My armchair general answer after a quick comparison of various transport helicopters on Wikipedia:

The Chinook is unmatched in its ability to lift cargo as a helicopter in Bundeswehr and NATO service. The NH90, which is the other transport helicopter the Bundeswehr operates, can lift ~5 tons of cargo. The Chinook can lift more than double the amount.

So this is a case of “We can buy American, or we can’t do the task”.

a serious attack helicopter

Chinook is a transport.

mobile interceptor

I am not sure what you are trying to intercept at a traveling speed of only ~300 km/h as a transport.

useful during peacetime for wildfire fighting, disaster response and search and rescue.

Not business of the Bundeswehr. Deployments of the Bundeswehr in the interior have restrictions unlike in many other nations. These tasks on a federal level fall to the THW. For the Bundeswehr to spring into action, the emergency has to be very specific, i.e., only the Bundeswehr has the necessary tools or be of such severity that the THW is overwhelmed as well.

“a flagrant violation of maritime law”.

Putin: 🤷‍♂️

What good is a law that nobody enforces?

*insert guitar riff*

Inflation is not the same as price hikes due to shortages.

In this case? Because if Trump issues an export ban, gas prices in the EU are going through the roof.

It’s extortion. Plain and simple.

Sure thing. But an article with an anonymous source talking negatively in broad terms and without specifics about a software meant to stop reliance on techbros, coming from an outlet with direct ties to said techbros?

Just a friendly reminder that Politico is owned by the same guy who recently gave an award to Peter Thiel.

But they were all deceived, for another ring was forged.

Don’t need an LLM for that. I found human-made test cases successfully testing for wrong assumptions.

I hope there was a good setup for that deus ex machina Margrit ex Prawn.

No reasonable person faults them for shooting down the first bunch. But once it became clear that the whole swarm is just carrying supplies for civilians they should have stopped. Which they obviously didn’t.

It reads to me though as they want to include expected fines, though.

For a robbery in broad daylight? Passable. In a confined space, though? Bad choice. There is a reason why Romes legions had the huge shields and short sword combo for breaking up spear lines.

Ehrm, nope?

Once fines are considered expected revenue the incentive is to fine people/organizations more and more often. And in reverse: What happens when there is nobody to fine?

Instead fines should be cashed out at the end of the fiscal year and may contribute to next years budget, but not offset the current one.

My first internal response was “How do the Ukrainians make sure that the drones can be recognized as humanitarian aid?”. The picture in the article just shows grey shadows in a dark sky. In a war defined by the buzzing sound of little rotors, my first instinct would be to shoot them down as well. But then:

[…] troops are shooting down food-carrying drones, confiscating or reselling supplies that reach the ground, and detaining residents found with humanitarian parcels.

Yeah, the fuckers know it’s just aid …

I see the point …

Nurse: “Sir, would you like to try this new and experimental treatment, or do you prefer proven methods?” Stroke victim: “Hhhrrrngn!” Nurse: “I’m sorry, what was that?” Stroke victim: "Hhhhhhhrhghn!!! Hrhh … " *dies*

Great idea, Sherlock!

Do you volunteer to have a stroke induced so researchers then can test their treatment?