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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 annual strategic goods seminar brought together dozens of the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association members

29.04.2025

The association organizes the seminar in cooperation with the Strategic Goods Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain the legislation related to strategic goods control.

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Siim Kangur has joined the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association as a development advisor

24.04.2025

He has set his goals to ensure support for Estonian defense industry companies in international projects, create favorable conditions for expanding local production, and to ensure that Estonia’s defense industry is the most flexible and innovative in Europe.

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A business delegation consisting of nearly 30 Estonian defense industry companies visited Ukraine last week

17.04.2025

According to Estonian Defense and Space Industry Association leader Kalev Koidumäe, the purpose of the visit was to find new contacts, markets, and opportunities for Estonian companies.

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The NATO Allied Joint Force Command organized an innovation-focused event called Warfighting Innovation Demonstration & Exhibition in Brunssum, Netherlands

03.04.2025

Nine Estonian defense industry companies also had the opportunity to present their products and Estonia as an important European innovation center to nearly 900 guests.

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Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats leads EUROGUARD project to develop semi-autonomous modular vessel concept

17.03.2025

The vessel and its capabilities will be presented to member states in 2027.

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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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