Les États-Unis retardent la livraison de munitions HIMARS à l'Estonie en raison de la guerre contre l'Iran

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense, Pete Hegseth, a informé lundi le ministre estonien de la Défense que la livraison de munitions pour les systèmes de lance-roquettes HIMARS serait reportée en raison des besoins liés à la guerre contre l'Iran. Le contrat d'armement remonte à 2022, les lanceurs ayant déjà été livrés l'année dernière. Le ministre estonien a exprimé ses inquiétudes quant à l'impact de ce retard sur la dissuasion.

Le secrétaire Hegseth a passé cet appel au ministre estonien de la Défense, Hanno Pevkur, comme l'a rapporté Stars and Stripes. Ce retard concerne six unités de munitions — roquettes et missiles — destinées aux HIMARS de l'armée, chacune capable de tirer jusqu'à 185 miles (environ 297 km). L'ambassade des États-Unis à Tallinn avait qualifié cet achat comme l'une des modernisations les plus significatives de l'histoire militaire estonienne après les premières livraisons l'an dernier. L'Estonie, en tant qu'État en première ligne de l'OTAN, consacre 5,4 % de son PIB à la défense.

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