Overview

• An internal report detailed formations of relatively large quadcopters over Schleswig‑Holstein on Sept. 25–29, including flights above a Thyssenkrupp naval shipyard, a coastal power plant, an aviation fuel refinery and the Kiel Canal.
• Police later found drones near the Rostock seaport and reported synchronized flight patterns, with aircraft weighing more than 2.5 kilograms.
• Schleswig‑Holstein Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin‑Waack confirmed an investigation into suspected espionage targeting critical infrastructure.
• Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned of a growing hybrid threat and called for stronger detection, assessment and the legal authority for shoot‑downs.
• The incidents follow recent drone disruptions in Norway and Denmark, while EU leaders are set to discuss regional defenses at a Copenhagen summit starting Oct. 3.