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Until now, Bundeswehr commanders were allowed to purchase commercially available Chinese drones for training. According to SPIEGEL information, the systems are now being phased out because they are considered a security risk.
Danger of espionage in the troops Bundeswehr bans Chinese drones and cars from the barracks
Until now, Bundeswehr commanders were allowed to purchase commercially available Chinese drones for training. According to SPIEGEL information, the systems are now being phased out. They are considered a security risk.
By Matthias Gebauer
November 10, 2026, 5:27 p.m

A 41-year-old US soldier was arrested in Great Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia. He is accused of violating the national security law. The arrest came a day after US air tankers withdrew from a British air base because of a threat from Iran.

A 41-year-old US soldier was arrested in Great Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia. The arrest came a day after US air tankers withdrew from Mildenhall Air Base due to an Iranian threat. Bombers had already been withdrawn from RAF Fairford in September.

The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are establishing a joint command post in Kuwait and providing necessary troops to strengthen their military cooperation in the face of the Iran war. Details on troop numbers were not given. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia reported another attack on the east-west oil pipeline in the Medina region.

After the Nvidia boss Jensen Huang case, German intelligence experts are warning about Chinese espionage attempts in German companies. The chairman of the Bundestag's intelligence control committee, Marc Henrichmann, and the Thuringian Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Stephan Kramer, believe it is possible that Chinese intelligence services are establishing targeted contacts with German executives. According to Donald Trump, the FBI is investigating Huang's case.

The federal government is buying half of KNDS from the owner families for 6.6 billion euros in order to retain control over the intellectual property of German weapon systems such as the Leopard, Boxer and Puma. A planned sale to foreign investors or an IPO should be prevented.

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of so-called honey traps that foreign secret services could use to spy on German executives. The background is media reports about an affair between Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and an entrepreneur who may have connections to the Chinese secret service. Such espionage attempts are also possible in German companies, according to the chairman of the control committee, Marc Henrichmann.