equipping vs arming

equipping and arming both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equipping	Yes	No	No	No
arming	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, equipping and arming are synonyms defined as:

equipping and arming: the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war

Other synonyms of equipping include armament.

equipping (noun)	arming (noun)
the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war	the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war