Explosive drone forces shutdown at major German airport serving NATO, Ukraine flights

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Jennifer Griffin reports on Russia's shadow fleet launching a drone campaign across Europe to surveil military sites and test NATO's air defenses. The International Institute for Strategic Studies report reveals 144 suspected drones near sensitive sites in Germany, France and the UK. A drone carrying explosives was found near a Ukrainian plane at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport late Tuesday, prompting officials to warn the incident represented "a new quality of danger," authorities said Wednesday. The discovery temporarily shut down both runways at the major European freight hub and forced several flights to divert to other airports, according to The Associated Press. Another flying object was spotted nearby shortly before midnight and several flights, including one passenger plane, were then diverted to other airports. JETBLUE FLIGHT REPORTS DRONE S