Bus driver stops explosive-laden drone at major German NATO logistics hub

The drone was spotted at Germany's Leipzig/Halle, the main operational base for ​NATO's Strategic Airlift International Solution

Two drones were spotted flying over a German military base in the western part of the country earlier this week, just two days after a drone carrying explosives was found at a key cargo airport, the German Armed Forces said on Saturday.

US intelligence believes explosives-equipped drone at German airport likely belongs to Moscow, WSJ reports  The Kyiv Independent

2 drones spotted flying over German military base after drone with explosives found at cargo airport  AP News

Two drones have been spotted flying over a German military base in the western part of the country earlier this week, just two days after a drone carrying explosives was found at a key cargo airport

Incident happened close to Ukrainian cargo plane believed to be carrying weapons, but Moscow denies any involvement

U.S. intelligence believes an explosive-laden drone found near Germany‘s Leipzig/Halle Airport was owned by the Russian government, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed officials. The United States had hinted at a hostile foreign actor being behind the incident, but Russia hadn’t been directly accus

The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then kicked out at it in what Detlef Seif described as a courageous but dangerous act.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a call on Friday to discuss the incident earlier this week at a German airport, when a drone laden with explosives crashed but did not detonate. Federal prosecutors have launched a counterterrorism probe into the incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened the national security council Friday to discuss the discovery of an explosive-laden drone near a Ukrainian cargo plane, and the mid-air collision of another aircraft with an unidentified object this week.

A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major Nato and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said ‌on Friday. The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then ki

Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says  Reuters

BERLIN, Aug 7 - A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.

The drone incident was framed as the latest in a series of hybrid attacks across Europe

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Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.

German authorities have launched a counterterrorism investigation following the discovery of the drone amid mounting security concerns.

The Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany has resumed flights on Thursday after a drone fitted with an explosive device was discovered there a day before.

A drone with explosives was found at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport and the device was defused, authorities said Wednesday, in an incident that the country's top security official said posed a 'new quality of danger.'

The Federal Police’s bomb disposal unit removed the detonator, officials said.

Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with "an unknown explosive device," and the object was examined by police

German authorities are investigating how a drone packed with explosives reached Leipzig/Halle Airport.

A second drone may have collided with a plane in the air over the airport, damaging the aircraft slightly, the authorities say.

Investigators treating incident as part of ‘professional hybrid threat scenario’, says Alexander Dobrindt Germany’s interior minister has warned that the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport marks “a new level of danger” for the country, as authorities will investigate whether the thwarted attack

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The airport is a major cargo hub and the planes located there include Ukrainian Antonov transport aircraft.

Flights were briefly suspended and several cargo planes were diverted, though authorities said there was no danger to passengers or airport staff.

Semtex-laden drone, found just meters from a Ukrainian aircraft, failed to detonate.

Germany investigating a series of apparently related incidents at Leipzig airport, including an armed explosive drone and a mid-air collision.

August 05, 2026 11:12 AM ET A German airport suspended flights after a staff member discovered a drone equipped with an explosive device near the runway, before a cargo plane was rerouted after colliding with a second unidentified flying object early Wednesday, police said.A bomb disposal robot was deployed at the Leip

Incident appears to mark an escalation after two years of drone incursions at European airports

Air traffic at Leipzig/Halle airport was briefly suspended on Tuesday night after a plane collided with an unknown object mid-air and an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane, raising suspicions of Russian interference.

Air traffic at Leipzig/Halle airport was briefly suspended on Tuesday night after a plane collided with an unknown object mid-air and an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane, raising suspicions of Russian interference.

A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport after reports of a flying object closed both runways.

A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say.

A drone of unknown origin was discovered overnight on August 5 at Leipzig Airport, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and other German outlets reported.

A German airport was disrupted for hours after an explosive-laden drone was discovered near one of the runways. Investigators are examining a possible political motive. DW has the latest.

A German newspaper reported that the drone carried explosives and a detonator – but police have not confirmed this and said the investigation is ongoing.

German police deployed a bomb disposal robot at an airport overnight after a drone was found on the tarmac near a Ukrainian cargo plane, sparking alarm and forcing the diversion of numerous flights.