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A bomb disposal robot works under floodlights on an airport apron at night, with a traffic cone in the foreground.

Leipzig Drone Bomb

US Intel Ties Leipzig Drone Bomb To Russia's GRU

US intelligence ties the explosive drone found beside a Ukrainian An-124 at Leipzig to Russia's GRU, as more drones and explosives turn up nearby.

Haye KestelooAug 27

US Army

US Army Kills the Drone Battalion It Created Just Seven Months Ago

The US Army is phasing out the 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, its only drone assault unit, seven months after creating it to absorb Ukraine's drone war lessons.

Haye KestelooAug 20

Four German officials stand behind a DLR lectern marking the Drone Security Technology Center at the opening ceremony in Cochstedt

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Germany Opens Counter-Drone Test Center After Leipzig Explosive Drone

Germany opened the DLR Drone Security Technology Center at Cochstedt airport two weeks after an explosives-laden drone struck a Ukrainian An-124 at Leipzig.

Haye KestelooAug 19

A small quadcopter drone hovering just above the wing of a parked commercial airliner behind an airport perimeter fence

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Leipzig Drone Bomb Hit The Antonov's Wing, And The Bus Driver Never Kicked It Out Of The Air

Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone flew straight into the wing of a Ukrainian An-124, and the bus driver never kicked it out of the air. DroneXL corrects Sunday's report as DNA on the drone matches the 2024 DHL parcel attack and a record in Lithuania, and an American EchoShield radar goes up at the airport.

Haye KestelooAug 10

Bundeswehr Patriot missile launcher with elevated canisters mounted on a camouflaged eight-wheeled MAN truck, parked on an airfield apron under a clear blue sky

Hybrid Warfare

Drones Circled Europe's Only Patriot Repair Base Days After The Leipzig Bomb

Six drone overflights hit the Bundeswehr base at Mechernich, believed to be the only Patriot repair facility in Europe, two nights after the Leipzig drone bomb. One drone circled above the police officers sent to investigate, and none of the aircraft was stopped.

Haye KestelooAug 9

The nose of an Antonov An-124 cargo plane in yellow and blue Ukrainian colors, lettered Be Brave Like Kharkiv, parked on an airport apron

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Bus Driver Kicked The Leipzig Drone Bomb Out Of The Air [Corrected]

Correction: Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone struck the wing of a parked Antonov An-124 and fell to the ground without detonating. The bus driver found it and pinned it under his foot. He never kicked it out of the air, contrary to the lawmaker account this article reported.

Haye KestelooAug 9

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Leipzig Drone Bomb Was Semtex And PETN, Built To Slip Past The Airport's New Drone Defenses

Investigators confirm Semtex and PETN in the Leipzig drone bomb, which slipped past airport defenses and sat unseen beside a Ukrainian An-124 for four hours.

Haye KestelooAug 7

Germany

Explosive Drone Found Beside Ukrainian Antonov In Leipzig

A drone carrying an improvised explosive device was found feet from a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane on the apron of Leipzig/Halle Airport. A bomb disposal robot removed the detonator, a DHL freighter struck an unknown object aborting its landing, and a counter-terrorism unit is treating the case as sabotage.

Rafael SuárezAug 6

Germany

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