Overview

• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is drafting changes to the aviation security law to let the Bundeswehr, in narrowly defined emergencies, use lethal force against hostile drones when other measures fail, with crisis decisions shifting to the Defence Ministry.
• The Bundeswehr will provide counter‑small UAS assets to help secure the informal EU leaders’ meeting in Denmark on 1–2 October, marking a short‑notice operational deployment for summit protection.
• EU and allied ministers discussed a coordinated Eastern‑flank project centered on a ‘drones wall’ to detect, track and neutralize UAVs, and EU commissioner Andrius Kubilius said he will seek leaders’ backing in October and believes it could be built within a year.
• Recent incidents include repeated overflights at Danish airports and the Karup air base, reported sightings over Germany’s Schleswig‑Holstein, and earlier drone incursions over Poland and Romania; Russia has officially denied responsibility.
• Police unions and legal experts caution against routine domestic military use and warn of safety risks when shooting down drones over populated areas, as Germany weighs electronic countermeasures, takeover tools and systems such as Skyranger alongside longer procurement timelines.