An Israeli company is seeking to acquire a troubled German company specializing in the manufacture of drones

The Israeli company Rafael for Military Industries is seeking to acquire the German company EMT for the manufacture of drones.

This came in the response of the German Defense Ministry to the questioning of the parliamentarian of the German opposition Left Party, Tobias Pfleuger.

However, the response, a copy of which was obtained by the German News Agency (DPA), stated that there was no green light for the acquisition yet.

It is noteworthy that the German company is currently under bankruptcy procedures and is working on restructuring itself.

It is worth noting that the German company is developing for the German army the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, “Luna NG”, which is a delayed project.

The response of the German Ministry of Defense also stated that the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Company had informed the German Army Procurement Office “in writing that it had an exclusive agreement to acquire AMT with the current general representative in bankruptcy procedures.

The acquisition is subject to the requirement of an investment protection examination that has not It is executed after”.

For his part, the parliamentarian of the Left Party criticized the project, saying: “It is about the Rafael Company that it is a weapons company that also produces missiles and other war equipment.

Therefore, the purchase of AMT carries the risk of arming the German arsenal of drones with new armed systems.

Pfleuger added that it is possible that the Israeli company will continue the planned modernization of “Luna” aircraft for the army and take over the pending supplies of the new unmanned aerial vehicles.

He emphasized that the party refuses to use military drones for reconnaissance.