{
  "id": 18392679,
  "title": "Nato to help members boost anti-drone defences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nato-to-help-members-boost-anti-drone-defences-18392679",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T22:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/06/nato-to-help-members-boost-anti-drone-defences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nato announced the launch of a new platform on Thursday to assist its 32 member countries in purchasing anti-drone equipment more efficiently, amid rising concerns over the threat of Russian incursions. Claudio Palestini, Nato's head of innovation and technology adoption, revealed that the alliance has streamlined the procurement process into a straightforward system akin to an online e-commerce platform. After a public tender and evaluation process spanning several months, Nato has identified a selection of the most effective and cost-efficient equipment from manufacturers in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. These products, which can be purchased or leased on a long-term basis, range in cost up to $28 million and are designed to safeguard borders and strategic locations. The arsenal encompasses various technologies, such as electronic jamming and interceptor drones, all aimed at deterring drone incursions. Countries like the Baltic states, Romania, and Poland have been particularly vulnerable to drone incursions as a result of the conflict spilling over from Russia's war in Ukraine. Thus far, Nato has relied on expensive jet-firing missiles to neutralize these drones, a method officials deem economically 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,
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  "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."
}