Nato announces more air support to defend Poland against future Russian incursions
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France, Germany and Denmark to contribute fighter jets and other assets in mission also expected to involve UK

France, Germany and Denmark to contribute fighter jets and other assets in mission also expected to involve UK

France, Germany and Denmark will contribute fighter jets and other military assets to an enhanced defence of Poland against future Russian drone incursions, Nato leaders announced at a press conference on Friday.

The UK is also expected contribute to the Eastern Sentry mission, which will gradually be expanded across from the Arctic in the north to the Black Sea and Mediterranean in the south to better tackle Russian drones and missiles.

Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said: “In addition to more traditional military capabilities, this effort will also feature elements designed to address the particular challenges associated with the use of drones.”

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    151·
    8 hours ago

    Only three or four were said to have be shot down and one drone flew 160 miles into the country, forcing the closure of four airports.

    Uhhhh… that’s real bad. 250km into the country that they aren’t supposed to be in? WTF air defense?

    • khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      8 hours ago

      Yeah it’s piss poor. They shot down 4 out of 19. There’s some speculation that they didn’t want to reveal the location of air defence batteries but honestly it smells like ass coverage.

    • fullsquare@awful.systemsEnglish
      4·
      8 hours ago

      the explanation that was given at the time was that drones that were assessed as armed were shot down near border (like the one that blew off roof - it was strictly speaking debris after shootdown) but decoys were allowed to crash on their own

        • fullsquare@awful.systemsEnglish
          3·
          8 hours ago

          modern radar can measure speed, size, altitude of target and count turbine blades, allowing to figure out what it is. well, rotational speed of propeller in this case but logic is the same

          • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            21·
            8 hours ago

            So a laden drone is slower or using more throttle? That’s the only way I can figure they would do it 'cause it’s going to be hard to weigh something in the air in the next couple minutes.