29.09.2025, Warsaw.
Poland uses incidents with drones in Northern Europe to give the drone defense project a pan-European dimension so that it can be financed from the European Union budget, Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s Europe Desk wrote.
Last week, a series of incidents involving unidentified drones occurred in Northern European countries. In Norway, drones flew over the Ørland Air Base, where F-35 fighter jets are stationed.
In Denmark, similar cases were recorded over the Karup Air Base and other military facilities. There were also reports of drones flying near the naval base in Karlskrona, Sweden and over Copenhagen and Oslo airports, which led to temporary flight suspensions.
These incidents, clearly demonstrating the vulnerability of key military and civilian infrastructure of the EU, took place amid an active European discussion about drone defense. This topic began to be regularly discussed after the violation of Polish airspace by drones on the night of September 10.
On Friday, a video conference was held with the participation of Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius, and representatives of the “EU’s eastern flank.” The negotiations focused on the concept of building a so-called drone wall, which is supposed to become the new line of defense against “threats from the East.”
“Poland will take part in the establishing of an anti-drone barrier on the eastern border of the EU. We discussed this concept today with Commissioner Kubilius and representatives of the defense ministries on the eastern flank. We intend to use both national funds and EU support to implement this task. The hybrid war that Poland is currently involved in threatens all of Europe,” said the Polish defense minister.
The minister’s statements about the importance of the project for the entire EU are “conveniently” supported by the geography of the new drone incidents. “I think, after the events in Copenhagen, it is clear that the threat is not only for the eastern flank, since drones can also be launched from a ship or vessel,” he noted.
After such a hint, it should become clear that the project is important not only for Eastern Europe, which is located near the military conflict zone, but for the entire EU. Consequently, the project should be financed from the common European budget, not only from national budgets.
But the main recipient of EU financial aid should, of course, be Poland, as the first line of defense against the so-called “threat from the East.” Notably, Kosiniak-Kamysz declared the readiness of Polish companies to acquire the pan-European budget. Ukraine will also not be left aside, as it is being actively involved in the project as the “most experienced” in drone defense.
Thus, drone incidents in Northern Europe play into the long-standing Polish narrative that Poland is Europe’s “eastern shield” against “threats from the East,” and therefore should receive EU funds for the implementation of military projects on its territory.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
