According to a public opinion survey, the Estonian people’s stance towards life has improved, they feel the country is protected and national defence is well organised. The results of the survey, carried out in the autumn of 2018, have revealed that in the opinion of two thirds of the respondents, life has changed for the […]
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In the week of 17 December, the allied pilots from the German Air Force, who are based in Ämari, are conducting training flights in the Estonian air space. According to the Estonian Defence Forces, the planes are to train all over Estonia in low flying areas, but not lower than 152 metres (500 feet) and
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NATO’s flagship cyber defence exercise, Cyber Coalition, one of the largest such exercises in the world, started on 27 November in Tartu, Estonia, aiming to test and train cyber defenders from across the alliance in their ability to defend NATO and national networks. The exercise, now in its eleventh year, involves around 700 participants from
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A delegation of American Republican senators visited Estonia on 25 October where they met with the minister of defence and discussed the security situation in the region and defence cooperation issues. The delegation was led by senator Richard Burr (R-NC), who, at the meeting with the Estonian defence minister, Jüri Luik (Pro Patria), said that
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The Spanish fighter pilot who accidentally fired an air-to-air missile into the Estonian airspace on 7 August has received the minimum penalty from the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish newspaper, El Pais, reported that the Spanish Air Force had imposed the minimum disciplinary sanction – one week’s pay or 14-day arrest – on the Eurofighter
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Germany will be taking over the responsibility of supporting the Baltic Air Policing mission from the Ämari Air Base in Estonia. From September 2018, the German Air Force is going to augment the Baltic Air Policing mission from the Ämari Air Base, Estonia, with Eurofighter Typhoons. It will be the German Air Force’s ninth contribution
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A Spanish Eurofighter jet accidentally launched an air-to-air missile in the Estonian air space on 7 August. The incident occurred on 7 August at 3:44 PM EEDT near the town of Otepää in a temporarily segregated area. The missile’s direction was north and its exact trajectory, location and fate is unknown. According to the Estonian
NATO defence ministers on 7 June approved a new “Four Thirties” initiative for the defence of Europe, particularly its eastern flank, amid an increasing Russian threat. The “Four Thirties” plan will enable NATO members to mobilise 30 land battalions, 30 air squadrons and 30 combat vessels within 30 days. According to Deutche Welle, the plan
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Israel is to participate in the Saber Strike exercise, held in part in Estonia, in June 2018. This year’s Saber Strike, held from 3-15 June, is the first time Israel is to take part in the US-led exercise, held annually in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Altogether, 20 countries will participate in the exercise with
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Even though the global state of security, especially the potential threat from Russia has only grown in the recent years, only three NATO countries in the European Union hit the alliance’s defence spending target in 2017 – Estonia among them. In the EU, only Greece, the United Kingdom and Estonia hit the defence spending target
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