Some German states have begun using drones to monitor social distancing restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic. But there are mixed opinions about them.
Frankfurt airport was shut down for nearly an hour on Thursday morning as operators halted flights over a drone sighting, in the latest such incident affecting a busy European hub.
Germany has agreed a nine-year deal worth half a billion euros to lease Israeli military reconnaissance drones capable of carrying missiles, the aircraft's manufacturers said on Thursday.
Drones are increasingly becoming a blight on air traffic in Germany. Will new rules help to reduce the danger these unmanned aircraft potentially pose?
Drones are becoming an increasing blight on air traffic, private landowners and neighbours. In Lower Saxony authorities are going on the offensive with a new force of traffic cops for the skies.
An anti-spying organisation used a drone to drop leaflets over an NSA complex in southern Germany last week, hoping to persuade spooks to choose another line of work.
Update: Police arrested the pilot of a drone that nearly collided with a Lufthansa plane in Poland and forced air traffic controllers to redirect dozens of planes.
After a low flying drone crashed into the windscreen of a car on the Autobahn outside Bochum, police announced on Thursday they are looking for witnesses.
A European project to build a military drone by 2025 took wing on Monday as Germany, France and Italy signed a deal to start technical work and end their reliance on US- and Israeli-made models.
An expert on unmanned weapon systems has told The Local that Germany should not be pushing forward with its own armed unmanned drones as the robot arms race heats up.
Twice authorities have intercepted drones being used to deliver contraband into prisons, leaving German states are planning new ways of keeping criminal activity away from criminals. But is the law behind the curve on this new technology?
'Luna' drones promised by Germany to monitor the Russian-Ukrainian border may not be sent after all - they can't handle the bitter cold expected in the Ukrainian winter.
A relative of two men killed by a US drone strike in Yemen has brought a court case against the German government, alleging it was complicit in the attack by allowing a US air base on German soil.
Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced "cautious optimism" on Thursday that the EU will broker an end to the Russian-Ukrainian gas standoff despite the "fragile" situation in the conflict-torn country.
Long-running arguments over whether the German army should purchase combat drones intensified on Monday as a defence committee debate split the ruling coalition government.
A German researcher is leading the charge to develop fully automated ships, making it possible to ferry cargo across the oceans without any crew on board. But many hurdles remain.
A German man has reportedly been killed in a US drone attack in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Although a convert to Islam, he was said to be in contact with German security officials.
Outgoing Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière said he considered resigning over a botched drone deal last year but the soldiers persuaded him not to. He also hit out at Germany's allies in a leaving ceremony on Wednesday night.
