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Federal Prosecutor Labels Leipzig Explosive Drone a Serious Attack as USEUCOM Advances SAG-U Reorganization

GERMANY โ€” On August 6 the Office of the Federal Prosecutor assumed lead of the investigation into the explosive-laden drone recovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport on the night of August 4-5, classifying the incident as a serious attack on Germanyโ€™s transport and logistics infrastructure.

The office stated there are sufficient factual indications that an explosion was intended to be caused on the airport grounds by means of a drone equipped with professional explosives and a detonator. The act is capable of impairing the external and internal security of the Federal Republic.

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Location
45.1006, 22.2389 (Europe)
Updated
Aug 12, 5:16 PM UTC
Operator RAPID

Romanian F-16 Shoots Down Third Drone Over Black Sea Territorial Waters

BLACK SEA โ€” A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft shot down an unauthorized drone at 10:13 local time on 26 July over Romaniaโ€™s territorial waters 12 km northeast of Sulina, according to the Ministry of Defense. The interception marks the third such action in three consecutive days.

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Location
45.9852, 24.6859 (Europe)
Updated
Aug 12, 5:31 AM UTC
Operator RAPID

Romanian F-16 Engages Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Near Padina

ROMANIA โ€” A Romanian Air Force F-16 from the 86th Air Base at Feteศ™ti engaged and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over an uninhabited area near Padina in Buzฤƒu County on July 24 after the drone entered national airspace.

The Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that its radar system detected the aerial target at 9:39 a.m. approximately 12 miles (20 km) east of Sulina. The target followed a trajectory of Sulina-Brฤƒila-Feteศ™ti-Buzฤƒu.

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Location
45.9852, 24.6859 (Europe)
Updated
Aug 12, 12:33 AM UTC
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US Navy fears ballistic missile subs can be hit by drones, anti-tank rockets

The U.S. Navy is searching for better methods of protecting its missile subs, as well as the shore installations that support them.

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Minor (1/5)
Updated
Aug 11, 9:28 PM UTC
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Canada picks Germanyโ€™s TKMS for historic submarine buy, in nod to Europe

The firm had offered itsย Type 212CD submarine which is being built for both Germany and Norway, beating a competing bid from South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.

Severity
Minor (1/5)
Location
North America, Canada
Updated
Aug 9, 4:28 PM UTC

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