The German government said Wednesday that he had approved a plan that would allow the Army to demolish illegally flying drones as a last resort.
It applies to the context of ongoing suspicious drone sightings at key facilities.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
“The security authorities have noticed that the number of reports of sightings of uncooperative drones over critical infrastructure and military properties in Germany is increasing,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
“Drones as a tool for espionage and sabotage can pose a serious threat, especially to our critical infrastructure,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said, adding that drones were being used more frequently “since Putin’s war of aggression” began nearly three years ago in Ukraine.
Faeser said it is mandatory to make legal provisions that allow the German military to take action “on the grounds of serious risks, including, as a last resort, shooting down flying drones illegally. ”
Faeser said this would be in the interests of protecting critical infrastructure and also that it shows Germany “will not be intimidated.”
On Monday, the government of the southern state of Bavaria showed that up to 10 mysterious drones had recently been above the control air base, which houses an army aerodrome and is the position in which the Eurofighter plane develops through Airbus .
The researchers had not excluded espionage as an explanation of why behind drone flights and fear stated that there may be an imaginable link with the invasion of Ukraine through Russia.
Currently, the Army can the police force a non -manned aerial vehicle (UAV) to replace direction or land, threaten to break down or shoot.
kb/sms (AFP, DPA)