The following is a list of current equipment of the Moldovan Armed Forces.
Ground Forces
[edit]Infantry weapons
[edit]Model | Image | Origin | Type | Notes |
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Pistols | ||||
TT-33 | ![]() |
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Semi-automatic pistol | Regular Army |
Makarov | ![]() |
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Semi-automatic pistol | Regular Army, Special Forces, Police etc. |
Glock 17 | ![]() |
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Semi-automatic pistol | Special Forces [1] |
Assault rifles | ||||
AK-74 | ![]() |
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Assault rifle | AK-74, AKS-74, AKS-74U variants Regular Army, Special Forces, Police etc. |
AKM | ![]() |
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Assault rifle | AKM, AKMS variants Mainly Regular Army and Special Forces |
M4 carbine | ![]() |
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Assault rifle | Special Forces |
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 | ![]() |
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Assault rifle | Mainly Regular Army and Police |
Semi-automatic rifles | ||||
SKS | ![]() |
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Semi-automatic rifle | Used as a ceremonial rifle by the Honor Guard Company |
Machine guns | ||||
PK machine gun | ![]() |
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General purpose machine gun | Mainly Regular Army |
RPK | ![]() |
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Light machine gun | Mainly Regular Army |
DShK | ![]() |
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Heavy machine gun | Also used in anti-aircraft role.[2] |
M240 machine gun | ![]() |
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Medium machine gun | Donated by the United States.[3] |
M2 Browning | ![]() |
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Heavy machine gun | Donated by the United States, mounted on Humvees, Piranha IIIHs and tripods.[3][4] |
Sniper rifles | ||||
Dragunov SVD | ![]() |
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Sniper rifle | Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police |
PSL | ![]() |
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Designated marksman rifle | Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police |
M110 | ![]() |
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Semi-automatic Sniper rifle | Donated by the United States.[3] |
M107A1 | ![]() |
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Anti materiel sniper rifle | Donated by the United States.[3] |
Grenades | ||||
GP-25 | ![]() |
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Grenade launcher | Mainly Regular Army, Special Forces and Police |
Mk 19 | ![]() |
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Automatic grenade launcher | Mounted on Humvees.[3][5] |
F-1 | ![]() |
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Hand grenade | Regular Army, Special Forces, Police |
RGD-5 | ![]() |
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Hand grenade | Regular Army and Special Forces |
Zarya Stun Grenade | ![]() |
Stun grenade | Regular Army, Special Forces, Police | |
Mines | ||||
MON-50 | ![]() |
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Anti-personnel mine | Regular Army and Special Forces |
TM-46 | ![]() |
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Anti-tank mine | Regular Army and Special Forces |
Infantry equipment
[edit]Model | Image | Origin | Details | |
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Helmets | ||||
SSh-68 | ![]() |
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Not seen in active service recently. | |
STSh-81 | Mainly Police and Special Forces | |||
MASKA-1 | Mainly Police and Special Forces | |||
PASGT | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Used in exercises by the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, possibly donated by Romania [6] | |
4030 ELITE | ![]() |
NP Aerospace bomb suit. Donated by the European Union under the European Peace Instrument (EPF).[7] | ||
Gas masks | ||||
PMG | ![]() |
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PG-1 | ||||
Camouflage | ||||
U.S. Woodland | ![]() |
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Standard issue camouflage pattern of the Moldovan National Army | |
M2017 | ![]() |
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Seen in use on ballistic protection equipment that was possibly donated by Romania. [6] |
Vehicles
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles | |||||
BRDM-2 | ![]() |
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Scout car | ~8 | (With TAB-71M Turret).[2] |
MT-LB | ![]() |
Armoured Fighting Vehicle | 25 | [2] | |
MT-LB | ![]() |
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2+ | (With ZU-23-2 AA Gun).[2] | |
MT-LBu | ![]() |
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13-20 | [2] | |
BTR-60PU-12 | ![]() ![]() |
At least 10 | (With ZU-23-1 AA Gun).[2] | ||
Infantry Fighting Vehicles | |||||
BMD-1 | ![]() |
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Infantry fighting vehicle | N/A | [2] |
BMD-1P | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | ||
Armoured Personnel Carriers | |||||
BTR-60PB | ![]() |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | 12 | [2] | |
TAB-71M | ![]() |
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80[8] | Originally 161 delivered between 1992 and 1995.[2][9] | |
BTR-70 | ![]() |
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8 | [2] | |
BTR-80 | ![]() |
12[8] | [2] | ||
GT-MU | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | ||
Piranha IIIH | ![]() |
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19 (+14)[10] | Former Danish Piranha IIIs purchased and donated by Germany in 2023.[2][11] Further Germany plans to finance the purchase of 14 Piranha IIIs.[10] | |
BTR-D | ![]() |
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Airborne Armoured Personnel Carrier | ~3 N/A |
(With 12.7mm DShK In Cupola).[2] (With 73mm SPG-9 RCL And 12.7mm DShK In Cupola).[2] |
Multi-purpose vehicles | |||||
Humvee | ![]() |
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Multi-purpose armored vehicle | 80/100[12] | With MAK armor.[2] |
M1008 Chevrolet | ![]() |
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Technical | N/A | [2] |
Dacia Duster | ![]() |
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Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle | N/A | Used by the Military Police.[13][14] |
Mitsubishi L200 | ![]() |
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Four-wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle | 5+[15] | Donated by the EU under the EPF for use by military engineers.[7] |
Ford F-Series | ![]() |
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Ambulance | at least 6 | Donated under the EPF.[15] |
Trucks | |||||
Iveco | ![]() |
Truck | N/A | Donated by Italy in 2018.[16] | |
FMTV | ![]() |
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N/A | Stewart & Stevenson MTV.[17][18] | |
M915 | ![]() |
N/A | In service in small numbers, shown in the 2016 national day parade.[19][20] | ||
M35 | ![]() |
N/A | Only the M35A3 variant in service.[19][20] | ||
KamAZ-4310 | ![]() |
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N/A | ||
Ural-4320 | ![]() |
N/A | |||
ZIL-131 | ![]() |
N/A | [13] | ||
GAZ-66 | N/A | [2] | |||
Command Posts And Communications Stations | |||||
R-409 | ![]() |
Mobile radio-relay station | N/A | [2] | |
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment | |||||
IMR-2 | ![]() |
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Combat engineering vehicle | N/A | [2] |
PTS-2 | ![]() |
Tracked amphibious transport | N/A | [2] | |
RKhM Kashalot | ![]() |
Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle | N/A | [2] | |
BRDM-2RKh | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | ||
GMZ-3 | ![]() |
Minelayer | N/A | [2] | |
PMZ-4 | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | ||
BTM-3 | ![]() |
Trench digger | N/A | [2] | |
MDK-2M | N/A | [2] | |||
PZM-2 | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | ||
PMP | ![]() |
Pontoon bridge | N/A | [2] |
Army watercraft
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | In service | Notes |
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BMK-130M | ![]() |
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N/A | [2] |
BMK-T | ![]() |
N/A | [2] |
Artillery
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Towed Artillery | |||||
M-30 | ![]() |
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122mm howitzer | 16[8] | [2] |
D-20 | ![]() |
152mm howitzer | 31[8] | [2] | |
2A36 Giatsint-B | ![]() |
20[8] | [2] | ||
Self-Propelled Artillery | |||||
2S9 Nona | ![]() |
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120mm self-propelled mortar | 9[8] | [2] |
Multiple Rocket Launchers | |||||
BM-27 Uragan | ![]() |
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220mm multiple rocket launcher | 11[8] | [2] |
Artillery Tractors | |||||
ATS-59G | ![]() |
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Artillery tractor | N/A | [2] |
Artillery Support Vehicles | |||||
PRP-3 'Val' | ![]() |
Artillery reconnaissance vehicle | N/A | [2] | |
1V18 'Klyon-1' | Artillery fire control vehicle | N/A | [2] | ||
1V119 | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | ||
SNAR-10 | ![]() |
Counter-battery radar | N/A | [2] | |
9T452 | ![]() |
Transporter-loader | N/A | [2] |
Anti-tank
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Anti-tank guns | |||||
MT-12 | ![]() |
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100mm anti-tank gun | 31[8] | [2] |
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile Systems | |||||
9P148 Konkurs | ![]() |
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Anti-tank guided missile launcher vehicle | 6-32 | [2] |
9P149 Shturm-S | ![]() |
27[21] | [2] | ||
Shoulder-fired/mounted weapons | |||||
RPG-7 | ![]() |
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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[21] | ||
9M113 Konkurs | ![]() |
19[21] | |||
9K115 Metis | ![]() |
N/A | |||
SPG-9 AG-9 |
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Recoilless rifle | 138+[21] |
Anti-aircraft
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | In service | Notes |
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Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns | ||||
23mm ZU-23-2 | ![]() |
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28[8] | [2] |
57mm AZP S-60 | ![]() |
11[8] | [2] | |
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns | ||||
14.5mm KPV | ![]() ![]() |
N/A | Mounted on GAZ-66.[2] | |
14.5mm ZPU-2 | N/A | Mounted on GAZ-66.[2] | ||
23mm ZU-23-2 | N/A | Mounted on GAZ-66 and on BTR-D.[2] | ||
57mm AZP S-60 | ![]() |
N/A | Mounted on ZIL-135.[2] |
Army aircraft
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | Type | Variant | In service |
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | |||||
DJI | ![]() |
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Quadrotor UAV | Matrice 300 rtk | 18+[3] |
Air Force
[edit]Air defence
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | In service | Notes |
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Static Surface-To-Air Missile (SAM) Systems | ||||
S-125 | ![]() |
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3 | One site protecting the capital Chișinău.[2] |
Radars | ||||
P-14 'Tall King' | ![]() |
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N/A | [2] |
P-15 'Flat Face A' | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | |
P-12 'Spoon Rest A' | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | |
P-18 'Spoon Rest D' | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | |
PRV-13 'Odd Pair' | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | |
PRV-16 'Thin Skin B' | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | |
36D6 'Tin Shield' | ![]() |
N/A | [2] | |
SNR-125 'Low Blow' | ![]() |
N/A | (For S-125).[2] | |
Ground Master 200 | ![]() |
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1 | Ordered and delivered in 2023. The version is a container based without any platform to secure mobility.[22][23] |
Future equipment
[edit]Name | Photo | Origin | Ordered | Notes |
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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.[24] | |
Air Defence Equipment | ![]() ilustrative picture only |
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N/A | Germany promised to deliver air defence equipment in 2025 to strengthen Moldovan air defences.[10] |
Air Defence Equipment | ![]() ilustrative picture only |
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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.[25] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ MDNationalArmy (February 2023). Batalionul cu Destinație Specială ,,Fulger”⚡️ a executat trageri din armamentul din dotare (in Romanian). Event occurs at 0:58 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi Oryx. "A Modest Military: Moldova's Fighting Vehicles". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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- ^ Cristina Mirca (15 November 2023). "Ultimul lot de transportoare Piranha, recepționat de Armata Națională". Ministerul Apararii.
- ^ "Exerciții demonstrative cu trageri de luptă la JCET-2023". news.ungheni.org (in Romanian). 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b MDNationalArmy (December 2023). Militarii Armatei Naționale se instuiesc pentru UNIFIL-2 (in Romanian). Event occurs at 1:38 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Ministerul Apărării al Republicii Moldova (12 December 2023). "Armata Națională a recepționat astăzi un nou lot de echipament din partea Uniunii Europene în cadrul Instrumentului European pentru Pace (EPF)". Facebook.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2022). The military balance 2022. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 9781032279008.
- ^ "Trade Registers". SIPRI. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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- ^ "Germany begins deliveries of Danish Piranha 3 APCs to Moldova". defbrief.com. 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Armata Națională va primi 20 de unități de tehnică HMMWV din partea SUA. Când urmează să ajungă în Moldova". protv.md (in Romanian). 15 July 2024.
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- ^ a b PublikaMD (August 2016). Paradă militară de excepţie! Mii de militari au defilat în PMAN FULL HD (in Romanian). Event occurs at 25:33 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Peste o mie de militari au defilat astăzi în PMAN. Cea mai completă GALERIE FOTO de la Parada Militară". diez.md (in Romanian). 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d International Institute for Strategic Studies (2010). The military balance 2010. Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 9781857435573.
- ^ "Moldova procures new tactical air-defence radar". Janes.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Mircea Ţicudean (20 December 2023). "Moldova a primit un radar din Franța, estimat la 14 milioane de euro". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Romanian).
- ^ "ERA will supply VERA-NG system to the Armed Forces of Moldova under the EU initiative European Peace Facility".
- ^ "Armata Națională își va moderniza capacitățile de apărare datorită unui nou pachet de sprijin din partea UE". army.md (in Romanian). 13 June 2024.