The moment
NATO faces a surge of hostile drones and electronic warfare that current defenses were not designed to defeat at scale, as seen in Ukraine and along the Alliance’s exposed flanks. The answer is an extensible “drone wall”: a layered, AI‑enabled, standards‑based protective mesh tied to NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) that detects, decides, and defeats drones quickly and affordably. This approach matches recent NATO policy direction and procurement momentum while avoiding the cost trap of expending exquisite (and expensive) missiles on low‑cost threats.