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December 13, 202410:01 AM CSTUpdated 3 days ago
BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Drones were spotted flying over the U.S. air base at Ramstein in Germany in early December, a spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force said on Friday.
There were “no impacts to base residents, facilities, or assets,” the spokesperson said. “In concert with host nation authorities, we continue to monitor the airspace to ensure safety and security of the community.”
A security source told Reuters that German authorities had not traced the operators of the drones, but had ruled out the possibility that the drones were operated by amateurs.
The drone sightings over Ramstein were first reported by German news magazine Spiegel, which said a report by German security authorities had flagged a number of unexplained drone sightings over the base in the evening hours of Dec. 3 and 4.
Spiegel said drones were also sighted over locations belonging to German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE), opens new tab and chemicals group BASF (BASFn.DE), opens new tab.
“The safety of BASF sites is our top priority,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We therefore keep an eye on suspicious activities at all times and work closely with the relevant security authorities.
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, from the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 8610]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 8610) to reauthorize and reform counter-
unmanned aircraft system authorities, to improve transparency, se-
curity, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and
for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as
amended do pass.
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