Department of Department: Drone sightings on Bundeswehr locations in SH!

Department of Department: Drone sightings on Bundeswehr locations in SH!

drone survival on military bases in Germany have accepted alarming proportions. The Air Force base Schwesing at Husum in Schleswig-Holstein is particularly affected, where six security incidents with highly specialized drones were registered in January. According to the Bundeswehr's operational management command, is investigated on suspicion of espionage. Despite the use of interference, these drones could not be neutralized, which suggests a professional and possibly military origin, as The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports.

The incidents for the drone sightings are part of a troubling development that has increasingly occurred since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition to the location in Schwesing, other critical facilities, such as a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Brunsbüttel and the important US air rampant Ramstein, were also aimed at similar drone sightings. In most cases, the operators of the drones could not be localized, which also complied the investigation. It is believed that some of these drones of ships in the North or Baltic Sea could have started, as tagesschau.de . The Bundeswehr and civil security authorities take this development very seriously and have installed further detection and interference systems at the locations concerned.

Bundeswehr under pressure

The impending security risks have now also led to a legislative proposal to change the Air Security Act, which allows the Bundeswehr to shoot drones under certain conditions. So far, this has only been possible to a limited extent, which has a great limited possibilities for effective defense against such threats. Maped and dangerous - this novel threat from drones raises important questions about the security of our military locations. It will be interesting to see how the political bodies will react to these challenges and whether the law can find a majority before the next federal election.