Germany is worried about further low-cost drone attacks, as an initial assessment indicates the drone likely belonged to Russia, a Western official and a U.S. source tell NBC News.A forensic technician works alongside a bomb-disposal robot at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, on Aug. 5.Hendrik Schmidt / DPA via APAug. 9, 2026, 9:45 AM EDTA foiled exploding drone attack this week at an airport in eastern Germany that houses Ukrainian cargo planes underlines a “new quality of danger” from low-cost drones that may prove difficult to counter, top officials have said.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Exploding drone incident at German airport housing Ukrainian planes highlights ‘new threat’
Germany is worried about further low-cost drone attacks, as an initial assessment indicates the drone likely belonged to Russia, a Western official and a U.S. source tell NBC News.
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