Iran war shows U.S. and allies were "slow to adapt" to drone warfare. Europeans are racing to catch up.

TL;DR

The war in Iran has highlighted the threat of drones and the unreadiness of U.S. and allied militaries to counter them.
European NATO allies, especially Poland, are taking the lead in anti-drone warfare, leveraging technology and experience from the war in Ukraine.
Poland is developing the SAN anti-drone program, described as the largest counter-UAS system in Europe, incorporating advanced radar, sensors, jammers, and weapons.
Traditional Western air defense radars are insufficient for detecting small, low-flying drones, necessitating specialized systems like those being developed by Poland.
The SAN system will include a mobile fleet of vehicles and platoons, designed for flexibility in covering large areas and detecting drones ranging from commercial hobbyist models to Iranian Shahed drones.
There is growing international interest in Poland's anti-drone technology, with potential for export to other NATO countries.
The shift to counter-drone defense raises complex force design questions for militaries, involving resource allocation and the future shape of armies.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy views the wars in Iran and Ukraine as connected, noting Iran's supply of drones to Russia.

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