Tag: Military
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Questionable narrative on coast guard in Tunisia: Theft of engines allegedly served for sea rescue
The Tunisian National Guard takes engines away from refugee boats and lets them drift in the sea. Human rights activists accuse the German government of complicity. The EU and individual member states have been supporting the Tunisian coast guard with…
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Elite unit open to women: German military introduces new recruitment test for special forces
Instead of muscles, the Bundeswehr wants to look more at the brain when recruiting special forces. Applicants can score points with drone experience. Following a judgement by the European Court of Justice, the German Armed Forces opened up all military…
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Bundeswehr spying from space: A Musk rocket has launched the last two SARah satellites
The German military wants to use a new radar spy system to spy through trees and camouflage nets from space. Secret service agents could also benefit from this. On Sunday, the German Armed Forces launched two more satellites from their…
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Frontex drone flies again, but the cause of crash off Crete in August remains unknown
Following a crash in August, Frontex is monitoring the Mediterranean in Greece again with a new military drone from Israel. A first flight is scheduled for this evening. The recovery of the wreckage remains impossible. Almost four months after the…