Tag: Heron TP
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German government publishes roadmap on drone armament
The governing coalition of Christian and Social Democrats wants to introduce armed drones in a hurry before the Bundestag elections. More and more SPD members of parliament are now positioning themselves against it On 16 December, the Budget and Defence…
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German battle about arming drones: Unmanned cardboard characters
The German Social Democratic Party sets conditions for the procurement of Israeli armed drones, which are fulfilled anyway Now the Bundestag’s Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, has also expressed her views on the arming of Bundeswehr drones. The…
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German Airbase in Jagel: Waiting for the drones
Only 23 years after a military drone airport in Jagel was decided, large drones could actually be stationed there. But the squadron is already analysing images and videos of drone missions in Mali. In this way, “terrorists” and “smugglers” are…
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Stationing in Israel: New Bundeswehr drone completes first flight
The Bundestag has not yet decided on the armament of the new “Heron TP”. Nevertheless, the German Armed Forces have already set up a “Weapon System Support Team” for the drone and is developing curricula for the activators of the…