Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Ocean2020

  • Greece: EU Commission upgrades border surveillance – and criticises it at the same time

    Greece: EU Commission upgrades border surveillance – and criticises it at the same time

    The Greek border police are using a sound cannon and drones on a new border fence, and the EU Commission expresses its “concern” about this. However, it is itself funding several similar research projects, including a semi-autonomous drone with stealth features for “effective surveillance of borders and migration flows” On Monday, the Associated Press (AP) […]

  • 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 “Ocean2020” should deliver first results. The European Union is funding a research project on the […]