EU Leaders to Discuss Drone Wall After Russia Incursions
Drones hang on the wall during a class for students to learn to assemble and fly drones in Kyiv region on Sept. 3.
Photographer: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesEuropean Union leaders meeting in Copenhagen this week will discuss a slate of flagship defense projects, including a European drone wall and an air-defense shield.
The plans have gained urgency following a wave of incursions into NATO airspace by Russian aircraft. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, laid out its proposals in a paper published Monday as part of a strategy to get the bloc to close gaps in the continent’s defense by 2030.