Overview

• Munich Airport twice halted operations in recent days, with police now using lasers to track and warn off drones after cancellations that stranded thousands of travelers.
• Norway briefly paused arrivals at Oslo Airport after a pilot reported multiple drones near the runway, adding to recent shutdowns and delays reported in Copenhagen and other hubs.
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said many drones are probably controlled from Russia and noted no evidence of weaponized payloads so far, while Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Europe largely shares that view but cannot prove it.
• Russia denied responsibility, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova ridiculing the accusations, as Dmitry Medvedev issued inflammatory rhetoric about European fear.
• A CEPA mapping counted more than 40 recent incursions across central and northern Europe targeting airports and strategic sites, while NATO and the EU pursue tighter counter‑drone coordination, including an EU-backed ‘drone wall’ concept.