List of equipment of the Moldovan Armed Forces

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

Model	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^[2]	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
CZ BREN 2	Czech Republic	Assault rifle	Used in small numbers by the Regular Army ^[3]
Steyr AUG	Austria	Assault rifle	Seen in use with the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion.^[4]
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.^[5]
M240 machine gun	United States	Medium machine gun	Donated by the United States.^[6]
M2 Browning	United States	Heavy machine gun	Donated by the United States, mounted on Humvees, Piranha IIIHs and tripods.^[6]^[7]
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.^[6]
M107A1	United States	Anti materiel sniper rifle	Donated by the United States.^[6]
Grenades
GP-25	Soviet Union	Grenade launcher	Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
Mk 19	United States	Automatic grenade launcher	Mounted on Humvees.^[6]^[8]
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

Model	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	United States	Used by the Fulger Battalion
Body armor
Flak jacket	United States	Not seen in active service recently.
Interceptor Body Armor	United States	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 ^[9]
4030 ELITE	United Kingdom	NP Aerospace bomb suit. Donated by the European Union under the European Peace Instrument (EPF).^[10]
Gas masks
PMG	Soviet Union
PG-1	Soviet Union
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.^[9]

Name	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
BRDM-2	Soviet Union Romania Moldova	Scout car	~8	(With TAB-71M Turret).^[5]
MT-LB	Soviet Union	Armoured Fighting Vehicle	25	^[5]
MT-LB	Soviet Union Moldova		2+	(With ZU-23-2 AA Gun).^[5]
MT-LBu	Soviet Union		13-20	^[5]
BTR-60PU-12	Soviet Union Moldova		At least 10	(With ZU-23-1 AA Gun).^[5]
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMD-1	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A	^[5]
BMD-1P	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A	^[5]
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-60PB	Soviet Union	Armoured Personnel Carrier	12	^[5]
TAB-71M	Romania		80^[11]	Originally 161 delivered between 1992 and 1995.^[5]^[12]
BTR-70	Soviet Union		8	^[5]
BTR-80			12^[11]	^[5]
GT-MU			N/A	^[5]
Piranha IIIH	Switzerland		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	Soviet Union Moldova	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	United States	Multi-purpose armored vehicle	129^[15]^[16]	With MAK armor.^[5]
M1008 Chevrolet	United States	Technical	N/A	^[5]
Dacia Duster	Romania	Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle	N/A	Used by the Military Police.^[17]^[18]
Mitsubishi L200	Japan	Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle	5+^[19]	Donated by the EU under the EPF for use by military engineers.^[10]
Ford F-Series	United States	Ambulance	at least 6	Donated under the EPF.^[19]
Trucks
Iveco	Italy	Truck	N/A	Donated by Italy in 2018.^[20]
FMTV	United States		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	Soviet Union		N/A
Ural-4320			N/A
ZIL-131			N/A	^[17]
GAZ-66			N/A	^[5]
Command Posts And Communications Stations
R-409	Soviet Union	Mobile radio-relay station	N/A	^[5]
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment
IMR-2	Soviet Union	Combat engineering vehicle	N/A	^[5]
PTS-2		Tracked amphibious transport	N/A	^[5]
RKhM Kashalot		Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle	N/A	^[5]
BRDM-2RKh		Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle	N/A	^[5]
GMZ-3		Minelayer	N/A	^[5]
PMZ-4		Minelayer	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]

Name	Photo	Origin	In service	Notes
BMK-130M		Soviet Union	N/A	^[5]
BMK-T		Soviet Union	N/A	^[5]

Name	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Towed Mortars
2B11	Soviet Union	120mm Mortar	N/A	^[25]
Towed Artillery
M-30	Soviet Union	122mm howitzer	16^[11]	^[5]
D-20		152mm howitzer	31^[11]	^[5]
2A36 Giatsint-B		152mm howitzer	20^[11]	^[5]
Self-Propelled Artillery
2S9 Nona	Soviet Union	120mm self-propelled mortar	9^[11]	^[5]
Scorpion	United States	120mm self-propelled mortar	24	^[26]
ATMOS 2000	Israel	155mm self-propelled artillery	4	^[27]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
BM-27 Uragan	Soviet Union	220mm multiple rocket launcher	11^[11]	^[5]
Artillery Tractors
ATS-59G	Soviet Union	Artillery tractor	N/A	^[5]
Artillery Support Vehicles
PRP-3 'Val'	Soviet Union	Artillery reconnaissance vehicle	N/A	^[5]
1V18 'Klyon-1'		Artillery fire control vehicle	N/A	^[5]
1V119		Artillery fire control vehicle	N/A	^[5]
SNAR-10		Counter-battery radar	N/A	^[5]
9T452		Transporter-loader	N/A	^[5]

List of equipment of the Moldovan Armed Forces

Ground Forces

Infantry weapons

Infantry equipment

Vehicles

Army watercraft

Artillery

Anti-tank

Anti-aircraft

Army aircraft

Air Force

Air defence

Future equipment

See also

References

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Name	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Anti-tank guns
MT-12	Soviet Union	100mm anti-tank gun	31^[11]	^[5]
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems
9P148 Konkurs	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile launcher vehicle	6-32	^[5]
9P149 Shturm-S	Soviet Union	Anti-tank guided missile launcher vehicle	27^[28]	^[5]
Shoulder-fired/mounted weapons
RPG-7	Soviet Union	Rocket-propelled grenade	N/A	Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
RPG-22		Rocket-propelled grenade	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	Soviet Union Romania	Recoilless rifle	138+^[28]

Name	Origin	In service	Notes
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
23mm ZU-23-2	Soviet Union	28^[11]	^[5]
57mm AZP S-60	Soviet Union	11^[11]	^[5]
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5mm KPV	Soviet Union Moldova	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	Czech Republic	at least 4	Mounted on Toyota pickup trucks.^[29]
Counter-UAV systems
SkyWiper	Lithuania	Unknown	^[29]

Name	Origin	Type	Variant	In service
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
DJI	China	Quadrotor UAV	Matrice 300 RTK	18+^[6]
FPV drones	Lithuania	FPV drone		100^[30]
Quantum-Systems	Germany	SUAV		~3^[31]

Name	Origin	In service	Notes
Surface-To-Air Missile systems
S-125	Soviet Union	3	One site protecting the capital Chișinău.^[5]
Piorun	Poland	44	A total of 44 Piorun MANPADS imported from Poland in 2024.^[32]
Radars
P-14 'Tall King'	Soviet Union	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	France	1	Ordered and delivered in 2023. The version is a container based without any platform to secure mobility.^[33]^[34]

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.^[35]
Air Defence Equipment	illustrative picture only	European Union	N/A	Germany promised to deliver air defence equipment in 2025 to strengthen Moldovan air defences.^[13]
Air Defence Equipment	illustrative 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.^[36]
AT4		Sweden	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]