{"id":1219924,"date":"2025-09-17T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1219924"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:25:14","slug":"europe-turns-to-ukrainian-tech-to-build-drone-wall-against-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/europe-turns-to-ukrainian-tech-to-build-drone-wall-against-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Turns to Ukrainian Tech to Build \u201cDrone Wall\u201d Against Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>EU plans to spend billions of euros<\/strong> on creating a <strong>\u201cdrone wall\u201d<\/strong> along its eastern border using <strong>combat-tested Ukrainian technologies<\/strong>, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/060875fe-95cc-4cbb-bec9-654422b045fa\">Financial Times<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Recent <strong>Russian airspace violations<\/strong> in <strong>Poland and Romania<\/strong> exposed NATO\u2019s reliance on <strong>costly interception systems<\/strong> against <strong>cheap drones<\/strong> \u2014 a vulnerability Moscow could exploit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To close the gap, <strong>Brussels urged EU capitals<\/strong> to use <strong>EU funds for joint purchases<\/strong> of systems that have <strong>proven effective in Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong> said Europe must <strong>\u201cbuild a drone wall\u201d<\/strong> on its eastern flank. 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