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US Delivers 128 Anti-Tank Javelin Missiles to Estonia

Associated Press

   HELSINKI - The United States says it has delivered 128 anti-tank
   Javelin missiles to Estonia as part of a larger contract with the
   Baltic NATO member and the U.S. Department of Defense.
   The U.S. Embassy in Tallinn said in a statement on Thursday that "the
   shipment will continue to build upon Estonia's defensive capabilities
   and further strengthens our nations' strategic integration" within
   NATO, of which Estonia has been a member since 2004.
   Washington has provided Estonia, a staunch military ally, with over
   $100 million in joint defense cooperation over the past few years, the
   U.S. Embassy said.
   The FGM-148 Javelin is an infrared-guided anti-tank missile that can be
   carried and launched by a single person. It is manufactured by a joint
   venture between Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Corp.
   In December, the Estonian defense ministry said the United States has
   allocated $175 million in military aid to the Baltic countries of
   Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for 2020.
   The three countries are all NATO members and all of them border Russia.

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