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Jan- 2025 -

23 January

Estonia Takes Delivery of US-Made HIMARS Rocket Launchers

Estonia has formally received six new High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from US defense firm Lockheed Martin at the company’s Arkansas headquarters.

8 January

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Finland Bars Tanker Suspected of Cutting Cables From Sailing

An alleged Russian "shadow fleet" tanker suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cables was barred from sailing after Finland's inspections.

6 January

Land

Top view of Volvo military trucks for the Estonian Defense Forces

Rojoef Manuel

Volvo Supplies 4×4, 6×6 Military Trucks to Estonia

The Estonian Defense Forces have taken delivery of 4×4 and 6x6 military trucks from Volvo as part of a modernization effort signed in 2023.

Dec- 2024 -

27 December

Sea

NATO troops conduct a massive amphibious landing during the Exercise Baltic Operations on the Baltic Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO to Boost Military Presence in Baltic After Cables ‘Sabotage’

NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after a suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia.

26 December

Sea

Staff Writer With AFP

Finland-Estonia Power Cable Hit in Latest Baltic Incident

An undersea power cable in the Baltic Sea linking Finland and Estonia broke down, Finland's prime minister said.

18 December

Land

Leaders from Estonian National Center for Defence Investments and national security force begin construction of a marine rescue center in Tallinn. Photo: Estonia’s National Center for Defence Investments (RKIK)

Rojoef Manuel

Estonia Begins Construction of Marine Rescue Center in Tallinn

Estonia’s National Center for Defence Investments has laid the cornerstone of a future marine rescue headquarters and training center at the Old City Harbour in Port of Tallinn.

16 December

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

Multinational Military Cyber Fund for Ukraine Raised $500M in 2024

Estonia and Luxembourg have revealed they have raised $525.4 million this year to improve Ukraine’s defense-related cyber capabilities.

11 December

Air

Dutch F-35 escorts a Russian Antonov An-72 Coaler transport aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Photo: Netherlands Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

Dutch F-35s Intercept Three Russian Military Planes Over Baltic Sea

Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 fighter jets have detected three Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea and escorted them over international waters, the Dutch Ministry of Defence revealed.

11 December

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