Estonian Armed Forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
with_Germany
with_the_United_States
with_Poland
with_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awards includes the Medal of Valor
includes_the_Cross_of_Merit
includes_the_Order_of_the_Cross_of_the_Eagle
includes_the_Order_of_the_White_Star
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Air_Force
Land_Forces
gptkbp:budget €600 million (2021)
gptkbp:collaborations with_Nordic_countries
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Martin_Herem
gptkbp:country gptkb:Estonia
gptkbp:doctrine based on total defense concept
gptkbp:electronic_warfare emphasizes national defense
includes independence war
operates within the organization
includes_Cold_War_period
includes_F-16_fighter_jets
includes_Leopard_2_tanks
includes_PzH_2000_howitzers
includes_participation_in_World_War_II
includes_post-Soviet_era
managed_by_the_Logistics_Command
gptkbp:established 1991
gptkbp:hasExperienceIn includes patrol vessels
gptkbp:headquarters Tallinn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Estonian Armed Forces
gptkbp:land_use includes infantry battalions
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Baltic_Defender
approximately 20,000
approximately 6,000
Saber Strike
Noble Jump
Kaitseliit
Winter Shield
Hedgehog 2021
exists within the organization
Baltic_Sea_operations
similar_to_NATO
conducted_by_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces
includes_NATO_standards
gptkbp:militaryService 18 years
mandatory for men
gptkbp:motto “For_the_Fatherland”
gptkbp:notable_player part of national security strategy
gptkbp:operational_status includes_NASAMS_system
gptkbp:participatesIn NATO_missions
EU_missions
gptkbp:role defense_of_Estonia
gptkbp:tactics focuses on deterrence
gptkbp:team voluntary
gptkbp:trainingExercises Siil (Hedgehog)
gptkbp:youth_development gptkb:Estonian_National_Defence_College