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Estonian Defense Ministry has released details of a planned joint battalion between Estonian, Latvia and Lithuanian forces, which would begin operating within NATO in 2016. The Baltic Battalion would consist of Estonia’s Scouts Battalion as well as infantry companies, anti-tank units, military police, and air traffic controllers from Latvia and Lithuania. The unit will be […]
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Estonia has sent 134 combatants on their way to Poland to take part in NATO’s exercise Steadfast Jazz. Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013 takes place in a number of Alliance nations including the Baltic States and Poland. The purpose to train and test the NATO Response Force, a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational force made
Estonian troops are taking part of large-scale NATO exercise Steadfast Jazz (video) Read More »
While Estonia was an unwilling member of the Soviet Union, from a military perspective it was a legitimate target in the event of a Soviet nuclear first-strike attack on the UK or its NATO allies. I will never forget the first time I saw a Vulcan bomber take-off. Standing next to the runway at RAF
Target: Estonia – Britain’s nuclear plan for Tallinn, Tartu and Viljandi Read More »
Despite a decrease in global piracy during 2012, almost 300 vessels were boarded, hi-jacked or fired upon while sailing on the high seas. In the worst affected areas, such as the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, warships from a coalition of international navies are on patrol to act as a deterrent and
Estonian firm floats a new idea to combat naval piracy (video) Read More »
Syria has been dominating the headlines of international media channels for quite some time now. It seems the conflict that has been going on for two years has little left to astonish us with. Nonetheless, amid the political debates and discussions on the appropriate international response to the civil war in Syria, the human side
Estonian NGO contributes to the future of young Syrian refugees Read More »
In the battle between a border crosser and a border guard, the latter has usually been on the back foot. Last year, over 72,000 people illegally entered the European Union and those states who border a non-EU country are required to make sure their national frontiers are secure and don’t become crossing points for illegal
Defendec – Estonia’s smart border guard technology Read More »
DSEI (Defence Systems and Equipment International) bills itself as the “world’s leading defence and security event”. Over 1,500 companies from 50 countries showcase their wares to an estimated 30,000 people over a four-day period at London’s ExCel Centre. During day one, I caught up with Estonian Eli Airborne Solutions and took a closer look at
Estonian innovation: day one at DSEI 2013 defence expo Read More »
Estonia will in January 2014 take over command of the Baltic Naval Squadron (BALTRON) to which the Estonian Navy will contribute a mission unit and a staff and support vessel. The 15th anniversary of the establishment of the joint Baltic mine countermeasures was marked in Klaipeda, Lithuania in August. The squadron started operations in the
Estonia to take command of Baltic Naval Squadron next year Read More »
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Belgian Air Component have today taken over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, after a ceremony at Šiauliai Airbase in Lithuania. Responsibility for airspace integrity over the Baltic states was transferred from the French Air Force, who had been on duty since April 30 this year. This is the
Belgium takes over NATO Baltic air mission Read More »
President Barack Obama will host Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Latvian President Andris Bērziņš, and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė at the White House on August 30. This is the first such meeting at the White House since 1998. By Luke Coffey The four heads of state are expected to discuss a broad range of issues
U.S. – Baltic relations: Laying the groundwork for deeper cooperation Read More »
