DefenceTalkDefenceTalkShould the German army be equipped with killer drones? With less than a year to go before a general election, it’s a question that has bitterly divided Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government, testing NATO’s patience. German armed forces have so far only been allowed to use reconnaissance drones as part of military missions in Mali […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-government-at-odds-over-armed-drones-76622/

A Turkish military drone was delivered to northern Cyprus on Monday amid growing tensions over Turkey’s deal with Libya that extended its claims to the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean. The Bayraktar TB2 drone landed in Gecitkale Airport in Famagusta around 0700 GMT, an AFP correspondent said, after the breakaway northern Cyprus government approved the use of […]

DefenceTalkThe United States is the world’s technological leader in the development and deployment of military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). As other nations begin to employ military UAS more regularly and as the nascent commercial UAS market emerges, the United States has a responsibility to ensure that sales, transfers, and subsequent use of all U.S.-origin UAS […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-export-policy-military-unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-63140/

DefenceTalkGermany’s defence minister said Tuesday she wants the armed forces to be able to use armed drones under certain conditions. A day before lawmakers debate the controversial issue, Ursula von der Leyen told Wednesday’s edition of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that she backed Germany having the option of drones capable of being armed if deployments […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-defence-minister-backs-use-of-armed-drones-60004/