Estonia

Estonia special forces to join France-led Takuba mission in Mali, defense ministry says

Estonian special operations forces are set to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in the Mali in the second half of 2020

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Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane

Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel

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Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO

Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia

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Suicide car bomb targets French military base in Gao, Mali

An apparent suicide car bomb exploded at the entrance to a French military base in the central Mali town of Gao

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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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