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The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) awarded a contract to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and its partner Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS)...

The Austrian Armed Forces (the Bundesheer) is replacing its Alouette III helicopter fleet. It will procure 18 AW169M helicopters in cooperation with Italy. The...

Within the framework of a reciprocal procurement agreement, the Israel Ministry of Defense will purchase five advanced training helicopters from Italy, increasing the Air...

During urban search and rescue operations such as earthquakes, large vehicles or vans are often used to get first responders’ equipment to the scene....

The ability to easily cross borders while maintaining connectivity would make it possible for drones to participate in cross-border missions such as railway safety...
border security

Drones are increasingly used for remote monitoring and surveillance of borders and port and airport areas. Now they will also help increase the effectiveness...
automotive cybersecurity

Connected vehicle technology is an essential enabler for safer roads and future autonomous vehicle deployments, which both form part of the smart city concept....

The Hungarian Government has agreed to form a joint venture with Rheinmetall to manufacture the latest generation Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) in the...

The Swiss Army has ordered a fleet of Indago 3 small UAS from Lockheed Martin. The quadrotor Indago UAS provides aerial reconnaissance in environments...

A Turkish private drone manufacturer has won a contract to sell a batch of 50 miniature tactical drones to the Greek Ministry of Defense. The...
drone

Europe’s anti-drone market reached $96.1 million in 2018, representing the third largest regional market in the world. A new anti-drone system has been recently...

New European standards under preparation will contribute to the safe operation of drones for a wide variety of services, such as parcel delivery in...

The European Commission is investing in a large-scale defense project for the development of an unmanned ground system. The aim is to develop a...
counter drone

Mapping, infrastructure inspections, precision agriculture, delivery of goods and e-commerce are just some of the services possible using drones. Countries worldwide are competing to...

The German and Spanish Eurofighter combat aircraft will be equipped with new electronically-scanned (E-Scan) radar sets. Airbus has been contracted to develop, deliver, and...
drones

The first of five new NATO surveillance drones began test flights over the Mediterranean Sea this month. For the first time, the Alliance Ground...
counter drone tech

Recognizing the fact that drone usage increases both commercially and recreationally but also for criminal purposes in some cases, the international criminal police organization...
invisible drone

A drone that can disappear into thin air thanks to cutting-edge technology has been developed and is already operational, sporting its dispersion shields that...

The Italian government has revealed a hitherto-unconfirmed Leonardo military helicopter sale to Egypt. According to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,...

A European collaboration in the maritime security field is widening its scope. Spain has officially joined the European Patrol Corvette program to design and...

The long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the COVID-19 was released by Apple and Google. The...
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The US Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to advise the telecom industry about actions that can be taken to prevent 5G cell...