Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Afghanistan

  • German Air Force in Afghanistan and Mali: Drone operator talks on his severe trauma

    German Air Force in Afghanistan and Mali: Drone operator talks on his severe trauma

    For the first time, a German “Master of a Drone System” reports heavy stress disorders and depression just from watching from the air. With the upcoming introduction of armed drones, the phenomenon is likely to get worse. After about a…

  • Action plan on Afghanistan: Europol to hire evacuated staff from Kabul

    Action plan on Afghanistan: Europol to hire evacuated staff from Kabul

    A high-ranking EU advisor has drawn up recommendations for the Council and the Commission on how to deal with evacuees and refugees from Afghanistan. The focus is on more cooperation with secret services and NATO. The European Union’s anti-terrorism coordinator…

  • Germany: Problems with another drone project

    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…

  • German battle about arming drones: Unmanned cardboard characters

    German battle about arming drones: Unmanned cardboard characters

    The German Social Democratic Party sets conditions for the procurement of Israeli armed drones, which are fulfilled anyway Now the Bundestag’s Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, has also expressed her views on the arming of Bundeswehr drones. The…

  • German Airbase in Jagel: Waiting for the drones

    German Airbase in Jagel: Waiting for the drones

    Only 23 years after a military drone airport in Jagel was decided, large drones could actually be stationed there. But the squadron is already analysing images and videos of drone missions in Mali. In this way, “terrorists” and “smugglers” are…

  • Stationing in Israel: New Bundeswehr drone completes first flight

    Stationing in Israel: New Bundeswehr drone completes first flight

    The Bundestag has not yet decided on the armament of the new “Heron TP”. Nevertheless, the German Armed Forces have already set up a “Weapon System Support Team” for the drone and is developing curricula for the activators of the…