NATO and EU member states are actively discussing measures to strengthen defenses against unmanned aerial vehicles along the Alliance's eastern flank amid a growing number of drone-related incidents near the borders with Russia and Belarus.
This is according to a report by Politico, cited by Ukrinform.
“NATO allies on Wednesday discussed a proposal for an accelerated drone-buying program, just days after a Russian drone crash caused multiple injuries in Romania,” the report reads.
The issue is of particular concern to the Baltic states, Poland, Romania, and Finland, which view the drone threat as increasingly serious.
During a closed-door meeting of NATO's 32 ambassadors, officials debated whether the Alliance should urgently acquire additional drones to support air-policing missions over frontline member states, according to three diplomats familiar with the discussions.
