Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: MBDA

  • The armed “Eurodrone” is also to fly with wiretapping technology

    The armed “Eurodrone” is also to fly with wiretapping technology

    On its website, the German Ministry of Defence gives the impression that the mass production of an EU combat drone has already been decided. First, however, the Bundestag is to vote on it. The Social Democratic Party is thus faced…

  • After the war over Nagorno-Karabakh: British military flirts with Turkish-style armed drones

    After the war over Nagorno-Karabakh: British military flirts with Turkish-style armed drones

    Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles are smaller and much cheaper than their US counterparts. They can be procured in large numbers, so their loss in action is of little consequence. There is growing support in the UK for a new programme…

  • New drones are coming in

    New drones are coming in

    Next week the Bundeswehr moves into its drone base in Israel, but their “Heron TP” will be still unarmed. Six European governments have decided against Israeli drones and instead rely on the “Predator B”. On Monday, the German government launches…

  • German authorities lead international working group on defence against small drones

    German authorities lead international working group on defence against small drones

    Three years ago, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior was already arming itself against attacks by small drones. These could endanger critical infrastructures or industrial facilities equipped with firearms or explosives. With the USA, Germany is now leading a…

  • EU researches drone swarms for maritime surveillance

    EU researches drone swarms for maritime surveillance

    With the support of the EU, arms companies want to try out how 20 different drones can be networked in the air and at sea. Tests will take place in the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea. In two years…