T-72 Operators and Variants - Current Operators

Current Operators

• Algeria – 500
• Angola – 22 T-72M1 bought from Belarus in 1999.
• Armenia – 160
• Azerbaijan – 636 T-72A en T-72B
• Belarus – 1,465 T-72B.
• Bulgaria – 80 T-72M2 and a large number (some 350) in reserve.
• Cuba – About 50 Т-72М1
• Czech Republic – 543 inherited from former Czechoslovakia in 1993. 179 T-72 main battle tanks in service as of 1 January 2008.
• Djibouti – 42 bought from Yemen.
• Ethiopia – 50 bought from Yemen, 200 reportedly ordered from Ukraine in 2011.
• Georgia – 50 T-72A and T-72M1 in 2004. 140 T-72A, T-72M1 and T-72B in 2005. 170 T-72M1, T-72B and T-72Sim1 in 2007. Approximately 200 T-72B1 and T-72Sim1 in 2008, 169 Т-72B1 and T-72Sim1 in 2009 and 180 T-72B and T-72Sim1 as of 2011
• Hungary – 195 T-72M and T-72M1 in 2009. 15 in active service, 113 in reserve, 77 donated to New Iraqi Army
• India – 1,900 T-72M and T-72M1 as of 2008
• Iran – 480 T-72M1 and T-72S since 2002.
• Iraq – 1000 T-72s, T-72Ms, T-72M1s, Lion of Babylon and Saddam tanks were in service with Iraqi Army in 1990. 375 T-72s, T-72Ms, T-72M1s, Lion of Babylon and Saddam tanks were in service with Iraqi Regular Army in 2003. Only 125 T-72M1 are in service as of 2009 with the new Iraqi Army.
• Kazakhstan - 980
• Kenya – 77 T-72AV from Ukraine in 2007. 33 delivered in Feb 2009 may bring total to 110.
• Kyrgyzstan - 215
• Libya – 150 in 2003.
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces - Unknown number captured from Libyan Army/provided by defectors.
• Macedonia – 30 T-72A and 1 T-72AK from Ukraine.
• Morocco – 136 T-72B and 12 T-72BK from Belarus.
• Mongolia – 85
• Myanmar – 139 T-72S
• North Korea – Probably a T-72S was sold to the North Koreans in the early 1990s.
• Poland – 586 T-72M1 and T-72M1D (2006, 2007 - 597, 2005 - 644, 2004 - 649 ) and 135 T-72M1Z (T-72M1 upgraded to PT-91 standard) (Also 98 PT-91 in service) Plans to withdraw the T-72M1 in 2018.
• Russia – 800-1000 Т-72BA with KONTAKT-5, 300 T-72BM "Rogatka", 3000 T-72B with KONTAKT-1 (being upgraded to the level of T-72BM "Rogatka"), 1000 T-72 other modifications (being upgraded to the level of T-72BM "Rogatka"), 4000 in reserve
• Slovakia – 33 T-72M1 to be retired at end 2011.
• South Sudan – 32 T-72s from the MV Faina as well as 67 T-72s from previous arms shipments.
• Syria – 1,600
• Tajikistan - 44
• Turkmenistan - 702
• Uzbekistan – 70
• Venezuela – 92 T-72B1. Delivered in 2009-2012, from Russia. In June 2012, Russia and Venezuela agreed on deal for 100 more T-72s.
• Vietnam – 480 T-72M1 as of 2005, supplied by Poland.
• Yemen – 39 in 2003.