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To defend NATO's eastern flank against Russian drone incursions, the EU is planning to build what it calls a drone wall.
"The drone wall is not a wall, but a system of systems," Sven Kruck, co-CEO of the German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems told Euronews.
"Reconnaissance, sensor fusion and defence, integrated across thousands of kilometres," Kruck explained adding that "at its core, the project is a network of sensors and defence systems aimed at securing NATO's eastern flank."
NATO's response to the Russian drones that recently entered Polish airspace has been criticised as disproportionate, with only a fraction of the drones shot down using costly missiles and jets.
Experts warn that the deployment of hundreds of cheap drones could quickly overwhelm the alliance's limited interceptors, leaving parts of
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