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"European ministers are to meet for urgent talks on building a “drone wall” to
defend against incoming incursions from the skies after Denmark said it had
been the victim of a “hybrid attack” on four airports in the second such
incident in days.
Ministers from 10 European countries, including Ukraine, will hold talks on
Friday to discuss plans for what the European Commission president, Ursula von
der Leyen, has described as “the bedrock of credible defence”.
The drone sightings in Denmark began shortly before 10pm on Wednesday and ended
just before 1am on Thursday. Flights were halted for several hours at Aalborg
airport, which also serves as a military base, and Billund, Denmark’s second
biggest airport, closed its airspace for nearly an hour.
Airports in Esbjerg, Sønderborg and Skrydstrup – home to some of the Danish
military’s fighter jets -were also affected. Copenhagen airport was forced to
close on Monday night as a result of the presence of three drones.
Von der Leyen backed plans earlier this month for drone defences, but details
have until now been scant. The commission’s spokesperson on defence, Thomas
Regnier, said the meeting would be a chance to discuss capabilities while
stressing the challenges.
“One thing that we will have to do is detect these incoming drones. This is not
super-easy to do. We’re not talking about big fighter jets and planes coming
in. No, we are talking about the latest technology developments. These drones
have to be detected, and then, second track [will be to decide] what will we do
to fight back against these drones,” he said.
Ministers from Denmark, the three Baltic states, Finland, Poland, Romania and
Bulgaria are expected to take part in the meeting. The commission has indicated
that a drone wall could be funded by the EU’s €150bn (£131bn) Security Action
for Europe loans scheme."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
