Tag: Spain
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EU extends maritime surveillance with drones
Three EU agencies are responsible for maritime safety, in an agreement they want to benefit from joint reconnaissance capabilities. Drone flights are used for border, fisheries and customs controls, law enforcement and environmental protection. Seven European states are currently participating…
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New database at Eurojust: Who’s a terrorist?
The EU has a Criminal Record Information System since 2012, but last week a second database was introduced only for “terrorist threats”. Its added value is unclear and may be the search for “interconnections”. The system also includes “right-wing and…
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Land, sea and air: EU Member States test drones for border surveillance
In the ROBORDER security research project, border authorities and the military are testing various drones for controlling land and sea borders. They are supposed to operate in swarms. The border agency Frontex should benefit from the results. German companies are…
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Airbus to build the “Eurodrone”
To fly in European airspace, large military drones need a „Detect and Avoid“ system. The “Eurodrone” could therefore be equipped with “American technology”. Only “one final production line” is to be set up for the the “Eurodrone”. This was announced…