New EU rules aiming to boost common procurement of defence equipment by member states are expected to benefit SMEs with innovative technologies, but there are concerns over the programme’s budget and its long-term future. Incentivising joint procurement should be “beneficial for small enterprises from small states,” said Kalev Koidumäe, CEO of the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association, whose 130 members are mostly SMEs.
UK Defence Intelligence has assessed that Russia has suffered some of its worst losses of 2023 near Avdiivka, and it appears that Russian command's requests are once again at odds with actual military capabilities.
Estonia ordered Nurol Makina NMS 4×4 armoured vehicles and Otokar Arma 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 18 October, the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) announced in a press release the same day. The ECDI has ordered N.
Russia currently has artillery shells for a year of active hostilities in Ukraine, and the intensification of its forces in the areas of Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast) and Kupiansk (Kharkiv Oblast) may indicate the preparation of a new offensive.
Estonia ordered Nurol Makina NMS 4×4 armoured vehicles and Otokar Arma 6×6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) on 18 October, the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) announced in a press release the same day. The ECDI has ordered N.