Sabotage: Dobrindt plans national protective shield against Russian sabotage
Following the drone incident in Leipzig, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt wants to better protect airports, train stations and critical infrastructure. Companies should be allowed to fend off drones themselves.
The German government is preparing for an increase in hybrid attacks from Russia and plans to significantly enhance its defenses against sabotage, drones, and cyberattacks. A security plan from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, reported by "Bild am Sonntag", includes a comprehensive protective shield against further sabotage acts and the deployment of mobile drone defense units by the Federal Police at strategic locations such as Frankfurt am Main, Munich, and Berlin.
The plan also involves expanding technical capabilities for surveillance, including AI-supported systems and biometric facial recognition, and establishing a national protective shield against cyberattacks, dubbed "Cyberdome". The government estimates that the damage to German companies from espionage, sabotage, and extortion will be 289 billion euros in 2025.
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