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Marcelina Burzec

E5 defence ministers in Krakow say 'Europe has woken up'

Europe's five largest defence spenders announced a joint programme on Friday to develop low-cost drones and autonomous platforms, drawing on Ukrainian battlefield experience from nearly four years of Russia's all-out invasion.

Defence ministers from Poland, France, Germany, Italy and the UK met in Krakow to launch the Low-Cost Effectors and Autonomous Platforms (LEAP) initiative.

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