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: | |
| 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] | |
| 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
- Former equipment of the Maavägi
- List of equipment of the Estonian Defence League
- List of active Estonian Navy ships
- List of Estonian Navy ships
- Estonian Air Force Equipment
- List of historic Estonian Air Force aircraft
- Estonian Special Operations Force Equipment
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