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29.01.2018|Ministry of Defence
Luik met with the Commander of US Cyber Command and the Director of the NSA
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik met with Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), in order to discuss cyber defence related cooperation and questions relating to the Allied presence in Estonia. The Minister of...
25.01.2018|Ministry of Defence
Defence League Platoon founded within the Ministry of Defence
Volunteers working at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) formed a MoD Platoon within the Toompea sub-district of the Defence League.
The Platoon's main task is the peacetime defence of the MoD building and the employees within.
The reason behind the formation of the MoD Platoon is the willingness to...
15.01.2018|Ministry of Defence
Jüri Luik: how do we protect Estonia?
The horizon for Estonia’s national defence planning is very long-term; more precisely, we are planning our activities for the next decade. At the same time, we are, of course, taking into consideration new information received, including everything we learned from Zapad, the large-scale Russian...
19.09.2017|Ministry of Defence
Luik: Sweden is an important provider of security in our region
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik met today with the Swedish Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist, and General Micael Byden, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The defence ministers discussed the security situation that has developed in the Baltic Sea region, the start of the Zapad training...
12.09.2017|Ministry of Defence
Vseviov: speed at which Allied Forces move in Europe must be improved
General Darren W. McDew, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Jonatan Vseviov, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, discussed questions regarding the deployment of forces in Europe at their meeting.
Permanent Secretary Vseviov stated that the United States is continuously...
06.09.2017|Ministry of Defence
Jüri Luik: the importance of defence related questions is growing in Europe
The Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD) is taking place today in Tallinn. The main topic of this year’s conference is the common security and defence policy of the European Union.
The title of the twelfth Annual Baltic Conference on Defence is European Defence Cooperation: Out of the...
05.09.2017|Ministry of Defence
Luik wants to give Estonian undertakings the right to manufacture weapons
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik submitted the draft Act to amend the Weapons Act and other legislation, for approval, the entry into force of which would grant Estonian defence industry undertakings the right to handle military weapons and munitions.
Pursuant to the draft legislation, the plan is to...
28.08.2017|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister Jüri Luik: We are looking for greater transparency from Zapad exercise and adherence to international agreements
Estonia and NATO are closely monitoring preparations for Zapad, the joint exercise between Russia and Belarus, and expect both countries to adhere to the letter and spirit of international agreements.
“Zapad is a joint exercise between Russia and Belarus where we are hoping to see greater...
25.08.2017|Ministry of Defence
Jüri Luik: By protecting Ukraine, we are protecting Europe
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik took part yesterday and today in the celebrations in Kiev marking the 26th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. While there he met with President Poroshenko and Oleksandr Turtchynov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.
At his...
22.08.2017|Ministry of Defence
MoD's scholarship competition for graduate students
The Ministry of Defence announced a scholarship competition for defence related master’s theses, in the framework of which eight EUR 4250 scholarships will be awarded.
Participants in the scholarship competition may choose from 11 topics, which have been selected by the Ministry of Defence, the...