Tag: Bundeswehr
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Allegedly hardly any “Reichsbürger” among German security authorities
Unlike right-wing extremism in general, the number of known cases of “Citizens of the Reich” among police and military is conspicuously low “The accused are united by a deep rejection of state institutions and the free democratic basic order of…
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Jammers: Even more drone defence for Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine are now fighting a drone war. The US, Germany and now NATO are supplying technology against it. The Ukraine war has long since become a drone war. In no other military conflict have so many unmanned aerial…
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Loitering munition: Rheinmetall sells first kamikaze drones to NATO state
In the present wars, the military is increasingly using remote-controlled warheads. The German defence ministry calls such weapons “worrying”. But after similar plans a decade ago, the Bundeswehr is again considering to procure them. For the first time, the arms…
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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…