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The long arm of repression
The Hamburg police use the EU arrest warrant and the European Investigation Order to prosecute activists after the G20 summit. The Federal Criminal Police Office assumes the function of a central office. After the G20 summit, the Hamburg special commission… Further reading
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EU researches drone swarms for maritime surveillance
With the support of the EU, arms companies want to try out how 20 different drones can be networked in the air and at sea. Tests will take place in the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea. In two years… Further reading
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Europe-wide anti-terror exercise coordinated by Europol
European special units have trained in seven EU member states for terrorist attacks. The aim of the exercise was to harden against “Islamist” as well as “right-wing or left-wing ideologies”. European special task forces held a Europe-wide exercise on Tuesday… Further reading
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More autonomy for drones
Unmanned aircraft do take-offs, landings and even aerial battles independently. If they can avoid other airplanes, drones can even fly in civil airspace. A US-American long-range drone of the type “Reaper” has completed an automatic take-off and landing procedure for… Further reading
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The contested Mediterranean
Private rescue organizations are put on the chain. In the middle of the standoff about the ship “Aquarius” Frontex starts the surveillance with drones and wants to give the coordinates of refugee boats to Libya. The Libyan coastguard becomes the… Further reading
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Airbus working on deadly swarm of drones
The next generation German combat aircraft should fly in swarms with drones. The capability is currently being tested at the Baltic Sea. The European armaments company Airbus has begun flight tests on a military training area of the German Armed… Further reading