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Counter-Drone Chief Warns Europe Needs Thousands of Systems for Proposed 'Drone Wall'

European leaders in Copenhagen face a counter‑UAV gap exposed by airport closures plus suspected ship‑linked incursions.

Overview

  • Dan Hermansen of MyDefence said Europe has installed only a fraction of the needed counter‑drone sensors and jammers, estimating many thousands of devices would be required to protect airports and critical infrastructure.
  • MyDefence systems used by Ukrainian troops can detect and identify drones, hijack control links, and locate operators, and the company reports fresh interest from foreign governments.
  • Recent suspected Russian drone activity closed airspace over Aalborg for hours, and newly deployed counter‑UAV gear in Copenhagen has already helped detect and avert potential incursions, according to Sky News.
  • Danish authorities tightened security for the leaders’ meeting with a nationwide drone ban, naval patrols offshore, visible counter‑drone systems at the main airport, and additional NATO equipment flown in.
  • Police and intelligence services are examining a theory that drones were launched or controlled from a vessel, as French forces intercepted the tanker Boracay—previously monitored near Denmark under the name Pushpa—off France’s northwest coast.