"NOWA DĘBA, Poland - The interceptor drone darted across the sky, screaming toward its target, a hostile drone. Missing, it looped around for another try. The air battle, reminiscent of old-school dogfights, ended without a kill. The "Surveyor" interceptor drone dropped out of the fight, parachuting to the ground, while the enemy threat, a replica of Russia's infamous Shaheds, continued to fly."
"Following a recent string of Russian drone incursions, some NATO forces are deploying the system to defend Eastern Europe from future attacks. Business Insider observed American, Polish, and Romanian forces training with the Merops system at a range in southeastern Poland on Tuesday. The event highlighted how Western militaries are incorporating battlefield-proven counter-drone systems into their defenses. US Army Brig. Gen. Curtis King, the commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command,"
Merops, an American counter-drone system developed by Project Eagle, has recorded more than 1,000 kills of Russian Shahed-style drones in Ukraine. The system includes a ground control unit, launch platforms, and the Surveyor interceptor drone operated by a four-person crew. Merops is being deployed by NATO forces to respond to recent Russian drone incursions and to defend Eastern Europe. American, Polish, and Romanian units conducted training with Merops in southeastern Poland. Surveyor interceptors engage one-way attack drones but can miss and recover by parachute. Training for Merops crews takes about two weeks, enabling rapid fielding.
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