Polish special forces run NATO's first allied Green Beret drone-raid drill
Polish special forces began an exercise on Friday at Hohenfels in Germany that simulates a drone strike after a long infiltration, the first time a NATO ally has run the Green Beret course designed from Ukraine's war. In Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the government is concluding its investigation of a suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle airport and will set its answer with EU and NATO partners in the coming days.
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Polish special forces start a Green Beret drone-raid course at Hohenfels
At the Hohenfels training ground in Germany, Polish special forces began an exercise on Friday that simulates moving through enemy lines, traversing a long stretch of hostile territory and launching a drone strike on a key location. The US Army's Green Berets designed it only months ago for American special forces, and this is the first time a NATO ally has undertaken the training. The exercise has been run only two times before, both times this year and by two different Green Beret teams.[1]
The Hohenfels drill copies effects from Ukraine while Washington warns of Europe drawdowns
An Army Green Beret officer assigned to the Hohenfels training complex said on Thursday that the teams were using lessons learned from Ukraine and doing their best to replicate the effects Russia or Ukraine have had to overcome. The drill is taking place as the United States, its NATO allies and Ukraine work together against possible further Russian action, even as the Trump administration has warned of troop drawdowns in Europe. Polish special forces are the first NATO ally to run the Green Beret course at Hohenfels.[1]
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the Leipzig drone answer will be set with EU and NATO partners
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday that the government is concluding its investigation into the suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle airport and that there is broad consensus within the federal government on how to respond. He said in an interview on the public broadcaster ARD that Germany would make this clear in the coming days and that it would not take long, adding that final agreement with European Union and NATO partners was due in the next few days. An explosives-laden drone was found on 4 August near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft used for military supplies, and Berlin has not officially named who it believes was behind it. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt called the incident a hybrid attack scenario and left open possible involvement by foreign powers. The daily Die Welt reported on Saturday that the government would blame Russia within days and announce measures including sanctions coordinated with European Union partners; Merz made no comment on responsibility, saying only that Germany's partners would not be taken by surprise.[2]
