Estonia's defense sector is moving at pace with the growing threat of Russian action against the Baltic States, with emphasis on drone and counter-drone warfare.

Estonia's industrial production expanded for the first time in six months in July, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Friday. Industrial production rose 2.

Estonian lawmakers elected a veteran jurist, Ülle Madise, as the nation’s next president to help navigate the Baltic country through an era of regional geopolitical turbulence.

Estonia and Romania, both members of the European Union and NATO, reported separate drone incursions on Sept. 1 as Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine and Ukrainian drones targeted western Russia.

Legal scholar Ülle Madise was elected on Wednesday to lead Estonia, with support from part of the parliamentary opposition. This result underscores the strength of Estonian democracy as Moscow aggressively steps up efforts to portray the former Soviet-occupied country's independence as illegitimate.