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13.06.2024|Ministry of Defence
Spain to send NASAMS to Estonia and join the IT Coalition
Today, on the sidelines of the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur met with Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles to discuss cooperation as NATO allies and assistance to Ukraine.
"I am pleased to announce as a result of today's meeting that Spain will...
11.06.2024|Ministry of Defence
Estonia supports Ukraine with short-range air defence
Estonia is providing Ukraine with Mistral-type short-range air defence missile systems and missiles as military aid.
"Ukraine urgently needs air defense to fend off Russia's continued brutal aggression, and it is in Estonia's direct security interest to contribute to this effort along with our...
07.06.2024|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister of Estonia: in next four years we´ll focus on weapons and ammunition procurement
The Ministry of Defence’s new development plan for 2025-2028 focuses on the procurement of weapons and ammunition. The new development plan envisages spending 5.3 billion euros, at least 1.55 billion of which will be invested in ammunition procurement – about half a billion more than stipulated in...
05.06.2024|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister of Estonia: in next four years we´ll focus on weapons and ammunition procurement
The Ministry of Defence’s new development plan for 2025-2028 focuses on the procurement of weapons and ammunition. The new development plan envisages spending 5.3 billion euros, at least 1.55 billion of which will be invested in ammunition procurement – about half a billion more than stipulated in...
04.06.2024|Ministry of Defence
Permanent Secretary Salm and high-ranking U.S. defence official signed a new bilateral agreement
The United States Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ms. Milancy Harris and Mr. Kusti Salm, the Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence met in Tallinn, Estonia on May 21, 2024, to sign a bilateral agreement to deepen military cooperation between...
31.05.2024|Ministry of Defence
Estonia and Luxembourg-led IT Coalition raises 58 million to support Ukraine’s ICT capabilities
At the IT Coalition steering group meeting held this week in Tallinn, Spain announced their intention to join the coalition. The first deliveries of equipment from the IT Coalition have already arrived in Ukraine, and the coalition has raised 58 million euros in financial and material aid to assist...
28.05.2024|Ministry of Defence
Estonian Minister of Defence: Europe must be ready to increase training for Ukrainians to 100,000 fighters
At the meeting of European Union defense ministers held in Brussels today, discussions focused on military support for Ukraine and Europe's defense readiness. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also participated in the discussion.
During the...
24.05.2024|Ministry of Defence
NATO DIANA Regional Hub opened in Tallinn
Today, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and NATO DIANA Managing Director Prof. Deeph Chana signed a memorandum of understanding, officially opening the DIANA Regional Hub in Tallinn. Kadri Tammai, who has been leading the Tehnopol Startup Incubator, will take up the role of the Regional Director of...
23.05.2024|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur at Northern Group meeting: Russian aggression is increasing in both Ukraine and the nordic region
Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said at the Northern Group meeting held in Palanga, Lithuania, on Thursday that all Allies must consider the increasing Russian aggression against NATO and the faster recovery of its military power than previously expected.
According to the Estonian Defence Minister,...
22.05.2024|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur in Lithuania: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania jointly propose an initiative for allied capability development
Today, at the meeting of the Baltic States' defense ministers in Palanga, Lithuania, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur emphasized the need to significantly accelerate the development of capabilities to implement NATO's new defense plans. To achieve this, Estonia together with the other Baltic...