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10.10.2011|Ministry of Defence
Cornerstone of the Muhu radar post was set
Today, the cornerstone to the main building of the radar post to be constructed on Muhu Island was set, where the modern Medium Range Air Surveillance Radar of the Air Force will be installed next year.
The cornerstone was set by Undersecretary for Defence Investments of the Ministry of Defence...
05.10.2011|Ministry of Defence
Rasmussen acknowledged Estonia for its contribution to NATO
At a bilateral meeting during the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, the Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen thanked Minister of Defence Mart Laar for Estonia’s contribution to NATO.
Rasmussen acknowledged the way Estonia has fulfilled the duties it has taken in...
27.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
Laar: we need more bang for buck
According to Minister of Defence Mart Laar, the new 10-year National Defence Development Plan must reduce bureaucracy, duplication and the number of headquarters as well as join together support services.
The Ministry of Defence has initiated the drafting of the National Defence Development...
26.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
Laar: increase in defence expenditure to two per cent is a sign for all Nordic countries
At the meeting of EU Defence Ministers, in Wroclaw, Minister of Defence Mart Laar informed his partners about the increase in Estonian defence expenditure to two per cent of gross national product.
Laar said that the increase in the defence expenditure to two per cent is in many ways a sign for...
26.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
High-level defence policy conference to take place in Tallinn
Next week in Tallinn, the Ministry of Defence and the International Centre for Defence Studies will hold the Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD), dealing with defence policy and security.
This year’s ABCD will discuss the way the role of armed forces and warfare have changed in the...
26.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
Laar: EU defence cooperation is growing stronger
At the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Wroclaw, Minister of Defence Mart Laar said that the defence cooperation of the Union is becoming ever stronger.
The main focus of the discussions was military cooperation, and according to Minister of Defence Laar, European military...
22.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
Leo Kunnas is the chairman of the Advisory Council for the Minister of Defence
Yesterday was the first sitting of the new composition of the Advisory Council for the Minister of Defence, formed by Minister of Defence Mart Laar. Laar appointed Reserve Lt. Col. Leo Kunnas as chairman of
the Council.
The objective of the Advisory Council is to analyse different areas of Estonian...
13.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
The Minister of Defence established an advisory committee to find a candidate for the position of Chief of the Defence Forces
Minister of Defence Mart Laar formed an advisory committee that will present its recommendations to the Minister for finding a new candidate for the position of Chief of the Defence Forces.
By 26 September, the committee shall present the Minister with its recommendations on a new candidate for the...
13.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Mart Laar: Defence cooperation between Estonia and France will reach a new level
Minister of Defence Mart Laar and his French colleague Gérard Longuet signed an intergovernmental agreement that will enhance defence cooperation between Estonia and France.
According to Minister of Defence Mart Laar, France is one of the most active and influential members of both NATO and...
12.09.2011|Ministry of Defence
New Act for the National Defence League
Today, the Ministry of Defence submitted for approval the new full text of the National Defence League Act, which regulates the activities of the National Defence League and clarifies the rights and guarantees of the members of the National Defence League.
According to Minister of Defence Mart Laar...