Germany's cabinet is set to approve plans on Wednesday authorising the armed forces to shoot down illegal drones following repeated reports of illegal flights over critical infrastructure, a draft amendment seen by Reuters showed.

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Armata germană ar putea doborî dronele suspecte din apropierea infrastructurii critice și a instalațiilor militare

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German military could shoot down suspicious drones near critical infrastructure and military installations

The number of sightings has increased since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, officials say.

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Germany to shoot down drones near military sites

A series of drone sightings over military and industrial sites in Germany has sparked alarm in recent months.

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Germany plans to let military shoot down unidentified drones

BERLIN - Germany's cabinet is set to approve plans on Wednesday authorising the armed forces to shoot down illegal drones following repeated reports of illegal flights over critical infrastructure, a draft amendment seen by Reuters showed.

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German cabinet plans to allow military to shoot down illegal drones, draft shows

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet recently passed a bill authorizing Germany's armed forces to shoot down unidentified drones suspected of conducting espionage activities on military bases, industrial facilities and other key infrastructure.

德國總理奧拉夫‧肖爾茨（Olaf Scholz）內閣近日通過了一項法案，授權德國武裝部隊擊落涉嫌在軍事基地、工業設施和其它關鍵基礎設施進行間諜活動的不明無人機。

德國政府授權軍方擊落可疑無人機 | 肖爾茨 | 內閣

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German government authorizes military to shoot down suspected drones

(Bloomberg) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet passed legislation that will enable Germany’s armed forces to shoot down unidentified drones suspected of spying on military bases, industrial facilities and other critical infrastructure.

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Scholz's Cabinet Authorizes Military to Shoot Down Drones

There are sightings over barracks, armaments factories or industrial parks in Germany almost every day. To prevent espionage and sabotage, the SPD and the Greens want to change the Aviation Security Act.

Fast täglich gibt es Sichtungen über Kasernen, Rüstungsfabriken oder Industrieparks in Deutschland. Zur Abwehr von Spionage und Sabotage wollen SPD und Grüne das Luftsicherheitsgesetz ändern.

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Germany’s Cabinet approved plans on Wednesday authorizing its armed forces to shoot down illegal drones.
The move follows repeated reports of illegal flights over critical infrastructure, according to the country’s Interior Ministry.
A translation of a statement from German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said: “Drones as a tool for espionage and sabotage can pose a serious threat, especially to our critical infrastructure.
“Especially since [Rus…

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Germany Approves Plans Allowing Military to Shoot Down Illegal Drones

Germany announced it will authorize its armed forces to shoot down mysterious drones flying over military installations and critical infrastructure Wednesday.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet passed legislation that will enable Germany’s armed forces to shoot down unidentified drones suspected of spying on military bases, industrial facilities and other critical infrastructure.

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Scholz’s Cabinet Authorizes Military to Shoot Down Drones

The German government said it has approved a plan under which the military will be able to shoot down illegally flying drones “as a last resort”. This is happening against the background of several cases when suspicious drones flew over key targets in Germany, writes DW. “Security authorities have noticed that the number of reports of drone sightings of critical infrastructure and military facilities in Germany is increasing,” the German Interio…

В немецком правительстве заявили, что одобрили план, по которому военные "в крайнем случае" смогут сбивать незаконно летающие дроны. Это происходит на фоне нескольких случаев, когда над ключевыми объектами в Германии летали подозрительные дроны, пишет DW. "Органы безопасности заметили, что количество сообщений о наблюдениях беспилотников над критической инфраструктурой и военными объектами в Германии растет", — заявили в МВД Германии. [see_also …

Правительство Германии одобрило план, который позволит сбивать подозрительные дроны

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