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Mădălin Mihai

Lockheed Martin has officially handed over six M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ( HIMARS ) to Estonia, the Estonia Centre for Defence Investments (EDCI) has announced. The rocket launchers are expected to arrive in Estonia “in the coming months”, EDCI said, where the Estonian Defence Forces will reportedly be able to deploy them “immediately”. Major Tanel Tatsi, Chief of Staff of the Artillery Battalion, said: “HIMARS will provide us with long-range precision strike capability,