TALLINN, Sep 03, BNS - Estonia received 4.2 mln US dollars worth of military assistance from the United States in 2007, the Estonian Defense Ministry said.
The United States help finance defense procurements by friendly nations and international organizations via the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.
Like in previous years, Estonia acquired mainly communications equipment for the aid.
Latvia received 3.3 million dollars and Lithuania 23.4 million dollars under the same program last year.
The amount received by Estonia in 2005 was approximately 5 million dollars and in 2004 it was roughly 6 million dollars.
In earlier years Estonia has used the money to buy radio stations, night vision equipment, positioning systems, spare parts for vehicles, and communications systems. It has also been used to pay for training and hire teachers.
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