The leaders of the European Union will meet in Copenhagen on Wednesday at an informal summit where they will jointly respond to fresh airspace violations. peculiar attention will be paid to the intrusion of Russian drones into Poland and another incidents threatening the safety of associate States.
António Costa, the host of the EU summits, announced a extremist increase in defence capacity by 2030 as part of an ambitious plan to set up Europe. Leaders will discuss the road map of essential defence investments prepared by the European Commission.
Urgent defence projects
In a letter to the leaders, the European Commission identified 2 flagship projects requiring "special urgency". The Drone Wall and the east Flanka defender "should be realized immediately" in connection with continued military aggression to Ukraine.
"There is an urgent request for mass and coordinated investments in pan-European projects that will defend Europe as a full from these burning threats" - said the European Commission. The projects are expected to respond to expanding threats to the east borders.
Advanced Drone Wall
The Drone Wall will be designed as a multi-layer, deep region of high-tech systems. According to the European Commission, it will be equipped with interoperable anti-drone capabilities to detect, track and neutralise and to attack ground targets.
The strategy is to be based on Ukrainian combat experiences, where the key lesson is the request for innovative drone ecosystems. The Commission underlines the request to make scalable production capacity and continuous technological development.
Comprehensive east Flanka Guard
The east Flanka defender will strengthen the east borders against land, air and sea threats. The task will be full complementary to NATO activities and based on 4 key elements.
The first component is land defence covering fortification and defence systems against mobility and ground fighting capabilities. Further elements include the detection and defence of the drone, maritime safety in the Baltic and Black Sea, and situational awareness based on space data.
Additional flagship projects
In addition to 2 urgent projects, the European Commission has identified the Air Defence Shield and Space Shield as further flagship initiatives. All projects are to radically increase associate States' defence capacity by the end of the decade.
In October, the leaders will meet again at the summit in Brussels. The aim will be to discuss in item the European Commission's road map on the essential defence investments.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
