Tag: Fraunhofer
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Exoskeletons: Race of the super soldiers
The military in the USA, China or even Germany uses motorised exoskeletons in logistics, while Russia is said to have already tested them in war. Russian defence company Rostec is working on an armoured exoskeleton that would cover a soldier’s…
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Germany: Further step towards the introduction of “Cell Broadcast“
So far, German authorities can only notify mobile phones of an impending disaster if their owners have registered beforehand. Soon it will be possible to warn all phones within a certain radius. It is questionable who will decide whether to…
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Greece: EU Commission upgrades border surveillance – and criticises it at the same time
The Greek border police are using a sound cannon and drones on a new border fence, and the EU Commission expresses its “concern” about this. However, it is itself funding several similar research projects, including a semi-autonomous drone with stealth…
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Query on Suspicion: German EU Council Presidency wants Criminal Records Index
For the second time, the German Federal Criminal Police Office is leading an EU pilot project that aims to enable cross-border queries of police files. This could affect not only police suspects but also their associates or victims. The Federal…
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Fight against small drones: Police use military technology
The police and military are increasingly confronted with the unwanted use of commercially available drones. For countermeasures, they must be quickly detected and analyzed. German arms companies have developed various methods to then combat the aircrafts. Every year, around one…
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Allemagne teste la mise en réseau des dossiers de police à l’échelle européenne
Traduit par Puño Negra La mise en place d’un système européen d’information sur les registres de police fait l’objet de discussions depuis des années. Les autorités pourraient interroger les dossiers d’enquête de la police dans d’autres pays. Avec la participation…