US EditionEuropean defense ministers are holding ‘drone wall’ talks as airspace violations mount
EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius leads efforts to enhance detection and joint response against drone threats along NATO's eastern flank, with €6 billion planned for a drone alliance with Ukraine.
- On Friday, EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius chaired talks with defense ministers from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and NATO via video-link to discuss building a drone wall.
- Rogue drones have increasingly tested Europe’s borders, with NATO jets shooting down drones that breached Polish airspace and Denmark closing airports after nearby drone activity; Russia has been blamed but denies involvement.
- Participating officials assessed detection, tracking and response gaps and inventorying equipment to address needs along NATO's eastern flank, while noting the EU executive branch rejected Estonia-Lithuania's March funding request for a drone wall.
- Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, pledged 6 billion euros to build a drone alliance with Ukraine, and EU leaders will discuss the meeting conclusions at the Copenhagen summit on Wednesday.
- Earlier this month von der Leyen urged Europe to heed the call of our Baltic friends and build a jointly developed capability, framing it as central to credible defense.
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European defence ministers are holding ‘drone wall’ talks as airspace violations mount
Defence ministers from European countries with borders close to Russia and Ukraine held talks on Friday about building a “drone wall” to plug gaps in their defences following several airspace violations.
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European defense ministers are holding 'drone wall' talks as airspace violations mount
Defense ministers from European countries with borders close to Russia and Ukraine are holding talks on building a drone wall to plug gaps in their defenses following several airspace violations.
Finland, the Baltic states and other European countries will begin discussions in Helsinki on Friday on the construction of a drone wall on the European Union's eastern border. European Commission Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius will also be present.
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