NATO is already working on unifying emergency response plans of member countries in the event of an intrusion into their airspace, Spanish daily El Mundo reports.

“The goal is to give pilots the confidence to open fire,” a diplomatic source told the newspaper. “There have been cases when pilots were ready to fire at a drone, but the protocol of the country over whose territory it was flying did not allow it, or there was uncertainty.”

In this regard, the aforesaid daily claims that NATO aims to harmonize the respective protocols of member states—particularly those closest to Russia.

The regulation stipulates that the rules of the country whose airspace is violated must be followed.

“These are decisions that are made quickly, and there’s no time to verify instructions,” the source added. “We need to have a clear and coordinated protocol.”

The matter of unifying emergency response plans is expected to be discussed at the meeting of NATO defense ministers to be held next week in Brussels.