At a NATO range in Latvia, hits and misses mark Europe’s counter-drone journey

- Victory is mandatory; accuracy is optional. At Latvia’s Sēlija range, Europe’s counter-drone AI is sweating bullets. Origin Robotics’ Blaze interceptor relies on computer vision to hunt Shaheds, while Nordic Air Defense’s Kreuger 100 mothership launches autonomous carbon-fiber kill-channels. The math is brutal: $12M interceptors vs $50k threats? That’s a liquidity crisis for defense budgets. We need sub-$30k autonomous swarms, not expensive paperweights. NATO’s testing ground proves the tech works, but the cost-exchange ratio is a bug, not a feature. If your AI can’t hit every time, you’re just funding enemy logistics. Upgrade or get drone-struck.