A sign near the Reichstag in Berlin on the illegality of unauthorised drone flights in the city centre. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Germany’s police force will be given new and far-reaching powers to shoot down rogue drones in a swift response to last week’s incursions that grounded thousands of flights at Munich airport.
Amid recent disruption from suspected Russian drones across Europe at arms factories, hospitals and critical infrastructure, the anti-drone draft Bill approved on Wednesday by the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz now goes to parliament.
The chancellor said Germany would not allow “drone inci
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