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Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
In October 2025, Germany recorded a record increase in drone sightings over naval bases, with the MAD confirming heightened focus on the Navy; 850 drone overflights were logged nationwide this year.
Germany's Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD) reported a record number of drone sightings over military installations in October 2025, with a shift in focus toward naval bases. Vice President Torsten Akmann highlighted the Navy as the main military branch affected. With 850 drone overflights recorded by the Bundeskriminalamt across Germany since the start of 2025, these UAVs had previously been observed mostly over Army and Air Force sites, including those training Ukrainian soldiers. The increased drone activity occurs amid rising NATO importance of the Baltic Sea, where Germany maintains the largest Western naval force and inaugurated a multinational NATO headquarters in 2024. Russia's Baltic Fleet presence near Kaliningrad, situated between NATO countries Poland and Lithuania, contextualizes potential security concerns.
Confidence: High
Explicit reporting of increased drone overflights targeting German navy and military sites, evidence points to likely Russian espionage given prior police investigations and Russia's fleet near Kaliningrad; no indication of allied defensive measures in the article.
Source URL
https://n-tv.de/politik/MAD-Immer-mehr-Drohnen-ueber-Marinestuetzpunkten-id30083247.html
Source reliability
C
Info credibility
4
Event time
Oct 31, 2025, 00:00 UTC
Event time confidence
unknown
Location
Airspace
Primary actor
German Navy and other German military installations
Country
Germany
Tags
drones, German Navy, Military Counterintelligence Service, MAD, Baltic Sea, Russia, NATO, military espionage, drone surveillance, Kaliningrad
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