NATO governments should prioritise counter-drone capabilities over additional conventional weapons platforms

Security arrangement under which states commit to treat an attack on one as an attack on all, obliging joint response. Underpins alliances such as NATO and provisions of the UN Charter, making shared deterrence and coordinated military planning central instruments of international stability.

The NATO Innovation Fund identified counter-drone technology and space-based surveillance as investment priorities shaped by the Ukraine war. The fund is expanding its presence in Warsaw and seeking companies developing technologies relevant to NATO's eastern flank. Its activities concern investment rather than operational deployments.