Editing Lebanese Armed Forces (section)

==Equipment==
{{Main|List of equipment of the Lebanese Armed Forces}}
{{See also|List of former equipment of the Lebanese Armed Forces}}
The Lebanese Army still uses equipment mostly received through donations or friendly prices. Its workhorse is the [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]] which is commonly used by every regiment and brigade. A collection of Western and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-made weaponry and equipment exists ranging from [[rifle]]s to [[tank]]s. However, the Lebanese Army is trying to re-arm and modernize itself through new aid and purchases from different countries such as the [[United States]], [[Belgium]], [[Russia]], and [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]]. A list of awaiting-for-delivery armaments is constantly growing and includes [[T-80]] tanks,<ref>{{cite news| title = T-80BVM Main Battle Tanks From Russian Ferderation to Lebanese Army| publisher = Nahar Net| date = November 21, 2008| url = http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/61B674E90F28A4DBC22575080030DE77?OpenDocument| access-date = November 21, 2008| archive-date = May 21, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110521215958/http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/61B674E90F28A4DBC22575080030DE77?OpenDocument| url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="dlnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52128|title=U.S. Forces Help Lebanese Military Assert Control|last=Garamone|first=Jim|date=December 1, 2008|publisher=American Forces Press Service - DefenseLink News|access-date=2008-12-10|archive-date=2009-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130080317/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52128|url-status=live}}</ref> [[M198 Howitzer]]s, etc. A recent Russian promise to supply Lebanon with [[T-90]] tanks has been in discussion since the Lebanese Defense Minister's last visit to Russia on December 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia to donate 10 fighter jets to Lebanon|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 18, 2008|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-18-fg-russia-lebanon18-story.html|access-date=May 19, 2009|first1=Borzou|last1=Daragahi|first2=Raed|last2=Rafei|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017052859/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/18/world/fg-russia-lebanon18|url-status=live}}</ref>

Throughout its history, the Lebanese Army employed different weapons and equipment which, at the time, were considered state-of-the-art. Most of these arms have either been phased out of service or sold to other countries. Among the major equipment that is not currently active are the [[AMX-13]], [[Alvis Saladin|Saladin]], [[Panhard M3]], and [[T17 (armored car)|Staghound]] vehicles. The Lebanese air force has two [[A-29 Super Tucano]] aircraft as well as three [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Huey II]] helicopters delivered to it from the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebanon - Lebanese Air Force |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/lebanon/airforce-modernization.htm |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-17 |title=Lebanese Air Force Restructures Fleet - Unipath |url=https://unipath-magazine.com/lebanese-air-force-restructures-fleet/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Lebanese air force in total holds 18 [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAVs]] as well as 68 aircraft.<ref name=":2" />