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Estonia has no clarity on future U.S. troop rotations, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said on Wednesday, after it was reported that Lithuania does not know when its American forces will be replaced.

Estonia has no clarity on future U.S. troop rotations, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said on Wednesday, after it was reported that Lithuania does not know when its American forces will be replaced.

The Estonian government unveiled a drone roadmap aimed at expanding counter-drone capabilities, easing testing rules and speeding up adoption across defense and the economy.

Four shortlisted companies have submitted their initial bids to the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) to build the Estonian Navy's new vessels.

Estonian grain growers hope the heat wave in Central Europe will lift grain prices, which have so far lagged behind rising fuel and fertilizer costs.

A new unit of U.S. forces is expected to arrive in Estonia this summer and stay until the end of the year, but beyond that, the situation is unclear, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) has said.

Tallinn has offered Linnahall's former ice rink to the Estonian Defense League (EDL) for a temporary shooting range , but experts say repairs could cost millions.

The state plans to build an explosives plant in Piirsalu in Lääne County, but residents in the village of Piirsalu feel decisions are being made over their heads.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday after talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, but experts see little prospect of progress toward ending the war.

Researchers recommend heading out to forage, but warn against picking poisonous mushrooms, 15 species of which found in Estonia can be fatal.