"The European Commission is in discussions to adopt a new counter-drone initiative to protect European Union airspace from Russian violations, as it seeks to strengthen border security with its own advanced drone technology after a string of drone incursions were reported in a host of EU and NATO member countries over the past month."
"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said last month that it was time for Europe to build a drone wall to protect its eastern flank, hours after some 20 Russian drones reportedly entered the airspace of EU and NATO member Poland. The concept has since morphed into a broader European Drone Defence Initiative including a continent-wide web of anti-drone systems in an effort to win support from EU capitals."
"The drone initiative is one of several flagship EU projects aiming to prepare the bloc for a potential attack from Russia as its more than three-year-long war in Ukraine grinds on. In the meantime, as a counterpoint, Russia's federal security chief said on Thursday that Moscow has no doubt about NATO's security services' involvement in incidents with alleged Russian drones over EU territory, Russian news agency RIA Novosti cited him as saying."
The European Commission is negotiating a new counter-drone initiative to protect EU airspace from Russian violations and to strengthen border security with advanced drone technology. The proposal aims for initial anti-drone capacity by the end of next year and full operational status by the end of 2027. The initiative will be presented to EU foreign affairs and defence officials and forms part of a broader European Drone Defence Initiative. The plan responds to recent reported drone incursions, including about 20 drones over Poland, and seeks a continent-wide web of anti-drone systems to bolster preparedness amid the war in Ukraine.
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