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{{Citations|date=September 2008}}

{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name=Estonian Border Guard <br> ''Eesti Piirivalve''
|image=[[File:Estonian Border Guard badge.svg|150px]]
|caption=
|dates=14 November, 1918–1940<br />1991–present
|country=[[Estonia]]
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| [[Let L-410|Let L-410UVP]] || {{CZE}} || transport and patrol aircraft || 2 || Former [[German Air Force]] (prior to that, former [[Luftstreitkräfte der NVA|East German Air force]])
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| [[Cessna 172R]] || {{USA}} || training and patrol aircraft || 1 ||
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| [[AgustaWestland AW139]] || {{ITA}} || rescue, patrol and transport helicopter || 3 || Entered service in 2007, 2008 and 2011.
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| [[Enstrom 480
B]] || {{USA}} || training and patrol helicopter || 1 ||
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It must be noted, that one week in 2011 autumn Estonia was without any operational AW-139 available. To prevent situations like this it is important to get some additional aircraft for Border Guard or to develop medium helicopter capability in [[Estonian_Defence_Forces|Estonian Defence Forces]] (SAR available).

Main tasks of Aviation unit is:
* [[Search_and_rescue|SAR]]
* Patrolling of Estonian border
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Border Guard}}
[[Category:Military of Estonia| ]]
[[Category:Border guards]]
[[Category:Law enforcement agencies of Estonia]]
[[Category:Borders of Estonia]]

[[et:Politsei- ja Piirivalveameti piirivalveosakond]]