One of the Europe’s largest contrary defense companies warned that the increasing number of drones inherades its secrets of production facilities, and called on the establishment of clear rules on their disruption and crash.
– We see more drones than a few months ago, “Alain Quevrin said, director Thales Belgium.
He especially pointed out frequent folders above the Evegnée Fort plant in the eastern region of Liège, the only object in Belgium with permission to assemble and storage explosives for caliber 70 mm, written political.
His statements come at the time when increased reports on unmanned spacecraft across Europe, including Poland, Romania, Germany, Norway and Denmark.
Some drones, like those who headed Poland and Romania, were of Russian origin, while for other origins, it is difficult to determine. In response, Copenhagen has temporarily banned drones flights last week, while NATO launched the Eastern Sentry program for solving critical gaps in the contrary defense of the Alliance.
– We will worry about these events, “Quevrin said, at the time that the company was rapidly working on the redouble capacities for non-devoved and laser missile FZ275 – to 70,000 pieces in the coming years, provided there is clear demand.
The French multinational company has invested a huge effort in the installation of the detection system across its plants, he explained. Thales states that he could use devices to interfere with the signal to disable drones, but “Legally not allowed,” Quevrin said. One of the problems in drone break is the risk of harm or injury in decline.
Countries like Belgium must now clearly define which is the correct procedure in such situations, including the boundaries of police responsibility and companies.
– The proceedings must be specified – said Quevrin, while dozens of technicians carefully compiled the company’s recognizable ammunition in sterile white laboratory workshops behind glass partitions.
“That’s the situation we all have to face,” he said.
Quevrin said that Thales Belgium recorded an incredible demand for his missiles, until NATO seeks to secure the sky above Europe. Most current production goes for Ukraine. Rockets produced in HERSTAL and Évegnée Fort can be used against drones, laser-guided versions target larger spacecraft, such as Iranian shahedas, while distorted missiles release thousands of steel balls for slods of smaller drones at low altitudes.
In recent weeks, NATO has faced sharp criticisms because of the way the airspace injuries, after the fighter planes of the Alliance used multimillion rockets for the crashes made of wood and foam, whose price is around $ 10,000.
Thales received dozens of requests for their missiles from the incidents in Poland, Quevrin said, pointing out that the Rockets of Rocks use NATO standards and can be integrated into existing weapons systems.
– It’s a plug-and-play solution for more and more kinds of goals – he added.
Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland are among the Company’s main NATO clients, which claims that its missiles are four times cheaper than the market competitive market. However, in order to satisfy the demand, Quevrin emphasized that the EU must help the industry overcome another obstacle – the establishment of the bodies that would coordinate cross-border projects and procurement for companies and governments.
The EU is legally prevented from directly funding weapons and military equipment, but has launched the initiatives to facilitate the common supply of weapons among Member States, including the program of SAFE worth 150 billion euros, based on weapons procurement loans.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
