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A brief airspace closure over El Paso and nearby New Mexico exposed the difficulties of safely deploying anti-drone tech in urban areas, with questions about laser-based interdiction, interagency communication, and civilian risk, prompting calls for new protocols and oversight.
Poland has signed a PLN 15 billion contract with a Kongsberg-PGZ consortium to develop and deploy the San counter-UAS system to defend its airspace from Russian drones; the package includes 18 anti-drone batteries, 52 firing platoons, 18 command platoons and about 703 vehicles, with initial deliveries due in 2026. Kongsberg’s share is about NOK 16 billion. The SAN program is part of a broader overhaul of Poland’s air defense alongside Narew, Pilica+ and Patriot systems, funded in part by EU SAFE loans.
Poland signed a two-year contract worth about €3.4–3.5 billion to develop the San anti-drone system, an unprecedented, integrated defense network described by Prime Minister Donald Tusk as a breakthrough for protecting Poland’s eastern border and NATO’s eastern flank. Led by PGZ with APS and Norway’s Kongsberg, the program will include 18 anti-drone batteries and 700+ vehicles, complementing the country’s existing layered air-defense network including Patriot, Narew, and Pilica.
Poland is investing over €2bn in anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border to counter Russian aerial threats, following recent drone incursions, with plans to complete the system within two years, amid heightened tensions and increased defense spending.
The UK is deploying anti-drone personnel and equipment to Belgium following recent drone sightings near airports and military bases, including a NATO and EU hub, with concerns over hybrid threats and spying operations. The move aims to bolster security amid multiple drone incidents that have disrupted airport operations and raised fears of espionage or hybrid warfare.
A video suggests that Putin's security detail was armed with a Yolka anti-drone interceptor during the Victory Day parade, indicating heightened drone defenses amid threats of aerial attacks, although the footage's authenticity cannot be independently verified.