List of military equipment of the Islamic State


This is a list of some of the military equipment formerly and currently used by the Islamic State.

Small arms

Explosives, anti-tank weapons, grenade launchers, and anti-aircraft launchers

NameTypeQuantityOriginPhotoNotes
Various IEDsImprovised explosive deviceLarge quantitiesIslamic State

Watercraft

ISIL has been using a mix of watercraft to transport fighters around the Tigris River and Euphrates River and has been referred to as their unofficial riverine navy. US forces have come across small watercraft that can ply rivers to carry troops, equipment and in some cases act as floating IEDs.

Weapons production

IS has an indigenous weapons industry. Their workshops can produce identical copies of the RPG-7 and SPG-9. In addition, they have developed an indigenous rocket launcher, which comes in four varieties. Two variants fire PG-9 munitions at short and long range. A third fires PG-7V munitions and the fourth fires an unspecified thermobaric munition. They also produce grenades to be fired from the muzzle of an AK pattern rifle or dropped from a drone. They also produce mortar ammunition and rockets.