In Lithuania, a particular air defence unit has been redeployed nearer to the border with Belarus because of the drone risk.
Supply: Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Raimundas Vaikšnoras, cited by Lithuanian TV channel TV3, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Vaikšnoras attended a gathering convened by President Gitanas Nausėda after an incident during which a drone entered Lithuanian territory from Belarus.
Following the assembly, Vaikšnoras mentioned: "Air defence measures have been bolstered, and an air defence battalion able to detecting and, if obligatory, destroying varied threats has been redeployed nearer to the border".
Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė, who additionally participated within the assembly, famous that the present airspace surveillance capabilities are inadequate to detect low-flying objects.
"We lack radars able to figuring out small, manoeuvrable targets in advanced climate circumstances," she mentioned.
The minister added that the proposed modifications embrace bettering airspace surveillance techniques, buying new tools and accelerating ongoing procurements.
Background:
- On the morning of 28 July, Lithuanians residing close to the Belarusian border reported to the police that they’d seen and heard one thing resembling a drone. Video footage from one witness advised it may need been a Shahed-type drone.
- Šakalienė advised that the drone may have entered Lithuanian territory because of the impression of Ukrainian digital warfare techniques.
- The commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces added that extra air defence techniques can be deployed nearer to the Belarusian border and that from subsequent 12 months Lithuania would start utilizing a Ukrainian acoustic drone detection system.
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