While drones appear above Europe’s sky, Germany is in dire position. The army cannot to dispel unmanned airplanes within the country’s airspace, and this is largely due to protection measures that have been established because of nazi past.

The German Constitution, adopted in the shadow of World War II, explicitly prohibits to the army to take over A key role in internal security her country. This is due to the fact that those who drafted the Constitution had in mind the way the Nazis and their supporters abused the army to target leftist political forces, according to Politico.

Today, however, as the seasons have changed and the Kremlin is escalating tension with Europe through invasions of drones, laws adopted in Germany have side effects. And the most important thing is that the country’s ability to defend itself to Russia’s challenges is limited.

‘I have to modify the lawsso that the only ones who can undertake this project, that is, the federal defense (Bundesber), have the power to do so‘At Politico, Thomas Rovekabam, chairman of the German Parliament Defense Committee and a member of the Conservative Bloc of Chancellor Mertz, tells Politico.

While Bundesver is theoretically able to get arms in case of a large invasionthe invasions with drones so far are not considered enough serious attacksaccording to legal experts. Bundesber, under current legislation, can dispel drones only over military bases.

There is no evidence to prove that the drones that recently invaded the German airspace carried weapons. However, according to the German authorities, the Chimney seem to seem to uses for espionage. Last year, there were reports of unexplained Drones views over installations belonging to Rheinmetall arms manufacturer and to the group Chemical Basf.

OR German police have the legal right to reject these drones If it deems it necessary, however does not have the technical ability. On the other hand, the army has the means but cannot act because of its past.

In the imperial Germany and the Weimar Republic, before World War II, the German army “was ruthlessly developedusually to hit their Social Democrats and left -wing governments“, Explains Public Law Professor Kathryn Goch of the University of Bundesver in Munich.

‘The repetition of such measures had to be avoided in the 1949 Constitution, That is why we have these today Strict rules for Bundesver‘, notes.

Adapt to the new reality

Currently, Bundesver can only provide ‘administrative assistance»In defense against drones. Its powers can, for example, help identify drones or transmit information, if requested, as it was recently done, when drones were identified over Munich Airport.

In order for Germany to respond to challenges with drones, the interior minister announced that he plans to create a defense unit against drones in the context of the federal police and set up a National Defense Center against Droneswhich will allow the Police, the Intelligence Services and the Army to gather their resources.

The Minister also intends to promote a law that will allow the Army to shoot down drones to German airspace If it is considered that there is a risk for human lives.

However, the constitutionality of this law remains uncertain. If the interior minister expects more than the “administrative assistance” of the army, the issue then “will end up in the constitutional court“Says Marie Agnes Strak-Jimman, a German politician chaired by the European Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee.

Some believe that the only solution is to modify the German constitution in order to allow the army to take on a more active role within the country. But constitutional review is difficult to make time, as the Mertz’s alliance is weak and does not have the majority of 2/3 required in parliament.

And until the police get the media to dispel the drones, there is danger to Germany to stay defenseless In invasions of unmanned aerial media in the near future.

‘The world has changed and There is no longer a separation between internal and external security‘, Says Rovekab. “Looking to the future, we must adapt our constitutional provisions to reality”notes.