Overview
- Flights at Bremen were suspended for about an hour Sunday evening after a drone was seen near the airfield around 7:30 p.m. local time.
- Air traffic control paused takeoffs and landings in coordination with federal police, and investigators have not identified who operated the drone.
- The disruption follows recent drone sightings that halted traffic at Berlin Brandenburg on Friday and forced a multi-hour stoppage at Munich in early October.
- German officials warn of a growing drone threat to airports and sensitive sites and have suggested Russia may be behind some activity.
- Europe is weighing broader defenses, with an EU proposal for an anti-drone wall by 2027 and recent NATO shootdowns over Poland highlighting capability gaps.