Estonia Economy: Statistics Estonia says GDP grew 2.4% year-on-year in Q1 2026, with manufacturing (+7%) and admin/support services (+11.6%) leading while information and communication fell (-10.9%). Cybersecurity in Tallinn: Estonia’s Defence Forces cyber command is in Tallinn at CyCon, a major international cyber-conflicts event, to strengthen ties and focus on AI risks to critical infrastructure and Russian interference. Drone pressure on NATO: A Russian drone crash in Romania’s Galați injured two people and triggered NATO fighter jet response, underscoring spillover fears from the Ukraine war. Baltic counter-drone buildout: Latvia’s parliament approved a new centre-right government after a coalition collapse tied to stray drone incidents, while Latvia also expands “dragon’s teeth” anti-mobility barriers along the Russia border. Estonia tech for the grid: Elisa deployed AI optimisation that turns mobile backup batteries into frequency regulation participants, using autonomous charge/discharge while keeping network uptime as the priority. EU rule enforcement: The European Commission opened infringement steps against Estonia and 19 others for delayed transposition of consumer green-transition rules. Aviation intelligence: Swedish firm Wingbits launched wingbits.ai, letting users deploy AI agents to monitor live and historical flight data in plain language.