Germany wakes up to threat of drones

Germany has decided that drones entering the country’s airspace raises the stakes of security, and there is need for high level military response.

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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, “There is a threat that can be classified as high when it comes to drones. It is an abstract threat, but very concrete in individual cases.”

Ever since drone sightings in Denmark, the Europeans have sat up to the new threat. Drones have been in use in the Russia-Ukraine war. Both sides are using drones to attack targets on the other side. In the early stages of the war, it was Russia that was using Iran-made drones.

Many countries in the West wanted sanctions against Iran. But Iran countered it saying that the drones sold to Russia were done long before Russia had invaded Ukraine in February 2022. There is not much information how Ukraine is using drones and who the suppliers are. What is certain is that drones have become regular weapons of attack.

In the recent clash between India and Pakistan, Pakistan had used Turkey-made drones, and the Indian security forces had in place a radar system that jammed the drone attack.