Estonia is due to receive a US-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and other artillery and air defence systems soon, Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur announced, ERR reports. Estonia will receive an IRIS-T medium-range air defence system, 18 different mobile artillery pieces, around EUR 700mn worth of ammunition, nearly 200 armoured vehicles, and various surveillance systems in 2025. The total cost of the vehicle and ammunition upgrades for the Estonian Defence Forces (Kaitsevägi) will amount to EUR 4-4.5bn over ten years.
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