German military to form six kamikaze drone units, army chief says

NAMPA / DPA
2025-11-26
Berlin (dpa) - The German military plans to form six units to operate newly introduced kamikaze drones over the coming years, Army Inspector Christian Freuding has said. "We have begun testing, in a fair competition, and aim to make the first medium-range battery operational by 2027, with five more to follow by 2029," he said at an event in Berlin on Tuesday. The Bundeswehr, Germany's military, is testing so-called loitering munitions, which can......
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