The Bundeswehr should play a bigger role in defending against drones

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called the increase in drone sightings "a threat to our security." So why can't Germany's military have greater power in fending them off?

Last weekend, I stood on a wharf in Warnemünde, a beloved Baltic Sea district, gazing up at a surprisingly serene sky. A storm had been forecast, but only colourful kites and a few brave swimmers were visible.

“We’re lucky there hasn’t been any rain so far,” I told my husband.
“And we haven’t seen a single drone either,” he added with a half-joking tone …