The latest incidents and similar unexplained activity over NATO facilities and critical infrastructure have heightened concerns about potential efforts involving espionage or sabotage.
On Sunday, January 12, German authorities reported that nearly a dozen mysterious drones had been seen near Manching Air Base in Bavaria, close to Ingolstadt. Bavarian State Police said in a statement:
"The police officers deployed were able to detect up to ten drones flying over the area. Despite intensive search measures, including the involvement of a police helicopter, the person or persons responsible could not be identified."Officials added that throughout mid-December, multiple other drone incursions occurred over Manching Air Base and a German armed forces (Bundeswehr) site at Neuburg an der Donau.
Similar unexplained drone incursions were also reported over the U.S. Ramstein Air Base in southwestern Germany and at facilities belonging to German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and chemicals giant BASF.
Comment: Biased assessments reduce to flawed conclusions. It is less scary (and more useful) to believe they are Russian.