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EU Weighs Eastern ‘Drone Wall’ as Polish Incursions Expose Air-Defense Gaps

Officials aim to plug low-altitude detection gaps with affordable, layered defenses that draw on Ukraine’s battlefield expertise.

Posts mark the border between Estonia, left, and Russia, right, near Vinski, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)
An Estonian border guard patrols the Russian border near Vinski, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)
A border fence between Estonia and Russia is seen near Vinski, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)
A drone shows an aerial view of the Estonia-Russia border near Vinski, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)

Overview

  • EU defense ministers are set to meet Friday to discuss a coordinated counter‑UAV barrier along the bloc’s eastern border.
  • About 20 Russian drones recently entered Polish airspace and most were not detected, prompting NATO alerts that relied on tools not designed for drones.
  • Lithuania is urging full integration of Ukraine’s counter‑drone systems and know‑how into any EU plan, citing Ukraine’s nightly experience repelling UAV attacks.
  • After a drone sighting halted operations for hours at Copenhagen Airport, the European Commission said Denmark has joined the initiative alongside seven eastern member states and Ukraine, while investigators have not yet assigned responsibility.
  • Despite the EU’s March rejection of Baltic funding proposals, Brussels now points to a €150 billion defense loan program that could support faster, lower‑cost production of multilayered counter‑drone systems.