RIGA, Latvia — In a nondescript factory on the edge of Latvia’s capital, a small team is trying to solve a continental-sized problem: How can Europe protect itself from swarms of Russian attack drones ?

Used on an almost nightly basis in the war in Ukraine , a spate of mysterious drone incursions above airports and sensitive sites has also highlighted Europe’s vulnerability to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and sparked alarm that NATO nations are unprepared to defend themselves from the cheap but effective weaponry.

As a result, European leaders have backed plans for a “drone wall,” a network of sensors and weapons to detect, track and neutralize intruding UAVs, and in Riga, the team at a small tech company called Origin is on the forefront of this new, high-tech battleground.

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