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14.08.2023|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur: Exercise Ussisõnad (Parseltongue) will significantly increase readiness to defend Estonia
Over the weekend, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur visited the Southern Territorial Defence District headquarters of the territorial defence training exercise Ussisõnad, which is set to begin in the coming weeks, for an overview of the preparations for the large-scale exercise involving 10,000...
10.08.2023|Ministry of Defence
Estonia to donate handguns to Ukraine
At a cabinet meeting today, the Estonian government supported Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur’s proposal to send Ukraine handguns and ammunition.
“We must support Ukraine in their fight against the continuing Russian aggression. Once again, we have found an opportunity where Estonia can lend a...
03.08.2023|Ministry of Defence
Estonian Minister of Defence and Chief of Defence visited Estonian troops in Iraq and met with Iraqi leaders
Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces General Martin Herem visited Estonian troops in Iraq serving in Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) for an on-site overview of their tasks and living conditions. During the visit, they also met with Major General...
12.07.2023|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur and Wallace agreed on an action plan for integrating British units into the Estonian division
At the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Minister of Defence of Estonia Hanno Pevkur and UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace met bilaterally to discuss the implementation of the new regional plans and to sign a joint declaration outlining the bilateral steps between Estonia and the...
11.07.2023|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur at NATO Summit: Approved regional plans and Sweden’s accession considerably strengthen Estonia’s defence
The NATO Summit in Vilnius has progressed very positively from the Estonian perspective. “New regional plans have been approved, Sweden is about to become a full-fledged member of NATO, and Ukraine’s future towards NATO got a clearer perspective. These new military plans put in place the NATO...
07.07.2023|Ministry of Defence
Estonian Defence Minister discussed strengthening cooperation with new Finnish minister
Yesterday evening in Tallinn at their first meeting, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and the Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen discussed bilateral defence cooperation, regional security, expectations at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, aid to Ukraine and supporting the EU’s defence...
30.06.2023|Ministry of Defence
Survey: 76% of people in Estonia support raising or maintaining level of defence spending
The results of the annual public opinion survey commissioned by the Estonian Ministry of Defence show that 76% of people in Estonia support raising or maintaining level of defence spending.
“According to the National Security Concept of Estonia, it has been agreed that the Estonian defence...
28.06.2023|Ministry of Defence
Estonia achieves unprecedented success with European Defence Fund projects
The European Defence Fund (EDF) allocated financing to 16 international projects with Estonian participation, which is the best result to date and shows the high level of interest among the Estonian businesses and research institutions in participating in EU-wide defence research and development...
22.06.2023|Ministry of Defence
Estonian MoD Permanent Secretary and NATO JFCBS Commander discussed the strengthening of security in the Baltic Sea region
NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum Commander General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta visited Estonia and met with Permanent Secretary Kusti Salm of the Estonian Ministry of Defence. The meeting focused on the objectives of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, the strengthening of security in the Baltic Sea region...
22.06.2023|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister Pevkur: The contribution of the United States Maryland National Guard to the development of Estonian national defence has been invaluable
During today's meeting with Major General Janeen L. Birckhead, the Adjutant General of the Maryland National Guard of the United States, Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur expressed his gratitude for Maryland's 30 years of dedicated cooperation and support to Estonia. Since the restoration of Estonia's...