Macron calls for Europe to develop independent air defense system.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on European nations to build their own airspace protection strategy rather than relying on a system built from American and Israeli components. Macron made his case for Europeans building their own airspace protection strategy rather than relying on a system built from American and Israeli components as he delivered the closing speech of a conference in Paris gathering defense ministers and other representatives of 20 European countries. The talks included anti-drone combat and ballistic missile defense, French organizers said, noting that Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has shown the importance and effectiveness of such equipment.