Europeans are remembering the value of homeland air defense.
Belgium will defend the Antwerp region with NASAM air defense missiles to defeat a drone threat:
Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the Port of Antwerp-Bruges will get its own anti-aircraft defenses by next year, as the Belgian government moves to fortify one of Europe's most critical trade gateways.
The title says the defense will be with anti-aircraft guns. But the text says missiles. I say guns are the way to go for volume against lots of cheap suicide drones. But missiles will work against more expensive threats.
Still, Belgium is rightly restoring priority for air defense as a logical response to the new threats. We need to protect those land corridors from the ports to NATO's eastern front. If the Winter War of 2022 and the Iran War of 2026 aren't driving home the lesson, I don't know what will.
NOTE: TDR Winter War of 2022 coverage continues here.
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