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Europe Faces Expanding Hybrid Threats as Drone Incursions Test NATO’s Air Defence Resilience
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Europe Faces Expanding Hybrid Threats as Drone Incursions Test NATO’s Air Defence Resilience: A series of drone incursions. Defence-finance analysis; 5-page so…
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-11-06
A series of drone incursions and airspace violations across Europe since early autumn has raised new concerns over the continent’s air defence readiness and its exposure to hybrid warfare tactics.
The incidents — ranging from airspace breaches by Russian military jets to unidentified drone sightings over airports and military bases — have disrupted civilian operations and triggered coordinated responses from NATO air commands.
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