ВВС Эстонии
The Estonian Air Force (Õhuvägi) was born on 21 November 1918, fought the War of Independence with captured aircraft, peaked at 77 aircraft in 1932, stayed in its hangars when the Soviet Union occupied Estonia in 1940, and was rebuilt from nothing after 1991 — and in 2026 it still owns no fighters, flies two small transports, and does its real work with radars, a new IRIS-T SLM missile unit and Ämari Air Base, from which allied NATO jets have guarded Estonian skies since 2014.
The Estonian Air Force story: war trophies in 1918, silence in 1940 and allied jets at Ämari
1918–1920: an air arm built from war trophies
Estonia’s air force is older than most of its state institutions. On 21 November 1918, a week before the Red Army attacked, an air half-company was formed in the Engineer Battalion; the officer given the job was August Roos. It began without aircraft. The first came from the enemy: a French-built Farman HF.30 captured from the Soviets, which flew the unit’s first combat sortie on 15 February 1919, according to the Defence Forces’ history. By 22 February 1919 the Defence Forces count 40 aircraft, 28 of them serviceable, and 476 people. Abandoned German machines and more trophies followed, and by the end of the war in 1920 Estonia had 44 aircraft, fewer than half of them airworthy. The good news was improvisation that worked; the bad news was a fleet of worn, mismatched types with no spares, which shaped the next twenty years.
1920–1940: 77 aircraft at the peak, and silence in June 1940
After the Treaty of Tartu the aviation company became an Aviation Regiment with land and seaplane squadrons, a flying school and workshops. From 1920 the air arm was based at Tallinn, Tartu and later Rakvere, with Lasnamäe in Tallinn as the main field. On 1 December 1924 communist insurgents briefly seized Lasnamäe and hijacked two aircraft; one reached the Soviet Union. The Air Defence Staff was created on 4 October 1930. Strength peaked in 1932 at 77 reasonably modern aircraft, bought from Britain, France and Germany: Bristol Bulldog fighters, eight Hawker Harts built for Estonia, Potez 25s and later Avro Ansons. Late orders from Germany and Britain mostly never arrived. When Soviet forces invaded on 17 June 1940 the air force took no action and its aircraft stayed locked in their hangars. That summer it became the aviation squadron of the Red Army’s 22nd Territorial Rifle Corps.
1940–1991: Estonian airmen under two foreign flags
For half a century there was no Estonian air force, but there were Estonian airmen. The Defence Forces’ history records that when Germany invaded in 1941 many hid in the forests rather than evacuate east, and some died fighting NKVD units. In German service they were at first forbidden to fly; in February 1942 the first all-Estonian flight was formed, and Estonian crews flew maritime patrol over the Gulf of Finland with Seeaufklärungsgruppe 127. A flying school at Liepāja trained Estonians and Latvians from 1943, and a night group of about 45 aircraft flew over Estonia in the summer of 1944 before evacuating in September. About 3,000 Estonians served in Luftwaffe auxiliary air defence. On the Soviet side the 87th Independent Night Bombing Squadron "Tasuja" flew U-2 biplanes with the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps until 1946. Meanwhile Soviet regiments turned Ämari, Tartu (Raadi) and Pärnu into jet and bomber bases.
1991–2004: starting again with gifts and a Soviet bomber base
The Defence Forces date the air force’s return to 16 December 1991, when the General Staff created a post for an aviation specialist. Colonel Vello Loemaa became the first commander on 7 February 1994 and the Air Force Headquarters was formed on 13 April 1994. Everything was donated or improvised: two Let L-410UVP transports from Germany in February 1993, three Mi-2 helicopters in October 1994 and four Mi-8s in November 1995. The air force moved into Ämari, a former Soviet Su-24 base south-west of Tallinn, and on 15 May 1997 the Air Base was formally established; that year it held two An-2s, three Mi-2s, a Wilga 35A and five gliders. The Air Surveillance Wing followed on 1 January 1998, starting with Soviet P-37 radars. The choice made then still defines the service: money went into radars and an air operations centre, not fighters, on the bet that NATO would supply the jets.
2004–2024: Ämari becomes a NATO base
The bet paid off. Estonia joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and allied fighters began policing the Baltic skies from Šiauliai in Lithuania the same day. Ämari was rebuilt from 2008 to 2012, with a new runway opening in the autumn of 2010, and the United States put more than $32 million into its apron and fuel facilities by 2017. After Russia seized Crimea, four Danish F-16s landed at Ämari on 30 April 2014 and a NATO quick reaction alert detachment has been based there since 1 May 2014. The Estonian air force itself stayed small: Robinson R44 helicopters from 2002, leased L-39 jets for training controllers from 2006, a TPS-77 radar at Kellavere in 2003 and Ground Master 403 radars in 2013 and 2015. Two C-145A Skytrucks donated by the United States arrived from March 2019. The weakness is plain: Estonia cannot intercept anything by itself.
2025–2026: MiG-31s over Vaindloo, drones, and a missile unit at last
The last two years brought the threat to the runway’s edge. Ämari closed from March to November 2024 for an €18.5 million renovation, €12 million of it paid by Luxembourg, and the last R44s and An-2s were retired in December 2024. On 19 September 2025 three Russian MiG-31s flew into Estonian airspace near Vaindloo for about 12 minutes without flight plans or transponders; Italian F-35s from Ämari escorted them out, Estonia called NATO Article 4 consultations, and Russia denied that the jets had left neutral airspace. In November 2025 the air force launched an operation to disperse radars and air defence units against drones, and on 19 May 2026 a Romanian F-16 shot down a stray drone over central Estonia. The first IRIS-T SLM unit arrived on 22 June 2026, and on 1 August 2026 NATO’s Baltic Air Policing became a Baltic Air Defence mission. The debate about whether Estonia should lease fighters of its own is open; the government has not decided to.
The Estonian Air Force in numbers
Услуга
- Название на родном языке
- ÕhuvägiThe spelling used on the Defence Forces’ Estonian-language site; Wikipedia gives the longer form Eesti Õhuvägi. Estonian is the country’s only official language
- Основан
- 21 November 1918An air half-company of the Engineer Battalion; re-established on 16 December 1991 after the restoration of independence. The Defence Forces count 50 years of interruption from 1940
- Часть
- Estonian Defence Forces (Kaitsevägi)Alongside the land forces and the navy, under the Commander of the Defence Forces, Lt Gen. Andrus Merilo (since 1 July 2024)
- Штаб-квартира
- ТаллиннJuhkentali 58, shared with the Defence Forces’ Joint Headquarters; the only air base is Ämari, about 40 km south-west of Tallinn
- Командир
- Brig. Gen. Riivo ValgeSince mid-2025 (July per the Defence Forces, 18 June per Wikipedia); also commanded 2018–2019
- Министр обороны
- Ганно ПевкурNamed as minister in the Defence Forces’ releases of 2024–2026
Сила
- Персонал
- About 400Wikipedia’s figure for 2024; the Defence Forces do not publish an air force total. Conscripts began training on IRIS-T in July 2026
- Самолёт
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- M28 (C-145A) Skytruck — 2, donated by the United States
- Aero L-39C Albatros — 2, leased
No combat aircraft. The two L-39s are leased from a private company, Aerohooldus OÜ, to train joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs)
- Fighter cover
- союзники по НАТОAllied fighters on quick reaction alert at Ämari since 1 May 2014 and at Šiauliai since 2004; from 1 August 2026 the mission is called Baltic Air Defence
- Наземная противовоздушная оборона
- IRIS-T SLM — 1 of 3 firing unitsAir Defence Wing formed 1 July 2023 at Ämari; first unit delivered 22 June 2026, the other two due in 2027. Bought jointly with Latvia
- Radars
- Five military radar sitesIncluding a TPS-77 at Kellavere (2003) and Ground Master 403s at Muhu (2013) and Tõikamäe near Otepää (2015); the Control and Reporting Centre is at Ämari
- оборонный бюджет
- €2.4 billion (2026)5.4 per cent of GDP, up from €1.3 billion and 3.21 per cent in 2024; at least 5 per cent planned for 2027–2029. This is the whole defence budget, not the air force’s share
Инфраструктура
- Авиабазы
- Ämari (EEEI)The only air base in Estonia: 2,750 m runway, rebuilt 2008–2012 and resurfaced in 2024
- Allied rotations at Ämari
- Since 30 April 2014At least twelve NATO air forces have rotated through, from Denmark’s F-16s in 2014 to Turkey’s F-16s in 2026
- Control and reporting
- Ämari CRCPlus an Estonian detachment at the combined CRC at Karmelava, Lithuania (BALTNET)
- Temporary base
- Pärnu (2024)Estonian Air Force aircraft moved to the civil airport at Pärnu while Ämari was closed from March to November 2024
- Interwar bases
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- Tallinn (Lasnamäe) — main base to 1940
- Tartu — to 1940
- Rakvere — to 1940
The main base was in Tallinn; the three units sat at Tallinn, Tartu and Rakvere. Exact sites other than Lasnamäe were not confirmed
How the Estonian Air Force is organised
A headquarters in Tallinn over three units, all at Ämari: the Air Base with the air force’s only flying squadron, the Air Surveillance Wing and the Air Defence Wing. Estonia owns no fighters and, since December 2024, no helicopters; its real work is radar, air control and ground-based air defence, while allied NATO fighters on quick reaction alert at Ämari guard its sky. Estonian personnel also serve at the combined BALTNET control centre at Karmelava in Lithuania.
Штаб ВВС
In Tallinn, sharing the Defence Forces’ Joint Headquarters at Juhkentali 58; one of three services under the Commander of the Defence Forces, Lt Gen. Andrus Merilo. Brig. Gen. Riivo Valge has commanded since mid-2025, his second spell after 2018–2019.
Авиабаза Эмари
Estonia’s only air base, an air force unit since 15 May 1997 on a former Soviet Su-24 field. Its 1st Air Squadron, the air force’s only flying unit, has two M28 transports and two leased L-39s for JTAC training; the last helicopters and An-2s were retired in December 2024.
Air Surveillance Wing
Formed on 1 January 1998. Five military radar sites feed the Control and Reporting Centre at Ämari, which builds the air picture and controls NATO fighters over Estonia; a detachment serves at the combined BALTNET centre at Karmelava in Lithuania.
Крыло противовоздушной обороны
Formed on 1 July 2023. The first of three IRIS-T SLM firing units, bought jointly with Latvia, arrived on 22 June 2026 and the other two are due in 2027; conscripts began training on the system in July 2026.
What the Estonian Air Force flies today
Все виды, находящиеся под прицелом, имеют ссылку на соответствующую страницу в Книге Зверей, если таковая имеется. В статистике учитываются самолеты, находящиеся в резерве, а не самолеты, доступные в конкретный день.
| Тип | Роль | В эксплуатации | С | Единицы | Примечания | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZL Mielec M28 Skytruck (C-145A)В эксплуатации | Light transport, parachuting and maritime surveillance | 2 | 2019 | Two ex-US Air Force C-145As donated by the United States; the first arrived in March 2019. | ||
| Aero L-39C AlbatrosВ эксплуатации | Jet trainer (leased) | 2 | 2006 | Two, leased from Aerohooldus OÜ rather than owned. |
По заказу
| Тип | Заказано | Первая поставка | Примечания | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diehl Defence IRIS-T SLM (ground-based air defence)По заказу | 2 | 2026 | Three firing units bought through the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments in a joint procurement with Latvia agreed in autumn 2023; the first arrived at Ämari on 22 June 2026 and the other two are due in 2027.
БолееRange about 40 km, ceiling up to 20 km. Not an aircraft: listed here because it is the air force’s main new weapon. |
Every type the Estonian Air Force has retired
11 types, from the Farman HF.30 to the Robinson R44. Максимальные показатели — это количество самолетов, принятых на вооружение за весь срок службы, а не численность парка на какую-либо конкретную дату.
| Тип | Роль | Пик | Подано | Заменено на | Примечания | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Робинсон R44 | Легкий вертолет | 2002–2024 | ||||
| Антонов Ан-2 | Легкий транспорт | 2 | M28 | Two at Ämari in 1997. | ||
| Авро Ансон | Multipurpose and reconnaissance | |||||
| Hawker Hart (эстонская экспортная версия) | Легкий бомбардировщик и разведывательный самолет | 8 | Eight built for Estonia. | |||
| Бристольский бульдог | Боец | |||||
| Потез-25 (с двигателем, аналогичным юпитерскому) | Разведывательный и лёгкий бомбардировщик | |||||
| ПЗЛ-104 Вилга 35А | Light utility and training | 1 | One in 1997. | |||
| Ми-8 | Транспортный вертолет | 4 | 1995– | Four delivered in November 1995. | ||
| Ми-2 | Легкий вертолет | 3 | 1994– | R44 | Three delivered in October 1994; all three still listed in 1997. | |
| Пусть L-410UVP Turbolet | Легкий транспорт | 2 | 1993– | Two donated by Germany in February 1993. | ||
| Farman HF.30 | Разведка | 1 | 1919– | The first operational aircraft, captured from Soviet forces. |
Where the Estonian Air Force flies from
Черные контакты — это активные основания, полые контакты — это те, которые замкнуты. Ämari is the only air base in Estonia, and the fighters on it are allied, not Estonian: NATO detachments have held quick reaction alert here since 1 May 2014, from 1 August 2026 as the Baltic Air Defence mission. Pärnu, a civil airport, took the air force’s aircraft while Ämari was closed in 2024; the interwar stations at Tallinn-Lasnamäe, Tartu and Rakvere closed in 1940. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| База | ИКАО | Статус | Взлетная полоса | Подразделения и самолеты |
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| АмариХарьюмаа (Харьюмаа), Ляэне-Харьюская волость | ЕЭЭИ | Активный | 06/242750 мбетон и асфальт |
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| Аэропорт ПярнуPärnu County | ЕЭПУ | Активный | 03/211,970 m |
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| Rakvereinterwar air groupLääne-Viru County | Закрыто в 1940 году. | |||
| ТаллиннLasnamäeHarju County, Tallinn | Закрыто в 1940 году. |
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| Tartuinterwar air groupTartu County | Закрыто в 1940 году. |
Ни одна авиабаза не соответствует этому поисковому запросу.
Who is stationed where in the Estonian Air Force
Авиационные подразделения по базам, начиная с действующих подразделений. The 1st Air Squadron at Ämari is the only Estonian flying unit; the allied detachments and the Soviet regiments that flew from Ämari and Pärnu are listed too, each marked as not Estonian. Если номер подразделения или дата указаны исключительно в Википедии, это должно быть указано в соответствующей статье.
- 1-я авиационная эскадрильяЛетная эскадрилья · действующая
- M28 (C-145A) Skytruck, Самолет Aero L-39C Albatros (в лизинге)
- Эскадрильи аэродромной, авиационной поддержки, поддержки ВВС и обороны базBase support squadrons · active
- Крыло ПВО (Õhukaitsedivisjon)Наземная противовоздушная оборона · активная
- IRIS-T SLM
- Крыло воздушного наблюдения (Õhuseiredivisjon) и Центр управления и отчетности ЭмариНаблюдение и контроль воздушного пространства · активный
- Подразделение НАТО по патрулированию воздушного пространства Балтийского региона (с 1 августа 2026 г. – Балтийская противовоздушная оборона)Allied fighter detachment (rotational) · allied
- Ф-16, Еврофайтер Тайфун, Ф-35А, Мираж 2000-5, JAS 39C Gripen, EF-18 Hornet
- 88-й истребительно-бомбардировочный авиационный полк (ВВС СССР)1967–1984
- MiG-17, MiG-21PFM, MiG-27
- 321-й истребительно-бомбардировочный и 170-й морской штурмовиковый авиационный полк (советский)1977–1994
- Su-7B, Su-24
- 1st Air Squadron (temporary detachment)2024–2024
- M28 (C-145A) Skytruck
- 366th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Soviet Air Defence Forces)
- МиГ-23
Поисковое задание не дало результатов.
Estonian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
21 November: an air half-company is formed in the Engineer Battalion under August Roos, a week before the Red Army attacks.
15 February: a captured Farman HF.30 flies the first Estonian combat sortie. 22 February: 40 aircraft (28 serviceable) and 476 people.
The War of Independence ends with 44 aircraft; after the Treaty of Tartu the unit becomes an Aviation Regiment.
1 December: communist insurgents briefly seize the Lasnamäe airfield in Tallinn and escape in two hijacked aircraft.
Peak interwar strength: 77 reasonably modern aircraft, two years after the Air Defence Staff was created on 4 October 1930.
17 June: Soviet forces invade; the air force takes no action and becomes the aviation squadron of the Red Army’s 22nd Territorial Rifle Corps.
February: the first all-Estonian flight is formed in German service; about 3,000 Estonians eventually serve in Luftwaffe auxiliary air defence.
16 December: the air force is re-established after the restoration of independence.
7 February: Col. Vello Loemaa becomes the first commander. 13 April: Air Force Headquarters formed. October: three Mi-2s arrive.
15 May: the Air Base is established at Ämari, a former Soviet Su-24 base.
1 января: в городе Эмари сформировано подразделение воздушного наблюдения.
29 March: Estonia joins NATO and allied fighters start Baltic Air Policing from Šiauliai.
Autumn: Ämari’s new runway opens during the 2008–2012 rebuild.
30 April: four Danish F-16s land at Ämari; from 1 May a NATO quick reaction alert detachment is based there.
1 July: the Air Defence Wing is formed. Autumn: IRIS-T SLM ordered jointly with Latvia.
Ämari closes from March for an €18.5 million runway renovation and reopens on 8 November. December: R44s and An-2s retired.
19 September: three Russian MiG-31s enter Estonian airspace near Vaindloo for about 12 minutes; Estonia requests NATO Article 4 consultations.
22 June: first IRIS-T SLM unit arrives. 1 August: Baltic Air Policing becomes the Baltic Air Defence mission, with Turkish F-16s at Ämari.
Во всех войнах, в которых участвовали ВВС Эстонии
Вылеты и поражения там, где это указано в протоколе, и полная пустота там, где этого нет.
- Эстонская война за независимость 1918–1920 Reconnaissance and liaison with captured and abandoned aircraft
- Коммунистическое восстание 1 декабря 1924 года 1924 The target, not a participant: insurgents seized the air division’s airfield and barracks
- Советская оккупация Эстонии 1940 No resistance; aircraft remained in their hangars
- Вторая мировая война: эстонские летчики на службе в Германии и Советском Союзе. 1941–1946 Maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine patrol and night attack on the German side; night bombing on the Soviet side
Estonian Air Force news from Afterburner
Everything MiGFlug’s magazine has published on the Estonian Air Force and the aircraft it flies. Этот список обновляется автоматически — новые статьи Afterburner появляются здесь автоматически.
Everything people ask about the Estonian Air Force
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Каждый тип корабля, имеющий свою страницу в Книге Зверей, сначала поступивший на вооружение, а затем — по году вывода из состава флота.
Все факты проверены.
- Силы обороны Эстонии: Военно-воздушные силы ЭстонииОфициальная англоязычная страница: структура (штаб, авиабаза, противовоздушная оборона, воздушное наблюдение, управление военной авиации), командующий, самолеты, краткая история (1918 год, 44 самолета в 1920 году, 77 в 1932 году, штаб 1994 года, авиабаза 1997 года, крыло наблюдения 1998 года, BAP в Амари 1 мая 2014 года).
- Кайцевяги: Õhuvägi (страница и история ВВС на эстонском языке)Официальное эстонское написание Õhuvägi; подробная история: 21 ноября 1918 г., первый боевой вылет 15 февраля 1919 г., 44 самолета в 1920 г., 77 в 1932 г., эстонцы на службе в Германии и Советском Союзе, 16 декабря 1991 г., первый командир 7 февраля 1994 г., инвентаризация 1997 г., радары.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Estonian Air Force HeadquartersHQ at Juhkentali 58, Tallinn, with the Joint HQ; Chief of Staff Col. Fredi Karu; A1–A9 structure.
- Эстонские силы обороны: Воздушное крылоСформирована 1 июля 2023 года на постоянной основе в Эмари; штаб и две ракетные батареи; ИРИС-Т СЛМ; командир майор Каарел Пиирисалу.
- Эстонские силы обороны: Крыло воздушного наблюденияСформирован 1 января 1998 года в городе Эмари; пять военных радиолокационных станций; центр управления и отчетности в Эмари; эстонский отряд в Центре передового опыта в Кармелаве, Литва.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Military Aviation AuthorityAir force unit in Tallinn regulating military aviation; commander Lt Col. Reet Stamm.
- Силы обороны Эстонии: авиабаза ЭмариОснован 15 мая 1997 года; советский аэродром 1940–1941 гг.; передан в управление в 1994 году; командир подполковник Катрин Тыугьяс; эскадрильи; два М28; арендованный Л-39; служба быстрого реагирования с 1 мая 2014 года; взлетно-посадочная полоса вновь открыта 8 ноября 2024 года.
- Kaitsevägi: Lennubaas (страница Эмари на эстонском языке с таблицей вращения)История базы, эскадрильи и расписание ротаций подразделений НАТО по патрулированию воздушного пространства в Амари с 30 апреля 2014 года по 2026 год.
- Эстонские силы обороны: патрулирование воздушного пространства Балтийского региона на авиабазе Эмари.Дежурство в подразделении быстрого реагирования в Амари с 1 мая 2014 года; четырехмесячные ротации; ротации в 2025–2026 годах.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Medium-Range Air Defence Missile Systems IRIS-T SLM Arrive in the Estonian Air Force (22 June 2026)First of three IRIS-T SLM firing units at Ämari; rest in 2027; joint procurement with Latvia agreed autumn 2023.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Turkish Air Force took over the NATO Baltic air defence mission in Estonian airspace (31 July 2026)Portuguese F-16s hand over to Turkish F-16s of 181 Squadron; Baltic Air Policing becomes Baltic Air Defence mission on 1 August 2026.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Romanian fighter jet downed a UAV in Estonian airspace (19 May 2026)Romanian F-16 from Lithuania downed a drone, likely of Ukrainian origin, south of Põltsamaa; one missile fired.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Russian Federation aircraft violated Estonian airspace (19 September 2025)Three MiG-31s near Vaindloo for about 12 minutes; no flight plans, transponders off; Italian F-35s from Ämari; fourth violation of 2025.
- Силы обороны Эстонии: Силы обороны Эстонии начали операцию по обеспечению быстрого реагирования на воздушные угрозы (14 ноября 2025 г.)Операция под руководством ВВС; рассредоточение подразделений воздушного наблюдения и противовоздушной обороны; итальянские истребители Typhoon и итальянская батарея SAMP/T.
- Estonian Defence Forces: The air threat in Estonia has ended (31 March 2026)Preventive air threat alert overnight on 31 March 2026 in Virumaa and South Estonia.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Spanish air defence unit supports the protection of Estonian airspace with a NASAMS air defence system (25 September 2024)Spanish NASAMS in Estonia March–end 2023 and again from August 2024; IRIS-T contracts signed with Latvia in September 2023.
- Estonian Defence Forces: The Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 fighter jets practice drone defense on the coast of Rutja (4 March 2025)Dutch F-35s from Ämari fire AIM-9s at target drones; 10 identification flights against Russian aircraft.
- Estonian Defence Forces: NATO Exercise Was Held in Estonian Airspace (6 March 2025)Exercise Viking Nebula; Estonian Air Force tactical control; quote from Brig. Gen. Toomas Susi.
- Силы обороны Эстонии: Союзные и эстонские войска отрабатывают процедуры авиационной поддержки во время учений «Пикне» (5 декабря 2024 г.)Голландские F-35, французские Rafale и эстонский R-44 в декабре 2024 года.
- Estonian Defence Forces: French forces practice rapid air deployment to Estonia during Exercise Pikne (3 December 2024)About 200 French paratroops flown into Ämari; Estonian R44 in support.
- Силы обороны Эстонии: ВВС Эстонии и союзников проводят тренировочные полеты в воздушном пространстве Эстонии в рамках учений «Пикне» (29 ноября 2024 г.)Тренировочные полеты из Эмари и Шяуляя; полеты на малых высотах и сверхзвуковые полеты на северо-востоке Эстонии.
- Эстонские вооруженные силы: История вооруженных силАвиационное подразделение (половина роты) 21 ноября 1918 г.; 40 самолетов (28 исправных) и 476 человек личного состава 22 февраля 1919 г.; штаб противовоздушной обороны 4 октября 1930 г.; дата восстановления 1991 г.
- Estonian Defence Forces: Commander of the Defence ForcesLt Gen. Andrus Merilo, Commander of the Defence Forces since 1 July 2024.
- Estonian Ministry of Defence: Defence budget2026 budget €2.4 billion, 5.4 per cent of GDP; at least 5 per cent 2027–2029; first IRIS-T deliveries; UAV procurement.
- Estonian Ministry of Defence: Defence budget (2024 edition of the page)2024 budget €1.3 billion, 3.21 per cent of GDP; short-range air defence ammunition.
- ERR News: Ämari Air Base to be closed for renovation through to autumn (18 January 2024)€18.5 million renovation, March to October 2024; BAP to Lielvārde; Estonian Air Force aircraft to Pärnu.
- ERR News: Люксембург выделил 12 миллионов евро на реконструкцию Эмари (31 января 2024 г.)Люксембург выплачивает 12 миллионов евро из 18,5 миллионов евро; цитаты Ханно Певкура и Юрико Баккес.
- Новости ERR: Галерея: Возобновление работы взлетно-посадочной полосы авиабазы Эмари (8 ноября 2024 г.)Взлетно-посадочная полоса вновь открыта 8 ноября 2024 года; самолеты ВВС переведены в Пярну; командир базы — подполковник Маанус Нигуль.
- Новости ERR: США инвестируют почти 14 миллионов трлн песо в авиабазу Эмари (19 декабря 2017 г.)В рамках Закона о национальной обороне на 2018 финансовый год на обеспечение безопасности и снабжение перрона выделено 13,9 млн трлн танзанийских шиллингов; более 13,9 млн трлн танзанийских шиллингов уже инвестировано в рамках Европейской инициативы по сдерживанию.
- Estonian World: NATO opens an air base in Estonia (2 May 2014)Four Danish F-16s arrived at Ämari on 30 April 2014 for four months.
- Эстонский мир: Диаграмма показывает 12-минутное нарушение воздушного пространства Эстонии российскими самолетами (20 сентября 2025 г.)Маршрут и время полета МиГ-31; итальянские F-35; шведские Gripen; статья 4; заявления эстонских министров.
- Estonian World: Eerik-Niiles Kross, Why NATO held fire on Russian jets – and why Estonia may need its own (21 September 2025)Opinion by an Estonian MP arguing for leased Gripens; used only to report that argument.
- Объединенное командование ВВС НАТО: подготовка к БАП в Лиелварде (2023)В период с марта по конец ноября 2024 года миссия переносится в Лильварде на время ремонта взлетно-посадочной полосы в Амари; немецкий центр DCRC находится в Амари.
- Estonian Aviation Museum (Eesti Lennundusmuuseum)Exhibition "Robinson R44: 22 years in the Estonian Defence Forces, 2002–2024"; collection near Tartu.
- EANS eAIP Эстония, AD 2 EEEI Эмари (AIRAC 08/2026)ARP 591544N 0241307E; высота над уровнем моря 70 футов; ВПП 06/24 2750 x 45 м; военный аэродром PPR.
- Управление аэронавигационной информацией EANS: eAIPТекущая редакция AIRAC AMDT 08/2026, вступающая в силу 6 августа 2026 года.
- EANS eAIP Estonia, AD 2 EEPU Pärnu (AIRAC 08/2026)ARP 582508N 0242822E; elevation 47 ft; RWY 03/21 1,970 x 30 m asphalt; operator AS Tallinna Lennujaam.
- База данных аэропортов OurAirports (в открытом доступе)
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