Tag: Military

  • “Global Hawk”: New NATO drones fly over Italy, France and Germany

    “Global Hawk”: New NATO drones fly over Italy, France and Germany

    In the next six months NATO will launch its first unmanned surveillance programme. Yesterday, the second of five drones arrived in Sicily. For the first time, it is known where the aircraft are to fly. NATO’s five “Global Hawk” are…

  • Drone power Turkey

    Drone power Turkey

    For many years, only the USA, Israel and Great Britain used armed drones. Now Turkey is ahead in the everyday use and sale of the weapons. Last week, the government in Ankara transferred an armed drone to Northern Cyprus. This…

  • Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

    Shots fired at sea rescuers: EU supports competing militias in Libya

    A German public prosecutor’s office is investigating the shooting of the ship “Alan Kurdi”. Its crew could be caught between the fronts of two coastguards equipped and trained by different EU missions. With the General Administration for Coastal Security (GACS)…

  • NATO establishes biometric database, US military has it already

    NATO establishes biometric database, US military has it already

    The U.S. Department of Defense stores biometric data on more than seven million people, mostly from war zones. Refugee organizations also collect millions of facial images, irises and fingerprints of people seeking protection. They may also find their way to…