Estonia will continue acquiring Mistral SHORAD missiles

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and MBDA signed a contract on Jun. 12 to supply Estonia with the Mistral SHORAD missiles under a $58 million contract.

Estonian Army Cpt. Kaimo Jurnas, the Air Defense School commander of the Air Defense Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, allows a child to look through the scope of a Mistral short-range air-defense missile system during a community engagement event in Tapa, Estonia, May 29, 2016. Soldiers from Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, also participated in the event. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin)

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BMPT Terminator-3 can shot down drones using ground-to-air projectile

Rostec Armament cluster industrial director Sergei Abramov has told Sputnik that the BMPT-72 Terminator-3 will be able to engage drones using a type of ground-to-air projectile.

BMPT at Engineering Technologies 2012 (8)
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