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Before leaving Buchalatskiy KyIV at the end of last week, Russia fired nearly 600 drones and dozens of missiles against Ukraine, killing four people. The administrative partner of the D3 Defeense Tech Fund said at the London Flexibility Conference on Monday that such bombing had become a “daily fact” in Ukraine. But how, Bokhzatky asked, will London deal with a similar attack?

Such horror In the minds of NATO officials, they were advancing amid the escalation of tensions with Moscow and the recent penetrations in the Polish and Danish aircraft by drones, which are supposed to be Russian. In response, many NATO countries have been re -published urgently to Central Europe. but, As I mentionedThe Russians are increasingly adept in evading the best anti -Motisy systems.

The air defense at the top of the political agenda in Copenhagen called this week with European leaders discussing the creation of a regional drone wall to help in facing the Russian multi -stamp threat. “The idea of ​​hybrid war is our threat, division, and destabilizing our stability. To use drones one day, electronic attacks the next day, sabotage on the third day,” Danish Prime Minister, Metty FriedrixenFt said.

The European Union paper on the wall of the drone has identified the need to create a “multi -layer zone, from technically advanced systems with anti -operating anti -operating anti -procedure capabilities for detection, tracking and neutralization.” But the Ukraine experience shows how difficult it is to protect the infrastructure of the front end and the civilian infrastructure from drones.

At the flexibility conference, Ukrainian officers said that 100,000 people (more than a full -time Britain army) have now contributed to the air defenses in the country, as radar stations, tinnine, anti -Miste batteries, electronic warfare experts and drones. However, the Russians continue to overcome them.

Looking at the cheap, far -fetched and deadly, drones became the preferred weapon for Russia and Ukraine. Both sides used it in twisted ways. In June, Ukrainians fired drones from trucks Near Russian airports to destroy the bombers, which are 4,300 km from the border. And the French investigate Whether the latter drones in Denmark have been launched from an oil tanker from the “Shadow Fleet” in Moscow.

A lot of human ingenuity and capital are now invested in drone defenses. Many of the first defensive numbers in Europe, including Rheinmetall, Thales and Bae systems, develop increasingly advanced anti -baron systems. After previously avoided the defense sector, such as a circulating minefield, investment capital companies in North America and Europe are now enthusiastic with enthusiasm with large contracts. To date this year, VCS has invested 9.1 billion dollars in defensive startups in NATO countries compared to $ 6.5 billion in the entire 2024, According to the deal of the deal room. This has led to warnings From the drone.

Lorenz Maeer, CEO of Auterion American Defense Technology, expects the day when swarms of drones are increasingly drone for infiltrators in the same way that was scraped by channels from Spitfires to shoot down Nazi bombers during the Battle of Britain. Audion won the Pentagon contract of $ 50 million To supply 33,000 AI-GUIDANCE sets for Ukrainian drones. “You cannot build a modern technology without succeeding in fighting in Ukraine,” Mayer says. “If you are not in this innovation cycle, you will be left behind very quickly.”

This speed of innovation is one of the most wonderful aspects of Ukrainian drone development, It was also discovered in Kyiv earlier this year. But some Ukrainian startups lack capital to expand production. NATO governments must do more to support them and benefit from their experiences instead of investing in their initial numbers.

Even after the war, Serhiy Skoryk, the commercial director of the Ukrainian Kvertus company, KVERTUS, expects that there will be a great demand for anti -Baron anti -baron technology. It is believed that Russia has about 40,000 drones, some of whom can become the hands of criminals or terrorists who intend to smuggle drugs, targeted assassinations or mass attacks. Once the export restrictions are raised, Ukrainian companies can have a “great influence” in helping to face these threats, Skorrick says.

The lesson from Ukraine is that drone technology has already changed the rules of war and peace forever. The stark fact is that drone defenses will now require eternal vigilance, not just investing in emergency situations.

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