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 "title": "Bundestag Approves Helsing HX-2 and Stark Defence Virtus Loitering Munition Procurement",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/bundestag-540-million-helsing-hx-2-stark-defence-virtus-loitering-munition-4-4-billion-framework-massgabebeschluss/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-02-25T01:23:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:53:00.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 25 February 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Bundestag Haushaltsausschuss on 25 February approved initial €540 million in Bundeswehr loitering munition orders — approximately €270 million to Helsing for 4,300 HX-2 units and €270 million to Stark Defence for 2,200 Virtus units — as the first drawdown from a framework valued at up to €4.4 billion for a five-digit number of systems through 2029\n * Committee imposed a Maßgabebeschluss (binding resolution) capping purchases at €1 billion p",
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