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The latest contract is worth about \u20ac36 million ($39 million), the country\u2019s state-run Centre for Defence Investments said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s war in Ukraine clearly shows how important indirect fire weapons are,\u201d said Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur. \u201cIn light of the lessons learned in Ukraine, we have made quick decisions to equip both infantry brigades with additional K9 Thunder mobile howitzers and bring Estonia\u2019s indirect fire capability to a completely new level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland also ordered the K9 Thunder, with the first batch of 24 weapons received last month. In total, Hanwha Defense is to deliver 212 K9 Thunders to the Polish military, and a further 460 howitzers could be manufactured by Poland\u2019s defense industry under a license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December 2022, Estonia signed a contract with the United States to buy six M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, joining a rapidly expanding group of Eastern European allies who eye the weapons in the aftermath of Russia\u2019s attack against Ukraine. The same month, Lithuania and the U.S. government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/12\/16\/lithuania-signs-495-million-deal-to-buy-himars-atacms\/\"><u>inked<\/u><\/a><u> <\/u>a deal for as many as eight M142 HIMARS. 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