3 hours agoGermany makes a decision to defend against fears
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced plans to review the country's aviation safety law to give armed forces a formal role in defence against fears, including the authority to bring down hostile planes. Speaking in Berlin, Dobredt described the rise in recent incidents fearing over Germany [...]
Speaking in Berlin, Dobridt described the rise in recent incidents with fears over Germany and neighbouring countries as part of an ongoing <x0th) hybrid threat” ranging from small commercial frameworks to co-ordinated assault groups.
We are experiencing a race of weapons between threats from drones and protection from fears”, Dobridt said.
This is a race we cannot afford to lose. ”
The legislative movement comes amid an influx of fears throughout Denmark and northern Germany that have intensified security and spying concerns.
In Denmark many airports and military installations have reported images of fears in recent days, writes Polytico.
Copenhagen's main airport was closed for several hours earlier this week after large fears were observed hovering in limited airspace.
Dobrindt's proposal has two pillars.
First, the minister said he would create a national centre for protection from fears to bring together resources from federal police, state police, federal criminal office and German armed forces, or Bundeswehr.
The centre would bring together budgets, promote research projects and co-ordinate new surveillance technologies from blocking systems and taking control to countermass <x0dron over narrost”.
Second, the government will change Germany's Aviation Security Act, which dates back to 2005.
The new legislation would clearly allow Bundeswehr to intervene under military aid to civilian authorities when police capacity is insufficient.
“This naturally includes the possibility of a crash of”, Dobridt stressed.
Otherwise, Germany's current framework allows only limited use of police to cut off signal or network systems, leaving gaps against larger or militarized fears.
Enhancing military powers in internal airspace, however, raises legal questions.
Under Germany's constitution, Bundeswehr is barred from performing routine internal security tasks, with location on domestic soil allowed only in closely defined cases of disaster aid when civil authorities officially seek support.
Despite that, the changes must be submitted to parliament this autumn. /Periscopi/
