"Drone incidents have been making headlines across Europe for over a week now. On the night of September 9/10, an unprecedented wave of Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Up to 19 unmanned aerial vehicles were identified, a handful of which were shot down. Just days later, Russian drones crossed into the territory of Romania, another NATO member. On Monday, Polish authorities took down a drone that was flying over government buildings in Warsaw and reportedly detained a Belarusian and a Ukrainian suspect."
"While jets and air-to-air missiles have successfully been deployed against drones, they are anything but cost-effective. "The kind of drone we're seeing in Ukraine costs between 10,000 and 30,000 [$11,800 to $35,400] a piece. If you're firing million-dollar missiles at them, you're going to run out of those very fast," Chris Kremidas-Courtney, a defense expert at the Brussels-based think tank European Policy Centre (EPC) told DW. "We're using a sledgehammer""
On September 9–10, up to 19 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles entered Polish airspace, with several shot down and a house damaged. Days later Russian drones crossed into Romanian territory. Polish authorities shot down a drone over government buildings in Warsaw and detained a Belarusian and a Ukrainian suspect. Russia denies deliberate incursions. NATO launched Operation Eastern Sentry to strengthen ground bases and air defenses along the eastern flank and to reassure member states. The UK, Denmark, Germany and France have pledged forces and assets, including additional combat aircraft and Rafale fighters. Experts warn that using costly missiles against relatively cheap drones is economically unsustainable.
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