Overview

• At a Copenhagen summit on Oct. 2, European leaders agreed to accelerate a continent-wide posture to detect, track and neutralize hostile drones entering EU airspace.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv will share frontline know-how to help design and field effective counter‑drone measures.
• NATO coordination remains active under its Eastern Sentinel reinforcement, with allied fighter deployments including contributions from Denmark, France and Germany.
• Recent incidents driving the push include 19 Russian-origin drones entering Polish airspace on Sept. 9–10 and multiple sightings over Danish airports and military-related sites after Sept. 22.
• Leaders highlighted the cost mismatch posed by cheap attack and decoy drones and pointed to plans to strengthen Europe’s counter‑drone industry, including support for startups.