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flag Five European nations launched LEAP in Feb 2026 to develop affordable, autonomous air defense systems against drone swarms, aiming for operational use by 2027.

flag In February 2026, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland launched the Low-Cost Effectors & Autonomous Platforms (LEAP) initiative to develop affordable, autonomous air defense systems, including drones and lightweight missiles, to counter low-cost aerial threats like drone swarms. flag Announced at an E5 meeting in Kraków, the program aims to deliver operational systems by 2027, leveraging lessons from Ukraine’s war, AI, and commercial technologies to enable rapid, scalable production. flag The effort reflects growing European push for defense autonomy amid concerns over U.S. reliability and rising regional threats, with participating nations committing multimillion-euro investments and expanding cooperation on defense innovation and procurement.

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