French President Emmanuel Macron has urged European countries to seek more independence in their airspace Defence to Avoid Reliance on the US. Speaking at a conference in Paris, Macron called for a European-built airspace protection strategy, highlighting the urgency of the issue in the context of the war in Ukraine. The talks included anti-drone combat and ballistic missile defence, and nuclear weapons deterrence, and were attended by diplomats from Germany, the UK and Sweden, among others. Macron called for European defence equipment manufacturers to build independent military systems and relocate production on the continent.

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