€130 Million for Drones and the Fight Against Them: the EU Strengthens the Protection of Its Borders
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€130 Million for Drones and the Fight Against Them: the EU Strengthens the Protection of Its Borders
The European Commission has allocated an additional €130 million to strengthen the capacities of EU Member States in the field of using and combating drones. The total amount of funding for surveillance and anti-drone technologies within the EU internal security funds exceeded €500 million.
The European Commission today provided an additional €130 million for counter-drone systems. The funding is part of the European Union’s efforts to improve surveillance at external borders and respond more effectively to emerging security threats, BTA reports. The EC said that nearly €420 million has been allocated so far for surveillance drones for the European border agency Frontex. With the new funding, the total amount of funds for drone tra…
The measure comes at a time of growing hybrid threats to the Community bloc.
The European Commission announced today that it will provide EUR 130 million more for the Member States of the European Union (EU) to strengthen surveillance and combat drones, at a time of increasing hybrid threats against the EU bloc.
The European Commission has announced an additional €130 million in funding to strengthen member states' border surveillance and drone and anti-drone capabilities. This funding will complement the €250 million allocation in December 2025 and the €169 million already allocated this year for Frontex and member states.
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