Germany plans to create a comprehensive system of protection against sabotage and hybrid attacks. The decision was made after the Russian drone sabotage at Leipzig Airport.
Bild writes about this.
According to journalists, the security plan being developed by the Ministry of the Interior consists of several areas. In particular, new mobile units to combat drones will be deployed in strategically important cities (Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Hanover). They will have helicopters and special vehicles at their disposal.
Countering drones will be allowed not only to the police and other government agencies, but also to critical infrastructure enterprises — including water utilities, energy companies, and defense enterprises. They should be given legal powers not only to detect drones, but also to actively counter them.
The search for terrorists or spies preparing attacks is planned to be strengthened using technologies based on artificial intelligence, biometric facial recognition, and video surveillance systems, particularly at train stations.
The country also wants to create a national defense shield, the Cyberdome. This is an extensive network of digital sensors that should detect and block attempted hacker attacks.
- On the night of August 4, a drone with explosives and a detonator was found near a Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan aircraft at Leipzig Airport. It later turned out that the drone had crashed into the aircraft but had not detonated — the explosives had fallen off on impact, and the drone was accidentally discovered only four hours later.
- On September 1, Germany officially blamed Russia for the incident. As a result, Berlin will terminate its contract with the Russian House, tighten controls over Russians entering the country, and close the Russian Consulate General in Bonn.
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