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This is a list of equipment used by the Latvian Land Forces.

Personal equipment

A Latvian Army soldier uses hand signals to communicate with his comrades during exercise Saber Junction 15. Note the LATPAT camouflage pattern and BEAR-II vest

The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes:

  • LatPat, Multi-LatPat and WoodLatPat (Latvian digital camouflage uniform).
  • Norwegian BEAR-II load bearing armor system
  • Kevlar helmet
  • Night vision device

Infantry weapons

Model Image Origin Variant Caliber Details
Pistols
Glock  Austria Glock 17
Glock 19
Glock 21
Glock 26		 9×19mm Parabellum Standard issue pistol.[1][2][3]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch UMP  Germany UMP9 9×19mm Parabellum Standard issue submachine gun.[1][3]
Heckler & Koch MP5  Germany MP5A3 9×19mm Parabellum [3]
Heckler & Koch MP7  Germany MP7A1 HK 4.6×30mm [3]
Shotguns
Remington 870  United States MCS 12 gauge [3]
Winchester 1300  United States 12 gauge Is going to be replaced.[3]
Mossberg 500  United States 12 gauge Is going to be replaced.[3]
Rifles and Assault rifles
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany G36V
G36KV
G36KV3		 5.56×45mm NATO Standard issue assault rifle.[1][2][3][4]
M16  United States M16A1 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Honour Guard, as ceremonial rifle.[5]
Lee-Enfield  United Kingdom No.4 MkI* .303 British 120 rifles were donated by Canada. Used by Honour Guard, as ceremonial rifle.[6]
Sniper rifles
Heckler & Koch G28  Germany 7.62×51mm NATO [3]
PGM Hécate II  France 12.7×99mm NATO Standard issue heavy sniper rifle.[1][2][3]
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare  United Kingdom AW
AXMC
AX50		 7.62×51mm NATO
12.7×99mm NATO		 AW variant used to be the standard issue sniper rifle.[1][3]
Barrett 50 Cal  United States 12.7×99mm NATO [3]
Machine guns
FN Minimi  Belgium Minimi Para 5.56×45mm NATO Standard issue light machine gun.[1][2][3]
FN MAG
Kulspruta 58		  Belgium
 Sweden		 FN MAG
Kulspruta 58 B		 7.62×51mm NATO [2][3]
M2 Browning  United States M2HB-QCB 12.7×99mm NATO [7][3]
Grenade launchers
Heckler & Koch AG36  Germany 40x46mm [1][3]
Heckler & Koch GMG  Germany 40x53mm [1][2][3]
Metallic RBG-6  Croatia 40x46mm [3]
Anti-tank weapons
SPIKE  Israel SR
LR I
LR II
ER II		 Modern tripod-mounted launcher, programmable attack, fire-and-forget. Fires several missile types, varying in weight and size as they fly from shorter to longer ranges.[2][3][8]
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle  Sweden M2
M4		 84 mm Re-loadable, fires a variety of ammunition. M2 variant used by the National Guard.[9] 800 Carl Gustaf M2 were donated by Norway.[10] Improved M4 variant on order.[11]
AT4  Sweden 84 mm Light weight, one-shot, disposable.[2]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
UAV Factory Penguin C  Latvia Penguin C Long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles.[12]
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma  United States RQ-20A 3 systems, each having 3 unmanned aerial vehicles.[13]

Military vehicles

Name Image Origin Type Variants Quantity Notes
Armoured reconnaissance vehicles
CVR(T)  United Kingdom Armoured reconnaissance vehicle Scimitar
Sultan
Spartan
Samson
Samaritan 		198 116 modernized vehicles in service, plus 7 used for training. 82 additional vehicles on order - to be delivered by 2022.[14][15]
Armoured personnel carriers
Patria 6×6  Finland

 Latvia

Armoured personnel carrier Patria 6×6 >4 Approximately 200 vehicles on order. To be delivered 2021–2029.[16][17] The first 4 vehicles received on 29 October 2021. Partially built in Latvia from 2022.[citation needed]
Armoured cars
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Armoured car 290GD 50 [18][19]
Humvee  United States Armoured car M1043A2
M1113 		30
8 		Ten vehicles donated by the United States in 2005.[20] Possibly 28 more purchased later.[21] Some equipped with HK GMG, M2 Browning and Spike anti-tank guided missile.[citation needed]
Trucks
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany Truck U1300
U5000 		120[22]
Scania  Sweden Truck P93
NM154 		184
8 		134 P93 trucks and 8 NM154 recovery vehicles donated by Norway in 2013. 50 more trucks purchased in 2014.[18]
Light vehicles
Can-Am Outlander File:Can-am-shows-the-new-outlander-6x6-xt-video-84284 1.jpg  Finland All-terrain vehicle Outlander MAX 650XT 582[23] [24]
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Sport utility vehicle 240GD
300GDN 		+66[25]
12[10] 		[18][26]
Land Rover Defender  United Kingdom Sport utility vehicle D110 2 D110 variant used by military police.[27]
Polaris RZR  United States Fast attack vehicle MRZR-2
MRZR-4
MV850 		62[28] Option for up to 130 vehicles.[29]
Special vehicles
M3 Amphibious Rig  Germany Amphibious bridge layer 4 on order.[30]
Bv 206  Sweden Amphibious tracked vehicle Bv 206A
Bv 206F 		Donated by Sweden in 2002 and 2003.[31]

Artillery

Model Image Origin Caliber Quantity Details
Mortars
GrW 86  Austria 120 mm Purchased from Austria in 2017.[32]
m/41D  Finland
 Sweden 		120 mm [33]
L16 81mm mortar  United Kingdom
 Norway 		81 mm
Self-propelled artillery
M109A5Ö
Rechenstellenpanzer M109
Driver training vehicle 		Latvian Army M109 A5o Howitzer  United States
 Austria 		155 mm 47
10
2 		35 howitzers, 10 command and control vehicles and 2 driver training vehicles purchased from Austria in 2017.[34]
Additional 18 howitzers received in 2021.[35] 6 howizers were donated to Ukraine.[36]
Rocket artillery
M142 HIMARS  United States 227 mm (6) On 12 October 2022, Latvian Ministry of Defense announced that the country will acquire 6 systems.[37]

Air-defence equipment

Model Image Origin Variant Details
Man-portable air-defence systems
RBS-70  Sweden RBS 70 NG [38]
FIM-92 Stinger  United States FIM-92 Stinger [39]
Radars
Saab Giraffe  Sweden [33]
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel  United States AN/MPQ-64F1 [40]
AN/TPS-77  United States AN/TPS-77, TPS-77 MRR [41]

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  39. ^ "Latvia signs deal to buy 'Stinger' missiles from Denmark". LSM. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  40. ^ "Latvia receives two more military radar units from US". LSM. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  41. ^ "First new-generation military radar system arriving". LSM. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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