Overview

• Germany’s interior minister is pursuing changes to the aviation security law so the Bundeswehr could down drones in acute threats to lives or critical infrastructure when other measures fail, with decision-making shifting to the Defense Ministry in such crises.
• EU defense ministers agreed to start implementing an Eastern-flank drone-defense concept centered on a ‘Drohnenwall,’ with Commissioner Andrius Kubilius set to seek October summit backing and to draft a technical roadmap with member states and industry.
• Schleswig-Holstein reported multiple overnight overflights, and the state police are reinforcing drone defenses with federal and regional partners as investigators examine possible espionage or sabotage.
• Drone activity repeatedly disrupted Danish airports this week, including a shutdown at Copenhagen and a temporary airspace closure over Aalborg, which authorities label a hybrid attack; the perpetrator remains unidentified and Moscow denies involvement.
• Ukraine accused Hungary of reconnaissance flights near their shared border and imposed travel bans on three senior Hungarian military officials, while Budapest rejected the allegations.