Two drones over Bundeswehr barracks in Mechernich trigger police probe

diepresse.com (German)

Two drones were sighted over a Bundeswehr barracks in Mechernich, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Friday night, prompting military police deployment and a police investigation. The Bundeswehr confirmed the sighting on Saturday. The Mechernich site hosts an especially protected underground material depot of 30,000 square meters, storing equipment and spare parts for military hardware, including specialists maintaining Patriot air-defense systems. The incident follows Tuesday's discovery of an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle airport; federal prosecutors are investigating, and security officials have debated drone defense for critical infrastructure.


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