US EditionEU Commissioner Urges ‘Drone Wall’ After Russian-Made Drone Breached Lithuanian Airspace
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EU Commissioner Calls for Baltic ‘Drone Wall’
EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has urged Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours to develop a “drone wall” following a recent airspace violation by a small aircraft from Belarus. The incident prompted the evacuation of Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas and parliamentary speaker Saulius Skvernelis to bomb shelters. Lithuania’s State Border Protection Service later confirmed that the breach had been caused by a small, homemade air…
EU commissioner urges ‘drone wall’ after Russian-made drone breached Lithuanian airspace
After a Russian-made drone flew into the Lithuanian territory from Belarus last week, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius is calling on Lithuania and neighbouring countries to build a regional “drone wall” and prepare for mass production of unmanned aerial systems.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a strong protest to Belarus regarding the entry of the Russian-made multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle "Gerbera" from Belarus into Lithuanian airspace on July 10 of this year.
According to Lithuanian border guards, the drone that was shot down was allegedly not military.
Lithuania shot down a drone that flew in from Belarus: what is knownLithuanian border guards shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that flew into the country's airspace from the territory of Belarus. The drone was found 4 km from the border after it was intercepted with the help of special equipment.
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