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 "title": "Signal No. 42 · Gdańsk, Hannover, FCAS ·  20 April 2026",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGroßwald Signal · No. 42\n\n\nGdańsk, Hannover, FCAS\n\n\nMonday · 20 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\nSignals\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPC C4I Macron–Tusk in Gdańsk: Poland Begins Building a Sovereign Military-Space Architecture\n\n\nAirbus Defence and Space 20 Apr · Thales Alenia Space 20 Apr · Reuters 20 Apr · Radio Gdańsk 20 Apr\n\n\n\nThales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space and RADMOR (WB Group) signed an industrial cooperation agreement in Gdańsk today to develop a geostationary defence telecommunications satellite for ",
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