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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 Germanyโs 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.
- Sources
- Operator
- Location
- 45.1006, 22.2389 (Europe)
- Updated
- Aug 12, 5:16 PM UTC
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 Romaniaโs territorial waters 12 km northeast of Sulina, according to the Ministry of Defense. The interception marks the third such action in three consecutive days.
What Happened
- Sources
- Operator
- Location
- 45.9852, 24.6859 (Europe)
- Updated
- Aug 12, 5:31 AM UTC
Romanian F-16 Engages Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Near Padina
ROMANIA โ A Romanian Air Force F-16 from the 86th Air Base at Feteศti engaged and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over an uninhabited area near Padina in Buzฤu 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-Brฤila-Feteศti-Buzฤu.
- Sources
- Operator
- Location
- 45.9852, 24.6859 (Europe)
- Updated
- Aug 12, 12:33 AM UTC
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.
- Severity
- Minor (1/5)
- Updated
- Aug 11, 9:28 PM UTC
Canada picks Germanyโs 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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