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The mission of the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association is to create better opportunities for their member companies on the markets of goods and services for defence & security purposes.

Estonian Defence Week 2025

Join us at Estonian Defence Week (EDW) at Tallinn Creative Hub - a five days premier international business and inspiration event, dedicated to advancing Estonia's defense and space industries and defence policies.

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The projects of Estonian defence industry companies received EUR 6 million from Europe

Seven projects involving the participation of Estonian defence industry companies received EUR 6 million from the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) to develop new technological solutions. The Estonian state is providing almost EUR 500,000 in financing for the projects.

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The Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association recognized the most outstanding achievement of the year

This year, for the first time, the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association chose the Estonian defence industry Award of the Year instead of the defence industry Company of the Year.

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Collecting intelligence from above

Space - the new horizon

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The Estonian defence industry companies gathered at the Central Training Area as part of the Defence Forces Exercise Hedgehog for a demonstration day

27.05.2025

According to the Commander of the Defence Forces, Major General Andrus Merilo, Estonian defence industry companies are impressive...

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NATO DIANA Estonian accelerator and the Estonian Defense and Aerospace Industry Association organized a demo day

27.05.2025

The outdoor exhibition featured 7 companies from the second round of the DIANA Estonia accelerator program, which were selected from more than 2,600 candidates across the alliance.

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In an interview with Delfi Ärileht, Taavi Veskimägi speaks about the need for the state to act more radically in strengthening Estonia’s defence capability

16.05.2025

Otherwise, he warns, we risk spending too much time on procedural matters, which drives away investors — as happened with the ammunition factories that companies were willing to invest private capital in.

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A business delegation of ten Taiwanese companies visited Estonia earlier this week

09.05.2025

During the visit, the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association and TEDIBOA (Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance), an organization that unites companies operating in the drone industry in Taiwan, signed a memorandum of cooperation.

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Estonia’s first drone training center opens in Nurmsi

01.05.2025

In Järvamaa, near the Nurmsi military airfield, Estonia's first drone training center was opened, which will significantly improve our readiness for electronic warfare.

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Events

Estonian Defence Week 2025

22.09.2025 – 26.09.2025 | Tallinn Creative Hub

Estonian Defence Week at Tallinn Creative Hub - a five days premier international business and inspiration event, dedicated to advancing Estonia's defense and space industries and defence policies.

Happy Hour & Networking event at the MSPO 2024

05.09.2024 – 05.09.2024 |

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About Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association

Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association was founded in 2009 and represents leading defence and security industry companies in Estonia.

Today Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association covers almost all the defence, space and security related industries in Estonia with over 130 member companies.

The mission of the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association is to create better opportunities for its member companies on the markets of goods and services for defence & security purposes and to contribute thereby to increase the defence & security capability and economic development of Estonia.

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