Tag: Lithuania
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Lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine: German Armed Forces to catch up on drones
Last year, the Bundeswehr set up a “Task Force Drones”. Now the media are reporting on some of the 200 existing and new measures identified. Drones play a central role in the war in Ukraine, but the German Bundeswehr is…
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German Bundeswehr: The Army does not want to be intercepted
In order to communicate securely, land forces in NATO missions allegedly stop their tanks and arrange to talk “tower to tower”. The German Armed Forces also want to communicate in a tap-proof manner and use encrypted connections for this purpose.…
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Ukraine war: Turkish armed drones allegedly still in use
The government in Kiev publishes pictures of drone attacks on Russian invaders, who in turn report the shooting down of several “TB2”. It is doubtful that the weapon is decisive, as it was in the war over Nagorno-Karabakh. However, its…
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“Migrant smuggling” via Belarus: Europol wanted 455 internet accounts deleted
The Internet Referral Unit in The Hague also monitors social media for the purpose of prosecuting people who help refugees. However, the removal of content is not obligatory for providers. The EU police agency has reported at least 455 accounts…
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EU and NATO: Military, police, secret services against migration as “hybrid threat”
Since the Lisbon Treaty, the EU Commission and the Council intertwined internal and external security and thus closer cooperate with NATO. In 2015, a fighting word was created for this, which is being positioned against disinformation, cyber attacks and migration.…
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Pistols and ammunition: Frontex chooses weapons manufacturer from Austria
With a “Standing Corps”, the European Union has a uniformed and armed police unit for the first time. Whether Frontex is allowed to buy, store and transport weapons at all, however, is controversial. A planned loan agreement with Greece has…