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\n\nEstonia is\u00a0moving<\/a>\u00a0to close one of Europe\u2019s key defense testing gaps with a new drone and electronic warfare laboratory designed to measure how systems are detected, disrupted, and hardened in realistic combat conditions.\n\nMetrosert, the country\u2019s applied research center and national metrology institute, is building a nearly 7-million-euro ($8.2-million) electromagnetic compatibility and radar cross-section (EMC\/RCS) laboratory in Tallinn as part of a broader drone technologies testing center scheduled to open in spring 2027.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\nPour en savoir plus :\u00a0Estonia Builds $8.2M Drone Testing Lab to Speed Defense Tech Development<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Estonia is\u00a0moving\u00a0to close one of Europe\u2019s key defense testing gaps with a new drone and electronic warfare laboratory designed to measure how systems are detected, disrupted, and hardened in realistic combat conditions. 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