This is a list of modern military equipment currently in service with the Estonian Defence Forces.
Weapons
Small arms
Anti-tank weapons
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Gustav | Sweden | Anti-tank recoilless rifle | 84mm | M2, M3 and M4 variants are in use.[41][42][43] | |
Instalaza C90 | Spain | Anti-tank grenade launcher | 90mm | C90-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 | United States | Anti-tank guided missile | 127mm | 80 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] | |
Spike | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | 130mm | 18 Spike-LR II systems delivered in 2020.[55][56] In addition, more than 500 Spike-SR systems purchased in 2022.[57] |
Air-defence equipment
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | Autocannon | 23×152mm | 98 | Purchased from Israel in 1993.[29][58] | |
PPZR Piorun | Poland | Man-portable air-defense system | 72mm | 100 launchers, 300 missiles | 100 launchers with 300 missiles ordered in September 2022.[59] | |
Mistral | France | Short range air defense system | 90mm | 209[60] | Mistral M2 (second generation) acquired in 2007.[61] The latest generation Mistral F3 acquired in 2015, 2018 and 2023.[62][63] | |
IRIS-T SLM | Germany | Medium range air defense system | In May 2023, Estonia and Latvia made a decision to jointly procure medium-range IRIS-T SLM.[64] The systems are expected to be operational in 2025. |
Anti-ship weapons
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
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Blue Spear | Israel | Anti-ship missile | Ordered in October 2021.[65] First systems delivered in February 2024.[66] Derivative of the Gabriel V missile, with a range up to 290 km.[67] Missiles are mounted on trucks.[68] | ||
Blocker PM16 | Finland | Naval mine | Delivered in December 2021, used in all minelaying capable ships.
560 kg of Foxit plastic-bonded explosive. |
Grenades
Mortars
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M252 | United States | Mortar | 81mm | 80 units received from USA as military aid.[73] | |
m/41D | Sweden | Mortar | 120mm | 165 units in holding as of 2010.[74] To be replaced with mortars from Elbit Systems.[75] |
Vehicles
Armoured vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
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Combat Vehicle 90 | Sweden | Infantry fighting vehicle | 44 | 44 CV9035 purchased from Netherlands and 37 CV90 hulls bought from Norway.[76] CV90 hulls to be rebuilt as support vehicles by the end of 2023.[77] These will be equipped with the Protector RS4 RWS able to fire Javelin missiles.[78] | |
Support vehicle | 37 | ||||
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).[79] XA-180 models to be replaced by 2030. XA-188 models to be modernized to extend their service lives to 2048.[80] | |
Otokar Arma 6x6 | 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.[81] | |
Nurol Yörük NMS | Turkey | Infantry mobility vehicle | (100) |
Artillery
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Quantity in service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K9 Thunder | South Korea | Self-propelled howitzer | 155mm | 36[82] | 36 ordered from South Korea in total and the first howitzers were delivered in 2018.[83] The domestic company Go Craft AS was contracted to integrate the radio and artillery system.[84] | |
CAESAR | 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.[85] | |
M142 HIMARS | United States | Rocket artillery | 227mm 610mm |
(6) | 6 systems ordered in December 2022 with the deliveries are planned to start in 2024.[86][87] The package includes GMLRS (M28A2, M30A2, M31A2) and ER GMLRS (XM403, XM404) rockets as well as MGM-140 ATACMS (M57 variant) missiles. |
Utility vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Utility vehicle | — | G250 and G290.[88][89] | ||
Husqvarna 258A MT | Sweden | Motorcycle | — | [90] |
Logistics vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base trucks | |||||
DAF 4440/4442 | Netherlands | Truck | ~500 | Purchased in 2008.[91][88] | |
MAN KAT1 | West Germany | Truck | MAN 4610/4620/4640/4530.[88][92][93] | ||
MAN TGA | Germany Austria Poland |
Truck | [94][93] | ||
Mercedes-Benz 1017 | West Germany | Truck | ~100 | Purchased in 2008.[93][91] | |
Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3945 8×8 | Germany | Truck | 10 | Purchased in 2019.[93][95] | |
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1018A 4×4 | Germany | Truck | [93] | ||
Mercedes-Benz Axor 1829 4×4 | Germany | Truck | [93] | ||
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 435 | West Germany | Truck | Purchased in 2008. U 1300 L and U 1700 L.[93][96] | ||
Sisu E13TP | Finland | Truck | 2 | The truck is used to transport the Ground Master 403 radar system.[97] | |
Volvo FMX 6×6 | Sweden | Tactical truck with hydraulic hooklift hoist | 52 | Vehicle + trailer, transports 15 ft containers.[93] | |
Semi-trucks | |||||
Volvo FH16 550 8×4 | Sweden | Heavy equipment transporter | 7 | [93]
Can tow a semi-trailer weighing up to 92 tons (6-axles). | |
Scania G410 6×4 | Sweden | Semi-truck | 265 | Deal signed with Latvia in February 2022, delivery since October 2024.[102][103] |
Engineering vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biber | West Germany | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 2 | Purchased from Netherlands.[104] | |
Dachs | West Germany | Armoured engineering vehicle | 5 | Purchased from Netherlands.[104][105] | |
Bergepanzer 2 | West Germany | Armoured recovery vehicle | 4 | Purchased from Netherlands.[104][105] | |
TMM-3M | Ukraine Finland |
Truck launched bridge | >4 | The TMM-3M bridge is mounted on the KrAZ-63221 truck. Purchased from Ukraine in 2015.[106] Additional systems received from Finland in 2017.[107] | |
Mercedes-Benz Actros | Germany | Recovery vehicle | 2 | [108] |
Unmanned ground vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
THeMIS | Estonia | Unmanned ground vehicle | 3 | [109] |
Ships
Mine countermeasures vessels
Class | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandown-class | United Kingdom | Minehunter | 3 | Purchased from the United Kingdom in 2006. Modernized between 2018 and 2020 to extend the service lives of the ships to 2035.[56] |
Auxiliary vessels
Class | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindormen-class | Denmark | Auxiliary ship | 1 | Purchased from Denmark in 2006. The ship can also be used as a minelayer.[citation needed] | |
Kindral Kurvits class | Finland | Pollution control ship | 1 | Formerly a multifunctional pollution control vessel of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023.[110] | |
PATROL 45 WP class | Estonia | Patrol boat | 1 | Formerly a multifunctional patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023. | |
Pikker class | Estonia | Patrol boat | 1 | Formerly a patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023. | |
PATROL 24 class | Estonia | Patrol boat | 1 | Formerly a patrol boat of the Police and Border Guard. Joined the navy in 2023. |
Aircraft
Aircraft | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transport | ||||||
M28 Skytruck | Poland | 2[111] | replaced two Antonov An-2s[112] | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Robinson R44 | United States | Rotorcraft trainer | 3[111] | |||
Aero L-39 | Czechoslovakia | Jet trainer | 2[113][111] |
Note : Three C-17 Globemaster IIIs are available through the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Hungary.[114]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Threod Systems Stream C | Estonia | Unmanned aerial vehicle | [115][116] | ||
Threod Systems KX-4 LE Titan | Estonia | Unmanned aerial vehicle | [117] | ||
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma | United States | Unmanned aerial vehicle | Undisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE II systems to be delivered by 2021.[118] | ||
IAI Harpy | Israel | Loitering munition | IAI Mini Harpy ordered in 2023.[119] |
Radars
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VERA-E | Czech Republic | Passive radar | 1 | Purchased in 2004.[120][121][122] | |
Giraffe AMB | Sweden | Passive electronically scanned array | 4 or 5 | [122] | |
AN/TPS-77 | United States | Passive electronically scanned array | 1 | Purchased in 2003 and modernized in 2014.[120][121][123] | |
Ground Master 403, 400a | France | Active electronically scanned array | 2 GM403 (2 GM400a on order) | Two GM403 radars purchased in 2009.[120][121] Mounted on Sisu E13TP trucks.[124] Two GM400a model radars ordered in 2023.[125] | |
GCA-2020 | United States | Precision approach radar | 1 | Transportable version ordered in 2013.[123] | |
AN/TSQ-288 | United States | Surface search and navigation radar | [126] |
See also
References
External links
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