Estonia to acquire new TRG M10 sniper rifles from Sako
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has signed a contract with the Finnish company Sako for the procurement of new 8.6 mm sniper rifles.
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has signed a contract with the Finnish company Sako for the procurement of new 8.6 mm sniper rifles.
The projects are part of a modernisation process that will strengthen the capacities of the Moldovan Armed Forces.
Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleskii Reznikov signed a defence cooperation agreement between Estonia and Ukraine.
Estonia will send to Ukraine a package of 155mm artillery ammunition and other military support.
While Baltic security thinking has long been dominated by assessments of the risk of Russian military aggression in Europe, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was still a shock in its brutality and scale.
The Estonian government backed the proposal by Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur to send another package of military assistance to Ukraine.
Estonian Centre for Defence Investments signed a contract with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for the procurement of about 1,000 new Negev NG7 machine guns.
New 8.6 mm calibre sniper rifles were tested at the Sirgala training ground with the participation of several multinational companies and their top shooters.
As part of the UK-led NATO Battlegroup, thirty Challenger 2 tanks have recently been out in force on Exercise Winter Camp in Estonia.
During their stay in Europe, the BTF will build on the Trans-Atlantic bond between the US and European Allies.
A total of EUR 132 million is planned for the procurement of equipment for Estonian territorial defence as a whole over the next four years.
Estonia will acquire a significant quantity of loitering munitions in the near future, in order to significantly increase its indirect fire capability.
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