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Two Chinese nationals were arrested in northern Norway Tuesday after being caught operating a drone near Bardufoss Airport, a critical dual-use facility that serves as both a civilian airport and one of Norway’s most important military hubs, according to Newsweek. The arrests come amid an unprecedented wave of drone incidents disrupting air traffic and raising…
Drone sightings Thursday evening forced Germany’s Munich airport to suspend operations, cancelling 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers. The incident marks the latest in a concerning series of mysterious drone closures at major European airports—but whether these sightings represent genuine security threats or mass misidentification remains an urgent question. The pattern e
A police counter-drone vehicle collided with a Mercedes Sprinter in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s motorcade during a high-security summit in Copenhagen on Thursday morning, according to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred near the Bella Center during the European Political Community summit. The collision raises questions about coord
Unifly, a Terra Drone subsidiary and global leader in UAS Traffic Management solutions, has joined a European Defence Agency (EDA)-led initiative to harmonize pre-flight drone risk assessment standards across Europe’s defense and security operations. The MIL-UAS-SPECIFIC 3 project aims to streamline the currently fragmented approval processes that drone operators face when conducting high-risk mis
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is demanding that European authorities shoot down unauthorized drones disrupting airport operations, while dismissing the EU’s proposed “drone wall” defense initiative as ineffective ahead of a critical summit in Copenhagen where leaders will discuss the plan. The outspoken airline executive’s call comes as drone incursions attributed to Russia have repeatedly forced…
European Union leaders are meeting today in Copenhagen to advance plans for a “drone wall” defense system along the bloc’s eastern border, following a series of Russian drone incursions and mystery drone sightings that shut down major airports across Scandinavia. The New York Times reports that the initiative gained urgent momentum after 19 Russian drones…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced €6 billion ($7 billion) in new funding to support Ukrainian drone manufacturers, marking a major escalation in Western support for Ukraine’s unmanned warfare capabilities. The commitment comes as Russia increased airstrikes by nearly 50% following President Putin’s meeting with his American counterpart in Alaska, while also sending…
Harmattan AI, a Paris-based defense drone startup, is seeking a billion-dollar valuation in its latest funding round, just 18 months after launching, according to reporting by Sifted. The ambitious raise comes as the company has already secured major contracts with French and UK military forces, positioning it as a rising force in Europe’s surging defense…
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