Hezbollah’s arsenal of weapons

Lebanon’s Hezbollah, one of the most heavily-armed, non-state groups in the world, is the most formidable of Iran’s allies in its so-called “Axis of Resistance”

STRENGTH
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claims his group has 100,000 trained fighters. Other estimates range between 25,000-50,000

OVERALL ARSENAL
Group may possess more than 100,000 rockets. Many are unguided, but it also has precision missiles
and drones. Iran is Hezbollah’s main weapons supplier

ANTI-TANK MISSILES
Russian-designed weapons include RPG-29 unguided rocket-propelled grenade launcher (range 500m)
Wire-guided missiles:
AT-3 Sagger
AT-4 Spigot
AT-5 Spandrel AT-13 Saxhorn-2 
(range 1.5km-4km)

Laser-guided Kornet-E (range 5km)
AT-4
 
LAND-ATTACK MISSILES
Long range: Includes Iranian- made Zelzal (up to 210km)
Medium range: Includes Iranian Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 (40-75km)
Short range: Mostly unguided Katyusha rockets (up to 30km)
Ability to retrofit rockets with guidance systems could allow targeting of critical infrastructure and military sites

AIR DEFENCE MISSILES
Short range: Shoulder-fired SA-7, SA-14, SA-16 and SA-18
SA-7
C-802
Short/medium range: C-802 SA-8, SA-17 and SA-22
           
DRONES
Locally-assembled Ayoub and Mersad models, mostly used for reconnaissance but can carry small ordnance payload

ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
Chinese-developed  (range 120km) and Russian- made Yakhont (300km)
                 
            
Sources: CSIS, Reuters Picture: Wikimedia Commons © GRAPHIC NEWS