Critical Infrastructure Cooperation: Estonia’s State Chancellery and Ukraine’s special communications service signed a memorandum to exchange know-how on protecting power, communications and other vital services, including drone threat mitigation and cyber and insider-risk protection. Aviation Intelligence Launch: Swedish Wingbits unveiled wingbits.ai, an AI platform that lets users set plain-language monitoring and alerting for live and historical flight data, including GPS interference around the Baltics. Cyber & Deterrence Debate: Estonia’s cyber command leadership argued that cyber “weapons” are people and real-world experience, saying Russia can’t be deterred in cyberspace—only exhausted. Energy Market Signal: Estonia’s electricity has been markedly cheaper than Latvia and Lithuania over recent days, driven by successful Estonian bids on the Baltic frequency reserve market. Telecom-to-Grid Batteries: Elisa Estonia deployed Gridle AI to turn idle mobile backup batteries into frequency-regulation participants while keeping network resilience as the top priority. Transport Upgrades: Mäo junction reconstruction in Central Estonia adds bus pullouts, parking and roundabouts to restore long-distance bus access. Business Risk Watch: Estonia’s insolvency system is under scrutiny after nearly 600 companies left about €200m in abandoned debt over three and a quarter years, with concerns about hidden bankruptcies. Security Infrastructure in the Region: Latvia began installing “dragon’s teeth” anti-mobility barriers along the border, expanding the Baltic Defence Line. Border Tensions: Russia accused Estonia of moving away from Lake Chudskoye/Peipus and Narva River border arrangements, warning of navigation and conflict risks. Tech Ecosystem: Dealroom’s 2026 index ranks Tallinn among the world’s densest tech startup ecosystems.