Merz spoke about the drones spotted in Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) spotted in German airspace were not armed and were carrying out reconnaissance missions. At the same time, the origin of the drones found over Munich airport has not yet been established. Merz said this in an interview with ARD TV channel on October 5.

"First of all, I can reassure the population: so far we have not had a single incident involving the use of an armed drone. These are attempts at espionage and intimidation of the population," he said.

Merz stressed that measures to counter drones will be taken "cautiously and visionarily, but very consistently."

The Chancellor also called drone flights a "serious threat" to German security, regardless of their origin.

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Earlier, on September 26, it was reported that several UAVs were spotted in the sky over Schleswig-Holstein in the north of the country. According to the Minister of the Interior of the region, Sabine Zutterlin-Wack, the authorities are actively cooperating with federal agencies and the Bundeswehr to control the situation. On the same day, Merz said Germany was in "limbo," facing drone overflights, acts of espionage, and cyberattacks.

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