Tag: Frontex
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Rheinmetall builds armed drone tank
More and more states have unmanned land vehicles that can be armed or used for surveillance. Programmed missions are carried out completely autonomous. The Rheinmetall armaments group has developed a “Multimission Unmanned Ground Vehicle” (MMUGV) that is about to go…
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German Airports: Face recognition now also for children
When crossing an EU external border, all travellers will soon have to provide biometric data. This leads to long waiting times and border controls are therefore becoming increasingly automated. This will first benefit people who have already stored facial images…
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Germany’s rescue drone will not fly in the Mediterranean
Unmanned systems could help to rescue shipwrecked boats in the Mediterranean. However, a new German sea rescue drone is only to be used in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Under the name “LARUS”, the German Government develops drones for…
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Internal security in the EU: “Moving from data collection to data connection”
The European Union intends to further strengthen operational cooperation and exchange of information between police authorities. The focus will be on upgrading Europol, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. According to a paper by the Romanian government, Europol’s mandate…