Tag: Military
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Frontex hires US military surveillance firm to help EU states and Libya in intercepting migrant boats in the Mediterranean
Flight tracking has revealed that Metrea, a firm tied to the US military and secret services, flies surveillance missions for Frontex under a €14.5 million contract. This is prompting criticism over transparency and the militarisation of EU borders. Metrea, a…
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EU border surveillance: Finland trials a military style drone boat – with Frontex and EMSA on board
Finland is set to become the first EU country to deploy autonomous surface vehicles on its external border. The project is funded by Frontex resources but is aimed at Russia’s shadow fleet. Finland intends to become the first EU member…
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Number of refusals has roughly doubled since new German “Military Service Modernisation Act”
Under the Military Service Act, the government in Germany classifies data on refusals as confidential on grounds of “national interest”. It became known nonetheless. The question was posed my a parlamentarian interpellation. Around 3,000 people applied for conscientious objector (CO)…
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Israel’s state-owned arms company IAI agrees with Berlin mayor for production in the capital
The arms manufacturer IAI is planning production facilities in Berlin – and rival Elbit Systems is also pushing into the German market, having signed a similar partnership with Diehl Defence for kamikaze drones. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is Israel’s largest…