Personal equipment
The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes:
- LatPat, Multi-LatPat and WoodLatPat (Latvian digital camouflage uniform).
- Norwegian BEAR-II load bearing armor system
- Kevlar helmets
- Night vision devices
This is a list of equipment used by the Latvian Land Forces.
The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes:
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Caliber | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | |||||
| Glock |  |  Austria | Glock 17 Glock 19 Glock 21 Glock 26 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard issue pistol. [1] [2] [3] |
| Heckler & Koch P2A1 |  |  Germany | Flare gun | 26.5mm | Complementary order in 2024 [4] |
| Submachine guns | |||||
| Heckler & Koch UMP |  | Germany | UMP9 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard issue submachine gun. [1] [3] |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 |  | West Germany | MP5A3 | 9×19mm Parabellum | [3] |
| Heckler & Koch MP7 |  | Germany | MP7A2 | HK 4.6×30mm | [3] [5] |
| Shotguns | |||||
| Remington 870 |  |  United States | MCS | 12 gauge | [3] |
| Winchester 1300 |  | United States | 12 gauge | Is going to be replaced. [3] | |
| Mossberg 500 |  | United States | 12 gauge | Is going to be replaced. [3] | |
| Assault rifles and Rifles | |||||
| Heckler & Koch G36 |  | Germany | G36V G36KV G36KV3 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard issue assault rifle. [1] [2] [3] [6] Complementary order in 2024. [4] |
| M16 |  | United States | M16A1 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Honour Guard, as ceremonial rifle. [7] |
| M14 |  | United States | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used by Honour Guard, as ceremonial rifle. [8] | |
| Lee-Enfield |  |  United Kingdom | No.4 MkI* | .303 British | 120 rifles were donated by Canada. Used by Honour Guard, as ceremonial rifle. [9] |
| Sniper rifles | |||||
| Heckler & Koch HK417 |  | Germany | HK417A2 | 7.62×51mm NATO | [3] [5] |
| PGM Hécate II |  |  France | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard issue heavy sniper rifle. [1] [2] [3] | |
| Accuracy International Arctic Warfare |  | United Kingdom | AW AXMC AX50 ELR | 7.62×51mm NATO 12.7×99mm NATO | AW variant used to be the standard issue sniper rifle. [1] [3] [5] |
| Barrett M107 |  | United States | M107A1 | 12.7×99mm NATO | [3] [5] |
| Machine guns | |||||
| FN Minimi |  |  Belgium | Minimi Para | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard issue light machine gun. [1] [2] [3] |
| FN MAG Kulspruta 58 |  | Belgium  Sweden | FN MAG Kulspruta 58 B | 7.62×51mm NATO | [2] [3] |
| M2 Browning |  | United States | M2HB-QCB | 12.7×99mm NATO | [10] [3] |
| Grenade launchers | |||||
| Heckler & Koch AG36 |  | Germany | 40×46mm LV | [1] [3] | |
| Heckler & Koch GMG |  | Germany | 40×53mm HV | [1] [2] [3] Complementary order in 2024 [4] | |
| Metallic RBG-6 |  |  South Africa  South Africa  Croatia | 40×46mm | Produced initially without license by Metallic d.o.o. [3] | |
| Anti-tank weapons | |||||
| SPIKE |  |  Israel | SR LR I LR II ER II | Modern tripod-mounted launcher, programmable attack, fire-and-forget. Fires several missile types, varying in weight and size as they fly from shorter to longer ranges. [2] [3] [11] | |
| Carl Gustav recoilless rifle |  | Sweden | M2 M4 | 84 mm | Re-loadable, fires a variety of ammunition. M2 variant used by the National Guard. [12] 800 Carl Gustaf M2 were donated by Norway. [13] Improved M4 variant on order. [14] |
| AT4 |  | Sweden | 84 mm | Light weight, one-shot, disposable. [2] | |
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | |||||
| UAV Factory Penguin C |  Latvia | Penguin C | Long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles. [15] | ||
| AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma |  | United States | RQ-20A | 3 systems, each having 3 unmanned aerial vehicles. [16] | |
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variants | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
| CVR(T) |  | United Kingdom | Armoured reconnaissance vehicle | Scimitar Sultan Spartan Samson Samaritan | 198 | 116 modernized vehicles in service, plus 7 used for training. 82 additional vehicles on order - to be delivered by 2022. [17] [18] |
| Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
| Patria 6×6 |  |  Finland | Armoured personnel carrier | Patria 6×6 | >30-50 as of 2023 serving in the National Guard | Approximately 200 vehicles on order. To be delivered 2021–2029. [19] [20] The first 4 vehicles received on 29 October 2021. Partially built in Latvia from 2021. [21] [22] |
| Armoured cars | ||||||
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class |  | Austria | Armoured car | 290GD | 50 | [23] [24] |
| Humvee |  | United States | Armoured car | M1043A2 M1113 | 30 8 | Ten vehicles donated by the United States in 2005. [25] Possibly 28 more purchased later. [26] Some equipped with HK GMG, M2 Browning and Spike anti-tank guided missile.[ citation needed ] |
| Trucks | ||||||
| Mercedes-Benz Unimog |  | Germany | Truck | U1300 U5000 | 120 [27] | |
| Scania |  | Sweden | Truck | P93 NM154 | 184 8 | 134 P93 trucks and 8 NM154 recovery vehicles donated by Norway in 2013. 50 more trucks purchased in 2014. [23] |
| Light vehicles | ||||||
| Can-Am Outlander | Finland | All-terrain vehicle | Outlander MAX 650XT | 582 [28] | [29] | |
| Polaris RZR |  | United States | Fast attack vehicle | MRZR-2 MRZR-4 MV850 | 62 [30] | Option for up to 130 vehicles. [31] |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class |  | Austria | SUV | 240GD 300GDN | +66 [32] 12 [13] | [23] [33] |
| Land Rover Defender |  | United Kingdom | SUV | D110 | 2 | D110 variant used by military police. [34] |
| Subaru Forester |  |  Japan | SUV | 23 | 23 vehicles used by military police [35] | |
| Nissan Navara |  | Japan | SUV | ~54 | [35] | |
| Special vehicles | ||||||
| M3 Amphibious Rig |  | Germany | Amphibious bridge layer | 4 on order. [36] | ||
| Bv 206 |  | Sweden | Amphibious tracked vehicle | Bv 206A Bv 206F | Donated by Sweden in 2002 and 2003. [37] | |
| Cars | ||||||
| Peugeot 308 |  | France | Car | ~50 | [35] | |
| Ford Transit Custom |  | United States | Light commercial vehicle | ~35 | [35] | |
| Model | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortars | |||||
| GrW 86 |  | Austria | 120 mm | Purchased from Austria in 2017. [38] | |
| m/41D |  | Finland Sweden | 120 mm | [39] | |
| L16 81mm mortar |  | United Kingdom  Norway | 81 mm | ||
| Self-propelled artillery | |||||
| M109A5Ö Rechenstellenpanzer M109 Driver training vehicle |  | United States Austria | 155 mm | 47 10 2 | 35 howitzers, 10 command and control vehicles and 2 driver training vehicles purchased from Austria in 2017. [40] Additional 18 howitzers received in 2021. [41] 6 howizers were donated to Ukraine. [42] |
| Rocket artillery | |||||
| M142 HIMARS |  | United States | 227 mm | 0 (6 on order) | In October 2022, Latvian Ministry of Defense announced that the country will acquire 6 systems. [43] The contract was signed in December 2023. [44] |
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Strike Missile |  | Norway | Anti-ship/land-attack missile | Contract signed in 2023 and the system is planned to be operational in 2027. [45] |
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium-range air defence systems | ||||||
| IRIS-T |  | Germany | IRIS-T SLM | In May 2023, Estonia and Latvia made a decision to jointly procure medium-range IRIS-T SLM. [46] The contract was signed in November 2023 and the systems are planned to be operational in 2026. [47] | ||
| Man-portable air-defence systems | ||||||
| FIM-92 Stinger |  | United States | FIM-92 Stinger | [48] All to be transferred to Ukraine. [49] | ||
| PPZR Piorun |  |  Poland | Undisclosed number of missiles ordered in 2022. [50] | |||
| RBS-70 |  | Sweden | RBS 70 NG | [51] | ||
| Radars | ||||||
| Saab Giraffe |  | Sweden | [39] | |||
| AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel |  | United States | AN/MPQ-64F1 | [52] | ||
| AN/TPS-77 |  | United States | AN/TPS-77 TPS-77 MRR | [53] | ||
In the 1990s, the Latvian Army and National Guard troops were equipped with leftover Soviet, Romanian and Czechoslovak [54] weapons like the AKM, AK-74, SKS rifles and TT and Makarov pistols, alongside early procurements of CZ 82 pistols from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the late 1990s, a gradual switch to the Swedish-made Ak 4 rifle began, but AK-pattern rifles remained. Today Ak4 rifles are mostly kept in storage. [55] In 1995, the Czechs donated 20 120mm mortars (possibly the vz. 82 PRAM-L) and 24 100 mm vz. 53 field guns. [54]
Retired/obsolete vehicles include:
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