It is no longer a secret that Russia flirts with the thought of attacking NATO. In April, Russian abroad intelligence chief Sergei Naryszkin said that Poland and the Baltic States — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — “would have suffered first”If there was a conflict between Russia and NATO. According to British military expert Ed Arnold, the attack could take place as early as 2027.
NATO has realized the danger, so it will massively arm its east flank and strengthen its borders. In consequence to the ongoing war in Ukraine and the threat from Moscow, a fresh comprehensive defence initiative was launched. It besides includes unmanned aircraft that have become an integral part of modern warfare.
An early informing network on NATO's east flank
The Drone Wall task assumes a continuous layer of unmanned air systems extending from Norway to Poland and utilizing state-of-the-art technology to defend against intruders. It informs “Newsweek”.
The Drone Wall is intended to service as a permanent network of early informing and reconnaissance along the east flank of NATO, peculiarly in delicate border areas with Russia. It is intended to guarantee regional control of supervisory technologies and to counter conflicts.
Several arms companies are active in the project. This initiative besides reflects the increasing shift in the European defence strategy towards greater independence. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the US has been reluctant to act as a guarantor of Europe's security.
Germany leads the ambitious plan. The task involves six NATO countries bordering Russia – Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Several European arms companies are working on the “wall of drones”, including the German company Helsing, which bases its weapons systems on artificial intelligence. The CEO of Gundbert Scherf believes in the "plan of the drone wall" on the east flank of NATO. "If we are stationed there in large numbers, we will focus on asymmetric capabilities and concentrate tens of thousands of combat drones there, it will be a very credible, conventional deterrent," said Deutschlandfunk radio.
In Poland, where the border with Russia is to be converted into a fortress in the coming years, the “wall of drones” will most likely be integrated into the defence strategy “East Tarcza”. Work's on.
