Drones to Conduct Maritime Environmental Missions
Drones will be used for maritime environmental surveillance and monitoring missions in Europe, while guarding their ability to engage in emergency missions as well...
Heavy Duty Protection to Anti-Terror Units in Germany
Hamburg has spent £3.9 million equipping its anti terror officers with new protective equipment over fears of jihadi-style attacks. Some 70 officers are to...
UK Police On Guard Since Paris Attacks
The effects of last year’s wave of terrorist attacks in Europe are still felt among security authorities, who are busy defining new tactics to...
ISIS and Extremist Right Groups in Germany – Any Connection?
Hans-Georg Maassen, head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, claimed that German authorities are preparing for several terror attack scenarios on Germany as pressure builds...
Invisible Screening Measures to Enhance Airport Security
Aviation industry experts said recently that authorities will incorporate more "invisible" screening measures to step up security in and around airports as they increasingly...
Autonomous Systems Technology will Help Clear Marine Mines
The UK and France have been cooperating in a Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program based on unmanned vehicle technology. On the 20th of...
Effort to Raise CyberSecurity Levels in Southeast Europe
DCI, a large French company that specializes in military training, consulting and technical assistance, recently completed a one-week training course to teach 12 trainees...
International Declaration Calls for Control Over Armed UAVs Export
The United States and more than 40 other countries issued a declaration laying out principles they said should govern the export and use of...
Robot Assistance Following Italian Earthquake
In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the Italian town of Amatrice and its surrounding region a couple of months ago, Italian authorities...
Swiss Enable Surveillance, for Sake of Safety
Swiss voters have given an approval to a law on new surveillance powers for the intelligence agencies.
The new law would allow the authorities to...
Women Suspected to Attempt Next Terror Attack
Europe is preparing for its next Islamic State-inspired terror attack to be carried out by a female assassin after a string of arrests of...
Breakthrough: First UAS Achieves Civil European Approval
After more than two years’ work Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus Group, has become the world’s first company to be approved...
Terrorist Chemical Attacks in Europe – a Possibility?
The European Union's counter-terrorism co-ordinator fears that foreign fighters could launch attacks in Europe with chemical weapons, using techniques learned in Syria and Iraq.
Gilles...
New Rifle for French Army
The French army has chosen the German-made Heckler & Koch HK 416 carbine to replace, by 2017 according to an official statement, its iconic...
New Key Offensive Cyber Player: Germany
A special cyber security unit of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) conducted its first offensive cyber operation abroad when it broke into an internal...
US Ministry of Defense Delegation to Attend AUS&R 2016
A delegation of 14 experts from the US ministry of defense will attend the AUS&R 2016 Convention. The delegation of the US Department of...
Europe Requests Continental Law Regarding Drones
Aviation associations representing airlines, pilots and airports across Europe called for mandatory registration and training of drone users following a number of near-misses between...
Anti-ISIS Task Force to be Deployed in Greece
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, will deploy 200 counter terrorism officers to the Greek islands in an effort to thwart a “strategic”-level campaign...
New Anti-Terror Tools Sought in Encrypted Messaging
France and Germany are insisting makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
Privacy advocates argue that...
Defense, Rescue and Security Robots – Growing Market
A new report projects that the world service robotics market would reach $34,672.8 million by 2022. Professional service robots segment, which includes robots used...
Anti-Terror Patrols on UK-France Ferries
In the wake of several terrorist attacks in European countries, including France, armed French police have begun patrols on cross-Channel ferries in a bid...
Aircraft Nearly Hit by Quadrocopter UAV
Drones might risk commercial aircraft while flying nearby.
Lufthansa Airline company confirmed an incident involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone,...
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Drones Could Soon Navigate Collapsed Buildings Without Slowing Down
Flying autonomous drones through unpredictable environments remains one of the biggest technical challenges in robotics. In confined spaces such as collapsed buildings, industrial sites,...
