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TALLIN, Estonia - On January 10, 2020 the Estonian Air Force inaugurated a new Control and Reporting Centre in Tallinn, contributing to an improved airspace surveillance capability across the three Baltic States. The installation is part of the newly established Baltic Air Surveillance Network and Control System – in short BALTNET – which comprises of one Control and Reporting Centre in each Baltic State.  

Estonian Minister of Defense, Mr. Jüri Luik, states that the opening of a new Air Operations Center will develop the Baltic region's defense capabilities in many ways. “As of today, all three Baltic states have the opportunity to control their own and regional airspace. It is important to emphasize that the new center will help us integrate NATO missile and air defense systems into NATO's responsibility, ” Luik said during during the inauguration.

Jüri Luik, Estonian Minister of Defence, and Colonel Rauno Srik, Chief of the Estonian Air Force, cutting the ribben at the inauguration ceeremony.
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The crest of the new Control and Reporting Centre at Tallinn, Estonia.
Photo courtesy of Estonian Air Force.