Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 19 Dec 2025
on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges
To · adopted text· 22 Jan 2026
Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges
AI:What changed, in short
The changes of substance are limited to the strategic partnerships paragraph, which is removed and re-added unchanged, and the NATO coordination requirement, which is moved into the same paragraph as the open modular standards mandate.2389 The other changes are formal: decimal separators are updated and list numbering is adjusted.1456
4 changes of substance · 5 formal · 0 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
+8 added · −10 removed · 11 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 11 of 11: EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Removed:EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Removed:The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Ukraine, as well as by non-state actors such as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, has demonstrated how drone warfare is now a defining feature of both conventional and hybrid conflicts.
Removed:The October 2023 terrorist attacks against Israel and their regional repercussions further illustrated the proliferation of low-cost drone technologies in asymmetric theatres, posing a direct challenge to European preparedness and strategic stability.
Removed:The intensive use of Iranian drones, in both Ukraine and across the Middle East, further demonstrates the risk that mass proliferation of precision strike capability presents across both state and non-state actors against Member States.