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British army rotates troops in Estonia to continue support of NATO’s eFPOn Wednesday 21 September, in a regular rotation of forces, the British Army’s King’s Royal Hussars (KRH) formally took over from the Royal Welsh to lead NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia. This is the 11th rotation of UK troops in Estonia since the battlegroup was formed in …
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The government invites reservists to the defence readiness exercise QUILL 2022 (OKAS 2022)Today, the government decided to invite 2,861 reservists and Defence League members to the defence readiness exercise QUILL 2022 (OKAS 2022). At the proposal of the Cheif of the Defence Forces, reservists of the 11th Infantry Battalion, 16th Air Defence Battalion and members Defence League 42nd Northeast Territorial Defence Unit …
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Danish Leopard 2A7 tanks add firepower to the NATO Battlegroup in EstoniaEarly morning on Monday Danish Leopards 2A7 tanks and other vehicles rolled onto Estonia soil in Paldiski harbor. The arrival forms part of the rotation of the Danish contribution to the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup.
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NATO Allies fired Multiple Launch Rocket Systems as part of the Military Exercise “Siil”For the first time in Estonian history, NATO allies conducted live-fire exercises of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) at two different locations in Estonia.
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The Navy is monitoring the SIIL (HEDGEHOG) exercise with new mobile radarsIn Saaremaa, the Navy was tasked with taking the entire Kura Kurk (Irbe straights) and the port of Mõntu in Saaremaa in order to ensure the laying of minefields by transmitting information to their units and to detect the movement of opponents.
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Finnish army units join the military exercise Siil/HedgehogA Finnish army infantry company and a group of combat engineers started a cooperation exercise today with the Scouts Battalion in Tapa, and next week the combined unit will take part in the maneuver phase of the exercise Siil/Hedgehog 2022.
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The Estonian Defense Forces large military exercise SIIL (Hedgehog) started todayThe Estonian Defense Forces large military exercise SIIL 2022 (Hedgehog) started on Monday, in which nearly a total of 15,000 members of the Defense Forces and soldiers of the Allied and Partner countries will participate.
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The Blue Hepatica campaign recognizes veterans of Estonia and UkraineOn April 1st, the ninth Blue Hepatica Campaign “Let Us Salute!” will begin, inviting people to wear the Blue Hepatica pin in recognition of veterans of the Defence Forces and the Defence League of Estonia and the veterans of Ukraine.
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Danish troops and equipment arrive in EstoniaA transport ship, carrying Piranha V armoured personnel vehicles and other equipment for the Danish Defence Forces docked in Paldiski harbour this morning, marking the return of Danish forces to the enhanced Forward Presence/NATO Battlegroup in Estonia.
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Exercise Saber Strike brings US, UK and Finnish Air Defence units to EstoniaExercise Saber Strike Estonian phase will commence on 7th March at Central Training Area and northern coast of Estonia , where US, UK, Finnish and Estonian units exercise Air Defence.