New drone detection systems in operation at German airports

New systems for detecting drones have been put into operation at Hamburg and Stuttgart airports. This will enable such flying objects to be identified at an early stage in the future and possible danger situations to be assessed more quickly in order to be able to react accordingly, as the Federal Ministry of Transport announced.

Leipzig/Halle Airport is scheduled to follow this week. “This means that all eight major German airports will be equipped with modern drone detection in the arrival and departure areas,” said Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger (CDU).

At the beginning of August, a drone prepared with explosives was discovered next to Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The federal government blamed Russia for the attempted attack. Moscow rejected the allegations.

Hamburg's police are getting three new defense systems

It was only in September that the Hamburg Senate decided to strengthen the police's drone defense system. According to the interior authority, three detection and defense systems are to be purchased for 4.2 million euros. The devices from Argus Interception are scheduled to go into service this year.

The system, which is also used by the Bundeswehr, could combat a drone like the one used in the attempted attack at Leipzig Airport at the beginning of August, it was said. The system scans the airspace with various sensors. If a drone is discovered, an operator can launch an interceptor drone that captures the suspicious flying object with a net.