Estonia will receive more than 35 million euros from The European Commission to make the country's borders more secure over the next five years.
Category: Defence
Baltic Times: Estonia ramps up military activity on this year’s Victory Day
TALLINN - Soldiers marched through the island town of Kardla on Tuesday to celebrate Estonian Victory Day.
Baltic Times: US to position tanks and heavy artillery in Baltics
America will “pre-position” tanks and a heavy artillery battalion in the Baltic States and three other European countries, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced on a two-day visit to Estonia.
ERR News: Sweden joins NATO Cyber Defense Center
Sweden will join the Tallinn-based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) to help contribute to regional development of cyber security.
ERR News: US will pre-position military equipment in eastern Europe, Defense Secretary Carter announces
American Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the US would ‘pre-position’ a heavy artillery battalion to the Baltics and central Europe, when he visited Tallinn on Victory Day, June 23.
ERR News: Bush: ‘America has Estonia’s back’
"America has Estonia's back," US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said this morning during the second day of his visit to Tallinn, but refused to be drawn on whether he would send troops to the Baltic states if he is elected next year.
ERR News: RAF Typhoons intercept two Russian planes over the Baltic Sea
Two Russian aircraft were intercepted over the Baltic Sea today by RAF Typhoons based in Estonia as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.
Baltic Times: NATO Naval Operation Discovers Shipwrecks From Both World Wars off Estonian Coast
TALLINN - A record number of explosive devices and seven shipwrecks were found off the Estonian coast during this year’s international minehunting exercise, Operation Open Spirit. To read more click here
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