It confirmed that it is preparing an initiative to create a European “Wall” Wall against Drone). It is a system of detection and repulsion of unmanned aircraft along its external borders. This decision is reinforced by the repeated incidents of breach of the airspace of Member States, with the most recent being recorded in Denmark.
Speaking on behalf of the Commission, the spokesman for external cases Anita Hipper stressed that there is a worrying pattern of actions that can no longer be ignored: “Violations of the airspace of the Member States were no accident. There is a clear pattern, Russia is testing the European borders, controls our determination and undermines our safety. “
The Commission has confirmed that the initiative to install a “drone wall” is already at an advanced stage of planning. It is a technological infrastructure that will allow timely detection of drones and the possibility of their immediate response or interference. As the spokesman for the Defense Committee, Thomas Renie, explained, the project is still in the phase of technical evaluation and stressed that two will be its key elements: Drones detection with the use of sensors, radar and other technologies, and the reaction, that is, the ability to interfere with.
Asked about funding and the start of the initiative, Commission’s spokesman Thanf Gil stressed that “we cannot wait. We have to act quickly. There are already funds available through the Safe program. “
Von der Laien: “Our critical infrastructure is threatened”
For its part, European Commission President Ursula von der Laien said that the unmanned aircraft (drones) that stopped flights to Danish main Airport in Copenhagen were part of a “constant challenge on our borders”.
“Our critical infrastructure is in danger,” von der Layen said in a post on the social networking platform, adding that the events are still being investigated.
