List of equipment of the Moldovan Armed Forces
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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 | Semi-automatic pistol | Regular Army | ||
| Makarov | Semi-automatic pistol | Regular Army, Special Forces, Police etc. | ||
| Glock 17 | Semi-automatic pistol | Special Forces [1] | ||
| Assault rifles | ||||
| AK-74 | Assault rifle | AK-74, AKS-74, AKS-74U variants Regular Army, Special Forces, Police etc. | ||
| AKM[2] | Assault rifle | AKM, AKMS variants Mainly Regular Army and Special Forces | ||
| M4 carbine | Assault rifle | Special Forces | ||
| Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 | Assault rifle | Mainly Regular Army and Police | ||
| CZ BREN 2 | Assault rifle | Used in small numbers by the Regular Army [3] | ||
| Steyr AUG | Assault rifle | Seen in use with the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion.[4] | ||
| Semi-automatic rifles | ||||
| SKS | Semi-automatic rifle | Used as a ceremonial rifle by the Honor Guard Company | ||
| Machine guns | ||||
| PK machine gun | General purpose machine gun | Mainly Regular Army | ||
| RPK | Light machine gun | Mainly Regular Army | ||
| DShK | Heavy machine gun | Also used in anti-aircraft role.[5] | ||
| M240 machine gun | Medium machine gun | Donated by the United States.[6] | ||
| M2 Browning | Heavy machine gun | Donated by the United States, mounted on Humvees, Piranha IIIHs and tripods.[6][7] | ||
| Sniper rifles | ||||
| Dragunov SVD | Sniper rifle | Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police | ||
| PSL | Designated marksman rifle | Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police | ||
| M110 | Semi-automatic Sniper rifle | Donated by the United States.[6] | ||
| M107A1 | Anti materiel sniper rifle | Donated by the United States.[6] | ||
| Grenades | ||||
| GP-25 | Grenade launcher | Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police | ||
| Mk 19 | Automatic grenade launcher | Mounted on Humvees.[6][8] | ||
| F-1 | Hand grenade | Regular Army, Special Forces, Police | ||
| RGD-5 | Hand grenade | Regular Army and Special Forces | ||
| Zarya Stun Grenade | Stun grenade | Regular Army, Special Forces, Police | ||
| Mines | ||||
| MON-50 | Anti-personnel mine | Regular Army and Special Forces | ||
| TM-46 | Anti-tank mine | Regular Army and Special Forces | ||
Infantry equipment
| Model | Image | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmets | ||||
| SSh-68 | Not seen in active service recently. | |||
| STSh-81 | Mainly Police and Special Forces | |||
| MASKA-1 | Mainly Police and Special Forces | |||
| PASGT | 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 | Not seen in active service recently. | |||
| Interceptor Body Armor | Standard issue body armor of the Moldovan National Army | |||
| Stimpex VST-1 | Used in exercises by the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, possibly donated by Romania [9] | |||
| 4030 ELITE | NP Aerospace bomb suit. Donated by the European Union under the European Peace Instrument (EPF).[10] | |||
| Gas masks | ||||
| PMG | ||||
| PG-1 | ||||
| Camouflage | ||||
| U.S. Woodland | Standard issue camouflage pattern of the Moldovan National Army | |||
| M2017 | Seen in use on ballistic protection equipment that was possibly donated by Romania.[9] | |||
Vehicles
| Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured Fighting Vehicles | |||||
| BRDM-2 | Scout car | ~8 | (With TAB-71M Turret).[5] | ||
| MT-LB | Armoured Fighting Vehicle | 25 | [5] | ||
| MT-LB | 2+ | (With ZU-23-2 AA Gun).[5] | |||
| MT-LBu | 13-20 | [5] | |||
| BTR-60PU-12 | At least 10 | (With ZU-23-1 AA Gun).[5] | |||
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | |||||
| BMD-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | N/A | [5] | ||
| BMD-1P | N/A | [5] | |||
| Armoured Personnel Carriers | |||||
| BTR-60PB | Armoured Personnel Carrier | 12 | [5] | ||
| TAB-71M | 80[11] | Originally 161 delivered between 1992 and 1995.[5][12] | |||
| BTR-70 | 8 | [5] | |||
| BTR-80 | 12[11] | [5] | |||
| GT-MU | N/A | [5] | |||
| Piranha IIIH | 19 (+14)[13] | Former Danish Piranha IIIs purchased and donated by Germany in 2023.[5][14] Further Germany plans to finance the purchase of 14 Piranha IIIs.[13] | |||
| BTR-D | Airborne Armoured Personnel Carrier | ~3 N/A |
(With 12.7mm DShK In Cupola).[5] (With 73mm SPG-9 RCL And 12.7mm DShK In Cupola).[5] | ||
| Multi-purpose vehicles | |||||
| Humvee | Multi-purpose armored vehicle | 129[15][16] | With MAK armor.[5] | ||
| M1008 Chevrolet | Technical | N/A | [5] | ||
| Dacia Duster | Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle | N/A | Used by the Military Police.[17][18] | ||
| Mitsubishi L200 | Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle | 5+[19] | Donated by the EU under the EPF for use by military engineers.[10] | ||
| Ford F-Series | Ambulance | at least 6 | Donated under the EPF.[19] | ||
| Trucks | |||||
| Iveco | Truck | N/A | Donated by Italy in 2018.[20] | ||
| FMTV | N/A | Stewart & Stevenson MTV.[21][22] | |||
| M915 | N/A | In service in small numbers, shown in the 2016 national day parade.[23][24] | |||
| M35 | N/A | Only the M35A3 variant in service.[23][24] | |||
| KamAZ-4310 | N/A | ||||
| Ural-4320 | N/A | ||||
| ZIL-131 | N/A | [17] | |||
| GAZ-66 | N/A | [5] | |||
| Command Posts And Communications Stations | |||||
| R-409 | Mobile radio-relay station | N/A | [5] | ||
| Engineering Vehicles And Equipment | |||||
| IMR-2 | Combat engineering vehicle | N/A | [5] | ||
| PTS-2 | Tracked amphibious transport | N/A | [5] | ||
| RKhM Kashalot | Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle | N/A | [5] | ||
| BRDM-2RKh | N/A | [5] | |||
| GMZ-3 | Minelayer | N/A | [5] | ||
| PMZ-4 | N/A | [5] | |||
| BTM-3 | Trench digger | N/A | [5] | ||
| MDK-2M | N/A | [5] | |||
| PZM-2 | N/A | [5] | |||
| PMP | Pontoon bridge | N/A | [5] | ||
Army watercraft
| Name | Photo | Origin | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMK-130M | N/A | [5] | ||
| BMK-T | N/A | [5] |
Artillery
| Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towed Mortars | |||||
| 2B11 | 120mm Mortar | N/A | [25] | ||
| Towed Artillery | |||||
| M-30 | 122mm howitzer | 16[11] | [5] | ||
| D-20 | 152mm howitzer | 31[11] | [5] | ||
| 2A36 Giatsint-B | 20[11] | [5] | |||
| Self-Propelled Artillery | |||||
| 2S9 Nona | 120mm self-propelled mortar | 9[11] | [5] | ||
| Scorpion | 120mm self-propelled mortar | 24 | [26] | ||
| ATMOS 2000 | 155mm self-propelled artillery | 4 | [27] | ||
| Multiple Rocket Launchers | |||||
| BM-27 Uragan | 220mm multiple rocket launcher | 11[11] | [5] | ||
| Artillery Tractors | |||||
| ATS-59G | Artillery tractor | N/A | [5] | ||
| Artillery Support Vehicles | |||||
| PRP-3 'Val' | Artillery reconnaissance vehicle | N/A | [5] | ||
| 1V18 'Klyon-1' | Artillery fire control vehicle | N/A | [5] | ||
| 1V119 | N/A | [5] | |||
| SNAR-10 | Counter-battery radar | N/A | [5] | ||
| 9T452 | Transporter-loader | N/A | [5] | ||
Anti-tank
| Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-tank guns | |||||
| MT-12 | 100mm anti-tank gun | 31[11] | [5] | ||
| Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems | |||||
| 9P148 Konkurs | Anti-tank guided missile launcher vehicle | 6-32 | [5] | ||
| 9P149 Shturm-S | 27[28] | [5] | |||
| Shoulder-fired/mounted weapons | |||||
| RPG-7 | 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[28] | |||
| 9M113 Konkurs | 19[28] | ||||
| 9K115 Metis | N/A | ||||
| SPG-9 AG-9 |
Recoilless rifle | 138+[28] | |||
Anti-aircraft
| Name | Photo | Origin | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns | |||||
| 23mm ZU-23-2 | 28[11] | [5] | |||
| 57mm AZP S-60 | 11[11] | [5] | |||
| Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns | |||||
| 14.5mm KPV | N/A | Mounted on GAZ-66.[5] | |||
| 14.5mm ZPU-2 | N/A | Mounted on GAZ-66.[5] | |||
| 23mm ZU-23-2 | N/A | Mounted on GAZ-66 and on BTR-D.[5] | |||
| 57mm AZP S-60 | N/A | Mounted on ZIL-135.[5] | |||
| 14.5mm MR-2 Viktor | at least 4 | Mounted on Toyota pickup trucks.[29] | |||
| Counter-UAV systems | |||||
| SkyWiper | Unknown | [29] | |||
Army aircraft
Air Force
Air defence
| Name | Photo | Origin | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface-To-Air Missile systems | ||||
| S-125 | 3 | One site protecting the capital Chișinău.[5] | ||
| Piorun | 44 | A total of 44 Piorun MANPADS imported from Poland in 2024.[32] | ||
| Radars | ||||
| P-14 'Tall King' | N/A | [5] | ||
| P-15 'Flat Face A' | N/A | [5] | ||
| P-12 'Spoon Rest A' | N/A | [5] | ||
| P-18 'Spoon Rest D' | N/A | [5] | ||
| PRV-13 'Odd Pair' | N/A | [5] | ||
| PRV-16 'Thin Skin B' | N/A | [5] | ||
| 36D6 'Tin Shield' | N/A | [5] | ||
| SNR-125 'Low Blow' | N/A | (For S-125).[5] | ||
| Ground Master 200 | 1 | Ordered and delivered in 2023. The version is a container based without any platform to secure mobility.[33][34] | ||
Future equipment
| Name | Photo | Origin | Ordered | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERA-NG | 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.[35] | ||
| Air Defence Equipment | illustrative picture only |
N/A | Germany promised to deliver air defence equipment in 2025 to strengthen Moldovan air defences.[13] | |
| Air Defence Equipment | illustrative picture only |
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.[36] | |
| AT4 | N/A | Proposed donation by Sweden.[37] | ||
| 5.56×45mm NATO Assault Rifle | illustrative picture only |
N/A | N/A | It was announced by the head of the republic's Defense Ministry that the military will gradually abandon Kalashnikov assault rifles as part of the transition to NATO standards.[38] |
| 4x4 Armoured Personnel Carrier | illustrative picture only |
N/A | (33) | To be procured by the Estonian Center for Defense Investments. The order is to be financed through EPF funds.[39][40] |