🔗 Share this article

The Munich air hub has suspended operations for the second occasion in 24 hours, following additional reported drone sightings.

In a statement on late Friday, the airport authority stated that flights were suspended at 21:30 local time (GMT evening), impacting nearly 6,500 travelers.

A minimum of seventeen aircraft were also grounded in Munich on Thursday night due to several UAV observations in nearby flight paths.

This marks the newest in a sequence of occurrences featuring unmanned aircraft that have disrupted aviation in European nations in recent weeks.

Continental Officials Investigate UAV Incidents

Agencies in Belgium on Thursday were also probing observations of 15 UAVs, which were spotted above the military installation near the border with Germany.

After the sighting, the devices according to reports traveled from Belgium to Germany, where they were also observed by authorities in the small German town of that location.

Officials have been unable to pinpoint where the devices were launched or who operated them.

Official Response and Legislation

The nation's Senior Official the minister has said he will raise the topic of counter-UAV measures at a weekend gathering of EU government leaders, which was initially billed as a policy conference.

Earlier on Friday, the minister also vowed to advance planned regulations making it easier for the authorities to request the armed forces to down drones.

EU Leaders Confront UAV Threat

Latest UAV observations across the continent prompted a leaders' summit in the Danish capital lately.

A number of EU member states have supported proposals for a extensive "UAV barrier" to rapidly spot, then monitor and neutralize suspected UAVs.

Twenty foreign aircraft flew into Poland and suspected MiG-31 jets breached Estonia's territory in distinct new occurrences.

Copenhagen and Oslo airports were forced to halt operations after unrecognized aircraft were seen near airport and military skies.

The nation's leader the figure remarked ahead of the meeting that breaches were getting worse and that it was "logical to presume the UAVs are launched by Russia."

Moscow has rejected any role, while Scandinavian authorities state there was lack of proof Russia was involved.

Talking at a conference in the Black Sea resort city of the city on the previous day, Russian President Putin laughed off suggestions he commanded UAVs to Denmark.

"It won't happen again. No further actions - not to the French or Denmark or the capital," Putin remarked.