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The European Union has poured enormous resources into counter-drone technology, with investment growing sixfold in twenty twenty-five alone. But a confidential report seen by Euronews tells a sobering story — only one in three of those programmes is expected to deliver results by twenty thirty, with fragmented procurement and an industry simply struggling to keep pace with how fast drone technology is evolving.
That gap between ambition and capability feels particularly urgent given events on the ground. Houthi forces have now claimed a missile strike on Riyadh airport, following a separate drone attack just a day earlier that killed one person and disrupted flights into Thursday. The back-to-back strikes underscore how accessible drone and missile technology has become as a tool of asymmetric conflict.
European leaders are clearly watching closely. UK Prime Minister Burnham is meeting German Chancellor Merz in Berlin to discuss sabotage and cybersecurity threats, part of a broader conversation about hybrid warfare on the continent — with Germany pointing directly at Russia for a drone attack on Leipzig airport last August. The political and technological threads here are tightening fast.
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