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Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force

Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster

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Ukraine and NATO kick off large-scale ‘Clear Sky 2018’ air exercises

Ukraine began a series of large-scale air force exercises with the United States and other NATO countries, the defense ministry said

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Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems

AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal

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Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao

Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission

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Estonian Defence Forces find possible location where errant missile landed

The Estonian Defence Forces has likely found the location where a missile fired by a Spanish Eurofighter landed, Estonian Air Force Colonel Riivo Valge said

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Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fires air-to-air missile above Estonia

Spain's defense ministry has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonia during a routine training mission

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Georgia and US Army Europe kick off ‘Noble Partner 18’ multinational exercise

The fourth iteration of Georgia and US Army Europe's multinational training exercise 'Noble Partner' began with more than 3,000 NATO and partner forces

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Six EU states sign declaration on PESCO cyber rapid response

Six European Union states signed a declaration of intent to create rapid response teams to help countering cyber attacks under the EU PESCO pact

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Nine EU states sign off on joint European military intervention force

Nine EU member states agreed to form the European Intervention Initiative, a joint military intervention force designed to rapidly deploy troops around the world

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18,000 troops begin US Army-led Saber Strike in eastern Europe

Around 18,000 troops from 19 mostly NATO countries take part in the annual Saber Strike U.S.-led military exercises in Poland and the Baltic states to boost combat readiness on the alliance's eastern flank

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