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Current NATO air defenses are largely set up to detect and neutralize fast-moving targets like cruise and ballistic missiles, Withington said. They are not designed to track small drones, often made from fiberglass or plastic, which don’t reflect radar waves in the same way as a metal missile, he said."

If Russia wanted to test Nato defences, the alliance was ready, with coordinated military action against the drones over Poland and an urgent meeting under Article 4.”

The Ukrainians are a really good example for this because they’ve taken that holistic view. They’ve got a [central] digital targeting hub now and they’re very much exploiting that idea of connecting as many different sensors and effectors as possible.”