Schlagwort: Airbus
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Crotone shipwreck discovered by Frontex with high-tech to locate phones of refugees
On behalf of the EU border agency, private service providers are monitoring the Mediterranean Sea with planes and drones. Frontex and Airbus give different information about the surveillance technology on board. The refugee boat that sank off the southern Italian town of Crotone at the end of February was discovered using technology to detect phones. […]
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Rheinmetall presents small drone bomber: Fixed-wing aircraft to drop smart grenades
In 2021, Rheinmetall re-entered the drone business. Already in the noughties, the Düsseldorf-based defence company had been researching „loitering munitions“ with an Israeli partner. Rheinmetall wants to equip its „Luna“ drones with intelligent munitions. The fixed-wing aircraft, which is about three metres long and has a wingspan of five metres, is to carry grenades for […]
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The Bundeswehr flies the world’s largest drones over the Black Sea. When will the first one crash?
Germany is the largest contributor to five Nato „Global Hawk“ drones in Sicily. The military alliance has been using them to monitor its „eastern flank“ for two years. The crash of a US „Reaper“ fighter drone off the coast of Crimea throws a spotlight on Western military surveillance in favour of Ukraine. The US Air […]
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EU aerial surveillance for Libya makes Tripoli coastguard doing the „dirty work“
The European border agency observes boats with refugees from the air and lets them be brought back to North Africa. A new report by human rights organisations criticises this as „Airborne Complicity“. The European Union has withdrawn ships from the central Mediterranean and is investing in aerial surveillance instead. Refugees who find themselves in distress […]