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 R20 RAHE  United States Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO All units will be equipped with the new standard issue rifle by 2022.[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 2021.[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 2021.[11][12]
Designated marksman rifles
LMT TA-R20  United States Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [15]
AK4 TP1  Sweden
 Estonia		 Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Modified domestically[16][17][5] To be replaced by 2021.[11][12]
M14 TP2  United States
 Estonia		 Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO 40 500 M14 rifles were donated by USA in 1998. Some were modified to M14 TP2 sniper rifles by E-Arsenal in Estonia.[18] Equipped with a Schmidt & Bender 3-12x50 scope.[19]
Sniper rifles
Galil Sniper (Galatz)  Israel Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][20]
Sako TRG  Finland Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum Variant Sako TRG-42.[21] Purchased in 2007.[22]
PGM Hécate II  France Sniper rifle
Anti-materiel rifle		 12.7×99mm NATO Purchased in 2007.[22][23]
Machine guns
IMI Negev  Israel Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][24]
FN MAG  Belgium
 Sweden		 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Variant Kulspruta 58 B.[25] Donated by Sweden between 1999-2002.[3][26]
Rheinmetall MG3  Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Roughly 1500 donated by Germany.[26] Unknown number purchased from Norway in 2013.[5][27]
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO [28]
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL-06   Switzerland Grenade launcher 40x46mm Stand alone grenade launcher.[29]
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.[30]
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][31]
M203  United States Grenade launcher 40x46mm Under barrel design for LMT R-20 RAHE rifles.[32]
Anti-armour weapons
Carl Gustav  Sweden Recoilless rifle 84mm Variants M2 and M3.[33][34] Donated by Sweden.[3] Unknown number purchased from Norway in 2013.[5] M2 variant to be replaced by M4 variant in 2022.[35]
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).[36][37][38] Initial batch purchased in 2009. More purchased in 2010[39] and 2018[40].
MILAN  France Anti-tank guided missile 115mm Variant Milan 2.[41] Purchased from Germany at around 2004.[42]
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.[43] Block-0 and Block-1 missiles supplied with United States European Reassurance Initiative funds.[44]
Spike  Germany Anti-tank guided missile 130mm 18 Spike LR systems to be delivered by EuroSpike GmbH, beginning in 2020.[45]
Air defence weapons
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Autocannon 23×152mm Purchased from Israel in 1993.[3][46]
Mistral  France Surface-to-air missile 90mm Purchased in 2007 from MBDA with SAAB Giraffe AMB radars for 1st Infantry Brigade.[47] At least 40 launchers delivered.[48] Mistral 3 missiles received in 2015.[49]
Mortars
M252  United Kingdom
 United States		 Mortar 81mm 80 mortars received from the United States in 2010 as military aid.[50]
m/41D  Finland
 Sweden		 Mortar 120mm 165 mortars in holding as of 2010.[51]
Howitzers
H63 (D-30)  Soviet Union
 Finland		 Howitzer 122mm 42 howitzers purchased from Finland in 2009 to replace previously used 105mm howitzers.[52]
FH-70  Germany
 United Kingdom
 Italy		 Howitzer 155 mm 24 howitzers in holding as of 2010.[51] Purchased from Germany at around 2004.[42]
K9 Thunder  South Korea Self-propelled artillery 155 mm 18 self-propelled howitzers on order.[53] Deliveries to start in 2020.[54][55]

Vehicles
Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
Combat Vehicle 90  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 44[56] 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.[57][58][59]
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).[60]
Engineering vehicles
Bergepanzer 2  Germany Armoured recovery vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[61]
Dachs  Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[61]
Biber  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 Purchased from Netherlands.[61]
Mercedes-Benz Actros  Germany Recovery vehicle 2 [62]
TMM-3M  Ukraine
 Finland		 Truck launched bridge 4+ Purchased from Ukraine in 2015.[63]

Additional systems donated by Finland in 2017.[64]

Logistics vehicles
MAN KAT1  Germany Military truck Variants 4610, 4620 and 4640 as of 2015.[65][66]
DAF F218 series  Netherlands Military truck Purchased from Netherlands in 2008.[67] Variants DAF YAL 4440 and YAL 4442 as of 2015.[65]
Mercedes-Benz 1017A  Germany Military truck Purchased from Germany in 2008.[67]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany Military truck Purchased from Germany in 2008.[67][68] Variants U1300 and U1700 as of 2015.[65]
Volvo FMX  Sweden Military truck 52 First batch (12) purchased in 2015.[69] Second batch (40) purchased in 2019.[70]
Bandvagn 206  Sweden Troop carrier [71]
Utility vehicles
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Military light utility vehicle Variants G250 and G290 as of 2015.[65][72]
Motorcycles
Husqvarna 258A MT  Sweden Motorcycle [73]

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 United Kingdom in 2006.

Aircraft
Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
Aircraft
PZL M28 Skytruck  Poland Military transport aircraft 2 Received in 2019.[74]
Aero L-39 Albatros  Czech Republic Jet trainer 2 Rented from Aerohooldus OÜ and Sky LLC since 2015. Used for training.[75][76]
Robinson R44  United States Helicopter 3[77] Received in 2002 from United States as a donation.[75][78] Used for surveillance, search and rescue, and training.[79]

To be retired in 2020.[74]

AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States Unmanned aerial vehicle Undisclosed number or RQ-20B Puma AE II systems to be delivered by 2021.[80]

Radars
Model Image Origin Type Number Notes
AN/TPS-77  United States Passive electronically scanned array 1 Purchased in 2003. Placed at Kellavere.[81][82] Modernized in 2014.[83]
VERA-E  Czech Republic Passive radar 1[84] Purchased in 2004.[81][82]
Giraffe AMB  Sweden Passive electronically scanned array 4[84] Used with Mistral surface-to-air missile systems.
Ground Master 403  France Active electronically scanned array 2 Purchased in 2009.[81][82] Mounted on Sisu E13TP trucks.[85]
GCA-2020  United States Precision approach radar 1 Transportable version ordered in 2013. Used at Ämari Air Base.[83]
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See also

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