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Estonia’s Ministry of Defence has selected 18 projects involving Estonian defence companies and research organisations for €3 million in national co-financing under the 2026 European Defence Fund (EDF) call. The…
The European Commission has given preliminary approval for nearly €32 million in funding to strengthen Estonia’s eastern border surveillance infrastructure, supporting a project scheduled for completion by the end of…
Construction has started on a Leopard 2A8 tank assembly and repair plant in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone, with a symbolic time capsule laid at the site on 1 October.…
Estonia’s government has approved its 2027 state budget and the 2027–2030 budget strategy, with expenditure of €20.2 billion and revenue of €19.4 billion. The general government deficit is projected at…
Latvian defence technology company ORIGIN and US-based Anduril have signed a memorandum to explore integrating ORIGIN’s BLAZE autonomous interceptor drone with Anduril’s Lattice command-and-control platform. The companies plan to conduct…
Lithuanian state-controlled companies are investing an additional €33.6 million into the structure participating in Rheinmetall’s ammunition plant project in Radviliškis district. Energy group EPSO-G will contribute €17.13 million, while state…
Lithuanian defence technology company RSI Europe plans to invest up to €50 million in a new defence systems production facility in Panevėžys district. The project is being developed under a…
Latvia has decided to procure Czech-made 155 mm Morana self-propelled artillery systems from Excalibur Army, replacing an earlier plan to acquire Swedish Archer systems. The government had previously backed the…
NATO fighter jets have shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from the direction of Belarus, triggering air alerts and temporary restrictions at Vilnius Airport.
Latvia · Defence / Technology / Investment · 11 September 2026 Defence AI company NestAI is opening a research and development centre in Latvia, with a target of investing €10…
Estonia · Defence & Governance · 2–7 September 2026 Problems in Estonia’s rapidly expanding defence procurement system have moved from contract disputes into a broader governance and political issue. Defence…
From Palantir and Anduril to Onodrim and Isengard, names associated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth are becoming increasingly visible in the Baltic defence ecosystem. Behind them are…
More than 600,000 Lithuanian real-estate register records, including personal identification codes, were allegedly copied after unauthorised users accessed the Register Centre through accounts linked to the Migration Department.
PhotoGerman drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has notified Estonia’s Competition Authority of its plan to acquire SensusQ, an Estonian defence-tech company focused on AI-enabled intelligence and battlefield data systems.
PhotoLatvia’s government has collapsed five months before the next parliamentary election. Formally, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announced her resignation after the coalition lost its political capacity to continue. In substance, the fall came after two shocks converged: a…
PhotoEstonia considers €300M ammunition plant in Ida-Viru
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