“Members of the LAF lead the joint patrols. They know the areas we patrol and speak the local language, which makes it easier for the UN forces to carry out our duties and thus enhances the…

On June 11, 1999, a column of 30 Russian armoured vehicles entered Serbia from Bosnia. They carried 250 elite Russian airborne troops. Their destination: Pristina airfield in Kosovo. The Nato air…

“Being part of the only multinational battalion in UNIFIL enables even smaller nations like Estonia to contribute to international peacekeeping efforts,” Senior National Representative Estonian…

Estonia has a clear plan for dealing with any “little green men” — the undercover Russian special forces operatives who sprung up in the early days of the Ukraine crisis last year — according to the…

Siil/Steadfast Javelin involving over 7,000 of reserve forces and in total 13,000 troops from Estonia and Allied countries kicked off in locations all over Estonia this week and runs from May 4 to…

Respected President of the Republic!Honoured Speaker of the Riigikogu!Mr. Prime Minister!Excellences! Members of the Defence Forces and Defence League!Fellow countrymen! Good citizens of Narva!Last…

According to Tiganik, the NATO Response Force exercise Trident Juncture, held in southern Europe in autumn will allow to test the NATO´s military capabilities, which considering the current security…

The purpose of this annual meeting is to provide a venue to discuss regional challenges and identfy opportunities for cooperation. Topics discussed ranged from military developments concerning…

“Air defence is an area where we need support from our Allies and we need to make such exercises by these types of forces to become more frequent,” Terras said, and stressed that it was imperative…

A team from Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum met with the Chief of Staff of the Headquarters Estonian Defence Forces, Captain (Navy) Igor Schvede, today, and received an overview of…