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Estonian Armed forces

Estonia
Population
1,373,101
Military budget
1.5 billion $
Active personnel
7,700
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Tallinn
Area: 45,335 km2
Population: 1,373,101
Etnic groups: Estonian 69.1%, Russian 23.7%, Ukrainian 2.1%, other 4.6%, unspecified 0.5%
Religions: Orthodox 16.5%, Protestant 9.2% (Lutheran 7.7%, other Protestant 1.5%), other 3%, none 58.4% and unspecified 12.9%

Military branches

Estonian Defense Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force; Estonian Defense League

Military service

18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer

Military expenditures

Military budget
1.5 billion $
Percent of GDP
3.4

Manpower

Active personnel
7,700
Reserve
230,000
Available
500,000

Land Forces

Tanks
0
AFV
447
Artillery
48
Self-propelled guns
42
Rocket artillery
6
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
- -

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
Combat Vehicle 90 81
Patria Pasi 136
- Otokar ARMA 6×6 130
- Nurol Makina NMS 4×4 100

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
K9 Thunder 36
CAESAR 6

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
M142 HIMARS 6

Air Forces

Total aircraft
4
Fighters
0
Multirole
0
Attack
0
Helicopters
0
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- -

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
8
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
0
Corvettes
0
Submarines
0
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- -

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- -

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- -

☢ Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.