Overview
- A local farmer discovered a shattered drone near the Bundeswehr airbase in Wunstorf about a week before authorities publicly reported the case.
- Days after the drone was found, investigators located a suspicious substance a few meters from the wreckage that security sources say is currently suspected to be explosive.
- The Federal Prosecutor General's office and the BKA have taken over the probe and are examining whether the Wunstorf device is connected to the failed August attack at Leipzig/Halle.
- Forensic teams note technical similarities to the Leipzig devices, including at least one 3D‑printed part, and investigators say the Wunstorf drone may have lain near the base for an extended period, possibly up to two years.
- Wunstorf hosts the Bundeswehr A400M transport fleet and serves as a key logistics hub, which makes the suspected explosive finding politically sensitive and has prompted discussion at the Kanzleramt while criminal-technical analyses continue.