Estonia's defense spending plan for the years 2023-2026 is now worth just over €3.8 billion, and will include the procurement of artillery and mid-range air defense systems, sufficient to cover the entire territory.
Reservists engaged in the large-scale SIIL exercise got the opportunity to use the Javelin anti-tank system this week, made even more famous by its use in combat against Russian Federation tanks used in that country's invasion of Ukraine, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported.
Over a thousand Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) reservists were expected to have descended on a training camp in Võru County in South Estonia by the end of Tuesday, as part of the annual military Exercise SIIL.
At an extra meeting of the National Defense Committee of the Riigikogu on Thursday, Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet (Reform) provided an overview of the government's decision to use additional funding to improve the Estonian state's defense capability. The committee approved the allocation of half a billion euros in additional funds to defense.