# NATO air defenses need modern capabilities, general says

https://mins.news/en/item/106342

- TASS, 2026-10-19 13:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2204183

> NATO has consolidated regional air-policing missions and efforts to counter drones and missiles into a unified 360-degree air defense mission, but lacks the means to detect and intercept aerial targets, Lieutenant General Guillaume Thomas said. He called for modern command-and-control tools, sensors and effectors, and urged NATO countries to invest in developing and producing more air defense systems.