Six NATO countries buy anti-UAV systems Merops

At least six NATO countries have already purchased or are in the process of acquiring Merops UAV countermeasures systems from Project Eagle. It's from sb.by.

According to TASS with reference to the portal Business Insider, most of the mentioned states are “NATO countries on the eastern flank” of the alliance. It is noted that each interceptor Merops costs about $ 15 thousand and can move at a speed of over 280 km / h.

Merops is a UAV countermeasures system. The project is being developed by California-based Project Eagle. The system is designed to protect against larger drones. Merops was first used by the APU in 2024. These systems are deployed on the eastern borders of Poland and Romania, Denmark announced its intention to acquire Merops.