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NATO Bolsters Baltic Mission After Danish Drone Incursions

Germany moves to let its military shoot down hostile drones in response to cross‑border incursions.

Overview

  • NATO said it is adding intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air‑defence frigate to reinforce its Baltic Sentry mission.
  • Danish authorities reported drones over Karup air base and other defence sites after earlier sightings shut Copenhagen Airport and briefly closed airspace over Aalborg.
  • Germany’s interior minister announced plans to revise aviation security law so the Bundeswehr can assist domestically against threatening drones, including shootdowns, and outlined a national drone defense effort.
  • Additional sightings were reported in Lithuania near Vilnius Airport, in Finland over a hydroelectric plant, and in northern Germany, while Dutch officials temporarily closed a runway at Amsterdam’s Schiphol after a drone report.
  • Estonia is examining a large drone fragment found on its coast, with no evidence it entered Estonian airspace or carried explosives, as investigations continue and Russia denies involvement.