List of equipment of the Moldovan Armed Forces

The following is a list of current equipment of the Moldovan Armed Forces.

Ground Forces

Infantry weapons

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Notes
Pistols
TT-33		Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	Regular Army
Makarov		Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol	Regular Army, Special Forces, Police etc.
Glock 17		Austria	Semi-automatic pistol	Special Forces [1]
Assault rifles
AK-74		Soviet Union	Assault rifle	AK-74, AKS-74, AKS-74U variants Regular Army, Special Forces, Police etc.
AKM		Soviet Union	Assault rifle	AKM, AKMS variants Mainly Regular Army and Special Forces
M4 carbine		United States	Assault rifle	Special Forces
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965		Romania	Assault rifle	Mainly Regular Army and Police
Semi-automatic rifles
SKS		Soviet Union	Semi-automatic rifle	Used as a ceremonial rifle by the Honor Guard Company
Machine guns
PK machine gun		Soviet Union	General purpose machine gun	Mainly Regular Army
RPK		Soviet Union	Light machine gun	Mainly Regular Army
DShK		Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	Also used in anti-aircraft role. [2]
M240 machine gun		United States	Medium machine gun	Donated by the United States. [3]
M2 Browning		United States	Heavy machine gun	Donated by the United States, mounted on Humvees, Piranha IIIHs and tripods. [3] [4]
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD		Soviet Union	Sniper rifle	Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
PSL		Romania	Designated marksman rifle	Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
M110		United States	Semi-automatic Sniper rifle	Donated by the United States. [3]
M107A1		United States	Anti materiel sniper rifle	Donated by the United States. [3]
Grenades
GP-25		Soviet Union	Grenade launcher	Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
Mk 19		United States	Automatic grenade launcher	Mounted on Humvees. [3] [5]
F-1		Soviet Union	Hand grenade	Regular Army, Special Forces, Police
RGD-5		Soviet Union	Hand grenade	Regular Army and Special Forces
Zarya Stun Grenade		Soviet Union	Stun grenade	Regular Army, Special Forces, Police
Mines
MON-50		Soviet Union	Anti-personnel mine	Regular Army and Special Forces
TM-46		Soviet Union	Anti-tank mine	Regular Army and Special Forces

Infantry equipment

Model	Image	Origin	Details
Helmets
SSh-68		Soviet Union	Not seen in active service recently.
STSh-81			Mainly Police and Special Forces
MASKA-1			Mainly Police and Special Forces
PASGT		United States	Standard issue combat helmet of the Moldovan National Army. Romanian ST-4 helmet derived from the PASGT also seen in use.
Ops-Core FAST			Used by the Fulger Battalion
Body armor
Flak jacket		United States	Not seen in active service recently.
Interceptor Body Armor			Standard issue body armor of the Moldovan National Army
Stimpex VST-1		Romania	Used in exercises by the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, possibly donated by Romania [6]
4030 ELITE		United Kingdom	NP Aerospace bomb suit. Donated by the European Union under the European Peace Instrument (EPF). [7]
Gas masks
PMG		Soviet Union
PG-1
Camouflage
U.S. Woodland		United States	Standard issue camouflage pattern of the Moldovan National Army
M2017		Romania	Seen in use on ballistic protection equipment that was possibly donated by Romania. [6]

Vehicles

Name	Photo	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
BRDM-2		Soviet Union   Romania   Moldova	Scout car	~8	(With TAB-71M Turret). [2]
MT-LB		Soviet Union	Armoured Fighting Vehicle	25	[2]
MT-LB		Soviet Union   Moldova		2+	(With ZU-23-2 AA Gun). [2]
MT-LBu		Soviet Union		13-20	[2]
BTR-60PU-12		Soviet Union   Moldova		At least 10	(With ZU-23-1 AA Gun). [2]
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMD-1		Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A	[2]
BMD-1P				N/A	[2]
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-60PB		Soviet Union	Armoured Personnel Carrier	12	[2]
TAB-71M		Romania		80 [8]	Originally 161 delivered between 1992 and 1995. [2] [9]
BTR-70		Soviet Union		8	[2]
BTR-80				12 [8]	[2]
GT-MU				N/A	[2]
Piranha IIIH		Switzerland		19 (+14) [10]	Former Danish Piranha IIIs purchased and donated by Germany in 2023. [2] [11] Further Germany plans to finance the purchase of 14 Piranha IIIs. [10]
BTR-D		Soviet Union   Moldova	Airborne Armoured Personnel Carrier	~3 N/A	(With 12.7mm DShK In Cupola). [2] (With 73mm SPG-9 RCL And 12.7mm DShK In Cupola). [2]
Multi-purpose vehicles
Humvee		United States	Multi-purpose armored vehicle	80/100 [12]	With MAK armor. [2]
M1008 Chevrolet		United States	Technical	N/A	[2]
Dacia Duster		Romania	Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle	N/A	Used by the Military Police. [13] [14]
Mitsubishi L200		Japan	Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle	5+ [15]	Donated by the EU under the EPF for use by military engineers. [7]
Ford F-Series		United States	Ambulance	at least 6	Donated under the EPF. [15]
Trucks
Iveco		Italy	Truck	N/A	Donated by Italy in 2018. [16]
FMTV		United States		N/A	Stewart & Stevenson MTV. [17] [18]
M915				N/A	In service in small numbers, shown in the 2016 national day parade. [19] [20]
M35				N/A	Only the M35A3 variant in service. [19] [20]
KamAZ-4310		Soviet Union		N/A
Ural-4320				N/A
ZIL-131				N/A	[13]
GAZ-66				N/A	[2]
Command Posts And Communications Stations
R-409		Soviet Union	Mobile radio-relay station	N/A	[2]
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment
IMR-2		Soviet Union	Combat engineering vehicle	N/A	[2]
PTS-2			Tracked amphibious transport	N/A	[2]
RKhM Kashalot			Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle	N/A	[2]
BRDM-2RKh				N/A	[2]
GMZ-3			Minelayer	N/A	[2]
PMZ-4				N/A	[2]
BTM-3			Trench digger	N/A	[2]
MDK-2M				N/A	[2]
PZM-2				N/A	[2]
PMP			Pontoon bridge	N/A	[2]

Army watercraft

Name	Photo	Origin	In service	Notes
BMK-130M		Soviet Union	N/A	[2]
BMK-T			N/A	[2]

Artillery

Name	Photo	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Towed Artillery
M-30		Soviet Union	122mm howitzer	16 [8]	[2]
D-20			152mm howitzer	31 [8]	[2]
2A36 Giatsint-B				20 [8]	[2]
Self-Propelled Artillery
2S9 Nona		Soviet Union	120mm self-propelled mortar	9 [8]	[2]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
BM-27 Uragan		Soviet Union	220mm multiple rocket launcher	11 [8]	[2]
Artillery Tractors
ATS-59G		Soviet Union	Artillery tractor	N/A	[2]
Artillery Support Vehicles
PRP-3 'Val'		Soviet Union	Artillery reconnaissance vehicle	N/A	[2]
1V18 'Klyon-1'			Artillery fire control vehicle	N/A	[2]
1V119				N/A	[2]
SNAR-10			Counter-battery radar	N/A	[2]
9T452			Transporter-loader	N/A	[2]

Anti-tank

Name	Photo	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Anti-tank guns
MT-12		Soviet Union	100mm anti-tank gun	31 [8]	[2]
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems
9P148 Konkurs		Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile launcher vehicle	6-32	[2]
9P149 Shturm-S				27 [21]	[2]
Shoulder-fired/mounted weapons
RPG-7		Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	N/A	Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
RPG-22				N/A	Regular Army and Special Forces
9K111 Fagot			Anti-tank guided missile	71 [21]
9M113 Konkurs				19 [21]
9K115 Metis				N/A
SPG-9 AG-9		Soviet Union   Romania	Recoilless rifle	138+ [21]

Anti-aircraft

Name	Photo	Origin	In service	Notes
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
23mm ZU-23-2		Soviet Union	28 [8]	[2]
57mm AZP S-60			11 [8]	[2]
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5mm KPV		Soviet Union   Moldova	N/A	Mounted on GAZ-66. [2]
14.5mm ZPU-2			N/A	Mounted on GAZ-66. [2]
23mm ZU-23-2			N/A	Mounted on GAZ-66 and on BTR-D. [2]
57mm AZP S-60			N/A	Mounted on ZIL-135. [2]

Army aircraft

Name	Photo	Origin	Type	Variant	In service
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
DJI		China	Quadrotor UAV	Matrice 300 rtk	18+ [3]

Air Force

Main article: Moldovan Air Force § Aircraft

Air defence

Name	Photo	Origin	In service	Notes
Static Surface-To-Air Missile (SAM) Systems
S-125		Soviet Union	3	One site protecting the capital Chișinău. [2]
Radars
P-14 'Tall King'		Soviet Union	N/A	[2]
P-15 'Flat Face A'			N/A	[2]
P-12 'Spoon Rest A'			N/A	[2]
P-18 'Spoon Rest D'			N/A	[2]
PRV-13 'Odd Pair'			N/A	[2]
PRV-16 'Thin Skin B'			N/A	[2]
36D6 'Tin Shield'			N/A	[2]
SNR-125 'Low Blow'			N/A	(For S-125). [2]
Ground Master 200		France	1	Ordered and delivered in 2023. The version is a container based without any platform to secure mobility. [22] [23]

Future equipment

Name	Photo	Origin	Ordered	Notes
VERA-NG		Czech Republic	1	The VERA-NG passive radar was ordered in early 2024, scheduled to arrive in 2025. The order is to be financed through EPF funds. [24]
Air Defence Equipment	ilustrative picture only	European Union	N/A	Germany promised to deliver air defence equipment in 2025 to strengthen Moldovan air defences. [10]
Air Defence Equipment	ilustrative picture only	European Union	N/A	Moldovan MoD will purchase air defense systems through the EPF, but it's currently unclear if the German promise is included in this purchase. [25]

See also

• Armed Forces of Transnistria#Equipment

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