Estonia: Military Alliances

(asked on 27th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen the UK's defence relationship with Estonia after the UK leaves the EU.


This question was answered on 7th March 2019

The UK's defence relationship with Estonia is strong and will remain so after the UK leaves the EU. The UK has an enduring commitment to Estonia's security through the deployment of a Battlegroup under NATO's enhanced Forward Presence and our regular commitments to Baltic Air Policing based out of Ӓmari airbase (as the UK is doing so again in 2019). The UK has one of the largest sustained presences within the region, most recently augmented by our deployment of five Apache attack helicopters and three Wildcat helicopters to Estonia; this provides a potent force capability supporting our Allies and strengthening regional deterrence. We will continue to work closely with Estonia on operations, through NATO and as we develop the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force and Northern Group; we have an ambitious and far-reaching force development and training programme in place, and will continue to participate in Estonia's annual series of national defence exercises.

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