Europe’s Defense Ambitions Reach Beyond ‘Drone Wall’

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Germany and France are looking to deploy space-based early warning satellites to plug a long-standing capability gap.

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Russian uncrewed air vehicle incursions into Polish and other airspace in recent months have put building a “drone wall” high on Europe’s agenda, but the region’s newfound appetite for air and missile defense stretches farther—into space. The European Commission (EC) underscored the scale of the...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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