Tag: Drones
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Bundeswehr buys more huge strike drones from Israel and transfers training to Germany
The German Luftwaffe is aquiring three more Israeli long-range drones, with a total of six then being stationed in Schleswig-Holstein. Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran make training for German crews more difficult. The German Armed Forces are apparently planning…
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Cockroach cyborgs by drone: German start-up develops remote-controlled insects for war and rescue missions
A Hessian company is developing an army of remote-controlled cockroaches that can be dropped from the air. Unlike with mammals, such research with electrical impulses is not prohibited for insects. The idea sounds bizarre: a squad of soldiers throws a…
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Maritime militarisation makes companies nervous: Offshore facilities and sea cables turned into surveillance
With a commitment to co-operate with the military, German wind farms will become legitimate military targets. Submarine cables are to be docked with secret harbours for underwater drones. The Bundeswehr has been authorised to install and operate fixed installations such…
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Anti-Elbit protest in Germany: ‘Blood, blood, blood on your hands’
Israel’s largest armaments company also produces in Germany. A protest camp in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, is campaigning for the closure of the sites and demanding a stop to all arms exports to Israel. Anton Benz and Matthias Monroy It was a…