Overview

• Police in Denmark reported one to two unidentified drones over the Karup military base for hours on Friday evening, briefly closing airspace without engagement and adding to airport disruptions earlier in the week.
• EU defence officials elevated a ‘drone wall’ as immediate priority to detect, track and intercept unmanned aircraft, with funding from EU instruments and an indicative buildout target of about one year, according to Commissioner Andrius Kubilius.
• Germany’s Interior Ministry confirmed talks to amend the Luftsicherheitsgesetz, and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt outlined plans for a national drone‑defence centre and narrowly defined authority for Bundeswehr shoot‑downs when life or critical infrastructure faces acute danger and other measures fail.
• Proposals include electronic countermeasures such as jammers and takeover systems, while military and legal experts caution that kinetic intercepts carry proportionality and safety risks from debris or explosives.
• NATO recently downed multiple drones that entered Polish airspace, Danish investigators suspect a professional hybrid actor though attribution remains unproven, and reports of drone activity in Schleswig‑Holstein are under investigation.