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Germany abandons plans for own NATO drones
In Sicily, NATO has stationed five and the US Air Force two high-flying GLOBAL HAWK. An additional “national provision” was to cost German taxpayers over half a billion euros The German government is refraining from plans to acquire its own… Further reading
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Police in Germany launch large-scale drone project
North Rhine-Westphalia will equip the police with a total of 106 quadrocopters from 2021. They will also be used for the “pursuit of offenders”. In Germany, more and more police authorities use quadrocopters, mainly to monitor the scene of violent… Further reading
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Court in France bans police drones at demonstrations
The use of police drones for Corona compliance and at political rallies in Paris is unlawful. La Quadrature du Net sees the “balance of power” with police reversing. The French Supreme Administrative Court has banned the police in Paris from… Further reading
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Query on Suspicion: German EU Council Presidency wants Criminal Records Index
For the second time, the German Federal Criminal Police Office is leading an EU pilot project that aims to enable cross-border queries of police files. This could affect not only police suspects but also their associates or victims. The Federal… Further reading
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Germany: Problems with another drone project
The LUNA is one of the most widely used drones in the Bundeswehr, and it is also the oldest. The contractor for a much more powerful successor system has now declared insolvency. In the past two weeks, the German Social… Further reading
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German Social Democrats tip the scales against arming Heron TP drones – but now the „Eurodrones“ are coming
The arming of Israeli drones has been stopped for now, but in coming months the Bundestag will vote on whether to approve purchase of 21 “Eurodrones”. Since 2010, the German Armed Forces have been flying unarmed drones of the type… Further reading