Exercise Hedgehog: 30-plus UK tanks take part in NATO exercise near Russian border
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the use of armour on today's battlefield.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the use of armour on today's battlefield.
The UK has had a Battlegroup in Estonia since 2017, but doubled the size of its military footprint in the country this year.
Military personnel from 14 countries have gathered on the Estonia-Latvia border.
Partnered with Estonia, the UK is to spread new technological capabilities across the alliance and encourage expertise sharing.
The alliance escorted supply ships delivering military equipment to NATO forces in Estonia.
They took over from the Royal Tank Regiment at a transfer ceremony in Estonia.
The F-35 is the RAF's most advanced aircraft and will be based alongside Belgian F-16s on the deployment.
The 30-nation strong alliance will continue beefing up its defences on its eastern flank.
Britain doubled the number of battlegroups it leads in the country as the Ukraine crisis escalated.
The celebrations included a flypast of four Typhoons from 6 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth.
1 Royal Welsh have been training in Sennelager, Germany, before joining the Royal Tank Regiment in Estonia amid tensions involving Russia.
Personnel and hardware have been deployed in response to tensions involving Russia.
With Russian forces continuing to build up and posing a threat to NATO's eastern members, collaborative training is vital.
It was a happy ending for 'Socks' after British soldiers found him in sub-zero temperatures in their training grounds.
Plans have emerged to reinforce the British-led NATO battlegroup, as Russia continues its military build up along Estonian borders.
Russia has demanded an end to Baltic deployments by NATO, but the alliance said any escalation in Ukraine could result in an increase.