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 "title": "Leaked BMVg Report Rates D-LBO Digital Radio as Failing After €2 Billion Spent",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/bmvg-report-d-lbo-digital-radio-ungenuegend-2-billion-november-test-aborted-rohde-schwarz/",
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 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-06-04T20:34:56.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:18.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 6 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * A confidential BMVg report to the Bundestag, obtained by Welt and published 6 April, shows approximately €1.749 billion spent on the Digitalisierung Landbasierter Operationen (D-LBO) programme plus €299 million in supporting measures — without the system achieving operational status; the total programme is estimated at roughly €20 billion\n * The formal technical assessment rated the system as failing; a second operational test in November 2025 ",
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