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    Estonia increases defense spending

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    Warspot editorial
    27 March '22

    Estonia increases defense spending to buy air defense systems, more weapons. The Defence Ministry of Estonia has approved a €476 million ($523 mln) defense spending hike, the majority of which is for short- to mid-range air defense systems.

    The additional funds will raise the country’s “defense spending over 2.5% of [the country’s] GDP,” the Defence Ministry said in official Twitter account. It’s a goal of NATO for its members to spend at least 2% of their respective gross domestic product on defense. Estonia aims to acquire the new weapon systems no later than 2025.

    ​NASAMS Air Defense System of the Lithuanian Armed Forces defpost.com - Estonia increases defense spending | Warspot.net
    NASAMS Air Defense System of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
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    In October 2021, Estonian Defence Minister Kalle Laanet told his country planned to purchase a short- to mid-range air defense system similar to the Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System that Estonia’s neighbor Lithuania ordered from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. “We would like to start this project in cooperation with the U.S.,” the minister said at the time.

    The ministry estimates the acquisition will be worth about €350 million. In addition to the air defense capability, the funds will also enable Estonia to strengthen its “anti-tank, indirect-fire, situational awareness” and host-nation support capabilities, according to the ministry. Other acquisition plans include multiple launch rocket systems, coastal missile defense systems, and unmanned and cyber defense systems.

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