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   "date": "2024-11-26T12:00:33.000+01:00",
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   "title": "EDIP: Europe's First Defence-Industrial Regulation and the Fight Over Who Gets Funded",
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   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/31/israel-signs-3-billion-arms-export-deal-with-greece-defence-ministry-says",
   "context": "Israeli defence ministry announces EUR 3bn Achilles Shield export deal signed with Greece"
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  {
   "source": "ProtoThema English",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://en.protothema.gr/2026/08/31/achilles-shield-greece-signs-deal-for-e3-billion-dome-set-to-transform-the-countrys-air-defense/",
   "context": "Greek reporting on the signing; EUR 3bn programme, staged fielding"
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  {
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   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://greekreporter.com/2026/08/31/greece-israel-sign-deal-achilles-shield-integrated-air-defense-system/",
   "context": "EUR 3.035bn total budget; David's Sling, SPYDER, BARAK MX; FOC 35 months; Dendias quotes"
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  {
   "source": "Times of Israel",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/greece-inks-record-3-5-billion-deal-to-buy-comprehensive-missile-defense-system-from-israel",
   "context": "Signatories Amir Baram and Ioannis Bouras, Tel Aviv; Drone Dome EUR 26m supplement; Katz quote; Israeli ministry 'complete array' framing"
  },
  {
   "source": "JNS",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israel-greece-ink-3-5-billion-achilles-shield-defense-pact",
   "context": "USD 3.5bn figure; largest bilateral defence agreement between the two countries"
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  {
   "source": "Infobae/EFE",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2026/08/31/la-plantilla-de-airbus-rechaza-suspender-temporalmente-la-huelga-con-un-81-de-los-votos/",
   "context": "Airbus Spain workforce rejects strike suspension 81.2/16.4/2.4; Albacete and Cadiz abstain from voting; offer details; unions to attend SIMA Tuesday"
  },
  {
   "source": "Aviacionline",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.aviacionline.com/english/manufacturers-mro/airbus-workers-in-spain-to-vote-on-whether-to-suspend-the-strike_a6a925498e1ff8063c900054c",
   "context": "Monday assemblies vote context; ~14,000 workers, six sites"
  },
  {
   "source": "hartpunkt",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hartpunkt.de/iris%c2%b2-ohb-soll-satelliten-im-wert-von-rund-einer-milliarde-euro-liefern/",
   "context": "OHB-SES contract ~EUR 1bn, 18 MEO satellite platforms for IRIS2; ~15kW, ~2.6t; first launches 2029, service from 2030"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrinform",
   "date": "30 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4159099-defense-forces-confirm-strikes-on-kirishi-oil-refinery-and-yeysk-airfield-in-russia.html",
   "context": "General Staff confirms night-of-30-Aug strikes: Kirishi refinery, Millerovo UAV launch site, Yeysk airfield"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "30 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/drones-strike-kirishi-oil-refinery-in-leningrad-region/",
   "context": "Kirishi/KINEF strike in Leningrad region (strike reporting)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reform.news",
   "date": "30 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://reform.news/en/kinef-oil-refinery-in-leningrad-region-catches-fire-after-drone-attack/",
   "context": "KINEF fire after drone attack; ~20 million tonnes/year capacity"
  },
  {
   "source": "UNN",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://unn.ua/en/news/96-of-121-russian-drones-were-neutralized-the-missile-did-not-reach-its-target",
   "context": "Overnight into 31 Aug: 121 Shahed-type drones + 1 Kh-59; 96 neutralised; Kh-59 did not reach target; hits at 11 locations"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrinform",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4159250-air-defense-forces-neutralize-96-drones-used-by-russian-to-attack-ukraine-overnight.html",
   "context": "Air force overnight tally into 31 Aug"
  },
  {
   "source": "UPI",
   "date": "29 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/29/ukraine-37-dead-kyiv-ammunition-depot/3501788020092/",
   "context": "Myla ammunition depot detonation: at least 37 killed; criminal probe; Zelenskyy negligence remarks"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 108",
   "date": "23 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-108-unanimity-itemised/",
   "context": "KYSEA approval of Achilles Shield up to EUR 3.5bn; a quarter built in Greece; SAFE ineligibility; reference-bid marker"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 84",
   "date": "17 Jun 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-84-someone-elses-to-design/",
   "context": "France CENTAURE/OneWeb as hedge against IRIS2 slipping toward 2035"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 106",
   "date": "21 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-106-ahead-of-the-money/",
   "context": "Poland EUR 656m IRIS2 contribution; EUR 10.6bn programme; duplication and schedule risk"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 125",
   "date": "17 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-125-a-thousand-tomahawks-a-year/",
   "context": "Raytheon USD 22.9bn Tomahawk multiyear; Berlin still unapproved"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 134",
   "date": "28 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-134-forty-billion-for-eight-frigates/",
   "context": "Forward Look marker: 31 Aug last day of the LoI-named month for Tomahawk export approval; Airbus SIMA session; JASSM-ER deferral"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 133",
   "date": "27 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-133-four-options-by-6-november/",
   "context": "Posture-review calendar; Airbus mediation condition; strike-window observable"
  },
  {
   "source": "Grosswald Signal No. 130",
   "date": "24 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-130-the-data-behind-the-missile/",
   "context": "Greece reported moving a Patriot battery Karpathos to Souda Bay"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euronews",
   "date": "30 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/30/russia-threatens-mass-strikes-on-ukraine-energy-sites-as-kyiv-depot-death-toll-hits-38",
   "context": "Myla depot toll rises to 38, four missing; Russian MoD vows 'massive strikes' on Ukraine energy infrastructure"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euromaidan Press",
   "date": "30 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/30/ukraine-strikes-russias-second-largest-oil-refinery-again/",
   "context": "Kirishi strike; Drozdenko 42 drones intercepted, fire in Kirishi industrial zone extinguished"
  },
  {
   "source": "Israel Defense",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/70498",
   "context": "Israeli MoD readout detail: ELTA MMR multi-mission radars + new national C2 system developed by Rafael as the integrating layer of Achilles Shield"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi (Estonia)",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/estonia-to-choose-long-range-air-defense-system-capable-of-intercepting-ballistic-missiles/",
   "context": "Pevkur: decision in principle within one to two months; candidates Patriot, SAMP/T, David's Sling; offers solicited from ~4-5 suppliers; no frontrunner"
  },
  {
   "source": "Irish Times",
   "date": "27 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/27/what-on-earth-is-a-gymnich-and-why-is-it-coming-to-wicklow/",
   "context": "Gymnich agenda per preview: 'the war in Ukraine, Iran and the blocked Strait of Hormuz, a debate about stalled EU action against Israel' (Presidency media guide is not-for-attribution; IT is the citable carrier)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Irish Presidency (Consilium)",
   "date": "Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/events/informal-meeting-of-foreign-affairs-ministers-gymnich/",
   "context": "McEntee named as host ('will host an informal meeting'), Kallas chairs ('the Gymnich is chaired by the High Representative')"
  },
  {
   "source": "Globes",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-to-sign-biggest-ever-defense-deal-with-greece-1001553883",
   "context": "Signed-deal detail: 'Greek companies will be integrated into the project to undertake work worth EUR 700 million (22.5% of the total agreement)' — the 22.5% is Globes' own division against its EUR 3.1bn total; Ynet/Greek reporting count ~25%. Edition reports the split, does not resolve it"
  },
  {
   "source": "Kyiv Independent",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-under-near-constant-air-raid-alerts-for-5th-day-as-russian-strikes-kill-7-injure-43-across-ukraine/",
   "context": "Monday past-day toll: 7 killed, 45 injured across six oblasts — RAW-PAGE VERIFIED 31 Aug ~22:5x CEST: '45' x4 in body ('another 45 injured' in lede), '43' x0 (URL slug frozen at 43 pre-update 19:24; per-oblast itemization sums 43 — lede revised up); Kyiv 5th day near-constant alerts; Kyiv Oblast warehouses + Nova Poshta Odesa"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ynet",
   "date": "31 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s18mmamoze",
   "context": "Signing-day: 'Around 12 Greek companies are expected to participate in the project, with their involvement valued at more than EUR 700 million'; 'Greek industry is expected to account for roughly 25% of the overall project'"
  },
  {
   "source": "La Moncloa 25",
   "date": "La Moncloa 25 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodeministros/referencias/Paginas/2026/20260825-referencia-rueda-de-prensa-ministros.aspx",
   "context": "Council of Ministers reference 25 Aug: authorises framework agreement for joint Spain–Poland MRTT acquisition, estimated value EUR 5.4bn; only defence item in the reference"
  },
  {
   "source": "Defence24 25",
   "date": "Defence24 25 Aug",
   "url": "https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/tankowce-dla-polski-coraz-blizej-kluczowy-krok-rzadu-hiszpanii",
   "context": "Kosiniak-Kamysz on X: at least 7 A330 MRTT under joint procedure, 4 for Poland by 2030, final contract next; Madrid earlier agreed to cede production-line slots so Poland could buy fully on SAFE; 5.4bn is total maximum across both states, Spain partly financed outside SAFE, Polish executive contract will be smaller; 10–11% of Poland's 43.7bn SAFE for foreign purchases, MRTT the largest"
  },
  {
   "source": "Infodefensa 25",
   "date": "Infodefensa 25 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/5993512/",
   "context": "Variant A330 MRTT+ (A330neo airframe, Trent 7000, 242t MTOW), Getafe conversion, first deliveries 2029; split reported as three for Madrid and four for Warsaw; addendum for Polish participation via SAFE"
  },
  {
   "source": "Opex360 26",
   "date": "Opex360 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.opex360.com/2026/08/26/lespagne-approuve-lachat-conjoint-davions-ravitailleurs-a330-mrtt-avec-la-pologne-pour-54-milliards-deuros/",
   "context": "French relay of the framework; Nowak (Dec, Defence24 interview): political access to pooled aircraft cannot be assumed in conflict; Polish tankers could be made available to Ukraine's air force in peacetime"
  },
  {
   "source": "hartpunkt 26",
   "date": "hartpunkt 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.hartpunkt.de/madrid-kabinett-billigt-erwerb-von-airbus-tankern-mit-polen/",
   "context": "German relay of the Madrid cabinet decision; 7-year duration, logistic support, SAFE addendum"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters 26",
   "date": "Reuters 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/airbus-employees-spain-resume-strike-after-rejecting-offer-2026-08-26/",
   "context": "Airbus Spain strike resumes Tue 25 Aug after plant assemblies rejected Friday mediation offer; UGT/CGT/UTIL ~40% of ~14,000 staff; unions claim ~90% participation, indefinite strike after 22 days in July, military and commercial production slowed; hiring frozen; next mediation Thursday"
  },
  {
   "source": "Business Review 26",
   "date": "Business Review 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://business-review.eu/business/defence/romania-receives-first-e2-5-billion-payment-under-safe-defence-instrument-299764",
   "context": "Commission pays Romania EUR 2.5bn SAFE pre-financing 26 Aug, 15% of EUR 16.7bn; Kubilius quote verbatim; further payments as milestones are met"
  },
  {
   "source": "Radio România Internațional 26",
   "date": "Radio România Internațional 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.rri.ro/en/news-and-current-affairs/newsflash/august-26-2026-update-2-id1054165.html",
   "context": "Romanian public radio newsflash confirming the first SAFE payment"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi 26",
   "date": "Militarnyi 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/italy-to-provide-ukraine-with-aster-30-missiles-and-four-samp-t-ng-systems-la-repubblica/",
   "context": "La Repubblica account of the 13th package decree: four SAMP/T NG, Aster 30 from Italian stocks from October, seven long-range radars (six Thales, one Leonardo), Italy–France licence for Ukrainian B1NT production, Aster production contract in September, delivery by 2027, ~EUR 3bn via EU lending; government announced only generators publicly"
  },
  {
   "source": "Blitz Quotidiano 26",
   "date": "Blitz Quotidiano 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.blitzquotidiano.it/politica/non-solo-generatori-litalia-inviera-allucraina-anche-armi-ecco-quali-3799150/",
   "context": "Italian press relay of the package contents; civilian generators announced, weapons classified"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euronews 24",
   "date": "Euronews 24 Aug",
   "url": "https://it.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/italia-nuovo-scudo-per-lucraina-cosa-ci-sara-nel-13-pacchetto-di-aiuti-di-roma-per-kiev",
   "context": "Preview of the 13th package (24 Aug): Copasir then cabinet, adoption expected September; Meloni restates no peacekeeping deployment"
  },
  {
   "source": "Forze Armate 23",
   "date": "Forze Armate 23 Aug",
   "url": "https://forzearmate.org/samp-t-nuovo-decreto-italiano-per-lucraina-in-arrivo/",
   "context": "Trade-press note on the new SAMP/T decree for Ukraine (23 Aug)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Kyiv Independent 26",
   "date": "Kyiv Independent 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/putin-did-not-meet-cia-director-during-russia-visit-kremlin-says/",
   "context": "Peskov 26 Aug: contacts took place through the special services, no meeting with Putin, who was informed; contacts a positive phenomenon"
  },
  {
   "source": "Kyiv Independent 26",
   "date": "Kyiv Independent 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/trump-says-cia-chiefs-russia-trip-was-semi-routine-as-ukraine-still-awaits-briefing/",
   "context": "Trump: Ratcliffe trip semi-routine; Kyiv told a US delegation would travel without being told the CIA director was in it; no briefing received by evening; Wednesday last of three days of the strike pause"
  },
  {
   "source": "LRT 26",
   "date": "LRT 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3033270/lithuanian-president-says-he-was-informed-of-cia-chief-s-moscow-visit",
   "context": "Nausėda: Lithuania knew about the meeting; content to be shared probably next week"
  },
  {
   "source": "Kyiv Independent 26",
   "date": "Kyiv Independent 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/major-russian-oil-refinery-in-flames-after-drone-strike-locals-say/",
   "context": "General Staff reports hit and fire at NORSI, Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod — fourth-largest refinery, ~800km from border, fifth hit this year"
  },
  {
   "source": "Meduza 26",
   "date": "Meduza 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/26/wildberries-warehouse-in-russia-completely-destroyed-in-ukrainian-drone-attack",
   "context": "Wildberries logistics centre at Kotovsk, Tambov, destroyed by fire after drone attack; governor Pervyshov: 19 drones, 16 downed, two workers injured; same hub struck 18 July"
  },
  {
   "source": "Moscow Times 26",
   "date": "Moscow Times 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/26/3-killed-in-russia-as-ukraine-sets-wildberries-warehouse-ablaze-a93577",
   "context": "Russian casualty and damage account of the Kotovsk strike; Zelenskyy: the war must return to where it came from"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters 26",
   "date": "Reuters 26 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-ousted-ukrainian-defence-ministers-remarks-show-kyiv-is-consumed-by-2026-08-26/",
   "context": "Peskov on Fedorov's Reuters interview: quasi-political infighting, Kyiv regime collapsing from within; presidential office: only Fedorov's personal status changed"
  },
  {
   "source": "LRT 25",
   "date": "LRT 25 Aug",
   "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3032147/amid-drone-threat-lithuania-deploys-air-defence-system-near-capital-vilnius",
   "context": "Vaikšnoras to BNS: RBS-70 replaced by NASAMS on the approaches to Vilnius; two batteries in service, third in 2028; last incursion in May"
  }
 ]
}