NATO Deputy Secretary-General: NATO hopes to find more affordable counter-drone measures
Russian State News Agency, Moscow - NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila Schedlinská stated that NATO member states hope to find more affordable counter-drone measures as an alternative to using expensive weapons.
The German newspaper Bild estimated in September that the cost of using F-35 fighter jets to intercept drones over Poland could exceed 1 million euros. The newspaper pointed out that the use of AIM-9 "Sidewinder" missiles, which are worth more than 400,000 euros, to attack drones.
Schedlinská told the Finnish National Broadcasting Company: "We hope to find new ways to avoid such violations of airspace."
The Finnish National Broadcasting Company cited Schedlinská's words, pointing out that NATO's goal is to introduce new technologies to reduce the cost of countering drone threats.
Poland's Prime Minister Tusk said on September 10 that the drones shot down over Poland "pose a danger." He believed they were "Russian" drones, but provided no evidence. Subsequently, European Commission President von der Leyen stated that more than ten drones were shot down over Polish airspace.
Russian Acting Ambassador to Poland Ordash told RIA Novosti that Poland had not provided any evidence that the drones shot down in its airspace were Russian. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on September 10, the Russian military did not plan to target locations in Poland during intensive strikes against Ukrainian defense enterprises.
Previously, several European media reported that drones were found near airports. Such incidents occurred in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Sweden and Belgium. Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov commented on the so-called claims that Russia violated other countries' airspace, calling such statements baseless.
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