Estonia to build a €7m drone testing lab

Estonia is to build a rare drone and defence technology testing laboratory in Tallinn, in a move aimed at helping Baltic and Nordic companies bring battlefield-relevant systems into production more quickly. Metrosert, the state-owned applied research centre and national metrology institute, said the nearly €7 million facility would test two increasingly important features of modern defence technology: whether equipment can withstand electronic interference, and how visible it is to radar. A rare testing capability for Europe The laboratory will be built at Metrosert’s drone technologies testing centre in Haabersti, Tallinn, and is expected to open in spring 2027. Continue reading Estonia to build a €7m drone testing lab at Estonian World.