{
  "id": 18391659,
  "title": "Nato to help members boost anti-drone defences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nato-to-help-members-boost-anti-drone-defences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T22:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/06/nato-to-help-members-boost-anti-drone-defences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has unveiled a new platform to assist its 32 member countries in acquiring anti-drone equipment more swiftly. Concerns over Russia's aggressive actions have heightened these security worries. Claudio Palestini, NATO's head of innovation and technology adoption, unveiled the alliance's plan as a streamlined e-commerce-style system for purchasing effective technology. After several months of public bidding and evaluation, NATO has chosen a selection of the most efficient and cost-effective solutions from firms in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. The equipment, priced at up to $28 million, is available for purchase or long-term rental by NATO countries. It encompasses a variety of technologies, such as electronic jamming and interceptor drones, to safeguard borders and strategic sites. The Baltic states, Romania, and Poland have experienced drone incursions stemming from the conflict in Ukraine, prompting NATO to implement jets armed with costly missiles to neutralize the cheaper drones, which officials deem unsustainable in the long term.",
  "summary": "Nato nations including the Baltic states, Romania and Poland have faced a series of drone incursions as a spillover from Russia's war on Ukraine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}