French MEP Christophe Grudler (Renew Europe) denounced, in a press release issued on Thursday 23 January, a call for tenders for a drone service launched by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, which, according to the criteria set, would de facto exclude European companies and favour US drones.
According to the MEP, by asking for the drone to have a 20-hour surveillance autonomy, the Frontex call for tenders - launched at the end of 2019 for a contract estimated at €50...