List of equipment of the Estonian Defence Forces

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

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Weapons

Small arms

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNotes
Handguns
Heckler & Koch USP HKUSP.png Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Standard issue pistol. [1]
Glock 19 Glock 19 Gen 4 Pistol made in Austria.JPG Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Used by the Special Operations Forces. [2]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP7 Heckler & Koch MP7A1.png Flag of Germany.svg  Germany PDW 4.6×30mm HK Used by the Special Operations Forces. [3]
Heckler & Koch MP5 A2 Heckler & Koch MP5-2.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Purchased in 2013. [4] [5]
Assault rifles & battle rifles
LMT MARS-L

"R-20 Rahe"

Kevadtorm 2024 (53799616419) (R20 Rahe crop).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Carbine and 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:

  • R-20 S, with a barrel length of 310 mm (12 in) [8]
  • R-20, with a barrel length of 367 mm (14.4 in) [9]
IMI Galil Galil.jpg Flag of Israel.svg  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] Being replaced by the R-20. [13] [14]
Heckler & Koch G36 Gewehr G36 noBG.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces. [2]
Heckler & Koch HK416 HK416.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces. [2]
Heckler & Koch HK417 Combater G27 noBG.png Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces. [15]
Heckler & Koch G3 G3a3.gif Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used by Defence League [16] [17] Being replaced by the R-20. [13] [14]
M14 M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD) (7414626342).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Battle rifle7.62×51mm NATOUsed as a ceremonial weapon by the Guard Battalion. [18] 40,500 M14 rifles were donated by USA in 1998. [19] 35,000 M14 battle rifles were donated to Ukraine in the spring of 2022. [20]
Precision rifles
LMT MARS-H

"R-20L Rahe"

Pohjakonn 2021 (51800037962).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO 406 mm (16.0 in) [6] [21]
IMI Galil Sniper Galil-Sniper-Galatz-r001.jpg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Purchased in 1993. Sniper rifle with a 508 mm barrel. [22]
M14 TP2 M-14snipershooting.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Optical sight: TP-2 Schmidt&Bender [23]
Våpensmia NM149 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bolt-action sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [24]
Sako TRG Interpolitex 2012 (482-30).jpg Flag of Finland.svg  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]
PGM Hécate II PGM Hecate.jpg Flag of France.svg  France Anti-material rifle 12.7×99mm NATO Purchased in 2007. [25] [28] Can be used as an anti-materiel rifle.
Machine guns
IWI Negev SoI--IDF-Negev-NG7 (cropped).jpg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO
Purchased in 1993. [29] [30] Negev NG7 variant ordered in 2023. [31]
Heckler & Koch MG4 H&KMG4.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Used by the Special Operations Forces. [15]
Ksp 58 Kulspruta 58 001.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Swedish-made variant of the FN MAG. [32] 1,500 received from Sweden between 1999 and 2002. [29] [33] Negev NG7 chosen as replacement in 2023. [34]
MG 3 BundeswehrMG3 noBG.png Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO 1,500 received from Germany, unknown number purchased from Norway. [33] [5] [35] Negev NG7 chosen as replacement in 2023. [34]
M2 Browning PEO Browning M2E2 QCB.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Mostly vehicle mounted. [36]
Shotguns
Benelli M3T Benelli M3 Super 90.jpg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pump action shotgun 12 gauge [37]
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL06 Eng pm ASG-GL-06-Grenade-Launcher-Proline-17002-8737 1.jpg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Stand-alone grenade launcher. [38]
Heckler & Koch GLM HK AGCEGLM.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Under barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to various types of assault rifles. [39]
Heckler & Koch 79N Jogeva maleva oppus 27.02.2022 (51977069526).jpg Flag of Germany.svg  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] [40]
M203 PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.png Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Under barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to R-20 Rahe rifles. [6]

Anti-tank weapons

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNotes
Carl Gustav M3E1.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anti-tank recoilless rifle 84mmM2, M3 and M4 variants are in use. [41] [42] [43]
Instalaza C90 C-90.jpg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Anti-tank grenade launcher 90mmC90-CR-AM, C90-CR-BK and C90-CR-RB variants are in use. [44] [45] [46]

At least 10,408 units are known to be purchased between 2009 and 2022. [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52]

Javelin FGM-148 Javelin (5160721562).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Anti-tank guided missile127mm80 CLUs (with option for additional 40) and 350 missiles purchased from the United States. [53] Block-0 and Block-1 missiles supplied with United States European Reassurance Initiative funds. [54]

Estonia donated 100 Javelins to Ukraine in March 2022. [20] [55] [56] More Javelins donated later. [57]

Spike SPIKE ATGM.jpg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Anti-tank guided missile 130mm18 Spike-LR II systems delivered in 2020. [58] [59] In addition, more than 500 Spike-SR systems purchased in 2022. [60]

Air-defence equipment

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNumberNotes
ZU-23-2 ZU-23-2 in Saint Petersburg.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Autocannon 23×152mm 98Purchased from Israel in 1993. [29] [61]
PPZR Piorun Piorun NOR.jpg Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Man-portable air-defense system 72mm100 launchers, 300 missiles100 launchers with 300 missiles ordered in September 2022. [62]
Mistral MBDA Mistral - IDET 2017.JPG Flag of France.svg  France Short range air defense system 90mm209 [63] Mistral M2 (second generation) acquired in 2007. [64] The latest generation Mistral F3 acquired in 2015, 2018 and 2023. [65] [66]
IRIS-T SLM MAN 10 t mil gl IRIS-T SL.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Medium range air defense systemIn May 2023, Estonia and Latvia made a decision to jointly procure medium-range IRIS-T SLM. [67] The systems are expected to be operational in 2025.

Anti-ship weapons

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNotes
Blue Spear Gabrielout.jpg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Anti-ship missile Ordered in October 2021. [68] First systems delivered in February 2024. [69] Derivative of the Gabriel V missile, with a range up to 290 km. [70] Missiles are mounted on trucks. [71]
Blocker PM16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine Delivered in December 2021, used in all minelaying capable ships.

560 kg of Foxit plastic-bonded explosive.

Grenades

ModelImageOriginTypeDetonationNotes
m/56 Spranghandgranat m56 001.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fragmentation grenade Fuse [72]
DM61Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Fragmentation grenadeFuse [73]
OffHGr 85Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Fragmentation grenadeFuseOffHGr 85 A2 [74]
SplHGr 85Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Fragmentation grenadeFuseSplHGr 85 A2 [75]

Mortars

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNotes
M252 Reservvaelased oppusel.png Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Mortar 81mm80 units received from USA as military aid. [76]
m/41D Granatkastare modell 41 Revinge 2015.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Mortar120mm165 units in holding as of 2010. [77] To be replaced with mortars from Elbit Systems. [78]

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Combat Vehicle 90 CV9035 NL with add-on armor.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 4444 CV9035 purchased from Netherlands and 37 CV90 hulls bought from Norway. [79] CV90 hulls to be rebuilt as support vehicles by the end of 2023. [80] These will be equipped with the Protector RS4 RWS able to fire Javelin missiles. [81]
Support vehicle37
Patria Pasi Pasi.JPG Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 136XA-180: 60 units purchased from Finland (56 in service).
XA-188: 81 units purchased from Netherlands (80 in service). [82]
XA-180 models to be replaced by 2030. XA-188 models to be modernized to extend their service lives to 2048. [83]
Otokar Arma 6x6 ASELSAN-YENER-750x470.jpg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Armoured personnel carrier (130)Estonian Defence Forces will acquire 230 armoured vehicles from Turkey for 200 million Euro. According to the contract, which includes maintenance equipment and training services along with the vehicles, deliveries are planned to start in the second half of 2024 and be completed in 2025. [84]
Nurol Yörük NMS YorukNMS.jpg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle (100)

Artillery

ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberQuantity in serviceNotes
K9 Thunder Lippujuhlan paivan 2017 paraati 104 K9 Thunder.JPG Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Self-propelled howitzer 155mm36 [85] 36 ordered from South Korea in total and the first howitzers were delivered in 2018. [86] The domestic company Go Craft AS was contracted to integrate the radio and artillery system. [87]
CAESAR 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade Bastille Day 2013 Paris t114135.jpg Flag of France.svg  France Self-propelled howitzer 155mm(12)12 CAESAR 6x6 Mk I howitzers ordered in June 2024 with the first deliveries planned the same year. The contract also includes an option for 6 additional howitzers. [88]
M142 HIMARS 3dMarineDivisionHIMARS.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Rocket artillery 227mm
610mm
(6)6 systems ordered in December 2022 with the deliveries are planned to start in 2024. [89] [90] The package includes GMLRS (M28A2, M30A2, M31A2) and ER GMLRS (XM403, XM404) rockets as well as MGM-140 ATACMS (M57 variant) missiles.

Utility vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Lisaoppekogunemine Okas 2023 Laane maakaitseringkonnas (52651643592).jpg

Voidupuha paraad 2024 Narvas (53810332078) (cropped).jpg

Utility vehicle G250 and G290. [91] [92]
Husqvarna 258A MT Motorcykel 258 Revinge 2014-2.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Motorcycle [93]

Logistics vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Base trucks
DAF 4440/4442 DAF 11-KL-81 at Amsersfoort, The Netherlands.JPG Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Truck~500Purchased in 2008. [94] [91]
MAN KAT1 MAN 10to gl.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany TruckMAN 4610/4620/4640/4530. [91] [95] [96]
MAN TGA Voidupuha paraad 2024 Narvas (53810331353) (cropped).jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Truck [97] [96]
Mercedes-Benz 1017 MB 1017.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Truck~100Purchased in 2008. [96] [94]
Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3945 8×8 Mercedes-Benz Arocs in Lithuanian service.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Truck10Purchased in 2019. [96] [98]
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1018A 4×4 MB1725-EA.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Truck [96]
Mercedes-Benz Axor 1829 4×4 2021-06-30 - BW Axor Y971131.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Truck [96]
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 435 Orkaan XVI Parnumaal (52542620003).jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany TruckPurchased in 2008. U 1300 L and U 1700 L. [96] [99]
Sisu E13TP Sisu E13TP 8x8 (2).jpg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Truck 2The truck is used to transport the Ground Master 403 radar system. [100]
Volvo FMX 6×6 Predslav-Makov, tahac (8748).jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tactical truck with hydraulic hooklift hoist 52Vehicle + trailer, transports 15 ft containers. [96]
  • 12 purchased in 2015 [101]
  • 40 more purchased in 2019 (€6.9 million). [102] [103]
Volvo 44RFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Tactical truck Framework agreement for 3,000 trucks in 7 years for Estonian and Latvian military for €440 million signed in October 2023. [104]

Quantity for Estonia not specified. First deliveries showed in 2025. [105]

Volvo 66R Tactical truck
Semi-trucks
Volvo FH16 550 8×4 FH16 A30E semi-trailer.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Heavy equipment transporter7 [96]

Can tow a semi-trailer weighing up to 92 tons (6-axles).

Scania G410 6×4 Scaniar500-crop.jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Semi-truck265Deal signed with Latvia in February 2022, delivery since October 2024. [106] [107]

Engineering vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Biber Panzerschnellbruecke Biber auf Brueckenleger.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2Purchased from Netherlands. [108]
Dachs Pionierpanzer Dachs right Side.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Armoured engineering vehicle 5Purchased from Netherlands. [108] [109]
Bergepanzer 2 Leopard 1 ARV photo-022.JPG Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Armoured recovery vehicle 4Purchased from Netherlands. [108] [109]
TMM-3M TMM-3 - Na poligone inzhenernykh voisk v podmoskovnom Nikolo-Uriupino pokazali boevuiu rabotu Uran-6 i Uran-14 01.jpg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Truck launched bridge>4The TMM-3M bridge is mounted on the KrAZ-63221 truck. Purchased from Ukraine in 2015. [110] Additional systems received from Finland in 2017. [111]
Mercedes-Benz Actros Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Recovery vehicle 2 [112]

Unmanned ground vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
THeMIS THeMIS 5th generation UGV.jpg Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Unmanned ground vehicle 3 [113]

Ships

Mine countermeasures vessels

ClassImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Sandown-class Admiral Cowan, 2010.jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Minehunter 3Purchased from the United Kingdom in 2006. Modernized between 2018 and 2020 to extend the service lives of the ships to 2035. [59]

Auxiliary vessels

ClassImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Lindormen-class A433 Wambola at Quay 6 in Miinisadam Tallinn 6 November 2016.jpg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Auxiliary ship 1Purchased from Denmark in 2006. The ship can also be used as a minelayer.[ citation needed ]
Kindral Kurvits class PVL-101 "KindralKurvits".jpg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Pollution control ship1Formerly a multifunctional pollution control vessel of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023. [114]
PATROL 45 WP class Raju P6732 DSC05514.jpg Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Patrol boat1Formerly a multifunctional patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.
Pikker class PVL-103 Pikker 2019 Tallinna laht.jpg Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Patrol boat1Formerly a patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.
PATROL 24 class PVL-112Valve.JPG Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Patrol boat1Formerly a patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.

Aircraft

AircraftImageOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Transport
M28 Skytruck Polish Navy PZL-Mielec M-28B1R Bryza 1R Lofting-1.jpg Poland 2 [115] replaced two Antonov An-2s [116]
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-39 Breitling L-39 Albatros at Fairford RIAT 10July2014 arp.jpg Czechoslovakia Jet trainer2 [117] [115]

Note : Three C-17 Globemaster IIIs are available through the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Hungary. [118]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Threod Systems Stream CFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Unmanned aerial vehicle [119] [120]
Threod Systems KX-4 LE TitanFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Unmanned aerial vehicle [121]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma U S Marine Corps RQ-20 Puma 4-M-DE476-005.png Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Unmanned aerial vehicleUndisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE II systems to be delivered by 2021. [122]
IAI Harpy Paris Air Show 2007-06-24 n25.jpg Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Loitering munition IAI Mini Harpy ordered in 2023. [123]

Radars

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
VERA-E VERA SM passive sensor.jpg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Passive radar 1Purchased in 2004. [124] [125] [126]
Giraffe AMB EGLF - Giraffe AMB (42723328695).jpg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Passive electronically scanned array 4 or 5 [126]
AN/TPS-77 RAAF AN-FPS-117 radar in 2007.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Passive electronically scanned array1Purchased in 2003 and modernized in 2014. [124] [125] [127]
Ground Master 403, 400a Ground Master 403 (KEVA2010) Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 01.JPG Flag of France.svg  France Active electronically scanned array 2 GM403 (2 GM400a on order)Two GM403 radars purchased in 2009. [124] [125] Mounted on Sisu E13TP trucks. [128] Two GM400a model radars ordered in 2023. [129]
GCA-2020Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Precision approach radar 1Transportable version ordered in 2013. [127]
AN/TSQ-288 AN-TSQ-288 Radar system.png Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Surface search and navigation radar [130]

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