Don’t miss it The complete story, Emma Burrows’s report in the Associated Press is the basis of this AI-assisted article.
Russia’s drones violated Polish airspace in 19 separate incidents this week, marking the first time NATO has hired enemy targets within its territory and exposed vulnerability in the alliance’s drone defense capabilities.
Some key facts:
•Polish authorities detected 19 drones that violated the airspace, prompting fighter jets and Patriot defense systems to prompt a one-million-dollar military response.
• With the help of NATO allies, up to four drones were shot down, invading 554 kilometers into Polish territory in a few hours of invasion.
• Russia has launched at least 35,698 attack drones to Ukraine since January, according to the Associated Press analysis of Ukrainian Air Force data.
•This marks the first time that NATO Airlines has entered an enemy target within NATO countries, representing a significant escalation.
• Military experts believe that multiple violations may have been intentional, rather than accidental, and may have been designed to test the design of NATO drone response capabilities.
• Current NATO air defenses are designed for fast-moving missiles, rather than small plastic or fiberglass drones without effective reflective radars.
•The economic response is disproportionate, and millions of dollars of missiles are used for tens of thousands of drones.
•Drone debris was found at 16 locations in Poland, indicating that several drones may have escaped detection and interception.
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