Next year, Estonia will see its largest defense budget so far. According to Minister of Defence Juri Luik (IRL), funding Estonia’s national defense continues to be a priority. The defense area accounts for about EUR 528 million in next year’s state budget, which is the largest defense budget in Estonian history, according to the Ministry…
Azerbaijan has purchased new artillery guns from the Czech Republic. The DANA self-propelled artillery guns of the Czech production have been delivered to Azerbaijan and are being used in large-scale exercises involving various branches of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Defense Ministry reported on September 18. First introduced in 1977, DANA systems have a firing range…
Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom concern is presenting the defense military complex products at the 25th international arms exhibition MSPO 2017, taking place in Kielce, Poland, from September 5 through September 8. According to Ukroboronprom, Ukraine at the expo showcases high-precision weapons, including anti-tank missile systems supplied to Ukraine’s army and available for exports. In addition, the…
A bill has exited the Ministry of Defense that would grant Estonian defense industry businesses the right to handle military weapons and munitions. The plan is to grant businesses the right to transport, store, repair, alter and manufacture military weapons, ammunition, ordnance and other goods associated with military weapons, the Ministry of Defense said in…
Latvian State Border Guard currently evaluates offers for procurement of new helicopters. The country’s National Armed Forces, one the other hand, has no plans to procure new helicopters in the near future. Until then, old helicopters will be kept repaired and in battle-ready condition, according to available information. It should be noted that Latvia currently…
The capital assets of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Relief Fund amounted to 84,650,521.36 manats ($49.8 million) as of September 1. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported that the Fund’s dollar account has accumulated $212,873.88, the euro account reached 8,336 euros, while the ruble account made up 5,000 rubles. The Armed Forces Relief Fund, established in 2002, targets…
A mutual contract has been signed between Latvian Defense Ministry and Danish Defense Ministry for the procurement of anti-air missile launchers used by the Danish armed forces, as confirmed by Latvian Defense Ministry. It is planned that the launchers will be delivered in the first half of 2018. As noted by Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds…