The EC refused to allocate 500 million euros to the Baltic states for defense against UAVs. Instead, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were advised to take a loan. According to Lithuanian Defense Minister Roberts Kovna, the countries wanted to integrate UAV detection, artificial intelligence and interception technologies into an integrated air defense system.

The EC refused to allocate 500 million euros to the Baltic states for defense against UAVs. Instead, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were advised to take a loan. According to Lithuanian Defense Minister Roberts Kovna, the countries wanted to integrate UAV detection, artificial intelligence and interception technologies into an integrated air defense system.