New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Defense Ministry said that commanders in the German military, the Bundeswehr, can buy off-the-shelf commercial drones for training and some exercise purposes. It stressed that such drones can only be used after a risk assessment and in circumstances where no "security-relevant information" is at risk.

It said in an emailed statement that "in order to strengthen the Bundeswehr's self-sufficiency and technological sovereignty," no Chinese drone models will be used in the future, and they will be replaced by domestic or other European-made drones. German outlet Der Spiegel first reported on the decision.

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