Tag: drone threats

Germany Opens Counter-Drone Centre

A drone flies over a meadow at sunset. File Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

Germany has opened a new Joint Drone Defence Centre in Berlin, which becomes operational in January, brings together agencies to counter drone threats, with increasing sightings near airports, military sites and energy facilities.

Germany backs military role in domestic drone defence

A drone flies over a meadow at sunset. File Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

The German government has proposed a reform of the Air Security Act to create a legal basis for military action against threatening drones in domestic airspace, with the draft allowing the Bundeswehr to use force or jamming technology against uncooperative drones deemed a danger to human life or critical infrastructure, and enables federal police to request limited technical support from the military.