Wilhelmshaven: Drones over Naval Grounds – Police Investigate Pilots

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Drones have been circled several times over an area of the navy in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony. According to SPIEGEL information, the police were now able to detect the pilots of the remote-controlled aircraft in five cases.

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In five cases, the police have been investigating hobby pilots flying across the Bundeswehr, who are now facing high penalties.

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The fines are high.

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The police in Wilhelmshaven recorded an initial investigation after striking drone flights. They investigated several persons who allegedly had drones orbited over the naval arsenal of the Bundeswehr.

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In May and June this year, the Lower Saxony police opened proceedings against a total of 5 people for flying drones over a German naval base. The port of Wilhelmshaven is where the navy repairs and renovates ships, among other things, and the area is strictly protected. The police have opened proceedings on suspicion of violating air traffic regulations and espionage against areas relevant to national defense. The suspicion that Russia may be be…

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It doesn't seem to have been Russia: In Lower Saxony, drones repeatedly circled over the Bundeswehr naval arsenal in Wilhelmshaven in May and June. The pilots have now been identified in five cases.