vara bungas: EE pārbauda 20 instruktorus, kas apmācīs OMD (!) karavīrus izmantot jaunās haubices K-9.
[..] Самоходные гаубицы рассчитаны на 45-летний срок службы, что позволит эксплуатировать их в рядах Сил обороны не менее тридцати лет.Система вооружения отличается надежностью и простотой, таким образом ее могут эксплуатировать как военнослужащие срочной службы, так и резервисты. [..]
PS Mēs tagad ar EE kā Indija (K-9) ar Paksitānu (M109) 😉
Conscripts will start training with the howitzers this fall. So, essentially the next batch of conscripts will learn to use it. The howitzers will go through some modifications as well, to suit the needs and requirements of EDF. Those modifications will be done locally (unlike the more complicated Lithuanian modernization of PzH2000, which was done in Germany), and hopefully faster. The howitzers will also use locally developed fire-support system “Tooru”. It was already used for firing the first shots.
Source:
https://mil.ee/uudised/liikursuurtukk-k9-kou-tegi-eestis-esimesed-testlasud/
Thanks for update.
Some (fun) unrelated news as well:
https://www.err.ee/1608165343/opilased-saavad-esmakordselt-panna-end-proovile-riigikaitse-olumpiaadil
Estonia is conducting a national defence olympiade for students. Not too serious, but still interesting.