Germany logs 1,000-plus suspicious drone flights as security agencies tighten defences - https://eutoday.net
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German reporting has framed the drone flights as more than a nuisance. Münch has said they may be used to collect information as well as to unsettle the

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Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) president Holger Münch said the BKA … described an “acute threat situation”, with sightings concentrated around military facilities and transport hubs, as well as defence companies and port infrastructure.

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The German government has responded with a new coordination structure. On 17 December, federal and state authorities inaugurated the Joint Drone Defence Centre (Gemeinsames Drohnenabwehrzentrum, GDAZ) in Berlin, intended to improve detection and the coordination of countermeasures. Until now, drone defence in Germany had been spread across multiple agencies; the new centre is designed to close gaps while leaving decision-making powers with the participating bodies.

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Alongside the new centre, Germany is expanding specialist capacity. A Federal Police counter-drone unit has been established and is expected to grow to 130 personnel. It will be deployed at airports, in Berlin and around security-sensitive sites nationwide, using equipment including AI-assisted jamming systems and automated interceptor drones.

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Industry has also reported rising demand for counter-drone systems. The German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) had recorded increased interest in detection and defence technology, with a survey indicating enquiries from civilian security actors and the Bundeswehr. The association called for clearer legal rules for both defensive measures and the use of drones by security authorities.

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Investigators have stopped short of attributing the flights to a specific country in every case. Münch said the authorities could not say with full certainty whether the activity was linked to Russian actors, citing the practical difficulty of identifying drone pilots and proving control or direction. In many incidents, he said, the pattern appeared consistent with state-directed operations.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in October that the German government believes Russia is behind many of the drone sightings over German territory.

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  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    1000… And at critical infrastructure or military sites. I guess they are waiting for it to become an actual problem? It sounds like a crysis already!

    • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Yes, that is the actual whole concept of deterrence and common defense pacts. You cannot in fact stop anybody from attacking you, but you can give them a good reason not to.

      So countries will in fact ignore useless provocations by morons trying to show their dumbed-down citizens how strong they are allegedly. If they actually want to attack, they can try and suffer the consequences.

      There is an actual reason Russia is loudly crying about being at war with NATO and how they will conquer all of Europe yet will not dare to do more than performing a big show of rediculous screaming and posturing.