#european-defense

#european-defense

Europe currently does not have the means to defend itself against potential Russian drone attacks and needs to integrate Ukraine's know-how and capabilities to boost its defense, EU defense commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Monday. "Why did it take us more than two years and the trigger of the Russian provocation with drones against Poland, and also against Baltic States and Romania, to understand that we are not ready to detect Russian drones and to destroy them with cost-effective means?"

The U.S. is shifting the burden of conventional deterrence onto European nations, marking the end of unlimited NATO expansion and changing the global power dynamics support.

Helsing is building its own strike drones and aircraft, and is developing a fleet of unmanned mini submarines, significantly expanding its capabilities in modern warfare.

The U.S. president's threats to ignore his commitments to his allies across the Atlantic have fueled the most in-depth debate on nuclear weapons in Europe in decades.