Estonia is shifting troops permanently closer to the Russian border (Tapa -> Johvi 50 km, new Narva base), buying HIMARS + Chunmoo MLRS (300 km range, reaching St. Petersburg) and UK Nyan kamikaze drones for deep strikes into Russia from day one. Officials admit neither Estonia nor NATO currently deters an opportunistic Kremlin move post-Ukraine.
https://www.ft.com/content/0293497e-e4b5-473e-be49-67d1fc005fae
The doctrine is bizarre. Estonias manpower is microscopic (7-8k active + reserves) against Russias millions. Its long-range inventory is a handful of launchers - irrelevant vs Russian depth, mass and superiority. It assumes NATO passivity yet relies on NATO for air cover xD
Anti-drone AD is effectively non-existent in the Baltics (and beyond). Even the US NORTHCOM commander admitted few weeks ago the US military-industrial base and forces are defenseless against cheap drone swarms. Russia leads globally in cost-ef...
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