Germany: Draft Law Would Allow Police to Take Down Drones
October 8th, 2025Via: France24:
German federal police will soon be allowed to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday, after a spate of drone sightings believed to be Russian efforts to spy and intimidate.
Unveiling a draft law, Dobrindt said police would be authorised “to take state-of-the-art technical action against drone threats, for example with electromagnetic pulses, jamming, GPS interference, but also with physical means.
“This means that the interception and shooting down of drones will be regulated and possible for the Federal Police in the future.”
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Last weekend, drones spotted over the southern city of Munich twice shut down the city’s airport, grounding thousands of passengers after their flights were cancelled or re-routed, echoing similar incidents in Denmark and Norway.
