Pasi Armoured Personnel Carriers XA-188 Air surveillance The air surveillance capability consisting of the Air Force sensors, command centre and communication equipment is a part of NATO’s NATINAMDS Integrated Air And Missile Defence system and transmits a continuous image of the situation in the region’s airspace. In addition to the VERA-E passive surveillance system and contemporary Kellavere and Ämari radar stations, top-calibre mobile Ground Master 403 early warning radar systems operate at Tõikamäe and Muhu radar stations. Armoured Personnel Carriers The 1st brigade’s Kalev and Viru manoeuvring battalions will be equipped with Armoured Personnel Carriers. Allies Air policing NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup has started operating as a part of the 1st Infantry Brigade. The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup based in Tapa and under the command of the British also has tanks tasked with strengthening Estonia’s armoured manoeuvre capability. In addition to British tanks, otter Allied countries’ tanks are present in Estonia regularly as part of various rotations and exercises. The Ämari Air Base, developed in a larger than planned volume, is capable of hosting NATO Air Policing missions year-round. At any one time, Ämari Air Base hosts at least four NATO Baltic Air Policing mission fighters. Most of the allies use F-16 or Eurofighter Typhoon type fighter planes. Besides the fighter planes used for Air Policing, a number of different types of Allied aircraft train in Estonian airspace. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles To support military intelligence and early warning capability, the Defence Forces will adopt the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAV. This will ensure the situational awareness of the brigades and increase the rapidity of decision-making. German Air Force fighter Eurofighter