Defense giants welcomed Europe's push to establish a drone wall on the region's eastern flank, saying the flagship policy will help to counter a rapidly increasing security challenge.

Dozens of political leaders convened in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday to thrash out how to bolster the European Union's defenses — and, perhaps most importantly, how to finance and operate these projects.

Swedish defense manufacturer Saab said it welcomed initiatives designed to strengthen Europe's defense capabilities, adding that it "would be happy" to discuss how the defense industry can contribute to the proposed drone wall.

"It is clear that the drone threat is rapidly increasing in civilian as well as military contexts and that a collaborative European effort could effectively meet this threat

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