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Germany plans to authorize the federal police to use jamming and shooting to counter a 33% rise in drone disruptions threatening airports and critical infrastructure, officials said.
- German federal police can now shoot down drones, as announced by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, due to multiple drone sightings blamed on Russia.
- The new draft law allows police to use jamming devices and take physical actions against drones, including shooting them down.
- Germany plans to invest €90 million annually in anti-drone technology and develop its own drone patrol fleet.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed that Germany will not allow drone incidents to threaten public safety and mentioned that 144 drone disruptions were recorded this year, significantly higher than previous years.
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The growing concern over the sighting of Russian drones near the airport has led the German authorities to allow security forces to bring them down in situations of danger to citizens' security.
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