New action plan to support drones and counter-drone systems focuses on testing facilities, standards and industrial ramp-up
US and British troops test drone jamming gun in Poland during Nato’s Project Flytrap. Photo credits: Nato
The European Commission has presented an action plan on drone and counter-drone security, with a focus on developing innovative technologies and scaling up production. But it stops short of promising additional funding.
Last year, several European countries, including Denmark and Germany, experienced disruption caused by drone activity near airports and military sites. The new Commission plan is a response to the need to better protect critical infrastructure from the use of drones by hostile actors.
“Drones are evolving rapidly, with advances in speed, range, payload, autonomy, swarming, AI integration, advanced materials, miniaturisation and resistance to electronic warfare…
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