Overview
- The hub, led by the federal government and attached to the Federal Police, will unite Länder police, the Bundeswehr, intelligence services and civil airspace control to build a shared real-time picture and coordinate responses.
- A new Bundespolizei unit showcased interception methods at the interior ministers’ meeting, with staffing rising from about 60 officers to roughly 130 and deployments planned for airports, the capital and other sensitive sites.
- Officials report more drone activity near airports, military locations and energy infrastructure since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with many incidents assessed as hybrid operations.
- A single command structure is not foreseen under current law, leaving responsibility to state police, the Federal Police or the military based on location and the nature of a threat.
- Funding and capability gaps remain as the federal government invests roughly €100 million, financially weaker states call for burden-sharing, and some officials urge allowing critical-infrastructure operators limited detection and defensive measures.