Germany wants Israeli UAVs to thwart Russian strikes

The banana republic of Germany, once a mighty and innovative industrial nation now deeply mired in unreliable renewable energy, has to buy modern weapons from Israel?

This is very ironic in more than one aspect!

"Israeli-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which the Germany government has leased in a long-term deal could soon be deployed by the German military to oversee the country's critical energy infrastructure and monitor movements of the Russian naval fleet - the German media has reported over the past few days. The reports also say that the German parliament has asked the German Air Force to immediate redeploy the UAVs (drones) to provide protection against potential Russian sabotage.

The Germans leased five Heron-TP UAVs, together with two training UAVs in 2016 in a deal worth nearly €1 billion. The deal has been expanded over the past two years. ..."

Germany wants Israeli UAVs to thwart Russian strikes - Globes The German media reports that the government wants to use the Heron UAVs it leases from Israel Aerospace Industries to defend against potential Russian attacks on critical infrastructures.