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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.
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The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff visited EstoniaLieutenant General Martin Herem, Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, met today in Ämari with General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff , to discuss the security situation, strengthening NATO’s Eastern wing and ways to support Ukraine and end Putin’s war.
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UK military convoy arrives in Tapa with first part of reinforcements for the NATO BattlegroupAfter a few days journey from the Sennelager exercise area in northern Germany, a military convoy with six Challenger Main battle tanks and other armoured vehicles from the UK military’s Royal Welsh Regiment arrived in Tapa today, marking the beginning of the arrival of the Royal Welsh to Estonia.
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Unites States Air Force F-35 aircraft landed in EstoniaF-35 fighter jets, sent to the Baltic region by the U.S. Government in response to Russian Federation’s aggression towards Ukraine, arrived at Ämari air base, Estonia.