Following the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) plans to expand research on drone security. “The arms race in drone technology requires dedicated research units to keep pace,” he told *Bild am Sonntag*. Accordingly, a research facility for drone safety is to be established on August 18 at the test airport of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt.
“Together with the DLR, we are establishing a facility unique in Germany with this new technology center, where innovative technologies for drone safety will be researched, developed, and tested in real-world laboratories,” said Dobrindt. The goal is to bring together scientific excellence, technological innovation, and the requirements of safety authorities.
Late Tuesday evening at Leipzig/Halle Airport, a drone equipped with explosives and a detonator was discovered near Ukrainian transport aircraft and brought down by an employee. Shortly thereafter, an aircraft taking off following the airspace closure collided with an unknown smaller flying object, possibly a second drone.
