Estonia

Air Europe 

Aerovironment Wins Contract to Supply RQ-20B Puma AE II Unmanned Aircraft System to Estonia

September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AeroVironment, AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma, Estonia, Estonian Defence Forces, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

American technology company, Aerovironment Inc. was awarded a contract, worth around $9 million, for providing RQ-20B Puma AE II unmanned

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Air Deployments Europe 

Germany, Poland Conducts First Alert Scramble to Intercept Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace

September 7, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Estonia, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, Lithuania, Lockheed Martin F-16, NATO, Poland, Polish Air Force, Russia

Both Allied detachments in the Baltics, Germany and Poland, conducted their first alert scramble Sept. 5 performing visual identification of

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Air Europe 

Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft Accidentally Fires Live Air-to-Air Missile While Over Estonia

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 DP Press Releases 1 Comment AIM-120 AMRAAM, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Baltic Air Policing, Estonia, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, NATO, Šiauliai Air Base, Spain, Spanish Air Force (SPAF)

A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft accidentally fired a live air-to-air missile (AAM) over Estonian territory on August

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Saab Receives Estonian Order for Carl-Gustaf Ammunition

July 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, Estonia, Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI), Recoilless rifle (RCLR), Saab, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)

Swedish defence company, Saab has received an order from the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment on ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Estonia to Acquire Additional Batch of MBDA Mistral Short Range Air Defence Systems

June 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Estonia, Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI), Estonian Defence Forces, Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS), MBDA Missile Systems, MBDA Mistral, SHORAD

Estonia will acquire MBDA Mistral short range air defence (SHORAD) missiles/ man portable air defence (MANPADS) missiles, training missiles, simulators

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Portugal to Lead, France, Spain to Augment NATO Air Policing in Baltics

April 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Dassault Mirage 2000, Estonia, Eurofighter Typhoon, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Lockheed Martin F-16, NATO, Portugal, Spain

The 47th rotation of NATO fighter jets safeguarding the Baltic Allies airspace will be led by Portugal while France and

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Europe Land 

BAE Systems, Milrem LCM Sign Maintenance Support Contract for Estonian CV9035 IFVs

April 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAE Systems, Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90), Estonia, Estonian Army, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Milrem LCM, Patria

BAE Systems and Milrem LCM, an Estonian provider of combat vehicle life-cycle management, have signed a contract to support Estonia’s

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russian Il-76 transport aircraft violates Estonian airspace

November 25, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Baltic Sea, Estonia, Gulf of Finland, Ilyushin Il-76, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Russia, Vaindloo

A Russian Ilyushin IL-76 transport aircraft violated Estonian airspace at around noon in the vicinity of Vaindloo, a small island in the

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Belgium takes over supporting role of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Belgian Air Force, Belgium, Estonia, NATO, USA

Belgium has taken over the supporting role of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission from Spain in a ceremony at Ämari

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

NATO battlegroups in Baltic nations and Poland fully operational

August 29, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP), Poland

NATO’s four multinational battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are now fully operational. This milestone comes after the Canadian-led

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