Tag: Military
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Second Frontex drone crashed near Crete: Airbus was allowed to fly the “Heron 1” alongside civilian aircraft
Frontex’s drones in Malta and Greece are controlled by Airbus. The German defense company also provides their satellite communications. This is now said to have failed. A drone flown by the EU border agency Frontex crashed into the sea 70…
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Six people drowned in the English Channel: Last week was this year’s peak of crossings
Rescue operations in the English Channel are said to have been swift after Saturday’s accident. However, because of another case, the trial of seven members of the responsible control center in northern France will begin soon. At least six people…
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Using captured tablets of soldiers from the “battlefield”: Hacking attacks on Starlink in Ukraine
Cyberattacks by the hacker group “Sandworm” from Russia are said to have targeted Internet terminals of Starlink in Ukraine for a considerable time. The German government now wants to finance alternative devices from Sweden. The Ukrainian domestic secret service SSU…
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German anti-terrorism exercise: Police and military practice together in Bavaria
In “AlpenTEX”, the German Armed Forces and the state police are training for a terrorist emergency. Actually, the Federal Police would be called in for this, but they have been specifically written out of the exercise scenario. For two days,…
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Libya banned Frontex flights: Planes ignore instructions, drones follow them
In addition to Sea-Watch, Frontex was also banned from flying in the central Mediterranean by Libyan authorities. Experts consider these to be illegal. Frontex and Airbus assign responsibility to each other. For ten months last year, an aircraft belonging to…
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Turkey became a global armed drone power, with sales of the “TB2” in almost 30 countries
The Turkish military uses its drones at home and abroad in violation of international law, and foreign buyers also follow this practice. The country’s drone industry is aiming higher. Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Morocco, Tunisia and Serbia: the list…