Additional anti-drone protection will be installed around Lithuania’s LNG terminal in Klaipėda amid increased security concerns due to the Ukraine war, the state-owned manager of the facility says.
According to Klaipėdos Nafta (Klaipėda Oil, KN), the system it is now looking to purchase will be only part of a series of measures to increase the security of the facility.
“We have also assessed the need for additional physical security measures to complement the measures taken by the security authorities, and in this context, we are starting the procurement of technical equipment for anti-drone protection and it will complement the existing infrastructure,” KN told BNS.
The system will have to work by analysing incoming radio signals and will have to be able to block drones from using certain frequency channels. The protection will have to be activated when a drone appears in the surveillance area.
The decision to step up security was made in response to the existing geopolitical turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the company said.
Officers from the Public Security Service and other national security institutions are protecting the LNG terminal since the launch of its operations.
The terminal’s operator KN is deemed to be a company of strategic importance for Lithuania’s national security.
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