The European Commission rejected a request by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for 500 million euros to develop defense systems against UAVs. The European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrios Kovilios, stated that the Commission sent a response stating that it could not provide additional funding; He suggested instead that countries use the resources available under the bailout, which still holds €21 billion after its initial round of allocations. Furthermore, as reported by LRT, funding may be made available through the Integrated Border Management Fund, although the amounts will be significantly lower than the requested €500 million.

The European Commission rejected a request by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for 500 million euros to develop defense systems against UAVs. The European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrios Kovilios, stated that the Commission sent a response stating that it could not provide additional funding; He suggested instead that countries use the resources available under the bailout, which still holds €21 billion after its initial round of allocations. Furthermore, as reported by LRT, funding may be made available through the Integrated Border Management Fund, although the amounts will be significantly lower than the requested €500 million.