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Mapping European Enterprises and Technologies for Low-Cost Counter-UAS
What capability problem does Mapping European Enterprises and Technologies for Low-Cost Counter-UAS address for European deterrence, readiness and strategic autonomy?
Russia’s persistent drone incursions are designed less to cause physical damage than to probe the cohesion and endurance of Western defense.
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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13
Russia’s persistent drone incursions are designed less to cause physical damage than to probe the cohesion and endurance of Western defense. Each low-cost drone launched by Moscow forces NATO states to mobilize expensive missiles or fighter sorties, reinforcing a cost-exchange imbalance that risks undermining the sustainability of European defense commitments. The challenge is no longer only technical—interceptors can be built—but fundamentally economic and political.
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