Schlagwort: Fortress Europe
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EU extends maritime surveillance with drones
Three EU agencies are responsible for maritime safety, in an agreement they want to benefit from joint reconnaissance capabilities. Drone flights are used for border, fisheries and customs controls, law enforcement and environmental protection. Seven European states are currently participating and an enlargement is planned. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has extended its drone […]
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EU external borders: Frontex ends test with unmanned airship
The EU border agency Frontex is responsible for the security of the external borders. Its tasks also include testing new surveillance technologies. The Portuguese National Guard, among others, provides support. The Greek coast guard has completed the test of an airship to monitor its maritime borders off the island of Samos. An aerostat attached to […]
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Land, sea and air: EU Member States test drones for border surveillance
In the ROBORDER security research project, border authorities and the military are testing various drones for controlling land and sea borders. They are supposed to operate in swarms. The border agency Frontex should benefit from the results. German companies are also involved in the research. Ministries of the Interior and Defence from Portugal, Hungary and […]
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Frontex monitors sea border with unmanned airship
In the new Frontex budget, more than two billion euros have been reserved for the procurement of the company’s own ships, aircraft and automobiles. After drones, the EU Commission is now testing other technologies for aerial border surveillance The Greek coast guard is using an unmanned airship in the Aegean Sea. The so-called Aerostat is […]