Estonia Defence News

Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Airbus Tests Do-DT25 Interceptor UAV with Mark 1 Missiles

31 Mar, 17:45

Airbus completed the first test flight of its “Bird of Prey” interceptor UAV based on the Do-DT25 target UAV, armed with Frankenburg’s Mark 1 C-UAS missiles.

Land Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

Digital Shield: Interceptor UAV and MHR Radar Team Up

08 Mar, 17:46

Digital Shield event held in Estonia included the teaming of Leonardo’s MHR AESA radar and an interceptor kamikaze UAV as a demonstration of a C-UAS system.

Unmanned Systems

Milrem Reveals Anti-Tank Configuration of Type X UGV

03 Jul, 19:10
2 mins

Estonia-based Milrem unveiled the fire support configuration of Type X heavyweight tracked UGV, fitted with eight MBDA AKERON LP NLOS anti-tank missiles.

Land Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

EDGE Reveals HAVOC UGV with 30 mm Turret and C-UAS Missiles

29 Mar, 14:10
2 mins

UAE-based EDGE Group unveiled its HAVOC 8x8 heavy UGV armed with a 30x173 mm chain gun and Estonian Frankenburg Technologies’ low-cost C-UAS missiles.

Defence Politics

Baltic States, and Poland to Leave the Mine Ban Treaty

19 Mar, 20:49
3 mins

Claiming security concerns from Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have declared their withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting mines.

Land

Estonian MoD Shows New Arma 6x6 and NMS 4x4 Vehicles

13 Mar, 08:59
2 mins

Estonian MoD shared the images of its delivered Otokar Arma 6x6 APC and Nurol Makina NMS 4x4 tactical wheeled vehicle in a post from its official X account.

Land Expo and Air Show

Estonia Starts Receiving Turkish Armoured Vehicles

26 Jan, 10:49
2 mins

The International Armoured Vehicles Conference was held in the United Kingdom, Farnborough, between 21 -23 January.

Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Regional / Strategy

French Special Forces Train for Cold-Weather Combat

31 Dec, 22:51
2 mins

French special forces underwent extensive cold-weather training to adapt to sub-zero temperatures as the world braced for tensions over the poles.

Land

ARMA 6x6 Armoured Vehicle Deliveries for Estonia Begin

30 Dec, 22:22
2 mins

Otokar CEO İbrahim Aykut Özüner stated that the deliveries of ARMA 6x6 armoured personnel carriers have begun and will continue in 2025 for the Estonian Army.

Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Estonia Develops Miniature Air Defence Missile for C-UAS

16 Dec, 16:09
3 mins

Estonia-based Frankenburg Technologies announced the Mark 1 miniature air defence missiles against saturation attacks with UAVs.

Expo and Air Show

Estonian Defence Expo Defest Cancelled, no date provision

25 Nov, 11:25
2 mins

Estonia’s first international defence expo Defest 2024 is cancelled just days before its opening. The expo published a notice

Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

Sweden to Test THeMIS Cargo UGV

01 Jul, 06:07
1 min

Sweden bought Milrem’s THeMIS Cargo unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to test the potential of robotic systems in modern warfare. T

Land

Nurol Makina Introduces Estonia’s New Vehicle

30 Jun, 12:17
5 mins

Estonian President Alar Karis visited the Nurol Makina factory in Ankara and was briefed about the NMS 4X4 armoured vehicles his country will receive.