List of equipment of the Estonian Defence Forces

This is a list of modern military equipment currently in service with the Estonian Defence Forces.

Weapons

Small arms

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
Handguns
Heckler & Koch USP Germany Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Standard issue pistol.[1]
Glock 19 Austria Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Used by the Special Operations Forces.[2]
Submachine guns and PDWs
Heckler & Koch MP7 Germany PDW 4.6×30mm HK Used by the Special Operations Forces.[3]
Heckler & Koch MP5 A2 West Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Purchased in 2013.[4][5]
Assault rifles & battle rifles
LMT R-20 Rahe United States Carbine /
assault rifle
5.56×45mm NATO Standard issue assault rifle, 19,000 ordered in 2019 to replace the IMI Galil and Ak 4 rifles.[6] First delivery in 2020, and replaced all Galil and Ak.4 by 2022.[7]

Two variants were ordered:

  • R-20 S, with a barrel length of 310 mm (12 in) [8]
  • R-20, with a barrel length of 367 mm (14.4 in) [9]
IMI Galil Israel Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Purchased in 1993. AR and ARM with a 460 mm barrel and SAR with a 332 mm barrel.[10][11][12] Replaced by the R-20, but still (November 2025) listed in the Estonian Defence Force website.
Heckler & Koch G3 West Germany
Norway
Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Variants Ak4, G3A3ZF, G3A4 and AG3F2.[13][14] Replaced by R-20, but still listed in the EDF website as of November 2025.
Heckler & Koch G36 Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces and Military Police.[2]
Heckler & Koch HK416 Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces.[2]
Heckler & Koch HK417 Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces.[15]
AK 4 West Germany
Sweden
Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used by Defence League.[16][17] Being replaced by the R-20.[18][19]
M14 United States Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used as a ceremonial weapon by the Guard Battalion.[20] 40,500 M14 rifles were donated by USA in 1998.[21] 35,000 M14 battle rifles were donated to Ukraine in the spring of 2022.[22]
Precision rifles
LMT Rahe R-20 L United States Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO 406 mm (16.0 in)[6][23]
IMI Galil Sniper Israel Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Purchased in 1993. Sniper rifle with a 508 mm barrel.[24]
M14 TP2 United States Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Optical sight: TP-2 Schmidt&Bender [16]
Våpensmia NM149 Norway Bolt-action sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [16]
Sako TRG Finland Bolt action sniper rifle 8.6x70 mm TRG 42 purchased in 2007.[25] 8.6 mm (.338 Lapua Magnum) sniper rifle with a 690 mm barrel.[26] Sako TRG M10 purchased in 2023.[27] TRG 42 started to be replaced 2024.[28] Approximately 70 TRG M10 delivered in 2024.[29]
PGM Hécate II France Anti-material rifle 12.7×99mm NATO Purchased in 2007.[25][30] Can be used as an anti-materiel rifle.
Machine guns
IWI Negev Israel Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO
Purchased in 1993.[31][32] Negev NG7 variant ordered in 2023.[33]
Heckler & Koch MG4 Germany Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces.[15]
Ksp 58 Belgium
Sweden
General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Swedish-made variant of the FN MAG.[34] 1,500 received from Sweden between 1999 and 2002.[31][35] Negev NG7 chosen as replacement in 2023.[36]
MG 3 West Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO 1,500 received from Germany, unknown number purchased from Norway.[35][5][37] Negev NG7 chosen as replacement in 2023.[36]
M2 Browning United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Mostly vehicle mounted.[38]
Shotguns
Benelli M3T Italy Pump action shotgun 12 gauge [39]
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL06  Switzerland Grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Stand-alone grenade launcher.[40]
Heckler & Koch GLM Germany Under barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to various types of assault rifles.[41]
Heckler & Koch 79N Germany Under barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Purchased in 2013. Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to Heckler & Koch G3 series of rifles.[5][42]
M203 United States Under barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to R-20 Rahe rifles.[6]

Anti-tank weapons

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
Rocket launchers
Type 69 RPG China Rocket launcher 40mm (laucher tube), 85mm (warhead) Locally known as M-69. Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[43]
B-300 Israel Rocket launcher 82mm Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[44]
Instalaza C90 Spain Rocket launcher 90mm C90-CR-AM, C90-CR-BK and C90-CR-RB variants are in use.[45][46][47]

At least 10,408 units are known to be purchased between 2009 and 2022.[48][49][50][51][52][53]

Recoilless rifles
Carl Gustav Sweden Anti-tank recoilless rifle 84mm M2, M3 and M4 variants are in use.[54][55][56][57] 300 M4 received 2021.[58]
Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 Sweden Recoilless rifle 90mm Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[59]
M40A1 United States Recoilless rifle 105mm Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[60]
Anti-tank missiles
MILAN 2 France Anti-tank guided missile 125 mm Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[61]
MAPATS Israel Anti-tank guided missile 156 mm Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[62]
Javelin United States Anti-tank guided missile 127mm 80 CLUs (with option for additional 40) and 350 missiles purchased from the United States.[63] Block-0 and Block-1 missiles supplied with United States European Reassurance Initiative funds.[64]

Estonia donated 100 Javelins to Ukraine in March 2022.[22][65][66] More Javelins donated later.[67] 800 missiles and 84 Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLUs) on order.[68]

Spike Israel Anti-tank guided missile 130mm 18 Spike-LR II systems delivered in 2020.[69][70] In addition, more than 500 Spike-SR systems purchased in 2022.[71]

Air-defence equipment

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
ZU-23-2 Soviet Union Autocannon 23×152mm 98 Purchased from Israel in 1993.[31][72]
PPZR Piorun Poland Man-portable air-defense system 72mm 100 launchers, 300 missiles 100 launchers with 300 missiles ordered in September 2022.[73] Deliveries started in 2024.[74]
Mistral  France Short range air defense system 90mm 209[75] Mistral M2 (second generation) acquired in 2007.[76] The latest generation Mistral F3 acquired in 2015, 2018 and 2023.[77][78][79][80] Some donated to Ukraine.[81]
IRIS-T SLM  Germany Medium range air defense system In May 2023, Estonia and Latvia made a decision to jointly procure medium-range IRIS-T SLM.[82] Estonia ordered 3 batteries.[83] The systems are expected to be operational in 2025.

Anti-ship weapons

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
Blue Spear 5G SSM  Israel Anti-ship missile Ordered in October 2021.[84] First systems delivered in February 2024.[85] Derivative of the Gabriel V missile, with a range up to 290 km.[86] Missiles are mounted on trucks.[87]
Blocker PM16  Finland Naval mine Delivered in December 2021, used in all minelaying capable ships.

560 kg of Foxit plastic-bonded explosive.

Grenades

Model Image Origin Type Detonation Notes
m/56  Sweden Fragmentation grenade Fuse [88]
DM61  Germany Fragmentation grenade Fuse [89]
OffHGr 85  Germany Fragmentation grenade Fuse OffHGr 85 A2[90][91]
SplHGr 85  Germany Fragmentation grenade Fuse SplHGr 85 A2[92][91]
F-1 grenade  Soviet Union Fragmentation grenade Fuse [93]
RGD-5  Soviet Union Fragmentation grenade Fuse [94]

Mortars

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
B-455  Israel Mortar 81mm Still (2025) listed as equipment in the Defence Force official website.[95]
M252  United States Mortar 81mm 80 units received from USA as military aid.[96]
m/41D  Sweden Mortar 120mm 165 units in holding as of 2010.[97] To be replaced with mortars from Elbit Systems.[98] At least 30 units sent to Ukraine in 2022.[99]

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Combat Vehicle 90  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 44 44 CV9035NL purchased from Netherlands and 37 CV90 hulls bought from Norway.[100] CV90 hulls to be rebuilt as support vehicles by the end of 2023.[101] These will be equipped with the Protector RS4 RWS able to fire Javelin missiles.[102]
Support vehicle 37
Patria Pasi  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 136 XA-180: 60 units purchased from Finland (56 in service).
XA-188: 81 units purchased from Netherlands (80 in service).[103]
XA-180 models to be replaced by 2030. XA-188 models to be modernized to extend their service lives to 2048.[104]
Otokar ARMA 6×6  Turkey Armoured personnel carrier 130 Contract awarded in October 2023 for €130 million, including training, and equipment maintenance.[105] It was ordered jointly with the Makina NMS 4×4.[106]

The delivery started in January 2025.[107] About 50 ARMA 6x6 + NMS 4x4 received by Spring 2025.[108]

Nurol Makina NMS 4×4  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 100 Contract awarded in October 2023, including training, and equipment maintenance. Ordered jointly with the ARMA 6×6.[106] The delivery started in January 2025.[107] About 50 ARMA 6x6 + NMS 4x4 received by Spring 2025.[108]

Artillery

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes
K9 Thunder  South Korea Self-propelled howitzer 155mm 36[109] 36 ordered from South Korea in total and the first howitzers were delivered in 2018.[110] The domestic company Go Craft AS was contracted to integrate the radio and artillery system.[111]
CAESAR  France Self-propelled howitzer 155mm 12[112] 12 CAESAR 6x6 Mk I howitzers ordered in June 2024 with the first 6 delivered in January 2025.[113] The remaining 6 howitzers arrived in August 2025.[114][115]
M142 HIMARS  United States Rocket artillery 227mm
610mm
6[116] 6 systems ordered in December 2022 with the deliveries at the time planned to start in 2024.[117][118] The package includes GMLRS (M28A2, M30A2, M31A2) and ER GMLRS (XM403, XM404) rockets as well as MGM-140 ATACMS (M57 variant) missiles.

The troops were trained on the systems in the United States prior to their delivery in Estonia in mid-2025.[119] Estonia received the 6 systems in April 2025.[116] First firings in July 2025.[120]

K239 Chunmoo  South Korea Rocket artillery Various (6)[121] In December 2025, Estonia signed a €290 million contract to acquire six K239 Chunmoo systems and ammunition, including the CTM-290 tactical ballistic missiles.[122][121]

Utility vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Utility vehicle G250 and G290.[123][124]
Husqvarna 258A MT  Sweden Motorcycle [125]

Logistics vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Base trucks
DAF 4440/4442  Netherlands Truck ~500 Purchased in 2008.[126][123]
MAN KAT1  West Germany Truck MAN 4610/4620/4640/4530.[123][127][128]
MAN TGA  Germany
 Austria
 Poland
Truck [129][128]
Mercedes-Benz 1017  West Germany Truck ~100 Purchased in 2008.[128][126]
Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3945 8×8  Germany Truck 10 Purchased in 2019.[128][130]
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1018A 4×4  Germany Truck [128]
Mercedes-Benz Axor 1829 4×4  Germany Truck [128]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 435  West Germany Truck Purchased in 2008. U 1300 L and U 1700 L.[128][131]
Scania G360

(8×4)

 Sweden Hooklift truck First delivered in 2024.[132]
Scania G410

(8×8)

 Sweden Hooklift off-road capable truck First delivered in 2024.[132]
Sisu E13TP  Finland Truck 2 The truck is used to transport the Ground Master 403 radar system.[133]
Volvo FMX 6×6  Sweden Tactical truck with hydraulic hooklift hoist 52 Vehicle + trailer, transports 15 ft containers.[128]
  • 12 purchased in 2015[134]
  • 40 more purchased in 2019 (€6.9 million).[135][136]
Volvo 44R  Sweden Tactical truck Framework agreement for 3,000 trucks in 7 years for Estonian and Latvian military for €440 million signed in October 2023.[137]

Quantity for Estonia not specified. First deliveries showed in 2025.[138]

Volvo 66R Tactical truck
Semi-trucks
Volvo FH16 550 8×4  Sweden Heavy equipment transporter 7 [128] Can tow a semi-trailer weighing up to 92 tons (6-axles).
Scania G410 6×4  Sweden Semi-truck 265 Deal signed with Latvia in February 2022, delivery since October 2024. Will partially replace DAF 2300 series vehicles.[139][140][141]

Engineering vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Biber  West Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[142]
Dachs  West Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 5 Purchased from Netherlands.[142][143]
Bergepanzer 2  West Germany Armoured recovery vehicle 4 Purchased from Netherlands.[142][143]
TMM-3M  Ukraine
 Finland
Truck launched bridge >5 The TMM-3M bridge is mounted on the KrAZ-63221 truck. Purchased from Ukraine in 2015.[144] Additional systems received from Finland in 2017.[145]
Mercedes-Benz Actros  Germany Recovery vehicle 2 [146]

Unmanned ground vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
THeMIS  Estonia Unmanned ground vehicle 3 [147]

Ships

Mine countermeasures vessels

Class Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Sandown-class  United Kingdom Minehunter 3 Purchased from the United Kingdom in 2006. Modernized between 2018 and 2020 to extend the service lives of the ships to 2035.[70]

Auxiliary vessels

Class Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Lindormen-class  Denmark Auxiliary ship 1 Purchased from Denmark in 2006. The ship can also be used as a minelayer.
Kindral Kurvits class  Finland Pollution control ship 1 Formerly a multifunctional pollution control vessel of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.[148]
PATROL 45 WP class  Estonia Patrol boat 1 Formerly a multifunctional patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.
Pikker class  Estonia Patrol boat 1 Formerly a patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.
PATROL 24 class  Estonia Patrol boat 1 Formerly a patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.

Aircraft

Model Image Origin Type Variant Quantity Notes
Transport
M28 Skytruck Poland 2[149] Replaced two Antonov An-2s.[150]
Trainer aircraft
Aero L-39 Czechoslovakia Jet trainer 2[151][149]

Note : Three C-17 Globemaster IIIs are available through the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Hungary.[152]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Threod Systems Stream C  Estonia Unmanned aerial vehicle [153][154]
Threod Systems KX-4 LE Titan  Estonia Unmanned aerial vehicle [155]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States Unmanned aerial vehicle Undisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE II systems to be delivered by 2021.[156]
IAI Harpy  Israel Loitering munition IAI Mini Harpy ordered in 2023.[157]

Air defence

Air surveillance

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
VERA-E  Czech Republic Passive radar 1 Purchased in 2004.[158][159][160]
Giraffe AMB  Sweden Passive electronically scanned array 4 or 5 [160]
AN/TPS-77  United States Passive electronically scanned array 1 Purchased in 2003 and modernized in 2014.[158][159][161]
Ground Master 403, 400a  France Active electronically scanned array 2 GM403, 1 GM400a (1 GM400a on order) Two GM403 radars purchased in 2009.[158][159] At one point around 2012, these were mounted or were planned to be mounted on Sisu E13TP trucks.[162] Two GM400a model radars ordered in 2023.[163] One received 2025, one expected 2026.[164]
GCA-2020  United States Precision approach radar 1 Transportable version ordered in 2013.[161]
AN/TSQ-288  United States Surface search and navigation radar [165]
 Hungary Man-portable passive radar Used for airspace and border surveillance.[166]

See also

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