NATO Air Base Security Scare Sparked by Russian Threat

A security scare at a NATO air base in western Germany last week was sparked by the threat of a possible Russian drone attack, German media reported on Monday.

Germany’s Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) was told by German intelligence that there had been signs “of preparatory actions for a likely Russian act of sabotage” using a drone.

The security level at the Geilenkirchen air base—where NATO’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance aircraft are based—had been raised temporarily on August 22 as “a precautionary measure”, the NATO AWACS fleet’s X (formerly Twitter) account said Friday.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.