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

Personal equipment[edit]

A soldier from the Scouts Battalion in ESTDCU firing his Galil SAR.

The equipment of the Estonian Land Forces troops includes:

Small arms and light weapons[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Pistols
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Standard issue pistol.[1]
Submachine guns
Uzi  Israel Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Variant Mini Uzi.[2] Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3]
Heckler & Koch MP5  Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Used weapons purchased from Norway in 2013 to replace Carl Gustav m/45 submachine guns.[4][5]
Shotguns
Benelli M3  Italy Semi-automatic shotgun 12 gauge Variant M3T.[6]
Assault rifles
LMT R20 RAHE  United States Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO
All units will be equipped with the new standard issue rifle by 2022. 7.62x51mm variant designated as TA-R20 used as a designated marksman rifle.[7]
IMI Galil  Israel Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Variants AR, SAR and ARM. Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3] Standard issue assault rifle, in service with the 1st Infantry Brigade.[8][9][10] To be replaced by 2022.[11][12]
Heckler & Koch G3  Sweden
 Norway
 Germany
Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Variants Ak4, G3A3ZF, G3A4 and AG3F2. Standard issue assault rifle, in service with the 2nd Infantry Brigade.[13][14][5] To be replaced by 2022.[11][12]
Sniper rifles
Galil Sniper (Galatz)  Israel Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][15]
Sako TRG  Finland Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum Variant Sako TRG-42.[16] Purchased in 2007.[17]
PGM Hécate II  France Sniper rifle
Anti-materiel rifle
12.7×99mm NATO Purchased in 2007.[17][18]
Machine guns
IMI Negev  Israel Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][19]
FN MAG  Belgium
 Sweden
General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Variant Kulspruta 58B.[20] Donated by Sweden between 1999-2002.[3][21]
Rheinmetall MG3  Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Roughly 1500 donated by Germany.[21] Unknown number purchased from Norway in 2013.[5][22]
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO [23]
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL-06  Switzerland Grenade launcher 40x46mm Stand alone grenade launcher.[24]
Heckler & Koch AG-C/GLM  Germany Grenade launcher 40x46mm Under barrel weapon designed to fit on many types of assault rifles. Latest H & K design.[25]
Heckler & Koch HK79  Germany Grenade launcher 40x46mm Under barrel 1970's design for G3 rifles. (HK69 - stand alone weapon pictured - HK 79 is a variant.) Purchased from Norway in 2013.[5][26]
M203  United States Grenade launcher 40x46mm Under barrel design for LMT R20 RAHE rifles.[7]
Anti-armour weapons
Carl Gustav  Sweden Recoilless rifle 84mm Variants M2 and M3.[27][28] Donated by Sweden.[3] Unknown number purchased from Norway in 2013.[5] M2 variant to be replaced by M4 variant in 2022.[29]
C90-CR (M3)  Spain Rocket-propelled grenade 90mm Variants C-90-CR-RB (M3), C-90-CR-AM (M3) and C-90-CR-BK (M3).[30][31][32] Initial batch purchased in 2009. More purchased in 2010[33] and 2018.[34]
MILAN  France Anti-tank guided missile 115mm Variant Milan 2.[35] Purchased from Germany at around 2004.[36] Will be replaced by Spike-LR II in 2021.[37]
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Anti-tank guided missile 127mm 80 CLU (with option for additional 40) and 350 missiles purchased from the United States.[38] Block-0 and Block-1 missiles supplied with United States European Reassurance Initiative funds.[39]
Spike  Israel Anti-tank guided missile 130mm 18 Spike-LR II systems to be delivered by EuroSpike GmbH, beginning in 2020.[40][37]

Anti-aircraft weapons[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Autocannon 23×152mm Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][41]
Mistral  France Surface-to-air missile 90mm Purchased in 2007 from MBDA with SAAB Giraffe AMB radars for 1st Infantry Brigade.[42] At least 40 launchers delivered.[43] Mistral 3 missiles received in 2015.[44]
SPYDER-MR  Israel Surface-to-air missile 160mm 3 batteries on order.

Coastal defence weapons[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
PM16  Finland Naval mine 200 mines on order.
RBS-15 Mk. III  Sweden Anti-ship missile 500mm 4 ground based launchers and an unknown amount of missiles on order from Saab Bofors Dynamics.
Exocet  France Anti-ship missile 348mm 4 ground based launchers with MM40 Block 3 missiles on order from MBDA.

Artillery[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Mortars
M252  United Kingdom
 United States
Mortar 81mm 80 mortars received from the United States in 2010 as military aid.[45]
m/41D  Finland
 Sweden
Mortar 120mm 165 mortars in holding as of 2010.[46] To be replaced.
Howitzers
H63 (D-30)  Soviet Union
 Finland
Towed howitzer 122mm 42 howitzers purchased from Finland in 2009 to replace previously used 105mm howitzers.[47]
FH-70  Germany
 United Kingdom
 Italy
Towed howitzer 155 mm 24 howitzers in holding as of 2010.[46] Purchased from Germany at around 2004.[36]
K9 Thunder  Republic of Korea Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm 18 self-propelled howitzers on order.[48] Deliveries to start in 2020.[49][50] Two delivered.[51]
Rocket artillery
PULS  Israel Multiple rocket launcher 160mm
306mm
370mm
12 launchers with ACCULAR, EXTRA and Predator Hawk rockets on order.

Vehicles[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
Combat Vehicle 90  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 44[52] 44 CV9035 purchased from Netherlands and 37 hulls bought from Norway. 31 CV90 hulls to be converted into support vehicles (command post, air defense, anti-tank, combat engineers, reconnaissance, technical support, evacuation, 120 mm mortars carrier, mortar fire control center, mortar ammunition transporters). 6 to be repaired and maintained, including two driver training vehicles.[53][54][55]
Support vehicle 31 to be converted
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).[56]
Engineering vehicles
Bergepanzer 2  Germany Armoured recovery vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[57]
Dachs  Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[57]
Biber  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[57]
Mercedes-Benz Actros  Germany Recovery vehicle 2 [58]
TMM-3M  Ukraine
 Finland
Truck launched bridge 4+ Purchased from Ukraine in 2015.[59]

Additional systems donated by Finland in 2017.[60]

Logistics vehicles
MAN KAT1  Germany Military truck Variants 4610, 4620 and 4640 as of 2015.[61][62]
DAF F218 series  Netherlands Military truck Purchased from Netherlands in 2008.[63] Variants DAF YAL 4440 and YAL 4442 as of 2015.[61]
Mercedes-Benz 1017A  Germany Military truck Purchased from Germany in 2008.[63]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany Military truck Purchased from Germany in 2008.[63][64] Variants U1300 and U1700 as of 2015.[61]
Volvo FMX  Sweden Military truck 52 First batch (12) purchased in 2015.[65] Second batch (40) purchased in 2019.[66]
Bandvagn 206  Sweden Troop carrier [67]
Utility vehicles
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Military light utility vehicle Variants G250 and G290 as of 2015.[61][68]
Motorcycles
Husqvarna 258A MT  Sweden Motorcycle [69]
Unmanned ground vehicles
THeMIS  Estonia Unmanned ground vehicle 3 [70]

Ships[edit]

Class Image Origin Type Ship Notes
Lindormen-class  Denmark Auxiliary ship EML Wambola (A433) Purchased from Denmark in 2006. Commissioned in 2016 to replace EML Tasuja (A432)
Sandown-class  United Kingdom Minehunter EML Admiral Cowan (M313)
EML Sakala (M314)
EML Ugandi (M315)
Purchased from the United Kingdom in 2006. Modernized between 2018-2020 to extend the service lives of the ships to 2035.[37]

Aircraft[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Aircraft
PZL M28 Skytruck  Poland Military transport aircraft 2 Received in 2019.[71]
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czech Republic Jet trainer 2 Rented from Aerohooldus OÜ and Sky LLC since 2015. Used for training.[72][73]
Robinson R44  United States Helicopter 3[74] Received in 2002 from United States as a donation.[72][75] Used for surveillance, search and rescue, and training.[76]

To be retired in 2020.[71]

AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States Unmanned aerial vehicle Undisclosed number or RQ-20B Puma AE II systems to be delivered by 2021.[77]

Radars[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
AN/TPS-77  United States Passive electronically scanned array 1 Purchased in 2003. Placed at Kellavere.[78][79] Modernized in 2014.[80]
VERA-E  Czech Republic Passive radar 1[81] Purchased in 2004.[78][79]
Giraffe AMB  Sweden Passive electronically scanned array 4[81] Used with Mistral surface-to-air missile systems.
Ground Master 403  France Active electronically scanned array 2 Purchased in 2009.[78][79] Mounted on Sisu E13TP trucks.[82]
GCA-2020  United States Precision approach radar 1 Transportable version ordered in 2013. Used at Ämari Air Base.[80]

See also[edit]

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