Overview
- On December 1, 2025, Bundeswehr sensors detected three unidentified drones circling about 100 meters over the Arrow‑3 radar position at Annaburg.
- A rapid reaction team was cleared to engage, but a G27P rifle fitted with a Smash X4 counter‑drone optic failed to bring down the visually confirmed drone.
- The military’s assessment judges intentional reconnaissance probable due to the involvement of multiple drones and the high value of the system.
- Feldjäger and the Military Counterintelligence Service were alerted and a criminal complaint was filed, yet authorities have not named suspects or tied the flights to any state actor.
- German officials logged more than 1,000 suspicious drone flights nationwide in 2025, and new coordination measures include a joint drone defense center and a Bundespolizei unit of about 130 specialists.