Overview

• Germany’s Generalinspekteur Carsten Breuer said the Bundeswehr will field loitering munitions and pursue drone-on-drone defenses, with an initial live firing of kamikaze drones planned by year’s end after a March procurement decision.
• Allies remain on heightened alert under NATO’s Eastern Sentry operation after multiple incursions, including drones shot down over Poland on September 10 and a reported Estonian airspace violation by Russian jets on September 19.
• EU leaders are advancing a proposed multi-layered “Dronewall” for the eastern flank, with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen backing the concept and Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius preparing ministerial talks that target a roughly 12‑month rollout, subject to political and industrial decisions.
• Poland and Ukraine signed a pact for Ukrainian forces to train Polish troops in drone warfare and to deepen cooperation on drone production and robotics to bolster low-altitude defenses.
• Germany is seeking more cost-effective counters to one-way attack drones, with officials citing Skyranger-class systems and calling for new supply models such as “drone as a service,” while Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt urges closer integration of police and military drone defenses.