The German military bans commercially available Chinese drones.
The German military has reportedly imposed an immediate ban on commercially available Chinese-made UAVs in barracks and training grounds, with Der Spiegel citing security concerns. The measure applies to off-the-shelf systems and not to custom military platforms.
The move reflects a force and intelligence defense posture against training areas, where routine use of UAVs can reveal operational patterns, deployments and procedures. It also indicates extensive testing of low-cost foreign-made UAVs within a military infrastructure.
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