Overview
- The cabinet is set to examine a draft Luftsicherheitsgesetz that would add a new section allowing Bundeswehr support when drones show a military character and serious damage is feared, with “immediate use of weapons” permitted only in exceptional cases.
- Planned support ranges from complementary airspace surveillance and detection to jamming and other countermeasures, with the armed forces involved only if no other means suffice to protect lives or critical infrastructure.
- A new Bundespolizei drone‑defence unit begins service in early December at major airports and other sensitive sites equipped with jammers, lasers and interceptor drones.
- A national drone defence centre is slated for mid‑December to fuse information and accelerate decisions during incidents, with further details to be discussed with state interior ministers in early December.
- Authorities report a low four‑digit number of suspicious overflights through early November, attribution often remains unclear, the interior minister has linked some sightings to a Russian “shadow fleet,” legal objections from the Greens continue and the defence minister cautions that perfect protection is unattainable.