Continued intrusions into Polish airspace have led Poland and Romania to deploy a new system powered by artificial intelligence to defend against drones. The system, known as Merops, has been developed in the United States and has the advantage that it can be transported in a medium-sized van.
Furthermore, it is capable of detect and intercept drones using AI-guided navigation even when electronic or satellite communications are blocked, according to NATO military officials. “The goal is to arm the border with Russia so intensely that Moscow will be deterred from ever crossing it, from Norway in the north to Turkey in the south,” a NATO official said, according to reports. interestingengineering.
“What this system does is provide us with very precise detection”explained Colonel Mark McLellan, deputy chief of staff for operations at NATO Allied Land Command. “It is capable of locating drones and shooting them down at low cost. It is much cheaper than flying an F-35 to shoot them down with a missile,” he added.
The deployment of this system coincides with the project called “Drone Wall”, a network of 1,850 miles of security and anti-drone system that passes from Norway to Poland. “We see what Russia is doing in,” said Brigadier General Zacarías Hernández, NATO Deputy Chief of Staff. “We have to be prepared for that”he has sentenced.
