Germany plans anti-sabotage shield after airport drone attack, Bild reports

Germany is planning a broad package of measures to strengthen its defences against drone attacks, cyber intrusions and other forms of Russian sabotage following a failed airport drone attack last month, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told the newspaper that Russia's hybrid attacks had become part of daily reality, adding "These attacks will increase, but we can defend and protect ourselves." The plan includes expanding police mobile drone defence capabilities with rapidly deployable counter-drone units in cities, and granting companies operating critical infrastructure legal authority to actively fend off drones. A national protective shield, or "cyberdome", would be established with a network of digital sensors to detect hacking attempts, and the government intends to expand AI-supported technologies, biometric facial recognition and video surveillance at railway stations. Russia has denied involvement in the airport attack, saying it will respond to what it called "anti-Russian action".