Euro leaders debate how to better defend the continent’s airspace

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Euro leaders debate how to better defend the continent’s airspace
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press
Jun 19, 10:55 AM
A multirole jet fighter aircraft Dassault Rafale flies during the International Paris Air Show at the Paris Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Monday, June 19, 2023. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

PARIS (AP) — Defense ministers and other representatives of 20 European countries will hold a conference in Paris on Monday on how to better defend Europe’s airspace, a long-divisive issue that takes on new urgency because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The talks will include anti-drone combat and ballistic missile defense, French organizers said, noting that Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has shown the importance and effectiveness of such equipment. Nuclear weapons deterrence will also be on the agenda.

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