Detecting drones is harder than taking them down, Latvian official says
Latvia will deploy interceptor drone units, including remotely operated .50-calibre automatic turret guns, to its eastern border within days, according to a senior Latvian military official.
Maj. Modris Kairišs, who heads Latvia’s Autonomous Systems Competence Centre (ASCC), said the military had completed testing of interceptor drones and was preparing to field the units within days.
“Soon, very soon, I hope in a couple of days we will officially field interceptor units,” Major Kairišs said during a briefing on Tuesday with several media outlets, including Euractiv.
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