Overview

• European Commission spokespeople said the counter‑drone shield is conceived to cover the entire EU and confirmed a roadmap presentation on October 16 that includes Ukraine’s input.
• Belgium is probing reports of 15 unidentified drones over the Elsenborn military base, shortly after drone sightings forced an overnight shutdown at Munich Airport.
• Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Oslo is in contact with the Commission to join the effort despite not being an EU member.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk backed the concept as a shared responsibility for the eastern flank and pressed for concrete, especially financial, commitments.
• Denmark’s military intelligence assessed the incidents in the context of a broader Russian hybrid campaign to sow doubt within NATO, while attribution of specific flights remains unconfirmed.