US EditionA new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO’s eastern flank
The US Merops system uses AI-driven drones to counter at least 20 Russian incursions into NATO airspace, aiming to enhance defense efficiency and reduce costs.
- In recent months, Poland and Romania are deploying the Merops system to defend against Russian drones following incursions that exposed NATO's vulnerabilities, while Denmark has also decided to buy the technology.
- About twenty Russian drones entered Polish airspace in recent months, while Romania faced a drone raid that closed airports in Copenhagen, Munich, Berlin and Brussels.
- Merops operates by flying drones against hostile UAVs while relaying targeting information to forces, using artificial intelligence to navigate when satellite and electronic communications fail and offering a low-cost alternative to fighter jets and missiles, officials said.
- NATO says Merops can protect airports and armed forces while plugging detection gaps on NATO's eastern flank, but officials warn prolonged drone fighting would drain expensive missiles and budgets.
- Merops is the first phase of a two-to-five-year effort to build layered eastern defenses, chosen for its use in Ukraine and backed by private investment from Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO.
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American anti-drone systems deployed in Poland
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Poland and Romania have begun deploying the American Merops anti-drone system. The decision comes as part of a strengthening of the defenses of NATO's eastern flank after a series of drone incursions into Allied airspace.
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NATO's East Bank countries install a defense system against Russian drones, which has been proven effective during its use in Ukraine. The aim is to consolidate so much border with Russia, from Norway in the north to Turkey in the south, so that Moscow is not planning to pass it, NATO military officers for the Associated Press agency have declared it.
Strengthening the defences on the eastern flank of the alliance: this is the goal of Poland and Romania. After the Russian incursions into NATO's airspace of the last...
NATO Deploys AI-Powered Merops System to Counter Russian Drone Threats Over Poland, Romania
NATO is deploying a new US-made counter-drone system known as Merops to strengthen defenses along its eastern flank, following a series of Russian drone incursions into Poland, Romania, and Denmark, according to the Associated Press on November 6. Merops is a modular C-UAS system that detects and classifies small drones using radars, EO/IR cameras and AI algorithms, routes targets to a local C2 for manual or automated decisions, and intercept…
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