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Drone nightmare: Chaos at Munich Airport – Interior Minister warns!
Drone alarms are increasing in Germany. NRW Interior Minister Reul urges prudence and calls for modern measures to defend against drones.
Drone nightmare: Chaos at Munich Airport – Interior Minister warns!
A worrying phenomenon is spreading in the German skies: increased drone sightings are causing flight chaos and uncertainty. Numerous people spent a restless night at Munich Airport on Friday evening due to these drone alarms. North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister Herbert Reul urgently warns against panic and emphasizes that uncertainties caused by such incidents could be the real goal, especially with regard to possible foreign influence, especially from Russia. Black Forest messenger reports on this worrying development.
The Interior Minister also said that not every drone that appears in the sky is controlled directly from the Kremlin, but every sighting of such origin plays into the hands of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This could be a strategic part of information warfare designed to stoke fear and confusion.
Technical defense measures are urgently needed
The challenges in dealing with these unmanned aircraft are diverse. Reul calls for legally clean and technically effective drone defense. His warnings are not unfounded: experts like Manuel Atug, who works intensively on the security of critical infrastructure, note that Germany is ill-prepared for such threats. ZDF today highlights that these drones often fly with navigation lights on, indicating professional, possibly state-run attackers.
The situation is complicated by the fact that responsibility for dealing with drones in Germany is divided between different authorities. The federal police are responsible at the airport, while the state police monitor the airspace above. This makes it difficult to respond quickly and effectively to impending dangers.
Reul emphasizes the need for security authorities to become more capable and modern. At this point it becomes clear that protecting critical infrastructure, such as airports and energy plants, is also a top priority, which has become a sad reality in recent weeks.
An international problem
These developments are not just limited to Germany. There were also disruptions to air traffic caused by drones in Denmark. The government there sees a “systematic threat” and is reacting to the events with concern. Important infrastructure is at risk everywhere, which makes the discussion about effective defense measures all the more urgent. In the event of sightings such as those over Schleswig-Holstein, where drones may have flown over critical facilities, action must be taken as quickly as possible. Northern Bavaria documents the reactions of politicians.
In order to combat the threat, discussions are currently underway about expanded powers for the military police, but it remains to be seen whether these will be effective. Many are also calling for new legal regulations, such as the NIS-2 law, to specifically address drone defense.
Concern for public safety is more than justified, even if it should not lead to scaremongering. Developing viable solutions to counter this technological threat is on the politicians’ agenda – and time is of the essence.