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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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In just two months, this year’s major defense industry event, Estonian Defence Week, will take place

28.07.2025

Estonian and European defense industry companies and experts in the field will gather for the five-day defense week.

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Baltic Defense Industry Leaders Meet in Tallinn to Forge Closer Regional Cooperation

04.07.2025

Last week, the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association hosted Māris Krievs, the Chairman of the Council of the Latvian Security and Defense Industry Federation, and Robert Juodka, a Board member of the Lithuanian Defense and Security Industry Association

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Last year proved to be very productive for the defense industry

27.06.2025

According to the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association, the turnover of Estonian defense industry companies grew by over 30% last year, reaching half a billion euros, of which exports accounted for approximately 350 million.

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The Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association is growing

20.06.2025

In the last four months, 30 new companies have been accepted into the association, and the number of members has already reached 186.

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On Tuesday, Kalev Koidumäe, the CEO of the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association, was a guest on the ETV program Esimene stuudio

11.06.2025

Together with host Andres Kuusk, they discussed the growing role of the defense industry in Estonia’s economy.

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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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