counter-uas - Insights from Across Europe’s Drone Ecosystem (Page 5)

Latvian parliament building in Riga with national flags, illustrating a government transition driven by security and drone-threat concerns.

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Latvia’s new coalition bets on drone-war expertise after strikes hit oil sites

Latvia’s incoming coalition is prioritising counter-drone security after stray Ukrainian drones hit oil facilities and toppled the previous government.

Performers prepare in a bomb shelter beneath a theatre in Kharkiv, illustrating wartime adaptation of civilian spaces for protection from air attacks.

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Baltics tap Ukraine for shelter know-how as drone spillover risk rises

Baltic states are consulting Ukrainian industry and civil-protection experts on shelters as drone incursions and mass barrages expose NATO’s eastern flank to rapid escalation risks.

Remains of Russian munitions in Kharkiv, illustrating the effects of long-range strikes and air-defence efforts.

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Ukraine’s Lima EW bets on “miss” rather than intercept for mass defence

Ukraine is scaling Lima electronic warfare to spoof GNSS and force Russian drones and missiles to miss, trading “kill” for cheaper, city-wide disruption amid interceptor shortages.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaking at a podium, with EU flags, as Baltic leaders meet over drone incursions and air defence coordination.

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Von der Leyen heads to Lithuania amid Baltic drone incursions

Von der Leyen will travel to Lithuania for Baltic talks after drone incursions triggered alerts and NATO air-policing, sharpening EU focus on joint air defence and counter-UAS capability.

Underground command-post exercise environment simulating a NATO headquarters planning operations on the eastern flank.

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UK drills AI-enabled NATO land war plan for 2030 Baltic crisis

UK-led ARRC wargame rehearses a 2030 Baltic Article 5 fight, testing AI-assisted targeting and planning for drone and electromagnetic warfare at corps scale.

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Baltic drone incursions trigger NATO air-policing as EU points to Russia/Belarus

Lithuania’s drone air alert near Belarus activated NATO Baltic Air Policing as EU leaders blamed Russia/Belarus amid a string of Baltic-region incursions.

Night skyline of Moscow with air-defence activity and distant explosions during a drone attack.

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Ukraine’s 1,300-drone weekend raid punctures Moscow’s air-defence aura

Ukraine’s reported 1,300-drone weekend raid reached targets around Moscow, underscoring how massed long-range UAS can strain even dense air-defence networks—an immediate planning signal for European base and infrastructure protection.

US Army Stryker unit in Lithuania operating small drones and counter-UAS equipment during a NATO-linked field exercise.

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US Army scales up drone warfare drills in Lithuania

Project Flytrap 5.0 in Lithuania shows the US Army scaling troop-to-battalion drone and counter-UAS integration with 20+ systems, jammers and AI tools—an approach Europe is likely to mirror for NATO interoperability.

Greek coast near Lefkada with patrol vessels conducting a maritime security search for an unmanned sea drone.

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Greek Alarm After Explosive Ukrainian Sea Drone Found on Lefkada

Greece has lodged protests after an unexploded Ukrainian Magura-type sea drone was found near Lefkada, raising EU concerns over Mediterranean spillover and maritime security.

MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft carrying external stores under its wings during a flight demonstration.

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Reaper fires APKWS in air-to-air drone defence demo

USAF has demonstrated an MQ-9A Reaper using low-cost laser-guided APKWS to down aerial targets, aiming to cut the cost of countering one-way attack drones—an approach with clear implications for Europe’s layered air defence and magazine depth.

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Kallas seeks €120m/year EPF package to harden Moldova against Russia

Kallas proposed doubling EU EPF military aid for Moldova to €120m/year, citing Russian hybrid pressure and drone incursions, with a new EU-funded radar already delivered.

Closed airport departure boards as air traffic is suspended following a drone strike on an air navigation centre in southern Russia.

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Ukrainian drone strike disrupts Russia’s southern air traffic control

A drone strike on the Rostov-on-Don air traffic control centre forced Russia to suspend flights at 13 southern airports, highlighting how UAS can cripple aviation command-and-control.