LAPV Enok (single launcher). 5,5 km range.[34][35][36]
AKERON MP  France Anti-tank guided missile 140mm To be fitted on Sherpa Light.[37]
Euromissile Mephisto  France Anti-tank guided missile 150mm Delivered in 1988 for use on Gazelle helicopters and VAB-VCAC. ~500 missiles.

Land Forces

Transport, Logistics and Support

Model Origin Photo Quantity Notes
Utility/Cargo vehicles
MAN FX (Steyr) Austria Multi-role. Used to transport personnel, tanks, anti-aircraft systems and howitzers.[8]
Steyr 1491 Austria [8]
MAN RMMV TG MIL Germany Several Variants. Commonly used to transport the TRF1 towed howitzers and personnel.[8][38]
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Germany Mainly used as Mobile Communication Centers and military Ambulances. Can support satellite communications and high-speed data transfer.[24]
Iveco Daily Italy Used to transport personnel. (Third generation 2014)
Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer Austria Some carrying Mistral Manpads (Atlas System).[8]
Renault TRM 10000 France Used to transport and support the MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles of the Navy Command.[39][8]
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Germany [8]
ACMAT VLRA France Some used to carry the MO-120-RT mortars.[8]
Mitsubishi L200 Japan 125 [40]
Ford Ranger Double Cab XL USA 60 2,0 L diesel 170 hp engine.[40][41]
Isuzu D-Max Double Japan 60 [40]
Mitsubishi Pajero Japan Transferred from Cyprus Police.[42]

Armoured vehicles

Main article: Armoured vehicles of the Cypriot National Guard
Model Origin Photo Variant Quantity Notes
Main battle tanks
T-80 Russia T-80U 54 A total of 82 main battle tanks acquired between 1996 and 2011.[43] May be replaced by Leclerc or Leopard 2.[44]
T-80UK 28
AMX-30 France AMX-30B2 52 Another 61 AMX-30s have been withdrawn from active service and are waiting to be scrapped; some will be kept for museums. To be replaced.[27][45]
Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs)
BMP-3 Russia BMP-3 (Basic Version) 43 Deal worth $68 million, and delivered in 1995–1996.[33]
Armored reconnaissance vehicles
EE-9 Cascavel Brazil Cascavel Mk IV/V 126 Entered service from 1984 to 1988. It has a top speed of 80 km/h off-road and 110 km/h on-road. It is armed with a 90 mm Belgian Cockerill Mk 3 gun, improved day and night optics with laser rangefinder, and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft MG.[33]
EE-3 Jararaca Brazil EE-3 Tank destroyer 36 Entered service from 1984 to 1985, 24 are armed with a MILAN ATGM system. The vehicle has a 3-man crew with a top speed of 100 km/h and is armed with 1 x 20-mm Rh202 autocannon, and 1 x 12.7mm machine gun.[33]
Armoured personnel carriers (APCs)
ELVO Leonidas  Greece Leonidas-2 197 Based on the Austrian Saurer 4K 4FA. Some fitted with E44-E Mortars.[33]
VAB France VAB-PC 4 A total of 147 vehicles are operated by the National Guard. The VAB VCAC variant is equipped with the Euromissile Mephisto anti-tank missile system. (See infantry weapons above.)[33][46] The VAB VCI is fitted with a turret mounted 20 mm gun.
VAB-VTT 98
VAB VCI 27
VAB VCAC 18
EE-11 Urutu Brazil Unknown 10 Received in 1984. Status uncertain.[33]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs)
BOV M16 Miloš  Serbia Artillery reconnaissance – command vehicle 8 Part of a $50 mil. deal that included Nora B-52. Delivered in 2019. The 8 BOV M16 are used as artillery reconnaissance and battery command vehicles for the 24 Nora B-52 self-propelled howitzers of the National Guard.[47][48]
Armored recovery vehicles (ARVs)
BREM-80 Russia BREM-80U 8 Based on the T-80 chassis.[49]
AMX-30 France AMX-30D 2 [33]
Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle
Euromissile Mephisto  France 18 18 systems. Mounted on the 18 VAB VCAC APCs of the National Guard with four ready-to-fire HOT-2 anti-tank missiles and eight more in reserve, 500 missiles.[27][33]
LAPV Enok  Germany ENOK 4.8 AB 1 + 59 on order Armed with Spike LR2 missiles.[50] First displayed to the public in October 2025.
Sherpa Light France 12 on order Station Wagon version ordered in May 2025.[51] Will be armed with the new Akeron MP missile. Possible additional armament consists of 12,7mm machine gun and 40mm grenade launcher.[37][35][52]
Land Rover Wolf W/ MILAN  France / United Kingdom ? Multiple systems of MILAN mounted on Land Rover Defender Wolfs. Significant Numbers, exact numbers unknown. 115 mm, Tandem shaped charge with 2 km max range.

Artillery

Model Origin Type Photo Number Notes
Rocket artillery
LRSVM Tamnava  Serbia 122mm (and 262mm) self-propelled multiple rocket launcher 6 Bought 1 battery of 6 launchers.[53] First displayed to the public in October 2025.[54] 48 122mm rockets ready to fire with another 48 in reserve. It is unknown if the 262mm rockets were also bought. 40 km range for the 122mm rockets.
M-63 Plamen  Yugoslavia 128mm towed multiple rocket launcher 24 Acquired (reportedly) 24 towed pieces in the early 1980s from former Yugoslavia.[33][27]
M-77 Oganj  Yugoslavia 128mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher 8 Status uncertain.[33]
BM-21 Grad Russia 122mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher 4 Probably second hand.[33]
Self-propelled artillery
Nora B-52  Serbia 155mm self-propelled howitzer 24 First batch received in 2019.[36]
Zuzana  Slovakia 155mm self-propelled howitzer 12 Ordered in 2001 and delivered in 2007 via Greece.[33]
Mk F3 155mm France 155mm self-propelled howitzer 12 Delivered in 1991.[33][55]
M107 United States 175mm self-propelled howitzer 12 [56][27]
M110A2 United States 203mm self-propelled howitzer 8 [56][27]
Tatrapan  Slovakia Artillery command vehicle 3 [56][27][55]
AMX-VCI France Artillery command vehicle Unknown
Towed artillery
M-56  Yugoslavia 105mm towed howitzer 72 Delivered in 1986.[56][33]
M1944 BS-3 Soviet Union 100mm towed gun 20
M-114 United States 155mm towed howitzer 12 [56][27]
TRF1 France 155mm towed howitzer 12 Delivered in 1991.[56][33]
Mortars
E44-E Mortar Greece 81mm mortar 180 Some carried on Leonidas APCs.[27]
M29 Mortar United States 81mm mortar Unknown In use as of 2000.[57]
M30 Mortar United States 106,7mm mortar 26 To be fully retired.[58]
MO-120-RT France 120mm mortar 116 Delivered in 1990–1991. 12 equipped on mortar carriers, carried by ACMAT VLRA. 8,1 km range with standard projectiles.[33][27]

Airforce

Main article: Cyprus Air Command

Air defense

Name Origin Type Photo In service Notes
Surface-to-air missiles
Barak MX Israel Surface-to-air missile system Possibly 2 batteries.[59] In operation as of December 2024.[60][61][62][63] Most likely: 2 batteries consisting of 4 launchers each, 150 km version.
Aspide Italy Surface to air missile system 24 6 batteries/130 missiles. Utilized with the Skyguard system (Othellos) using Oerlikon GDF 35mm. 12 Skyguard radars.[33][27]
Mistral France Man-portable air defense system 30 (300 missiles) 18 Mistral MANPADS and 12 x2 Mistral ATLAS system mounted on Pinzgauer utility vehicles. More than 300 missiles. More missile on order as of June 2023.[64][27][33][56]
TOR M-1 Soviet Union
Russia 		Surface to air missile system 6 Delivered by Greece in replacement for the S-300.[33][65]~150 missiles.
Buk M1-2 Soviet Union
Russia 		Surface to air missile system 8 Total number of systems is unknown. Possibly 2 batteries with 4 systems each.[65][66][67]
9K32 Strela-2 Soviet Union
Russia 		Man-portable air defense system 100 Operational numbers may be less.[68]
9S737M Ranzhir-M Russia Mobile command center Unknown Mobile Command Centre for the coordination of the TOR air defense network system [55]
Anti aircraft artillery
GDF-005  Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun 24 2x35mm anti-aircraft gun. Part of the Skyguard (Othellos) system along Aspide SAMs.[27][33]
Zastava M-55 Yugoslavia Anti-aircraft gun 50 3x20mm anti-aircraft gun.[27]

Aircraft

Aircraft Origin Type Photo Variant In service Notes
Fixed wing aircraft
Embraer ERJ-135 Brazil VIP Transport EMB-135BJ 1 Donated by Greece to Cyprus in September 2022. The aircraft is used to transport the President of the Republic and other government officials.[69]
Air Tractor AT-802 United States Fire-fighting 2 Transferred in February 2025 from the Department of Forests to the newly created fire-fighting unit of the National Guard. 3,1 ton water tank capacity.[70][71]
Helicopters
Airbus H145 France
Germany 		Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter H145M 5 Another 1 on order with an option to buy an additional 6. First 4 delivered in 2025. Equipped with the HForce weapons system. Carrying 12,7mm machine gun and 12 rocket pot. It may also carry Spike ER missiles in the future.[72][73][74][75]
Aérospatiale Gazelle France Utility/Anti-tank Gazelle SA 342L 4 Armed with 4 HOT Anti-tank Guided Missiles.[65][76]
AgustaWestland AW139 Italy SAR/Utility AW139 3 Used primarily for Search and Rescue (SAR) in coordination with JRCC Larnaca.[27][65][76]
Bell 206 United States Utility/Transport LongRanger III 2 Three acquired from Belgian source in the 1980s. One lost in crash in 2003.[27][65]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Aerostar Israel Surveillance/Recon 4 In service since 2019. +4 on order.[65]
IAI Searcher Israel Surveillance/Recon 2 [77]
Swarmly Poseidon H-10 Cyprus Surveillance/Recon/VTOL Used by the artillery Brigade for recon and target designation. Entered service 2025.[78][79]

Retired aircraft include the Mil Mi-35P.[80]

Main article: Cyprus Navy

Surface defense

Name Origin Type Photo In service Notes
Surface-to-surface missiles
MM40 Exocet France Mobile surface-to-surface missile 3 batteries. Block 3+ modernization, part of $250 million order, bought alongside Mistral 3.[81][82]

Surface Ships

Class Origin Vessel Type Photo Name In service Length Notes
Surface Fleet
Al Mumbrukah United Kingdom Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) "Alasia" 1 62m Gift from the Sultan of Oman, refitted for military purposes in 2017.[83][84][85][23]
Saar 62 Israel Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) "Andreas Ioannides" 1 62m Part of deal for 2 ships of same class from 2017, one of the newest ships of the NG.[86][85]
Rodman 55 Spain Fast Assault boat "Agathos" "Panagos" 2 17m Acquired from Spain in 2002. Used by OYK.[85]
RIB 42' SF Italy Fast Assault boat "Nireas 1" "Poseidonas 1 " 2 13m Used by OYK.[85]
FPB C382 Italy Fast Patrol Boat "Eleftherios Tsomakis" "Nikolas Georgiou" 2 27m Another 2 in service with the Cyprus Port and Marine Police.[85]
Esterel France Fast Patrol Boat "Salamis" 1 32m Oldest active ship in the National Guard naval forces. Heavily upgraded.[85]
FPB 26M Finland Multitask Patrol Boat "Ammochostos" 1 26m Donated from the ministry of agriculture.[85][87]

Future Procurements

In the last decade, the Cypriot National Guard has pushed for a complete modernization of its capabilities and equipment. In light of the recent lifting of the US imposed embargo of the '80s in 2022, Cyprus has started showing interest on multiple Western weapon systems. Cyprus also being a part of the European Union which means it is part of defensive programs involving other European nations.[88]

Name Origin Type Photo Number Expected Arrival Notes
Exocet MM40 Block 3 France Mobile surface-to-surface missile Upgrade Package N/A The Exocet deal came alongside the orders of new Mistral III MANPAD systems from France in 2021, the deal cost $260 mil.[89][90]
Mistral III France SHORAD / MANPADs Unknown N/A The Mistral deal came alongside the orders of new Exocet block 3 systems from France.[90]
Saar 62 Israel Offshore Patrol Vessel 1 N/A Original deal underlined that 2 Saar 62s would enter service, only one did until now in 2017, order still hasn't been canceled.[91]
Airbus H145 France / Germany Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter 6 (+6 option) First batch 2024 Ordered in 2021. 2 delivered as of early 2025.
Akeron MP France Fire-and-forget anti-tank Missile Unknown Unknown Deal expected soon along with Sherpa Light.[92]
MARSEUS France
Belgium
Sweden
Cyprus 		Beyond Line of sight missile Unknown Unknown PESCO project between multiple European nations coordinated by France to develop a new Beyond line of Sight missile system, Testing of the system was conducted in Cyprus in the summer of 2022.[93][94]

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