Layered defenses would comprise machine guns, cannons, missiles, and drone-jamming systems, according to the deputy minister of defense.

In response to what officials claim are frequent Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace, Poland has announced plans to finish new anti-drone defenses along its eastern border within the next two years.

The new system will start working in a few months, according to Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk.

“We anticipate having the system’s initial capabilities in around six months, if not sooner. Additionally, it will take 24 months to finish the entire system, he informed the Guardian.

The project, which is anticipated to cost over €2 billion ($2.3 billion), will incorporate new air defense systems into a line of border fortifications that were built almost ten years ago.

He claims that machine guns, cannons, missiles, and drone-jamming equipment will be part of the layered defenses. “Some of stuff is for use only in extreme or war scenarios,” he continued.

The announcement comes after over a dozen suspected Russian drones penetrated Polish airspace in September.

Some of the drones were shot down by Polish and NATO jets, and the debris damaged structures.

Additionally, Tomczyk stated that the majority of the money for the “drone wall” will come from European sources via the SAFE defense loan program, with minor contributions coming from Poland’s state budget.

The Guardian cited him as saying, “The truth is that Europe is not at risk of war in the conventional, strict sense of the word as long as Ukraine is defending itself and fighting Russia.”

But he cautioned that instead, “provocations and acts of sabotage” will befall Europe.