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Malta — military equipment
Every type on record for Malta, by branch and category. Click a type for its description, unit price and other operators, or open the formation on the interactive map.
25equipment types
9categories
1,500active personnel
180reserve
$109 Mmilitary budget 2024
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Land
Towed Artillery · 1
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordnance QF 25-pounder | Army of Malta | — |
Mortars · 1
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 53 mortar 82mm infantry mortar delivered by China. | Army of Malta | 26 |
Anti-Aircraft Guns · 2
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZPU ZPU-4 (four-barrelled 14.5mm); delivered by North Korea from 1986; operated by 1st Regiment Air Defence Battery. | Army of Malta | 50 | |
| Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 | Army of Malta | — |
EOD & IEDD Systems · 1
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOD Disposal Robots (unspecified models) Two remote-controlled EOD robots operated by the Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit; first bought 1989, a more sophisticated second unit boug | Army of Malta | 2 |
Light Utility Vehicles · 6
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isuzu D-Max 4WD | Army of Malta | 23 | |
| Ford F-350 | Army of Malta | 2 | |
| Land Rover Defender | Army of Malta | — | |
| Iveco VM 90 | Army of Malta | — | |
| Iveco ACM 90 | Army of Malta | — | |
| Iveco Daily | Army of Malta | — |
Air
Maritime Patrol Aircraft · 2
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft Super King Air 2 more King Air 360ER ordered; AFM accepted the 4th airframe Jul 2026 (undergoing modification at Aerodata, due to enter formal service 2027 | Air Wing | 3 (+2 ordered) | |
| BN-2 Islander | Air Wing | 1 |
Utility & Special-Mission Helicopters · 2
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | Air Wing | 3 | |
| AgustaWestland AW139 4th AW139 contracted (announced late 2025), alongside the 4th King Air; delivery/entry into service still pending as of 2026. | Air Wing | 3 |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles · 1
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAI Heron 1 | Air Wing | 1 |
Sea
Patrol Vessels · 9
| Type | Branch | Quantity | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austal class = P21-class (builder Austal); commissioned 18 Mar 2010. | Maritime Squadron | 4 | ≈ $10,044,000 |
| Boomeranger (Model 1100) class | Maritime Squadron | 3 | |
| Supervittoria 800 class | Maritime Squadron | 2 | |
| Defender class | Maritime Squadron | 2 | |
| Marine Protector class | Maritime Squadron | 2 | |
| FB Interceptor class | Maritime Squadron | 1 | |
| Diciotti class (modified) | Maritime Squadron | 1 | |
| Emer class Transferred from the Irish Naval Service, 2015. | Maritime Squadron | 1 | |
| OPV748 class Commissioned 2023; squadron flagship. | Maritime Squadron | 1 |