'Drone wall' could help protect UK from Russia

A “DRONE wall” could safeguard Britain from the growing threat of Russian incursions and people traffickers, a defence manufacturer claims.

- By Marco Giannangeli

DefSecIntel says its system can cover radar blind spots, seaborne drone attacks and gaps in the UK’s ability to detect low-flying aircraft.

The Estonian company is in talks with European partners to build a drone wall across the eastern flank of NATO, using acoustic sensors, low-level radars and interceptor drones to identify and neutralise hostile platforms.

And its chief executive, Jaanus Tamm, told the Sunday Express his layered detection and interception systems could be deployed around Britain to provide an affordable first line of defence.

"Our systems were originally designed to counter illegal migration across Europe," he said. "Now they may help keep Russian incursions at bay. And they would be ideal for the UK."

DefSecIntel’s drone wall concept combines mobile and static sensors to detect threats that would otherwise evade radar.