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Finland's Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen says Europe is in a race against time to improve its defence capabilities and build its so-called drone wall to counter a growing number of incursions, believed to be from Russia.
"When they [Russia] were running out of missiles they started to produce lots of drones, which is why this has changed the threat picture," Häkkänen said.
He said Europe faces a number of problems from the wave of recent airspace violations by Russia which saw drones enter countries like Poland and Denmark.
Häkkänen pointed to the huge expense in disabling them and the danger they pose to the population if they're shot down in civilian areas.
"Everyone has a challenge on how to counter drone threats in a cost effective way without too much collateral damage especially if it's happening nearby the airport," he expl
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