Christian Bendl
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Christian Bendl loves putting equipment through its paces. When he is not writing test reports on his own bushcraft site, in the mountains or at the shooting range, he works on feature reports. He is then particularly interested in connections, lines of development and people.
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Counter-drone protection for vehicles: Mehler Protection shows SCILT close-in system at Enforce Tac 2026
Attacks from short distances and shallow angles are the reason: with SCILT, Mehler Protection wants to bring counter-drone defence directly onto vehicles. The first version is due to be available from summer 2026, with more automation planned.
FPV drones: “The battlefield will change”
Austrian Armed Forces officer candidate Moritz Böhm examined the military use of FPV drones in his bachelor's thesis. He explains his key findings, the challenges in procurement and training, and the role of drones on the future battlefield.