Federal Police in Germany will be approved the right to shoot down drones

    The German government has approved a law that gives the Federal Police the authority to take protective actions against threatening drones.

    The German Federal Ministry of the Interior plans to allocate 90 million euros annually for these actions.

    Germany's Federal Police should be given the authority to catch and shoot down dangerous unmanned airborne vehicles. These follows amendments to the Federal Police Act, which were approved by the German government on Wednesday, October 8, reported by dw.com.

    The law demands that “the Federal Police may take protective measures against drones,” said German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. Federal police officers will also be allowed to use “things of physical force”. “This means that the The German government has approved a law that gives catching and shooting down of drones by the Federal Police will be legally regulated and possible in the future,” the Minister explained.