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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
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Belgium wants passenger data of bus and train travellers from Great Britain
The EU directive on the use of passenger data requires airlines and other travel providers to provide personal data to the competent authorities before each trip. Belgium is the first EU Member State to apply this to land-based means of… Further reading
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The European Border Intelligence Service
With EUROSUR, the EU Commission has a powerful border surveillance system at its disposal. It brings together reconnaissance data from aircraft, drones and soon also aerostatic balloons. Based on the images, a Frontex unit then decides on further measures in… Further reading