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Germany Joins EU Nations with Plans to Shoot Down Unknown Drones
Bavarian police can now shoot down drones to protect public safety after disruptions affected 6,500 passengers and forced flight cancellations at Munich International Airport.
- On Oct. 7, the Bavarian cabinet approved a law granting Bavarian police authority to destroy unidentified drones, with the bill still requiring approval by the Bavarian regional parliament.
- Two consecutive disruptions at Munich International Airport on Oct. 3 forced suspension of flight operations, diverting around 35 incoming flights and affecting 6,500 passengers.
- A drone competence and defense center will be set up in Erding to support the Bavarian police and coordinate responses after multiple drone sightings disrupted Munich International Airport earlier this month.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Oct. 5 he believes Russia is responsible for many drone sightings, and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soder urged `There is no need to panic, but there is cause for great caution.`
- In recent weeks, Oslo Airport and Copenhagen Airport were shut due to drone sightings, Polish forces shot down Russian drones, and Bucharest authorities did not engage a breach, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said intelligence points to a `shadow fleet` controlling drones.
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