Germany plans anti-sabotage shield after airport drone attack, Bild reports
The plan would expand mobile drone-defense units and add a cyberdome, as officials cite more than 1,000 suspicious drone flights last year.
- On Sunday, Bild and Sonntag reported that Germany is planning a broad package of measures to strengthen defenses against drone attacks and Russian sabotage following a failed airport attack last month.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated Russia's hybrid attacks have become a part of daily reality, asserting, "These attacks will increase, but we can defend and protect ourselves."
- Expanding police mobile drone defense capabilities, the German interior ministry plans to station counter-drone units in cities to protect airspace above critical transport hubs and government districts.
- The government intends to establish a "cyberdome" involving digital sensors to detect hacking, while expanding AI-supported technologies and biometric facial recognition at transport hubs to identify suspected attackers.
- Companies operating critical infrastructure gain authority to actively fend off drones, while Russia denied involvement in the airport attack, calling allegations of operations in Western Europe "anti-Russian action.
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Germany is preparing a new security plan, called the "defensive shield", to prevent and neutralize sabotage, cyberattacks and drone threats, at a time when Berlin accuses Russia of intensifying hybrid warfare on European territory. According to the German newspaper Bild, the plan envisages the creation of a new digital defense network, called the "Cyberdome", which will consist of advanced sensors aimed at detecting and thwarting attempts at cyb…
The German Government intends to expand its capabilities to detect and respond to drones, following the Leipzig airport incident, which raised concerns about the security of vital installations in the country.
After the drone incident in Leipzig, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt wants to better protect airports, railway stations and critical infrastructure. Companies should be able to ward off drones themselves.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt expects an increase in hybrid attacks. Therefore, he wants to better protect the airspace via airports and railway stations. Some companies should also be able to actively defend themselves.
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