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NATO faces rising pressure to authorize shooting down Russian aircraft after repeated airspace violations, with Poland downing over a dozen drones on Sept. 10, officials said.
- NATO's Military Committee signalled that leaders weigh shifting from air policing to air defence, allowing more aggressive actions including shooting down intruding aircraft, while stressing defense of alliance territory.
- Repeated intrusions by Russian aircraft have sparked debate after Poland, Romania, and Estonia reported incursions earlier this month.
- Highlighting costs, Gerhartz noted that shooting down $2,000 to $3,000 drones with million-dollar missiles is unsustainable, and a 400 percent increase in air and missile defence could be met very soon.
- NATO launched operation Eastern Sentry, deploying British, Danish, French and German air defences, while France, Germany and Sweden agreed to supply Denmark with counter-drone systems ahead of two Copenhagen summits and the United Kingdom announced Project Octopus.
- Moscow has denied several alleged incursions and Russia's ambassador to France, Alexei Meshkov, warned downing a Russian aircraft risks war, while some NATO member governments fear escalation.
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op-online.deNATO is tightening its course against Russia. Drones and jets will be shot down in the future. Great Britain is planning a drone wall.
NATO weighs downing Russian aircraft after airspace violations
NATO leaders are weighing a significant change in their posture toward Russia after a surge of airspace violations across the alliance’s eastern flank. In recent weeks, Russian aircraft — mostly drones but also fighter jets — have repeatedly intruded into NATO territory, from Poland and Romania to Latvia and Estonia. On Sept. 10, Poland shot down more than a dozen drones, some of which appeared to be heading toward the U.S. F-35 base at Lask. R…
Several European leaders have begun to publicly express the possibility of shooting down Russian aircraft if they enter NATO space and conclude that they are a threat. It is a message of deterrence to Russia after several recent incursions. At the same time, if such an episode really happened, NATO and the EU could be on the verge of direct conflict with Russia.
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