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NATO Forces Use Drones to Bolster Eastern Europe Defense

11/21/2025

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NATO Intercepts Drones

U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies intercepted drones in Poland using interceptor drones launched from pickup trucks.
The exercise, part of NATO's Operation Eastern Sentry, aims to bolster air defenses in Eastern Europe amid drone threats.
Brig. Gen. Curtis King described the interceptor drones as cost-effective and lethal against one-way attack drones.

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Merops Enhances NATO Defense

Merops, a US-made counter-drone system under the American Project Eagle initiative, has achieved over 1,000 kills of Shahed drones in Ukraine.
The system integrates a ground control station, a launch platform, and the Surveyor interceptor drone.
Merops is being delivered to NATO allies to bolster frontline defenses.
The low-cost package aims to strengthen NATO's capabilities against drone threats.

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NATO Intercepts Drones

U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies intercepted drones in Poland using interceptor drones launched from pickup trucks.
The exercise, part of NATO's Operation Eastern Sentry, aims to bolster air defenses in Eastern Europe amid drone threats.
Brig. Gen. Curtis King described the interceptor drones as cost-effective and lethal against one-way attack drones.

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