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From · draft committee report· 15 Sept 2025
on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges
To · 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
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Part 11 of 11: EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
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.
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.
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.