Germany announces expanded cooperation with Ukraine and Israel on drone defence

Germany is set to expand cooperation with Ukraine and Israel in the field of protection against drones, Germany's Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced.

Source: German newspaper Die Welt, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Dobrindt said the Federal Police will set up a new unit dedicated solely to future drone defence.

R&D departments will be integrated into this unit, working in close cooperation with partners such as Israel and Ukraine.

Background:

• Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder has demanded that German police be allowed to shoot down unidentified drones and announced that his federal state is already preparing a relevant law.
• Late on 2 October, Munich airport suspended all flights due to the presence of an unidentified drone or drones.
• The drones spotted over Munich had earlier been seen over the city's Erding air base.

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