Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is preparing a broader drone-defence and cyber-protection package after the failed drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport, with new measures aimed at airports, critical infrastructure and the Berlin government district. The plan would give transport hubs and other sensitive sites faster protection against drone threats, while operators of essential facilities could gain legal powers to counter hostile drones themselves.
The package also includes a national cyber shield, described as a “Cyberdome”, to detect and intercept hacker attacks. Water utilities, power suppliers and defence companies are among the critical-infrastructure operators that could benefit from the expanded legal framework. The proposals reflect growing concern in Berlin over hybrid threats, with drone incidents and cyberattacks increasingly treated as linked security risks.
The measures remain plans rather than settled law, based on Dobrindt’s comments to Bild am Sonntag and ministry information cited in media reports. Industry attention is likely to focus on airports and security suppliers, which face possible changes in procurement, compliance and on-site counter-drone capabilities.