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
CZ BREN 2  Czech Republic Assault rifle Used in small numbers by the Regular Army [2]
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.[3]
M240 machine gun  United States Medium machine gun Donated by the United States.[4]
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun Donated by the United States, mounted on Humvees, Piranha IIIHs and tripods.[4][5]
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.[4]
M107A1  United States Anti materiel sniper rifle Donated by the United States.[4]
Grenades
GP-25  Soviet Union Grenade launcher Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police
Mk 19  United States Automatic grenade launcher Mounted on Humvees.[4][6]
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 [7]
4030 ELITE  United Kingdom NP Aerospace bomb suit. Donated by the European Union under the European Peace Instrument (EPF).[8]
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. [7]

Vehicles

Name Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
BRDM-2  Soviet Union
 Romania
 Moldova 		Scout car ~8 (With TAB-71M Turret).[3]
MT-LB  Soviet Union Armoured Fighting Vehicle 25 [3]
MT-LB  Soviet Union
 Moldova 		2+ (With ZU-23-2 AA Gun).[3]
MT-LBu  Soviet Union 13-20 [3]
BTR-60PU-12  Soviet Union
 Moldova 		At least 10 (With ZU-23-1 AA Gun).[3]
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMD-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle N/A [3]
BMD-1P N/A [3]
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-60PB  Soviet Union Armoured Personnel Carrier 12 [3]
TAB-71M  Romania 80[9] Originally 161 delivered between 1992 and 1995.[3][10]
BTR-70  Soviet Union 8 [3]
BTR-80 12[9] [3]
GT-MU N/A [3]
Piranha IIIH  Switzerland 19 (+14)[11] Former Danish Piranha IIIs purchased and donated by Germany in 2023.[3][12] Further Germany plans to finance the purchase of 14 Piranha IIIs.[11]
BTR-D  Soviet Union
 Moldova 		Airborne Armoured Personnel Carrier ~3
N/A 		(With 12.7mm DShK In Cupola).[3]
(With 73mm SPG-9 RCL And 12.7mm DShK In Cupola).[3]
Multi-purpose vehicles
Humvee  United States Multi-purpose armored vehicle 80/100[13] With MAK armor.[3]
M1008 Chevrolet  United States Technical N/A [3]
Dacia Duster  Romania Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle N/A Used by the Military Police.[14][15]
Mitsubishi L200  Japan Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle 5+[16] Donated by the EU under the EPF for use by military engineers.[8]
Ford F-Series  United States Ambulance at least 6 Donated under the EPF.[16]
Trucks
Iveco  Italy Truck N/A Donated by Italy in 2018.[17]
FMTV  United States N/A Stewart & Stevenson MTV.[18][19]
M915 N/A In service in small numbers, shown in the 2016 national day parade.[20][21]
M35 N/A Only the M35A3 variant in service.[20][21]
KamAZ-4310  Soviet Union N/A
Ural-4320 N/A
ZIL-131 N/A [14]
GAZ-66 N/A [3]
Command Posts And Communications Stations
R-409  Soviet Union Mobile radio-relay station N/A [3]
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment
IMR-2  Soviet Union Combat engineering vehicle N/A [3]
PTS-2 Tracked amphibious transport N/A [3]
RKhM Kashalot Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle N/A [3]
BRDM-2RKh N/A [3]
GMZ-3 Minelayer N/A [3]
PMZ-4 N/A [3]
BTM-3 Trench digger N/A [3]
MDK-2M N/A [3]
PZM-2 N/A [3]
PMP Pontoon bridge N/A [3]

Army watercraft

Name Photo Origin In service Notes
BMK-130M  Soviet Union N/A [3]
BMK-T N/A [3]

Artillery

Name Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Towed Mortars
2B11  Soviet Union 120mm Mortar N/A [22]
Towed Artillery
M-30  Soviet Union 122mm howitzer 16[9] [3]
D-20 152mm howitzer 31[9] [3]
2A36 Giatsint-B 20[9] [3]
Self-Propelled Artillery
2S9 Nona  Soviet Union 120mm self-propelled mortar 9[9] [3]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
BM-27 Uragan  Soviet Union 220mm multiple rocket launcher 11[9] [3]
Artillery Tractors
ATS-59G  Soviet Union Artillery tractor N/A [3]
Artillery Support Vehicles
PRP-3 'Val'  Soviet Union Artillery reconnaissance vehicle N/A [3]
1V18 'Klyon-1' Artillery fire control vehicle N/A [3]
1V119 N/A [3]
SNAR-10 Counter-battery radar N/A [3]
9T452 Transporter-loader N/A [3]

Anti-tank

Name Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Anti-tank guns
MT-12  Soviet Union 100mm anti-tank gun 31[9] [3]
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems
9P148 Konkurs  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile launcher vehicle 6-32 [3]
9P149 Shturm-S 27[23] [3]
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[23]
9M113 Konkurs 19[23]
9K115 Metis N/A
SPG-9
AG-9 		 Soviet Union
 Romania 		Recoilless rifle 138+[23]

Anti-aircraft

Name Photo Origin In service Notes
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
23mm ZU-23-2  Soviet Union 28[9] [3]
57mm AZP S-60 11[9] [3]
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns
14.5mm KPV  Soviet Union
 Moldova 		N/A Mounted on GAZ-66.[3]
14.5mm ZPU-2 N/A Mounted on GAZ-66.[3]
23mm ZU-23-2 N/A Mounted on GAZ-66 and on BTR-D.[3]
57mm AZP S-60 N/A Mounted on ZIL-135.[3]

Army aircraft

Name Photo Origin Type Variant In service
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
DJI  China Quadrotor UAV Matrice 300 rtk 18+[4]

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.[3]
Radars
P-14 'Tall King'  Soviet Union N/A [3]
P-15 'Flat Face A' N/A [3]
P-12 'Spoon Rest A' N/A [3]
P-18 'Spoon Rest D' N/A [3]
PRV-13 'Odd Pair' N/A [3]
PRV-16 'Thin Skin B' N/A [3]
36D6 'Tin Shield' N/A [3]
SNR-125 'Low Blow' N/A (For S-125).[3]
Ground Master 200  France 1 Ordered and delivered in 2023. The version is a container based without any platform to secure mobility.[24][25]

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.[26]
Air Defence Equipment

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 European Union N/A Germany promised to deliver air defence equipment in 2025 to strengthen Moldovan air defences.[11]
Air Defence Equipment

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 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.[27]

See also

References

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