Ukrainian Drone Experts Returned to Estonia - What They Found Changed Everything
The Estonian Defence Forces have made a striking leap in drone warfare readiness, and much of that progress has come from training side by side with Ukrainian operators who bring…
The Estonian Defence Forces have made a striking leap in drone warfare readiness, and much of that progress has come from training side by side with Ukrainian operators who bring direct combat experience from the modern battlefield.
During the Spring Storm 2026 exercises, Estonia demonstrated a far stronger and more coordinated use of unmanned systems than it did a year earlier during the Hedgehog maneuvers. The change did not happen by accident. It followed a hard lesson in 2025, when Ukrainian drone teams exposed major weaknesses in NATO exercise formations in Estonia.
At that time, even a relatively small drone element was able to simulate the destruction…



