https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/insight-europe-weighs-giving-utilities-infrastructure-companies-more-powers-to-bring-down-dronesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/insight-europe-weighs-giving-utilities-infrastructure-companies-more-powers-to-bring-down-droneshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/insight-europe-weighs-giving-utilities-infrastructure-companies-more-powers-to-bring-down-drones#u151667Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:51:46 +0000European governments are considering granting utilities and critical infrastructure operators expanded legal powers to detect, jam, and shoot down drones. This policy debate arises from a rising wave of drone incursions and hybrid attacks directed at European infrastructure since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Officials express deep concern that similar aerial attacks could knock out power systems for millions of citizens, mirroring frequent disruptions experienced in Ukraine. Ground teams are actively testing counter-drone systems at facilities such as a former flight-test base sout