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 "slug": "eda-european-vigilant-shield-downed-weaponised-drone-santa-margarida-2027-2028",
 "title": "EDA's European Vigilant Shield Rehearses Downed Drone Reactions — Tabletop at Santa Margarida, Wargame in 2027, Field Trial in 2028",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/eda-european-vigilant-shield-downed-weaponised-drone-santa-margarida-2027-2028/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-07T20:44:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-08T20:45:05.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrussels, 7 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The European Defence Agency reported on 7 October a tabletop exercise, European Vigilant Shield, at the Santa Margarida military camp in Portugal, on the response once a weaponised drone has been brought down\n * Specialists in counter-drone operations, command and control, CBRN defence, explosive ordnance disposal, technical exploitation and military law worked through scenarios: assessing threats, making devices safe, handling hazardous ma",
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  "drones-uav",
  "nato-eu-defense-initiatives"
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