Germany is the latest country to report mysterious drone activity over an air base on its territory, specifically the sprawling U.S. facility at Ramstein, alongside similar incidents over critical industrial sites. The developments follow previous suspicious drone flights reported over infrastructure in Germany and a spate of security incidents at other air bases in the country earlier this year. Since then, U.S. Air Force facilities in England have also reported multiple drone incursions, which so far remain unexplained, while the United States is now deep into a wave of drone hysteria after similar reports out of bases on the East Coast.
“Possible spy drones” have been noted “several times” flying over Ramstein Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force hub in Western Europe, according to a story published today by the Spiegel news magazine, citing a confidential report by German security authorities. Other similar incidents have been reported in the vicinity of the chemical company BASF, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, and the defense firm Rheinmetall. These companies are based in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany — the same state in which Ramstein is located.
In the case of Ramstein, “numerous” drone sightings were reported in the evening hours of Dec. 3 and 4.
The Ramstein incidents have been confirmed by the U.S. military, with a spokeswoman for the base telling the Spiegel: “In early December, there were several sightings of small unmanned aerial systems in the area and over Ramstein Air Base, they had no impact on the residents of the base and on the facilities and military equipment there.” The spokeswoman confirmed that the base is now “in close coordination” with the German authorities regarding the incident.
As for Rheinmetall, this company has been at the forefront of German defense support for Ukraine since the full-scale invasion by Russia in 2022. The firm describes itself as “Ukraine’s most important defense industry partner in the fight against Russian aggression.”
Among Ukraine-related projects the company is involved in are the manufacturing of artillery ammunition and Lynx infantry fighting vehicles, the training of Ukrainian specialists in the maintenance and repair of combat vehicles, as well as helping establish manufacturing and maintenance hubs in Ukraine.
Recent weeks have seen a string of reported drone incidents over U.S. Air Force bases in England as well as multiple sightings in the United States, notably over New Jersey. However, there have been reports of unexplained drone activity in Germany dating back to this summer.
In particular, there were reports from the north of Germany, including over an industrial park in Brunsbüttel, northwest of Hamburg, which is home to a major floating liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal.
At the time, prosecutors in Germany said they considered it likely the drone flights were related to “espionage activity for sabotage purposes” and also cited “repeated” drone flights over “critical infrastructure.”
Reports of drone flights over Brunsbüttel began on Aug. 8 and it’s been claimed that the craft have proven difficult to track due to their high speeds — reportedly around 60 miles per hour — and their approach from the sea.
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Intel Air Force should know what UFO's are flying in our air space period, in my opinion! We are 20 to 30 years advanced, technology wise, so there should be NO excuses that we, our Military, does NOT know what, who, why, or what, is in our air space, in my opinion!!!
Now, if we don't really know definitively what is going on, this Nation has had some real National Security Failures for sure, IMO! Let's hope we do know, it is us, and no threats exist other than our bloated Government playing their "Hunt for Red October" mock simulation war games, IMO!???
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