Overview

• Germany’s interior minister is preparing legal changes to the Luftsicherheitsgesetz to let the Bundeswehr engage hostile drones in acute danger scenarios when other measures fail, with crisis decisions shifting to the Defence Ministry.
• The German package also envisions electronic countermeasures such as jammers and drone takeovers, possible tougher penalties for illegal airport incursions, and a new national drone‑defence center.
• EU officials are advancing an Eastern Flank Watch ‘drones wall’ to detect, track and intercept unmanned aircraft, with Commissioner Andrius Kubilius seeking leaders’ backing in October and indicating a one‑year buildout target funded by EU instruments.
• NATO has reinforced regional surveillance as Denmark reports fresh drone sightings over military sites, imposes a temporary ban on civilian drones, and receives the German frigate Hamburg; the Bundeswehr will deploy C‑sUAS to help secure this week’s EU summit in Copenhagen.
• The push faces legal and capability frictions, with Germany’s police unions and opposition warning against militarizing internal security, experts flagging detection and procurement gaps after retired systems, and the Kremlin denying responsibility for alleged violations.