Event 36bd6f19-6bd4-48ed-ba94-05f8b53e845c

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Estonia

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609520113/estonia-boosts-12-million-dro...

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1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Estonia boosts €12 million drone wall to counter eastern border threats

Description

Estonia is ramping up its efforts to detect and counter drones along its eastern border with a €12 million 'drone wall' project aimed at protecting against cross-border threats and hybrid tactics, particularly from neighboring Russia.

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The state is ramping up efforts to detect and counter drones along Estonia's eastern border and around its major towns and critical or sensitive infrastructure zones.

Known as the 'drone wall', the project will involve spending up to €12 million on technical equipment, including radar and camera systems, and anti-drone countermeasures.

Many of the challenges... are hybrid in nature, with incidents of drones being used for intelligence gathering, smuggling or to cause other disruptions.

Related URLs

https://news.err.ee/1609520113/estonia-boosts-12-million-drone-wall-to-counter-eastern-border-threats

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609520113/estonia-boosts-12-million-drone-wall-to-counter-eastern-border-threats

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