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In a tweet posted on February 14, the Estonian Ministry of Defense is thanking Spain for announcing it will deploy NASAMS air defense systems to Estonia for four months to strengthen NATO's eastern flank after the two countries struck a deal on Tuesday, February 14. Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur and Minister of Defense of Spain Margarita Robles made the agreement on the sidelines of the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, ERR news reports. Estonia is in the final stages of procuring its own air defense systems. The minister said Estonian forces will learn the "tactical specifics" of the weapon and give them the experience of integrating medium-range air defense systems with other defense systems. NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) is a medium to long-range air defense missile system designed and manufactured by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace teamed up with Raytheon for the missile.