Tag: IAI
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Loitering munition: Rheinmetall sells first kamikaze drones to NATO state
In the present wars, the military is increasingly using remote-controlled warheads. The German defence ministry calls such weapons “worrying”. But after similar plans a decade ago, the Bundeswehr is again considering to procure them. For the first time, the arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has won an order for its loitering munition. According to a press release […]
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Mediterranean Sea: Frontex claims to have detected 13,000 refugees with drones
After in Malta, the EU border agency is now stationing a long-range drone on Crete. There is contradictory information on the surveillance technology on board. According to its own figures, Frontex has detected at least 13,000 refugees in 300 cases with the help of long-range drones and reported them to the responsible coast guards. Since […]
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Heron TP in Israel: Germany now arms its drones
With the decision to buy 140 missiles, the German “drone debate” comes to an end after eight years. All details about the weapons are top secret. At the request of the government’s parliamentary groups, the Bundestag’s Budget and Defence Committees last week gave the green light to arm the Bundeswehr’s Heron TP drones. As an […]
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First type certificate: Israeli drone may fly domestic missions in future
Arms manufacturers want to market their long-range drones for interior ministries or agriculture, but to do so they must fly over populated areas. Market leaders are working feverishly to obtain the necessary permits. For the first time, the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority has issued a permanent permit to fly a drone in civil airspace. The […]