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NATO is preparing to strengthen its eastern flank with a multi-layered defense line made up of robots, sensors and automated weapons systems in response to threats from Russia and Belarus, according to a senior alliance official.
Speaking to Germany’s Welt am Sonntag, NATO Allied Land Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Lowin said the alliance plans to significantly reinforce its eastern border within two years.
Lowin said the planned system would be deployed primarily along the Russia-Belarus border in NATO’s eastern member states.
It would include technical barriers, reconnaissance sensors, robots and weapons depots, forming a layered defensive zone that potential adversaries would have to overcome.
The system is designed to be remotely controlled or semi-automated and to operate with minimal personnel on the ground, he said.
According to Lowin, the robotic defense zone will be equipped with advanced technologies, including satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, reconnaissance aircraft and digital data-gathering devices.
The system is expected to function largely automatically and is planned to be completed by the end of 2027, he said.
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