In the coming weeks, 200 units of military equipment and 800 British troops will arrive in Estonia.
The first batch of military equipment arrived in Estonia as part of NATO exercises, including 18 British Challenger tanks. This was reported the day before by the ERR agency.
The first batch of British military equipment, including 18 Challenger tanks, arrived in Estonia in the military camp in Tapa on Monday, October 28, as part of the NATO Tractable exercises, the report said.
A total of 200 units of military equipment and 800 British troops are due to arrive in Estonia over the coming weeks. This equipment has already arrived by sea at the German port of Emden and is currently moving by rail and by road via Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia with a final destination in Estonia.
As noted, from the usual rotation of NATO troops stationed in Estonia, they differ in the scale and complexity of the operation.In addition to various trainings, a parachute landing will also be landed during the exercises.
Great Britain leads a 1,200-man NATO battalion stationed in Estonia with heavy military equipment. In addition to British soldiers and officers, the NATO combat group also includes troops from France and Denmark.
Recall that the US military plans to work out the operational redeployment of one of its divisions from the United States through Germany to Eastern Europe as part of the Defender 2020 exercises (Defender 2020). They will involve up to 20.000 US soldiers and officers, as well as military equipment.
It was previously reported that the United States is deploying a tank battalion to Lithuania for long-term deployment. It consists of about 500 US troops, 30 Abrams tanks, 25 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 70 wheeled vehicles.