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May 21, 2013

German Defense Minister Under Fire over Scrapped Drone Project

By PTI

From PTI:  Germany’s Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere has come under fire over scrapping of a prestigious drone project after investing around USD 835 million dollars to build a prototype of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

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May 21, 2013

France to Buy Two US Reaper Drones for Mali

By Leigh Thomas, Reuters

From Leigh Thomas, Reuters:  France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

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NATOSource

May 14, 2013

Germany Cancels ‘Euro Hawk’ Drone Program

By AFP

From AFP:  Germany has cancelled a planned ‘Euro Hawk’ drone programme fearing European authorities will not certify them, a defence ministry source said Tuesday after reported European safety concerns.

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NATOSource

Apr 6, 2013

Poland to join NATO drone project in 2014

By Polish Radio

From Polish Radio:  Minister of Defence Tomasz Siemoniak has announced that from 2014 Poland will participate in the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 2, 2013

Drone Policy Hurts US Image in Yemen

By Danya Greenfield and David Kramer

Most news out of the Middle East these days is dispiriting: the devastating civil war in Syria, the autocratic nature of Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, continued militia activity in Libya, a coalition collapse in Tunisia. Less discussed, and surprisingly positive, is the political situation in Yemen.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2013

Xbox Dreadnought?

By Julian Lindley-French

HMS Dreadnought at a stroke condemned every other battleship on the planet to the scrap yard. Launched in 1906 she represented a revolutionary step change in ship design combining big guns and new Parsons steam turbines with heavy armor in such a way that she could out-gun, out-pace and out-protect any battleship afloat.  Is warfare about to […]

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NATOSource

Feb 23, 2013

Mali mission spurs French interest in purchasing armed UAV

By Pierre Tran, Defense News

From Pierre Tran, Defense News:  France is deepening its interest in acquiring the Reaper UAV from the U.S., a move that would stir political sensitivities over purchasing a weapons-firing UAV, while Paris readies to cut its defense budget, government and industry sources said.

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NATOSource

Feb 22, 2013

The dawning of an age of permanent cyber warfare?

By David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy

From David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy:  When you drop a bomb on a country, it not only devastates its target — it also disintegrates. But when you launch a worm against a facility, that worm or its elements remain intact and discoverable and thus re-usable by the victim of the attack. In other words, while cyber […]

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NATOSource

Feb 21, 2013

Defense minister says France’s lack of drones is ‘incomprehensible’

By Steven Erlanger, New York Times

From Steven Erlanger, New York Times:   “I had always been the boss of regional councils, but not in a situation to decide a war,” he [French Defense Minister  Jean-Yves Le Drian] said.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 14, 2013

Drones and the Law: Restoring Checks and Balances

By Pejman Yousefzadeh

The Department of Justice has recently released a white paper detailing what it believes to be the scope of the president’s authority to kill Americans suspected of being members of al Qaeda—killings that are usually conducted via drones. The white paper argues that the killing of such suspects does not violate due process or the […]

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