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This is a list of modern military equipment currently in service with the Estonian Defence Forces .
Model
Image
Origin
Type
Caliber
Notes
Handguns
Heckler & Koch USP
Germany
Semi-automatic pistol
9×19mm Parabellum
Standard issue pistol.[ 1]
Glock 19
Austria
Semi-automatic pistol
9×19mm Parabellum
Used by the Special Operations Forces .[ 2]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP7
Germany
PDW
4.6×30mm HK
Used by the Special Operations Forces.[ 3]
Heckler & Koch MP5 A2
West Germany
Submachine gun
9×19mm Parabellum
Purchased in 2013.[ 4] [ 5]
Assault rifles & battle rifles
LMT MARS-L
"R-20 Rahe "
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
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
Germany
Assault rifle
5.56×45mm NATO
Used by the Special Operations Forces.[ 2]
Heckler & Koch HK416
Germany
Assault rifle
5.56×45mm NATO
Used by the Special Operations Forces.[ 2]
Heckler & Koch HK417
Germany
Battle rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
Used by the Special Operations Forces.[ 15]
Heckler & Koch G3
Germany
Battle rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
Used by Defence League [ 16] [ 17] Being replaced by the R-20.[ 13] [ 14]
M14
United States
Battle rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
Used as a ceremonial weapon.[ 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 "
United States
Designated marksman rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
406 mm (16.0 in)[ 6] [ 21]
IMI Galil Sniper
Israel
Designated marksman rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
Purchased in 1993. Sniper rifle with a 508 mm barrel. [ 22]
M14 TP2
United States
Designated marksman rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
Optical sight: TP-2 Schmidt&Bender [ 23]
Våpensmia NM149
Norway
Bolt-action sniper rifle
7.62×51mm NATO
[ 24]
Sako TRG
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
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
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
Germany
Light machine gun
5.56×45mm NATO
Used by the Special Operations Forces.[ 15]
Ksp 58
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
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
United States
Heavy machine gun
12.7×99mm NATO
Mostly vehicle mounted.[ 36]
Shotguns
Benelli M3T
Italy
Pump action shotgun
12 gauge
[ 37]
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL06
Switzerland
Grenade launcher
40×46mm LV
Stand-alone grenade launcher.[ 38]
Heckler & Koch GLM
Germany
Under barrel grenade launcher
40×46mm LV
Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to various types of assault rifles.[ 39]
Heckler & Koch 79N
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
United States
Under barrel grenade launcher
40×46mm LV
Under-barrel grenade launcher that attaches to R-20 Rahe rifles.[ 6]
Air-defence equipment [ edit ]
Model
Image
Origin
Type
Caliber
Notes
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]
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.
Engineering vehicles [ edit ]
Unmanned ground vehicles [ edit ]
Mine countermeasures vessels [ edit ]
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]
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.
Note : Three C-17 Globemaster III 's are available through the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Hungary .[ 114]
Unmanned aerial vehicles [ edit ]
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