Posted on 12/07/2014 10:52:26 PM PST by wetphoenix
The Estonian government approved on Thursday of the plan to buy infantry battle vehicles CV90 and support vehicles from the Netherlands and gave Defence Minister Sven Mikser powers to sign the purchase contract with the Netherlands, Postimees Online reports.
The procurement contract will be concluded on December 9 in Holland. Its cost was not yet revealed.
Estonia will acquire from the Netherlands 44 infantry battle machines CV90 and non-armed support vehicles based on the tanks Leopard 1 and jointly with the Netherlands equipment, spare parts, tools, documentation and ammunition for the vehicles.
Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser said that this will be the biggest defence procurement for Estonia in all times. "Infantry battle vehicles will bring the fighting capability of the Estonian Defence Forces to a new level," he said. "Along with the self-propelled artillery and the acquisition of anti-tank missile systems Javelin that was recently completed, it is one of the three main priorities of the state defence development plan."
The 44 battle machines will be used by the Scoutsbattalion unit of professional military.
The CV90s will reach Estonia gradually in 2016-2018. The vehicles are used but relatively new and pass regular maintenance in Holland. The Dutch military will also provide training.
Mikser and the Defence Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert signed the Agreement of Intent on the infantry battle vehicles CV90 to be acquired from the Netherlands in September.
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Good, we need to make sure that we are prepared for Russia.
Agreed I want ground troops deployed to the Baltic States.
Are you volonteering already?:)
~Tiny Estonia is one of the few NATO countries that takes military expenditures seriously.~
LOL. They have rumored own 2 tanks right now.
One has an auto-loader malfunction and can’t shoot, another has a ruined transmission and can’t roll.
I would like to see the Baltics get together and establish an air force - as in one fighter squadron. Right now, NATO fighter squadrons take turns patrolling Baltic skies. But do the Baltics really want to depend upon Norwegian or Dutch pilots if things go bad?
I have no problem serving my country if need be.
Lay off the aggression troll.
Since you claim to be an active duty member of Russian special forces, the FSB, it takes a lot of gall for you to get on freerepublic to mock American conservatives, servicemen and veterans, as you push your Russian propaganda here.
At least pretend not to be trolling here.
~I would like to see the Baltics get together and establish an air force - as in one fighter squadron. Right now, NATO fighter squadrons take turns patrolling Baltic skies. But do the Baltics really want to depend upon Norwegian or Dutch pilots if things go bad?~
I don’t know about Dutch and Norwegians but I heard Air Force in Switzerland is unionized.
They once had a situation required to scramble some jets but all the pilots refused because it was weekend and they also spend maximal hours per week as mandated by their labor laws.
Hope Eston Kohver gains his freedom soon from the crime-state on Estonia’s eastern border.
I think this headline should read “Estonia” approves purchase. Just a picky point.
spent quite a bit of time in tallinn, estonia.
a small country with people that aren’t liberal freaks. very conservative. the people were friendly and the beer was good. the food was meh... and many of the ladies are tall and thin. they seem to prize intelligence and are business minded (those i dealt with).
and with 25% of their population russian... the threat of a russian invasion is real.
i would say this is accurate
the armor plate cost $100 for the 1,500 that it takes to cover this vehicle...so $150,000 for a fighting vehicle...comes in 5 variants...
Cost: $5 million - finished
http://www.deagel.com/Tracked-Armored-Fighting-Vehicles/CV9035-MkIII_a000589004.aspx
These toys were either a Pakistani false flag or journalists’ lies.
Bullshit.
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