After multiple drone incursions by Russia, the EU has belatedly swung into action with plans for a ‘drone wall’ – a mimic of the Israeli ‘Iron Dome’ – along the 3,000 km eastern front of the union’s territories by 2027. Last month, Nato deployed F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, helicopters and a Patriot air defence system, collectively worth billions of dollars, to respond to a swarm of Russian Gerbera drones above Poland.

Whether used by terror cells or militarised nations, drones are cheap, simple to fly and easy to pack with explosives

But while the EU builds the ‘wall’, the barbarian is already inside the gates. No threat – be it Russia, or anyone else – needs to launch drones in their own territory to cause a mass casualty attack here, they can do so using drones bought legally on the hi

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