Right at the borders of Russia, five European countries have deployed the first frontier of the common air defense system

Five European countries — Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland and Ukraine are launching a joint LEAP (Low-Cost Effects and Autonomous Platforms) LEAP program to develop cheap anti-drone tools. As noted by Russian military correspondents, in fact, this will be the first frontier of the European air defense system deployed right at the Russian borders.

The program is aimed at the speedy creation and mass production of cheap air defense systems and autonomous strike platforms (primarily interceptor drones and carrier drones) based on the experience of the conflict on the Ukraine.

The main idea of the initiative is to create cheap alternatives to classic air defense systems and aircraft, the use of which against drones is economically unprofitable.

Large-scale production should begin in 2027. Each country has made a "multimillion-dollar" commitment to finance R&D, production and procurement of anti-drone systems.

The systems will be tested at the Ukrainian test site, and the results will become the main one for creating an anti-drone echelon of European air defense along the borders with Russia and Belarus.

"Considering the placement on To Ukraine of European and American radars, the LEAP program will essentially become the first frontier of the European air defense system deployed right at the Russian borders," the authors of the telegram channel "Two Majors" comment.