NATO is discussing urgent measures to strengthen defences against drones on its eastern flank — Politico

Politico reports this.

According to the publication, the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Finland are particularly concerned, as they consider the threat posed by drones to be increasingly serious.

After all, as is well known, in recent months there have been repeated reports of unidentified drones appearing in the region, as well as violations of NATO countries’ airspace.

In this regard, the allies are considering the possibility of accelerating the deployment of surveillance systems, radars, electronic warfare equipment and other technologies for detecting and intercepting drones. Closer coordination between NATO and EU member states is also being discussed.

One initiative is the creation of a so-called ‘drone wall’ along the eastern border of the EU and NATO. The project involves the use of a network of sensors, monitoring systems and drones to maintain constant surveillance of the border area.

At the same time, there is no complete consensus among European countries regarding the implementation of such plans. Some states support the rapid introduction of new security measures, whilst others express concern over the cost of the projects, technical difficulties and possible duplication of NATO’s functions.

Previously, leaders of the Alliance’s eastern flank countries had already stated the need to strengthen air and missile defence due to regular airspace violations by Russian drones.

NATO countries were particularly alarmed by a recent drone incident in Romania, when a ‘Geran’ UAV crashed onto the roof of a building in Galați, injuring people.

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