USA fördröjer HIMARS-ammunition till Estland på grund av kriget mot Iran

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USA:s försvarsminister Pete Hegseth meddelade Estlands försvarsminister under måndagen att leveransen av ammunition till HIMARS-system (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) skjuts upp på grund av behov i kriget mot Iran. Kontraktet för vapnen skrevs 2022, och avfyrningsramper levererades redan förra året. Estlands försvarsminister uttryckte oro över förseningens effekt på avskräckningen.

Minister Hegseth ringde samtalet till Estlands försvarsminister Hanno Pevkur, vilket rapporterats av Stars and Stripes. Förseningen påverkar sex enheter ammunition—raketer och missiler—för arméns HIMARS, där var och en har en räckvidd på upp till 185 miles (cirka 300 kilometer). USA:s ambassad i Tallinn hade beskrivit köpet som en av de mest betydande uppgraderingarna i estnisk militärhistoria efter de första leveranserna förra året. Estland anslår 5,4 procent av sin BNP till försvaret som en frontlinjestat inom Nato.

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