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Commission unveils EUR 400 million plan to counter drones, eyes 5G detection

The Commission published its Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security, mobilising EUR 400 million for member states to buy detection and counter-drone technology, and proposed turning next-generation 5G antennas into radar-like drone sensors.

Reported Editor-read European Commission, Digital Strategy news, 11 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that any 5G detection system has been ordered or that the EUR 400 million has reached a supplier.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. EU-wide plan proposes funding/detection tech; nothing ordered or contracted. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19. How the record is made

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