The military’s diminished short-range defense capabilities are reportedly inadequate for the challenge
The German military is unable to intercept unidentified drones that have appeared over key sites in recent weeks, due to gaps in capabilities and risks to civilian air traffic, Bild reported on Thursday.
The newspaper called the conclusions “sobering and hardly reassuring,” tracing the vulnerability to the “abolishment” of air defenses in 2010. That year, Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were retired, as short-range air defense was shifted from the army to the air force during structural reforms, leaving the army with fewer practical…
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