Tag: Drones

  • German football fans speak out against repression

    German football fans speak out against repression

    Umbrella organisation defends itself against surveillance and arbitrary police violence Football fans are demanding less violence and surveillance from the police in Germany. At the annual general meeting of their umbrella organisation in Hanover, 22 local associations published a joint…

  • After EU recommendation: Frontex drone allowed to fly in civilian airspace in Greece

    After EU recommendation: Frontex drone allowed to fly in civilian airspace in Greece

    Two Israeli arms companies are offering their long-range drones in Europe for border surveillance. In addition to the military in Switzerland, the Greek coast guard is also carrying out corresponding missions. For more than a year, the EU border agency…

  • Laws for “U-Spaces”: More airspace for commercial drones

    Laws for “U-Spaces”: More airspace for commercial drones

    At an aviation trade fair in Cologne, Deutsche Telekom’s business and the surveillance of commercial drone flights are also on the agenda As in Hamburg, small civilian drones could soon be conducting test flights within a so-called “U-Space” airspace in…

  • Ukraine war: Iran now becomes a single-use drone power

    Ukraine war: Iran now becomes a single-use drone power

    Russia’s war in Ukraine is increasingly being fought with unmanned systems. Both sides are using so-called “loitering munitions” originating from the US or Iran. A new Iranian drone clone could also soon be flying attacks. Iran wants to export more…