【Drone "Ghost" Causes Panic in Europe】 Recently, drones have disrupted the normal operations of Munich Airport, and it has been reported that 15 drones "visited" the airspace above the Elsenborn military base in Belgium.
Are these drones from a certain country? Europe points fingers at someone, but Russia denies it. At the Valdai Discussion Club, when Putin was asked about the cloud of drones over Europe, he did not confirm or deny whether Russia was involved, which further increases the strategic deterrence against Europe.
Compared to traditional strategic bomber patrols, deploying drones is cheaper and less likely to be detected, but it can still achieve the following two important strategic objectives:
First, conduct reconnaissance on military bases, shipyards, oil refineries, and government buildings of potential hostile countries. Once the war officially breaks out, this intelligence could be used to strike the enemy.
Second, create panic and cause significant economic losses for the other side. The disruption caused by drones at just one airport, Munich, affected the schedule of 3,000 flights. If similar incidents occur simultaneously at multiple airports, the cumulative effect will trigger a chain reaction: the number of delays and cancellations will skyrocket, ultimately leading to a complete collapse of European air transport.
How big would the losses be? In 2010, the eruption of an Icelandic volcano caused a week-long shutdown of flights in Northern Europe, resulting in the cancellation of 104,000 flights and airlines losing nearly $2 billion.
If drone harassment activities were to repeat every few weeks, it could lead to a long-term aviation collapse in Europe.
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