https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Instead of being greeted by the smiling face of a delivery driver, German customers could soon open the door to a robot or even a drone distributing their parcels. https://www.thelocal.de/20160805/robots-and-drones-the-future-of-delivery Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:00:00 +0200 robots-and-drones-the-future-of-delivery Police were called to Hamburg airport on Sunday evening after a drone almost collided with a passenger plane. They are still hunting the pilot of the miniature aircraft. https://www.thelocal.de/20150921/near-miss-drone-triggers-hamburg-airport-manhunt Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:55:27 +0200 near-miss-drone-triggers-hamburg-airport-manhunt Two German tourists were briefly detained in central Moscow after attempting to fly a drone over the Kremlin, a police spokesperson told AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150918/two-german-tourists-detained-for-kremlin-drone-flight Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:20:22 +0200 two-german-tourists-detained-for-kremlin-drone-flight Update: Police arrested the pilot of a drone that nearly collided with a Lufthansa plane in Poland and forced air traffic controllers to redirect dozens of planes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150721/drone-nearly-hits-lufthansa-plane Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:12:40 +0200 drone-nearly-hits-lufthansa-plane A Dutch women's rights group said Thursday it will fly a drone carrying abortion pills into Poland this weekend to highlight the staunchly Catholic country's restrictive abortion laws. https://www.thelocal.de/20150625/abortion-drone-to-fly-from-germany-into-poland Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:28:24 +0200 abortion-drone-to-fly-from-germany-into-poland A European project to build a military drone by 2025 took wing on Monday as Germany, France and Italy signed a deal to start technical work and end their reliance on US- and Israeli-made models. https://www.thelocal.de/20150518/euro-drone-project-gets-lift-off-to-challenge-us Mon, 18 May 2015 16:11:50 +0200 euro-drone-project-gets-lift-off-to-challenge-us Medicine deliveries to a pharmacy on a North Sea island will be made by a drone, Deutsche Post announced on Wednesday, in the first project of its kind. https://www.thelocal.de/20140924/dhl-launches-trial-of-paketkopter Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:57:00 +0200 dhl-launches-trial-of-paketkopter Defence minister Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday came out in favour of equipping the German military with armed drones. The debate over the controversial weapons has divided the ruling coalition government. https://www.thelocal.de/20140702/defence-minister-von-der-leyen-germany-needs-armed-drones Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:51:00 +0200 defence-minister-von-der-leyen-germany-needs-armed-drones Germany’s Euro Hawk drone scandal showed no sign of ending on Wednesday, with alternatives for the failed programme running €200 million over budget. It means the military may turn back to the discarded, original plan. https://www.thelocal.de/20140213/euro-hawk-drone-disaster-germany-200-million-euros-over-budget Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:05:00 +0100 euro-hawk-drone-disaster-germany-200-million-euros-over-budget The German military on Wednesday unveiled the new “Euro Hawk” super drone, whose size and range is set to revolutionize the Bundeswehr’s intelligence-gathering capabilities. https://www.thelocal.de/20111012/38155 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:22:00 +0200 38155