UK, Estonia finalise roadmap for closer defence and security ties
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur have agreed on a roadmap to enhance cooperation in defence.
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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur have agreed on a roadmap to enhance cooperation in defence.
The British Army's Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is set to deploy personnel to Estonia later this year, according to military and defense breaking news site militaryleak.com. The RTR, which uses Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) among other equipment has been training in Germany in advance of the deployment, which will take place in September.
Two helicopters from Britain's Army Air Corps (AAC) are to make an overflight Saturday morning, weather permitting, over Tallinn's Vabaduse väljak (Freedom Square).
Estonia's military maintains its readiness and works well with its much-appreciated allies, in the teeth of challenges over the past year, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) says.
Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet (Reform) got an overview up close this week of how this year's annual large-scale military conscripts exercise is progressing. Highlights of week two of the exercise have included the participation of United States Army Black Hawk and Apache helicopters.