Estonia has signed a contract with South Korean group Hanwha to acquire 12 K9 Thunder artillery systems, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Estonia announced on Tuesday. “This artillery procurement will bring Estonia’s defence capability to a new level and is one of the most significant steps in building […]

The THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) developed by Milrem Robotics has become the unmanned ground systems industries standard tracked UGV. During this year’s Eurosatory a record of four THeMIS UGVs will be displayed with three different applications. In just a few years after the development of the THeMIS began, it has become the most sought […]

Estonian combat engineers put armoured machinery to test in a field demo exercise, LETA information agency reported. The ability of battle machinery of the Pioneer Battalion, the Scouts Battalion, the Viru Infantry Battalion and allies to overcome anti-vehicle barriers put up by Estonian combat engineers was tested during a field demo exercise at the Estonian defense […]

Twelve F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Ohio Air National Guard landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, Jan. 14, as part of a Theater Security Package in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. That was reported by Maj. Davina Petermann, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. In addition to 12 Fighting Falcons, the U.S. Air […]

Estonian and U.S. Special Operation Forces operators fast rope out of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, during training near Amari, Estonia, Dec. 12, 2017. Estonian and U.S. SOF conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training to build combined NATO SOF readiness. “One minute!,” a U.S. Air […]

The Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) has received the next batch of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the USA on 11 December, said in a press release on the official website of  EDF. The batch of Javelin Block-1 type American man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missiles that arrived in Estonia on Monday are faster and more powerful than their predecessors, the Block-0 type missiles previously sent […]

The second batch of the more than 10 CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) purchased from the Netherlands arrived in Estonia on 2 December. According to the website of the Estonian Defence Forces, a cargo ship carrying a CV9035 IFVs and 3 armored recovery vehicles (ARV) based on Leopard-1 chassis docked at Paldiski’s North Port. In late 2014, Estonia […]

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment has announced a tender for the purchase of new automatic 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm calibre small arms and associated equipment for the country’s 1st and 2nd infantry brigades. That was reported by err.ee. Under the tender, the Estonian armed forces are planning to sign a five-year framework agreement (which could […]

Estonian Defence Forces unveiled a multi-mission, unmanned ground vehicle is also equipped with a 12.7mm remotely operated weapon station (RWS) during NATO-led military exercise. The THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) developed by Estonia-based defence and security services provider Milrem was displayed with 12.7mm FNS remotely operated weapon station (RWS) for the first time. The first prototype of […]

Six NATO warships belonging to two of the alliance’s standing maritime Immediate Reaction Forces arrived in Tallinn on a planned port visit on Friday. That was reported by news.err.ee The ship will take part in various exercises and events, stock up on supplies and allow crew members an opportunity to rest. Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures […]