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 "slug": "signal-no-2-bundestag-loitering-munition-control-by-instalment-25-february-2026",
 "title": "Signal No. 2  ·  Bundestag loitering-munition: control-by-instalment  ·  25 February 2026",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-2-bundestag-loitering-munition-control-by-instalment-25-february-2026/",
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 "published": "2026-02-25T23:00:00.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-03-02T21:59:09.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "Haushaltsausschuss approves EUR 540 million for Helsing/Stark loitering munitions under Maßgabebeschluss — Berlin buying drones by instalment while the Bundestag retains line-item control over each drawdown.",
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 "sources": [
  {
   "source": "ESUT",
   "date": "25 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://esut.de/2026/02/meldungen/68450/loitering-munition-beschaffung-von-mehr-als-6-000-kampfdrohnen-gebilligt/",
   "context": "Loitering munition Haushaltsausschuss vote"
  },
  {
   "source": "Westdeutsche Zeitung",
   "date": "25 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://www.wz.de/politik/inland/kamikazedrohnen-fuer-die-bundeswehr-ausschuss-entscheidet_aid-144396075",
   "context": "Kamikazedrohnen Bundeswehr Ausschuss"
  },
  {
   "source": "t-online",
   "date": "25 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/id_101143552/kamikazedrohnen-fuer-die-bundeswehr-ausschuss-entscheidet.html",
   "context": "Bundeswehr loitering munitions"
  },
  {
   "source": "GOV.UK",
   "date": "24 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/co-chairs-statement-coalition-of-the-willing-call-24-february-2026",
   "context": "Coalition of the Willing co-chairs statement"
  },
  {
   "source": "Elysee",
   "date": "24 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2026/02/24/co-chairs-statement-meeting-of-the-coalition-of-the-willing",
   "context": "Macron Coalition of the Willing"
  },
  {
   "source": "ESUT",
   "date": "25 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://esut.de/2026/02/meldungen/68455/810-millionen-euro-fuer-loitering-munition-und-andere-systeme/",
   "context": "Haushaltsausschuss omnibus: NH90, ESSM Block 2, JIM Compact"
  },
  {
   "source": "Breaking Defense",
   "date": "Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/scaf-is-dead-sixth-gen-franco-german-fighter-is-all-but-over-officials-and-analysts-say/",
   "context": "FCAS sixth-gen fighter dead"
  },
  {
   "source": "Defense News",
   "date": "19 Feb 2026",
   "url": "https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/02/19/airbus-open-to-two-fighter-option-for-fcas-to-keep-program-alive/",
   "context": "Airbus Faury two-fighter FCAS option"
  },
  {
   "source": "Forsvaret",
   "date": "2026",
   "url": "https://www.forsvaret.no/en/exercises-and-operations/exercises/cr26",
   "context": "Cold Response 2026"
  }
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