The methods of war are now changing around the world. The war that was once fought with cannons, guns and tanks has now been replaced by ‘drones’. Countries like Iran, Russia and Turkey have moved forward in the use of drones. Russia has even achieved more success with drones than with conventional weapons in the war against Ukraine. The special thing is that drone warfare is less expensive and there is a greater chance of success by directly attacking the target. On the other hand, concerns about the damage caused by it have also increased. Now, in Europe, which is afraid of Russia, there is such a fear of drones that the European Union has called a meeting in Denmark today to discuss the creation of a ‘drone wall’. The leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union are preparing to put their stamp on the creation of a ‘drone wall’. This ‘drone wall’ is part of Europe’s efforts to strengthen its own security in response to the growing threat from Russia.
The matter of concern for the European Union is that a few days ago, Russian drones were seen in the skies of Poland. Poland is a NATO country, yet the sighting of Russian drones has created a stir there. Apart from this, Estonia and Romania have also complained about Russian drones being seen in their skies. These incidents are from September itself. After that, countries like Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark and Finland, which border Russia, held talks. In this same meeting, it was decided that we have to prepare a ‘drone wall’. Now the question is what this ‘drone wall’ will be and how it will be.
The ‘drone wall’ that is being talked about is the deployment of anti-drone technology. With such technology, the system will immediately alert on the entry of a drone and will give an appropriate response. This will help in immediately intercepting Russian or other country’s drones in any part of the European Union. Under this, radar, jammer and sensors will be used. In addition, there will be an agreement on data sharing between all member states of the European Union. Under this, all countries will tell each other that a drone is entering or what is its status.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that we have to protect our skies. For this, we need a ‘drone wall’. We cannot spend billions of dollars on missiles. Drones cannot be answered with missiles. So we are discussing the proposal of a drone wall. The cost for it will also be less. At present, it is not clear what the drone wall will actually look like, when it will be completed and how much it will cost. The experiences of Ukraine, which is currently confronting Russian drones, can also be used to prepare this wall.
