Tag: Air Force
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War in Ethiopia: Armed drones could be again a gamechanger
In a surprise move, the Ethiopian military was able to stop the advance of attacking Tigray rebels on the capital, according to international media reports, with the help of armed drones. Allegedly “Bayraktar TB2” ordered in Turkey have not been…
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Joint exercise in Israel: German Luftwaffe take part in training with armed drones for the first time
Soldiers from four NATO countries have exercised with the Israeli Air Force in the use of “live-fire munitions” with drones. A German squadron took over the reconnaissance. All drones ordered by the Bundeswehr in Israel are to be delivered this…
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Unmanned supersaturation attacks
After the German Armed Forces, the EU also wants to research drone swarms that are dropped from a mother ship The European Union could invest more funds in the development of drone swarms in the future. This is according to…
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Flight campaign in the UK: Military drone operates in civilian airspace for the first time
Throughout Europe, military drones are only allowed to fly in restricted areas. This is a major obstacle for training and missions inside the country. A British flight series with a US drone is now set to bring a breakthrough for…
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Erdoğan son-in-law wants to equip world’s first drone carrier
After Turkey’s exclusion from the F35 programme, the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier “Anadolu” could be replaced by armed drones. Turkey could be the first country in the world to have an aircraft carrier with combat drones. The ship…
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Reconnaissance and attack: German Bundeswehr is working on drone swarms
In various projects, the military and the defence industry are investigating the networking of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. For the Air Force, they could in small numbers support air combat; for the Army, they can detect and destroy nearby…