Germany Plans Anti-Sabotage Shield After Airport Drone Attack

Germany is planning a broad package of measures to strengthen defenses against drone attacks, cyber intrusions, and other Russian sabotage following a failed airport drone attack last month, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told the newspaper that Russia's hybrid attacks have become part of daily reality, adding that these attacks will increase but Germany can defend itself. The plan includes expanding police mobile drone defense capabilities with rapidly deployable counter-drone units in cities, and granting critical infrastructure companies legal authority to actively fend off drones. A national "cyberdome" protective shield would be established with digital sensors to intercept 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."