This is a list of equipment used by the Latvian Land Forces.
Contents
- Personal equipment
- Infantry weapons
- Military vehicles
- Indirect fire
- Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Anti-ship weapons
- Air defence
- Retired/obsolete equipment
- References
This is a list of equipment used by the Latvian Land Forces.
The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes:
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Variants | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured fighting vehicles | ||||||
| ASCOD |  |  Spain | Infantry fighting vehicle | ASCOD 2 | (42) | In 2024, Latvian Ministry of Defense made a decision to acquire ASCOD to replace the CVR(T). [15] In January 2025, Latvia signed €373 million contract for 42 vehicles. [16] |
| 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 vehicles | ||||||
| Patria 6×6 |  |  Finland | Armoured personnel carrier | Patria 6×6 | ~100 (total ~256 on order) | Over 200 vehicles on order, to be delivered 2021–2029. [19] [20] The first 4 vehicles received on 29 October 2021. The vehicles are partially produced in Latvia since 2021. [21] [22] In November 2024, 56 additional command vehicles were ordered. [23] |
| Humvee |  |  United States | Armoured car | M1043A2 M1113 | 30 12 | Ten vehicles donated by the United States in 2005. [24] Possibly 28 more purchased later. [25] Some equipped with HK GMG, M2 Browning and Spike anti-tank guided missile.[ citation needed ] |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class |  |  Austria | Armored car (special forces) | 290GD | 50 | [26] [27] Second hand from Norway |
| Amphibious vehicles | ||||||
| Bv 206 |  |  Sweden | Tracked articulated vehicle (amphibious) | Bv 206A Bv 206F | 100+ | Donated by Sweden in 2002 and 2003. [28] |
| Light vehicles | ||||||
| VR FOX |  Latvia | Fast attack vehicle | 1 (30+) | Latvian Armed Forces tested 1 VR FOX prototype and in November 2024 Latvian Ministry of Defense made a decision to acquire more than 30 VR FOX vehicles [29] | ||
| Polaris RZR |  | United States | Fast attack vehicle | MRZR-2 MRZR-4 MV850 | 62 [30] | Option for up to 130 vehicles. [31] |
| Can-Am Outlander |  | Finland | All-terrain vehicle | Outlander MAX 650XT | 582 [32] | [33] |
| Logistics | ||||||
| Mercedes-Benz Unimog |  |  Germany | Truck | U1300 U5000 | 120 [34] | |
| 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. [26] |
| Engineering equipment | ||||||
| M3 Amphibious Rig |  | Germany | Amphibious bridge layer | 2 delivered 2 still to be delivered . [35] | ||
| Utility vehicles | ||||||
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class |  | Austria | SUV | 240GD 300GDN | +66 [36] 12 [12] | [26] [37] |
| Land Rover Defender |  | United Kingdom | SUV | D110 | 2 | D110 variant used by military police. [38] |
| Subaru Forester |  |  Japan | SUV | 23 | 23 vehicles used by military police [39] | |
| Nissan Navara |  | Japan | SUV | ~55 | [39] | |
| Peugeot 308 |  |  France | Car | ~50 | [39] | |
| Ford Transit Custom |  | Germany | Light commercial vehicle | ~35 | [39] | |
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortars | ||||||
| GrW 86 |  | Austria | Heavy mortar | 120 mm | Multiple units purchased from Austria in 2017. [40] | |
| m/41D |  | Finland | Heavy mortar | 120 mm | 20~ | [41] |
| Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
| M109A5Ö |  | United States | Self-propelled howitzer | 155 mm | 47 | 35 howitzers, 10 command and control vehicles and 2 driver training vehicles purchased from Austria in 2017. [42] Additional 18 howitzers received in 2021. [43] 6 howizers were donated to Ukraine. [44] |
| M109 Rechenstellenpanzer M109 |  | Command and artillery computing station | – | 10 | ||
| M109 driver training |  | Driver training vehicle | – | 2 | ||
| Rocket artillery | ||||||
| M142 HIMARS |  | United States | MLRS | 227 mm | 0 (6 on order) | In October 2022, Latvian Ministry of Defense announced that the country will acquire 6 systems. [45] The contract was signed in December 2023. [46] |
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAV Factory Penguin C | Latvia | Penguin C | Fixed-wing UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | Long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles. [47] | |
| AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma |  | United States | RQ-20A | Fixed-wing UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 3 systems, each having 3 unmanned aerial vehicles. [48] |
| 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. [49] |
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-range air-defence | |||||
| PPZR Piorun |  |  Poland | MANPAD Man-portable air-defence systems | Undisclosed number of missiles ordered in 2022. [50] | |
| RBS-70 |  | Sweden | RBS-70 NG | MANPAD Man-portable air-defence systems | [51] |
| Medium-range air defence | |||||
| IRIS-T |  | Germany | IRIS-T SLM | Medium range air defence missile system | In May 2023, Estonia and Latvia made a decision to jointly procure medium-range IRIS-T SLM. [52] The contract was signed in November 2023 and the systems are planned to be operational in 2026. [53] |
| Radars | |||||
| AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel |  | United States | AN/MPQ-64F1 | 3D air search radar | [54] |
| AN/TPS-77 |  | United States | AN/TPS-77 TPS-77 MRR | 3D air search radar | Used for the Baltic Air Surveillance Network [55] |
| Hensoldt TRML 4D |  | Germany | Air surveillance and target acquisition radar | Radar for the IRIS-T SML air defence system [56] | |
| Saab Giraffe |  | Sweden | Early warning radar | [41] | |
In the 1990s, the Latvian Army and National Guard troops were equipped with leftover Soviet, Romanian and Czechoslovak [57] 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 Automatkarbin 4 began, but AK-pattern rifles remained. Today Ak4 rifles are mostly kept in storage. [58] In 1995, the Czechs donated 20 120mm mortars (possibly the vz. 82 PRAM-L) and 24 100 mm vz. 53 field guns. [57]
Retired/obsolete vehicles include:
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