NATO counter-drone tests in Latvia show Europe still cannot reliably stop Russian drones
At a NATO testing range in Latvia, European startups demonstrated new interceptor drones with mixed results, missing targets as often as hitting them. A Latvian officer warned drone technology is outpacing the defenses built to stop it, while a widening cost gap leaves cheap atta
Europe still cannot reliably stop the drones crossing its eastern border. At a NATO testing range in central Latvia, European startups showed off their newest interceptor drones with mixed results. A Latvian officer warned drone technology is running ahead of the systems built to counter it. A Russian Shahed can cost as little as 15,000 dollars while the interceptors fired at it run into the millions. Ukraine built 100,000 interceptor drones last year, and NATO is opening five new ranges to test these systems faster.