Europe
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Oct- 2019 -2 October
Portugal’s military drone program takes flight
Portugal’s involvement in combat operations in Central African Republic makes it a special case as its unmanned aerial system program develops
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2 October
Ukraine offers a glimpse into the future of counter-drone warfare
The conflict in eastern Ukraine demonstrates that unmanned aerial system defense and traditional air defense should be integrated
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1 October
France plots an autonomous course on drones
French armed unmanned aircraft will always have humans in the loop, defense ministry doctrine expert tells London UAV Technology conference
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Sep- 2019 -27 September
Spain charges 7 Catalan separatists with ‘terrorist organization’ membership
Seven Catalan separatists suspected of planning attacks have been charged with belonging to a "terrorist organization" and remanded in custody
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23 September
France begins trial of 5 women accused in Notre-Dame car bomb plot
Five women went on trial in France in an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb in front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral
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20 September
Northern Ireland police recover mortar ‘component’ in Castlewellan after day-long operation
Police in Northern Ireland recovered part of a mortar after a day-long search in Castlewellan near the border with Ireland
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19 September
Italy ‘willing to join’ European military intervention initiative, government says
Italy's government said that it is ready to join the 10-member European military coalition to react to crises near the continent's borders
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19 September
Belgian F-16 crashes in France, leaving pilot stranded from power line
A Belgian air force F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Morbihan region of western France, with both pilots ejecting but one parachute tangled in a power line
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18 September
UK launches national security investigation into Cobham takeover
The UK launched a national security probe into a £4-billion takeover bid for British defense group Cobham by US private equity firm Advent International
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18 September
Spanish air force training aircraft crash kills instructor and student
A Spanish air force light training aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean sea off the southeastern Murcia coast, killing its pilot and his student
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