{"id":20203,"date":"2018-03-22T15:15:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T15:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/22\/these-three-german-drones-are-worth-watching\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:50:20","slug":"these-three-german-drones-are-worth-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2018\/03\/22\/these-three-german-drones-are-worth-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"These three German drones are worth watching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLOGNE, Germany \u2013 With the number of German major weapon programs at a new high, three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/02\/07\/political-deal-may-mean-german-defense-boost-but-puts-armed-drones-acquisition-on-hold\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Bundeswehr drone projects<\/a> are up for critical milestones in the coming months, the defense ministry told parliament in a new report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government\u2019s newest biannual snapshot of big-ticket investments follows a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/munich-security-forum\/2018\/02\/21\/germanys-armed-forces-are-in-bad-shape-report-finds\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">critical assessments<\/a> about the state of some of the Bundeswehr\u2019s equipment. Leaders have responded that the problems go back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/munich-security-forum\/2018\/02\/17\/germany-and-two-percent-for-defense-its-complicated\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">chronic underfunding<\/a> over the course of many years, a trend that they seek to reverse with an uptick in defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the field of unmanned aircraft, the new government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel will soon have to determine the fate of the weapons-capable \u201cGerman Heron TP.\u201d The defense ministry wants to lease five of the Israel Aerospace Industries-made drones, with Airbus Defence and Space operating them out of Israel in support of German forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal fell through after key members of parliament pulled their support last summer, leaving the issue to be sorted out after the election. According to the new MoD report, that delay has caused the cost of an industry contract to go climb to \u20ac720 million (U.S. $886 million) \u2013 plus \u20ac177 million (U.S. $218 million) for a support agreement with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates for the German Heron TP can be expected to push parliamentary consideration of the project soon, as the terms of the deal with industry are good only through the end of May, the report notes. Given many Germans\u2019 reservations about armed drones in the Bundeswehr, defense officials are expected to seek Bundestag approval for the weapons separately from the aircraft itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also this spring, the multinational Eurodrone is set to move forward with the issuing of an industry solicitation. The participating nations German, France, Italy and Spain already already have Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica, now Leonardo, on tap to study design options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An eventual contract is set to be in place next year. Delivery of the drones to the nations\u2019 armed forces is eyed for 2025. The envisioned Eurodrones are medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft for reconnaissance and combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German defense ministry has talked up business opportunities for domestic companies arising from the Eurodrone. \u201cGermany leads this project both on the government and industry side, which is why decisive innovation in unmanned aviation technology will come from Germany,\u201d officials wrote in the weapons report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe success of this project lays the foundation for a prominent position for German industry in future armament cooperations,\u201d the document adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, German officials expect to hear back from the U.S. Navy on a request to buy three MQ-4C Triton surveillance drones through the foreign military sales route, according to ministry officials. 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