Overview

• An Interior Ministry spokesperson confirmed talks to adapt the Luftsicherheitsgesetz so the military could, in defined emergencies, use lethal force against drones that pose an acute danger when other measures fail.
• The measures plan also outlines non‑lethal counter‑UAS options including detection and classification tools, electronic jamming and takeover systems, plus a potential penalty increase for unlawful entry onto airport grounds.
• Alexander Dobrindt announced a national drone‑defence center to coordinate Bund, Länder and the Bundeswehr, as police unions urged empowering police for rapid responses and officers warned about debris risks and proportionality.
• Fresh incidents were reported in Denmark, including sightings over the Karup air base after earlier airport disruptions, alongside suspected overflights in Schleswig‑Holstein; Russian involvement remains officially denied by Moscow.
• EU defence ministers agreed to begin implementing an Eastern Flank Watch with a ‘drones wall’ to detect, track and neutralize unmanned systems, with an initial buildout described by the EU’s industry commissioner as possible within a year.