Escalation: Germany Opens Drone Security Research Center
Germany opened a Drone Security Technology Centre at the German Aerospace Centre’s site in Cochstedt. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Research Minister Dorothee Bär and Saxony-Anhalt’s state premier Sven Schulze attended. The centre will research, develop and test ways to detect and stop hostile or unauthorised drones in real-world conditions, building on the existing test site at the former Cochstedt airport.
Dobrindt announced the number of federal police posts dedicated to drone defence will be doubled. Work referenced for the centre includes IDAS-PRO to detect, classify and capture rogue drones around airports, large events and security zones, and a DLR mobile system called TRAILER that uses lasers to find and identify drones from the road. Last year nearly 1,000 suspicious drones flew over critical infrastructure in Germany.
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