New dimension in border surveillance: Frontex wants to send millions in technology into the stratosphere

7 April 2025 – The EU border agency wants to close a “gap” between aircraft and satellites with high-flying platforms. Spain is already using the technology against migration over the Atlantic. A test flight over the Mediterranean will take place this summer. Frontex wants to fly so-called High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) in the stratosphere in future, …

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