buys net-catcher drones for base protection: the procurement office signed a contract with on 15 October for systems that fly up to an intruding small drone, catch it in a net and set it down on the ground instead of shooting it down - avoiding falling debris over barracks and other sites. The capture itself is automated; a human operator decides whether to carry it out or break it off. First systems are to reach units in 2027. hartpunkt reports parliament approved funding for a framework worth over 1.1 billion euros.
Source: hartpunkt.de
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First systems reach units in 2027; a human operator still decides whether to carry out a capture.