“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.
“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.
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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."
"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.
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.”
“There is enough space for [the] US, South Korea, Turkey, these countries which are out from the European Union as well,” Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna said.
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
“The government’s decision means that we are progressing faster than before in building up Estonia’s defence capabilities – that applies to the army, the air force, as well as the navy,” said Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
A new artificial intelligence strategy calls for upgrading Estonian Defence Force “digital infrastructure” and improving high-tech interoperability with NATO.
"With this decision, we are sending a clear message: our countries are prepared and can use every necessary measure to defend our territory and freedom," the joint statement reads.
"A lot will depend on what the peace talks" deliver, but 500,000 experienced Russian troops will be unlikely to want to return to civilian life earning $100 a month, Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's minister of defense told Breaking Defense.
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
Dmytro Kuleba, the former Ukrainian foreign affairs minister, interrupted Breaking Defense's interview with Estonian defense minister Hanno Pevkur to praise Estonia for its willingness to donate weapons to Kyiv's aid.
Should a suspicious vessel be identified, the system can use real time tracking and instantly send a warning to JEF members and other NATO allies.
"We just used the explosives on the bunkers in specific areas, at different ranges, at different points," Magnus Saar, Estonia’s national armaments director, told Breaking Defense. "So let's say 'functional testing' as opposed to imitating battlefield conditions."
“If the delivery times were long, we may need to substitute HIMARS munitions for something else, that’s available faster," said Magnus Saar, Estonia’s national armaments director.