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Rutte says NATO must develop cheaper drone defenses
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in Brussels that the alliance needs to develop lower-cost methods to counter drones. Rutte stressed that drone incidents on NATO's eastern flank demonstrate Russia's dangerous and irresponsible actions.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at a press conference with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs at NATO headquarters in Brussels that the alliance must develop cheaper methods to counter drones.
Rutte stated that drones cannot continue to be shot down with extremely expensive interceptor missiles in the long term. He stressed that developing defense methods with a cost comparable to the drones themselves is therefore essential.
Drone incidents on NATO's eastern flank
Rutte recalled the drone incidents on NATO's eastern flank, saying they demonstrate Russia's dangerous and irresponsible actions. He also said these developments once again highlight NATO's resolve and capacity for deterrence and defense.
Rutte conveyed the message that in this picture, "no ally stands alone in NATO."
Defense message for the Ankara Summit
Rutte explained that the Ankara Summit on July 7-8 will focus on concrete results. He stated that increasing defense investments, strengthening defense production, and maintaining strong support for Ukraine will be addressed at the summit.
Calling on allies to go further and move faster, Rutte said the world is facing a more dangerous environment.
Rutte also noted that NATO is determined to rapidly deploy anti-drone technologies. He recalled that late last year the alliance announced a package of measures to expand and accelerate its counter-drone capability.
Rutte said he expects similar new initiatives to be announced at the NATO Summit in Ankara. He stated they are focused on turning rapid experimentation and testing processes into real operational capabilities, with the goal of fielding low-cost counter-drone methods.
He said these methods aim to neutralize low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles, drone swarms, forces, airspace, and countries before they are threatened.
Rutte reported that NATO recently conducted exercises on ground-based interception systems in this context, and said that while the exact timing of the transition from the experimental phase to operational use cannot be predicted, the process is ongoing.
Rutte said more systems will come online over time, meaning the alliance will become increasingly less dependent on extremely expensive traditional interception systems.
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