Tag: Germany
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End of Berlin model project: Politicians, police dispute about tasers
Since the turn of the millennium, German special forces have been equipped with “distance electric pulse devices”, and more and more states now allow them in patrol duty. Within three years, six people died in Germany after being shot. The…
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Sea rescue off Libya: Flight bans by Tripoli violate international law
The Scientific Services of the German Bundestag consider it against two international conventions that Libya prohibits a private rescue organisation from flying over high seas. The Berlin government agrees, but does not change the problem. Therefore, the International Civil Aviation…
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Military reconnaissance: German drones in use in Ukraine
The German Ministry of Defence is supplying a total of 43 unarmed aerial drones to its partner in Ukraine, as well as various technology to defend against such systems. In addition, there is talk of up to 20 naval drones.…
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Secret aerial surveillance: What does an hour’s flight with a Frontex drone cost?
With a new regulation, the EU border agency has set up its own aerial surveillance with aircraft. With the arrival of drones, migration control with the “Multipurpose Aerial Surveillance” has become much more effective, but presumably also more expensive. For…