List of equipment of the Estonian Defence Forces

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

Personal equipment
A soldier from the Scouts Battalion in ESTDCU firing his Galil SAR.
Main articles: ESTDCU and PASGT

The equipment of the Estonian Land Forces troops includes:

Weapons
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 R-20 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 R-20 L 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 R-20 Rahe rifles.[27]
Anti-armour weapons
Carl Gustav  Sweden Recoilless rifle 84mm Variants M2 and M3.[28][29] Donated by Sweden.[3] Unknown number purchased from Norway in 2013.[5] M2 variant to be replaced by M4 variant in 2022.[30]
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).[31][32][33] Initial batch purchased in 2009. More purchased in 2010[34] and 2018.[35]
MILAN  France Anti-tank guided missile 115mm Variant Milan 2.[36] Purchased from Germany at around 2004.[37] Will be replaced by Spike-LR II in 2021.[38]
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.[39] Block-0 and Block-1 missiles supplied with United States European Reassurance Initiative funds.[40]
Spike  Israel Anti-tank guided missile 130mm 18 Spike-LR II systems to be delivered by EuroSpike GmbH, beginning in 2020.[41][38]
Air defence weapons
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Autocannon 23×152mm Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][42]
Mistral  France Surface-to-air missile 90mm Purchased in 2007 from MBDA with SAAB Giraffe AMB radars for 1st Infantry Brigade.[43] At least 40 launchers delivered.[44] Mistral 3 missiles received in 2015.[45]
Mortars
M252  United Kingdom
 United States		 Mortar 81mm 80 mortars received from the United States in 2010 as military aid.[46]
m/41D  Finland
 Sweden		 Mortar 120mm 165 mortars in holding as of 2010.[47] To be replaced.
Howitzers
H63 (D-30)  Soviet Union
 Finland		 Howitzer 122mm 42 howitzers purchased from Finland in 2009 to replace previously used 105mm howitzers.[48] Will be replaced by K9.[49]
FH-70  Germany
 United Kingdom
 Italy		 Howitzer 155 mm 24 howitzers in holding as of 2010.[47] Purchased from Germany at around 2004.[37] Will be replaced by K9 and mothballed.[49]
K9 Thunder  South Korea Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm 18 self-propelled howitzers on order.[50] Deliveries to start in 2020.[51][52] In total, 24 to be procured.[49] Two delivered.[53]

Vehicles
Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
Combat Vehicle 90  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 44[54] 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.[55][56][57]
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).[58]
XA-180 models to be replaced by 2030. XA-188 models to be modernized to extend their service lives to 2048.[59]
Engineering vehicles
Bergepanzer 2  Germany Armoured recovery vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[60]
Dachs  Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[60]
Biber  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[60]
Mercedes-Benz Actros  Germany Recovery vehicle 2 [61]
TMM-3M  Ukraine
 Finland		 Truck launched bridge 4+ Purchased from Ukraine in 2015.[62]

Additional systems donated by Finland in 2017.[63]

Logistics vehicles
MAN KAT1  Germany Military truck Variants 4610, 4620 and 4640 as of 2015.[64][65]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany Military truck Purchased from Germany in 2008.[66][67] Variants U1300 and U1700 as of 2015.[64]
DAF F218 series  Netherlands Military truck Purchased from Netherlands in 2008.[66] Variants DAF YAL 4440 and YAL 4442 as of 2015.[64]
Mercedes-Benz 1017A  Germany Military truck Purchased from Germany in 2008.[66]
Mercedes-Benz Arocs  Germany Military truck 10 Purchased in 2019.[68][69]
Volvo FMX  Sweden Military truck 52 First batch (12) purchased in 2015.[70] Second batch (40) purchased in 2019.[68]
MAN TGA  Germany Military truck [71]
Sisu E13TP  Finland Military truck [72]
Utility vehicles
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Military light utility vehicle Variants G250 and G290 as of 2015.[64][73]
Motorcycles
Husqvarna 258A MT  Sweden Motorcycle [74]
Unmanned ground vehicles
THeMIS  Estonia Unmanned ground vehicle 3 [75]

Ships
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.[38]
 Estonia Coastal patrol boat EML Roland (P01)
EML Risto (P02)		 Commissioned in 2020.[76]

Aircraft
Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Aircraft
PZL M28 Skytruck  Poland Military transport aircraft 2 Received in 2019.[77]
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czech Republic Jet trainer 2 Rented from Aerohooldus OÜ and Sky LLC since 2015. Used for training.[78][79]
Robinson R44  United States Helicopter 3[80] Received in 2002 from United States as a donation.[78][81] Used for surveillance, search and rescue, and training.[82]

To be retired in 2020.[77]

AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States Unmanned aerial vehicle Undisclosed number or RQ-20B Puma AE II systems to be delivered by 2021.[83]

Radars
Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
AN/TPS-77  United States Passive electronically scanned array 1 Purchased in 2003. Placed at Kellavere.[84][85] Modernized in 2014.[86]
VERA-E  Czech Republic Passive radar 1[87] Purchased in 2004.[84][85]
Giraffe AMB  Sweden Passive electronically scanned array 4[87] Used with Mistral surface-to-air missile systems.
Ground Master 403  France Active electronically scanned array 2 Purchased in 2009.[84][85] Mounted on Sisu E13TP trucks.[88]
GCA-2020  United States Precision approach radar 1 Transportable version ordered in 2013. Used at Ämari Air Base.[86]

See also

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