drone wall

English

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Noun

drone wall (plural drone walls)

  1. (military) A proposed defence system to prevent drones crossing a border, using radar, sensors, weaponry, etc.
    • 2025 May, “Estonian Organization Proposes 'Wall' to Keep Drones Out”, in National Defense, volume 109, number 858, page 22:
      An emerging initiative is calling for Eastern European countries to construct a Baltic drone wall, a concept that seeks to layer autonomous surveillance networks powered by AI, multi-layered counter-drone defenses, mobile and fixed anti-drone platforms and real-time operational oversight to fortify the eastern border of the European Union and NATO from enemy threats.
    • 2025 May 30, CNN Newsroom, spoken by Ben Hunte, via CNN:
      Ukraine is reportedly relying on state of the art technology to hold back expected Russian attacks this summer. Experts say Kyiv is scrambling to build what some call a drone wall designed to compensate for Russia's advantage in manpower.
    • 2025 November 17, Fred Harter, “Mysterious drone sightings are causing alarm across Europe”, in The Observer, The Sensemaker:
      The most ambitious initiative is a European-wide “drone wall” that can detect, jam and destroy Russian aerial vehicles. Plans are still vague but the bloc wants it to be ready by the end of 2027.
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