Summary
Germany’s government approved a proposal allowing the military to shoot down drones over critical infrastructure as a last resort.
The move responds to rising sightings of suspicious drones, particularly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with concerns over espionage and sabotage.
Recent incidents include up to 10 drones spotted over Bavaria’s Manching air base, raising security fears.
Previously, the military could only force drones to land, redirect, or issue warnings.
They could send a stronger signal and just take control, land and confiscate, control signals isn’t encrypted for most consumer drones (nor is the video feed encrypted either).
Should they do that more often but are frequently undereqiped? Certainly.
Do they need other options if that doesn’t work? Also yes.
For an extreme case, there are already drones controlled by fiber optic cable on both sides of the Ukraine war.