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title: "Patriot threat?"
description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member."
url: "https://cbrneworld.com/threats-news/europe/patriot-threat"
date: "2026-09-10T17:59:30+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
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#  Patriot threat?

 Written on 09 August 2026.

Just 48 hours after the explosive laden drone incident in Leipzig, security at the Bundeswehr base at Mechernich, which maintains and repairs Patriot air defence systems reportedly recorded six drone overflights, which were reported to civilian police. A fuller picture, gathered by German news outlets, report that police were on site before the final overflight, and they saw at least one drone themselves. According to a confidential report cited by one outlet, a drone circled above the police officers before flying off.

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