Tag: Bundeswehr
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First type certificate: Israeli drone may fly domestic missions in future
Arms manufacturers want to market their long-range drones for interior ministries or agriculture, but to do so they must fly over populated areas. Market leaders are working feverishly to obtain the necessary permits. For the first time, the Israeli Civil…
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German activists receive asylum in Venezuela
After Interpol already withdrew an arrest request, two leftists now finally escape persecution by the German justice system The Venezuelan refugee commission has granted the two German-born Peter Krauth and Thomas Walter a claim for protection from political persecution. They…
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Unrestrained killer robots in Geneva
A UN convention on lethal autonomous weapons systems is not in sight For more than seven years, several dozen states have been discussing a possible ban on autonomous killer robots at the United Nations (UN). So far, the talks have…
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Green stepping stone for armed drones in Germany
The Conservatives must watch their years-long push to arm drones from the opposition now The commander of Bundeswehr operations abroad, Lieutenant General Erich Pfeffer, today warned against dispensing with armed drones. “The troops” do not understand the political argument and…
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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…