Estonia

Estonia accuses Russia of ordering August arson attack on Milrem

Despite Russia’s ongoing “reckless campaign of hostile actions,” it is “failing to undermine our unity and support for Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said today.

Israel’s Uvision, Estonia’s Lendurai to integrate systems for NATO military

The companies did not disclose which military the teaming effort is for.

Estonian defense minister resigns following Ukrainian ammo procurement controversy

Hanno Pevkur said on Estonian TV that while he wasn’t personally responsible for the contracts in question, “a leader must have both the courage and stature to take responsibility.”

Estonian lawmaker calls US questionnaire to NATO ‘unnecessary stress test’

“It is critically important for us in this time, a time of not living in peace time ... that both in words and deeds to not make any steps to create an image that would indicate to Moscow or Beijing that NATO is not united or focused on deterring threats growing on our borders,” Marko Mihkelson told Breaking Defense.

Estonia’s CV90 exit has no ‘big effect’ on joint European order: BAE Hägglunds chief

“The effect is marginal. I think the other customers will get vehicles earlier,” Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, general manager of BAE Systems Hägglunds, said during a media visit to its Ornskoldsvik site.

Estonia to halt $587M Infantry Fighting Vehicle buy in favor of drones, air defense

Defense Minister Hanno said that, given the diminishing battlefield utility of heavy equipment, it is not “reasonable to replace” CV90s over the next decade.

In tiny Estonia, drones lead booming defense expansion

Estonian defense firms are projected to see $842 million in sales revenue in 2025, according to figures exclusively shared with Breaking Defense, representing a 347 percent growth since 2021.

Estonia pushes for local CV90 fighting vehicle production, defense minister says

"We are ready to step into the supply line … to fill some of the gaps that Hägglunds has," Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's defense minister, told Breaking Defense.

Estonians in Saudi Arabia for ‘first steps’ in potential defense procurement team-up: Official

The two nations are exploring closer cooperation, Siim Sukles told Breaking Defense, "because when it comes to procurement, it's a global market."

For Europe’s ‘drone wall,’ detecting threats is challenge number one: Officials

“Detection — especially detection on the low altitudes — this is the most difficult part and when you add to the drones, the low flying cruise missiles, then the detection is really a challenge,” Estonia’s Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur told Breaking Defense.

Estonia proceeding with second HIMARS buy, eyeing ‘28-‘29 delivery 

“This is why we are looking for additional systems for the deep strikes: It's not only HIMARS and it's not only Chunmoo,” said Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur.

Euro defense leaders rail against Ukraine ‘peace plan,’ lawmakers say it didn’t come from US

Senators said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the proposal didn't come from US officials, but Rubio later said it was indeed American "authored."

Estonia inks deal for South Korean rocket launchers, still pursues HIMARS

"It is necessary to increase Estonia’s deep-strike capability with additional rocket launchers,” Estonia Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur said in a press release. 

European firms team up to make UK-specific THeMIS combat unmanned ground vehicle

The UK-customized version will integrate Milrem’s THeMIS UGV with MSI's remote weapon station TERRAHAWK and Overwatch’s APEX unmanned aerial system, while Pearson will provide the integration of “mission-critical capabilities into armoured platforms.”