Estonian Military and Intelligence Technology

EstoniaPopulation 1,340,000The size of defence forces

in time of peace is about 5,500 men

The defence union which collects voluntary troops consists approximately of 10,000 men

There are about 30,000 men in the reserves

Estonian defence forces have 26 different kind of weapons, 9 different kind of vehicles, 7 ships and a chopper

Estonia has been a member of NATO since 2004

Defense spendings form 2% of our GDP

Estonia’s involvement in operations abroad

Engineer Karl Papello (1890-1958)

Estonian inventorThere are over

100 patents on his name: including the voice measurement system and the fire guidance system

Estonians have also developed many military inventions and products

Voice measuring

systemThe first big invention

by Papello was the voice measuring system which was made for the Estonian defence department in 1924

The purpose of the device was to determine the location of the enemies’ cannon fire

The accuracy of this device was about 10 metres

The device was used from 1925 till 1932

The device showed the position of the enemy’s aircraft and sent the information to the anti aircraft

Papello´s invention was considered the best military invention in the world in a conference held in the USA in 1930

This fire guidance system was far more effective than any team of soldiers

Papello’s invention was sold to the USA, Sweden and to the UK

Fire guidance system

Walter Zapp(1905-2003)

Estonian inventorThe inventor of the

Minox spy camThe first prototype

was ready in 1936The camera was

used in one of the James Bond movies

More inventions by EstoniansDemagnetising

systemMine seeker systemWeapon locating

system ARTHURUnmanned aerial

vehicle SWAN, which was basically one of the first unmanned scouting planes of its kind

Demagnetising systemThe invention was

meant to be used on ships

The system is necessary because it ignores the earth's magnetic field

The inventors were Estonians but they co-operated with the Swedish company Saab

Mine seeking systemAnother invention by

Estonians who work for Saab

The system is used to seek underwater mines

The specificity of the system is that it uses lasers instead of the usual equipment

The system is able to find mines in the range of 3 km

Ships send out a torpedo shaped sonar that makes sure that the ship and the crew are safe

Weapon locating system ARTHUR

The purpose of ARTHUR is to find enemy's weaponry

The system is easy to install and its position can be changed very quickly

It works on spot and in a moving environment

The system is quite easy to use, it doesn't need a whole team, only a few people can manage it

Unmanned aerial vehicle SWAN

Estonian company Eli Military Simulations invented an unmanned aerial vehicle in 2005

SWAN isn't just for surveillance, it can also be used for rescue missions

SWAN differs from other vehicles mostly because of its weight

Other vehicles weigh about 200 tons but SWAN weighs about 10 kg

SWAN is equipped with a parachute to land the plane and airbags to soften the landing

Eli Military Simulations is now involved in developing new and smaller planese

This is the American

unmanned aerial vehicle

This is the Estonian

unmanned aerial vehicle

More projects by EstoniansFlying targets

Personal Firing Range

Simulator9-position

camera-based firing range

Infantry moving target set HARDY-M

Pop-up target set HARDY

81mm and 120mm mortar simulator

M-GOLF

Recoil simulation equipment

Forward observer and battle simulator Alfons2M

Outdoor antitank weapon simulator ANTITANK3

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