Commission Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security: Closer Ties with Industry

Closer ties between governments and industry Commission publishes the Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security

2026-02-16 Source: Press release Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space 1 min Reading Time

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On February 11th the European Commission published the Action Plan on Drone and Counter-Drone Security for a united approach against threats posed by malicious drones.

(Source: Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space)

The Action Plan is designed to support Member States through coordinated actions, complementing national measures and focused on key priorities: enhancing preparedness, boosting detection capacities, coordinating responses and strengthening the EU's defence readiness.

Strengthening Europe's defence readiness

This Action Plan will complement and support Member States in boosting Europe's defence readiness through innovation and industrial cooperation.

It will also step up its support to build a stronger drone ecosystem, fostering closer ties between governments and industry through the Drone Alliance with Ukraine. By accelerating the development of affordable defence technology and fast-tracking mass production, this work will form the basis of the European Drone Defence Initiative and Eastern Flank Watch initiative, a flagship project proposed in Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030.

EU funding programmes already support the technological development of drones and counter-drone capacities, notably through Horizon Europe, the European Defence Fund. The Commission will continue to support Member States financially through these instruments as well as through the European Defence Industry Programme and SAFE loans.

Next steps

The Commission will launch discussions with Member States on the proposed actions and key priorities, based on the principle of co-ownership. It will also work very closely with other actors, including industry and the European Parliament.

To coordinate implementation, the Commission will consider setting up with Member States a strategic mechanism connecting the different dimensions, and ensuring close cooperation with the Council.

The Commission also proposed that Member States appoint National Drone Security Coordinators, which will foster and oversee the national implementation of these actions.

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