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  {
   "slug": "germany",
   "count": 93
  },
  {
   "slug": "france",
   "count": 85
  },
  {
   "slug": "nato",
   "count": 80
  },
  {
   "slug": "ukraine",
   "count": 80
  },
  {
   "slug": "united-kingdom",
   "count": 69
  },
  {
   "slug": "rheinmetall",
   "count": 69
  },
  {
   "slug": "russia",
   "count": 66
  },
  {
   "slug": "italy",
   "count": 63
  },
  {
   "slug": "poland",
   "count": 62
  },
  {
   "slug": "bundeswehr",
   "count": 60
  },
  {
   "slug": "airbus",
   "count": 57
  },
  {
   "slug": "patriot",
   "count": 52
  },
  {
   "slug": "saab",
   "count": 48
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  {
   "slug": "spain",
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 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "source": "Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów (gov.pl)",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.gov.pl/web/premier/polska-buduje-najnowoczesniejsza-armie-w-europie-centrum-serwisowe-apache-powstanie-w-lodzi",
   "context": "Polish government release, 11 Aug: Apache service centre to be established at WZL-1 Łódź under Boeing offset; Tusk, Tomczyk, Sobkowiak-Czarnecka present; WZL-1 employment to double; centre to serve at least 96 AH-64E. Fetched directly."
  },
  {
   "source": "Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (gov.pl)",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.gov.pl/web/obrona-narodowa/zawarcie-wykonawczych-umow-offsetowych-pomiedzy-wzl1-z-boeing-company-z-udzialem-wiceministrow-mon",
   "context": "MON release confirming the signing ceremony of offset implementing agreements between WZL-1 and Boeing Company at Łódź on 11 Aug with MON state secretaries attending. Fetched directly; article body thin, headline and date confirmed."
  },
  {
   "source": "Defence24",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://defence24.pl/przemysl/lodz-europejskim-centrum-obslugi-apache-umowy-podpisane",
   "context": "Capability detail: WZL-1 and WCBKT S.A. signed with Boeing; Authorised Service Centre for AH-64E covering organisational and intermediate-level maintenance, repair and overhaul plus selected depot-level component repair; Gen 4 TADS/PNVS and LONGBOW radar servicing via Lockheed Martin; WCBKT-Boeing on Polish ground support equipment. Quotes Tusk, Tomczyk, Sobkowiak-Czarnecka ('The era when Poland was only a client has ended')."
  },
  {
   "source": "Rzeczpospolita (radar.rp.pl), Maciej Miłosz",
   "date": "10 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://radar.rp.pl/modernizacja-sil-zbrojnych/art44958551-nie-tylko-smiglowce-polska-buduje-zaplecze-dla-apache-ow-za-1-2-mld-zl",
   "context": "Offset breakdown: Boeing agreement approx PLN 440m; Lockheed Martin March 2026 over PLN 300m; GE Aerospace approx PLN 500m for T700-701D/CT7-2E1/CT7-8E engine servicing; total about PLN 1.2bn. States the authorised Apache service centre in Łódź is to be established by the end of 2036. Apache deliveries 2027-2032."
  },
  {
   "source": "wnp.pl",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.wnp.pl/rynki/w-wzl1-w-lodzi-powstanie-centrum-serwisowe-dla-smiglowcow-apache-umowy-wykonawcze-podpisane-aktualizacja,1088983.html",
   "context": "WZL-1, WCBKT S.A. and Boeing; seven Boeing offset obligations on inspection/repair/maintenance competencies and six GE obligations on turbine engine servicing at the Dęblin branch; personnel training at the Military University of Technology (WAT); employment at Łódź and Dęblin to double. Tusk quote on building a European service centre for American helicopters in Łódź."
  },
  {
   "source": "ProTV Chișinău",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://protv.md/actualitate/un-aparat-de-zbor-asemanator-cu-gheran-3-a-survolat-spatiul-aerian-al-republicii-moldova-ce-spune-ministerul-apararii---2764863.html",
   "context": "Moldovan Ministry of Defence statement, published 11 Aug 08:34: National Army radars detected an aircraft with characteristics similar to a Gheran-3 (Shahed-238) near Priozerne, Slobozia district, at 23:41 the previous evening (10 Aug), leaving at 23:42 toward north of Stepanivka, during Russian strikes on the Odesa region. Also records the 9 Aug Crocmaz explosion and the ambassador recall."
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/drone-enters-moldova-following-moldova-s-decision-to-recall-ambassador-from-russia/",
   "context": "Corroborates the 10 Aug 23:41 airspace violation near Priozerne, Slobozia, the Geran-3 identification, and the 9 Aug Crocmaz crash at approx 2.5 m altitude after striking a tree, damaging several properties, no injuries; preliminary reading a Banderol."
  },
  {
   "source": "Meduza",
   "date": "10 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/10/moldova-recalls-ambassador-from-russia-after-drone-explodes-in-crocmaz-near-ukraine-s-border",
   "context": "Moldova recalls its ambassador from Russia for consultations after the Crocmaz explosion."
  },
  {
   "source": "Kyiv Independent",
   "date": "10 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/moldova-recalls-ambassador-from-moscow-following-drone-crash/",
   "context": "Moldovan MFA wording: 'condemned in the strongest possible terms'; the incident 'represents a serious violation of Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity'. Sandu quote."
  },
  {
   "source": "Council of the EU (Consilium)",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/07/13/european-peace-facility-council-adopts-assistance-measure-to-support-the-republic-of-moldova-s-air-defence-capabilities/",
   "context": "Council adopts a EUR 120 million European Peace Facility assistance measure financing a mid-range air-defence system for Moldova's armed forces; brings total EPF support to Moldova to EUR 317 million. URL returned live in search; Consilium blocks direct fetch, corroborated by Moldpres and Kyiv Independent."
  },
  {
   "source": "Moldpres",
   "date": "13 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.moldpres.md/eng/eu-1/eu-grants-moldova-additional-120-million-euros-to-strengthen-defense",
   "context": "Moldovan state agency confirmation of the EUR 120 million EPF air-defence measure."
  },
  {
   "source": "Zone Militaire / OPEX360",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.opex360.com/2026/08/11/larmee-de-terre-se-dote-dune-force-dexpertise-et-dexperimentation/",
   "context": "Général Bruno Baratz, commanding the Commandement du combat futur, announces creation of the Force d'expertise et d'expérimentation (FEX) — hybrid unit of regulars, reservists, national-service volunteers, robots and drones; successor to the Force d'expertise du combat Scorpion created 2017 at Mailly-le-Camp; set beside the Pendragon roboticised combat unit targeted for summer 2027. Mission quote verbatim in French."
  },
  {
   "source": "hartpunkt",
   "date": "10 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hartpunkt.de/polen-offenbar-weiter-an-a400m-interessiert/",
   "context": "Deputy defence minister Paweł Zalewski confirms Polish MoD interest in the A400M in a Polskie Radio interview; Airbus offer of 10-14 A400M plus two A330 MRTT; financing from unused SAFE allocations, Poland the largest SAFE recipient at approx EUR 44bn; Kosiniak-Kamysz discussed with Spain's Margarita Robles in Madrid in late June."
  },
  {
   "source": "European Security & Defence (euro-sd.com)",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://euro-sd.com/2026/08/news/exclusive-news/52766/otokar-welcomes-romanias-mapn/",
   "context": "Romanian defence minister Radu-Dinel Miruță visits Otokar's Automecanica Mediaș plant; 290 of 1,059 COBRA II 4x4 delivered under a contract of approx EUR 857m signed November 2024; over 780 to be built locally over five years; production team above 300. Özüner quote on technology transfer."
  },
  {
   "source": "European Pravda, citing DR (Danmarks Radio)",
   "date": "10 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/10/7243248/",
   "context": "Bornholm measuring station logged 30 GPS jamming/spoofing events in 2026 against 16 in all of 2025 and 11 in 2024; researcher Søren Reime Larsen quoted; cargo master Jens Nielsen describes a day without usable signal on 29 July."
  },
  {
   "source": "Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów (gov.pl, English)",
   "date": "Aug 2024",
   "url": "https://www.gov.pl/web/primeminister/poland-to-become-worlds-second-largest-apache-operator",
   "context": "Official delivery schedule: first AH-64E arrive in 2028; 96 aircraft; approx USD 10.8bn; states a service centre will be built in Łódź. Used to correct the 2027 start date carried by Rzeczpospolita. NOTE: this page says final delivery two years after 2028, which conflicts with the 2032 endpoint in trade reporting — the edition therefore asserts the start year only."
  },
  {
   "source": "Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (gov.pl)",
   "date": "23 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://www.gov.pl/web/obrona-narodowa/umowy-offsetowe-dla-apache-podpisane--wzl-1-lodz-centrum-wsparcia-dla-smiglowcow-ah-64e",
   "context": "March 2026 Lockheed Martin offset agreement with WZL-1: 'formally opens the technology implementation process and begins building complete specialized support infrastructure for Apache helicopters at WZL-1 in Łódź'; covers sensor systems, avionics and engine support; plant also to service AW101 and Black Hawk. Basis for softening the edition's 'permission vs technical data package' formulation."
  },
  {
   "source": "Handelsblatt (interview, Iryna Terekh)",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/ukraine-fire-point-baut-europas-abfangraketefreyja-guenstiger-als-patriot-01/100245844.html",
   "context": "Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh: Freyja/FP-7X minimum viable product mid-2027, series production end-2027; 10 European governments + 13 European companies; under EUR 1m per round in series, >=2,000 in the first year vs ~600 Patriot rounds/yr from Raytheon+Lockheed; intercept band 25-50% (HER OWN figure, interested source); Diehl Defence in open negotiation for the SEEKER; Leonardo/Thales/Saab partners; 'none of the partners has experience with anti-ballistic missiles'; 90 sites in Ukraine; 'European bureaucracy worries us more than the Russians'; FP-7 (200 km) clearance expected end-Aug, FP-9 (850 km) MVP end-Nov. Published 04:01. Supplied verbatim by the user."
  },
  {
   "source": "Handelsblatt (interview, Bastian Ernst)",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/verteidigung-gelingt-der-aufbau-der-reserve-fuer-die-bundeswehr/100245321.html",
   "context": "Reservistenverband president Bastian Ernst (CDU MdB, in post since April): ~185,000 active, ~60,000 reservists with assigned posts; statutory targets 200,000 reservists by 2033, 260,000 active by 2035; year-end corridor 186-190k active, 70-80k reservists; expects the corridor to be missed 'next year, or at the latest the year after'; Bedarfswehrpflicht trigger; Reservestärkungsgesetz cleared cabinet early July, still needs parliament; age ceiling 65->68; 8 weeks' notice; units borrow rifles/vehicles from active formations; volunteers 'run into a closed door'; reserve = 43% of target personnel body. Supplied verbatim by the user."
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/poland-interested-unused-eu-safe-defence-funds-deputy-minister-says-2026-08-11/",
   "context": "Zalewski on Polish Radio, 11 Aug 08:48: Poland wants SAFE funds other states will not use; 'There will be a playoff in the negotiations with the European Commission. We will present our projects...'; additional funds could buy military transport or aerial refuelling aircraft. Poland's SAFE loan agreement = EUR 43.7bn, signed 8 May 2026. UPGRADES the card from hartpunkt (10 Aug) to a same-day wire primary and corrects the loose 'about EUR 44bn'."
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/latvia-finds-tunnel-under-belarus-border-vows-combat-people-smugglers-2026-08-11/",
   "context": "Latvia announces a tunnel found under the 173 km Belarus border and 'Operation Werewolf'; interior minister Jānis Dombrava on closer Border Guard/police/NAF/security-service cooperation and 'more intensive use of drones'; PM Andris Kulbergs 'They migrate to where it's easier. So we must not be the easiest place'; Latvian soldiers used teargas and a warning shot 22 July; Lithuania found a tunnel in July; cooperation with EE/LT/PL. Kulbergs also appeared in Signal No. 120 on Latvian infrastructure hardening."
  },
  {
   "source": "SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)",
   "date": "11 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.seco.admin.ch/en/newnsb/Byvj7-WGL93MiOgIL-f2p",
   "context": "Switzerland adds 45 entities and 9 individuals to the Russia sanctions list, in force 23:00 local 11 Aug; entities in UAV production, military electronics, component supply; individuals include Rostec executive director Oleg Yevtushenko and former United Shipbuilding Corporation head Alexey Rakhmanov. EU designated the same names on 15 June — a ~2-month alignment lag. SECO URL returned live in search; detail corroborated via TASS report of the SECO statement (TASS used for corroboration only, not cited in the edition)."
  },
  {
   "source": "Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Dresden / LKA Sachsen",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.medienservice.sachsen.de/medien/news/1099149",
   "context": "Investigation takeover (ZESA/PTAZ); drone with 'bislang unbekannte Sprengvorrichtung'; detonator removed by Bundespolizei USBV unit; second object collision hedged 'mutmaßlich'; no danger to passengers/staff"
  },
  {
   "source": "Polizei Sachsen (Medienservice)",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://medienservice.sachsen.de/medien/news/1099145",
   "context": "First police release: 23:40 sighting 4 Aug, diversions, robot deployed, north runway reopened 01:55, south closed"
  },
  {
   "source": "Deutschlandfunk",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/drohne-mit-sprengvorrichtung-in-der-naehe-eines-ukrainischen-frachtflugzeugs-gesichtet-100.html",
   "context": "Drone near Ukrainian freighter; NATO confirmed incident; BMI account of go-around collision; Dobrindt briefing; GdP reaction"
  },
  {
   "source": "LVZ",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.lvz.de/lokales/leipzig/flughafen-leipzig-drohne-mit-sprengstoff-loest-grosseinsatz-aus-R52YPIT3F5BI5HB7Z6S6RLT6L4.html",
   "context": "Airport employee (bus driver) brought drone down; ~20 DHL freighters diverted; Antonov declined comment; An-124 basing since 2022, hangar 2027; NATO heavy/outsize cargo"
  },
  {
   "source": "Bild",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/neue-details-zur-sperrung-am-flughafen-leipzig-drohne-trug-ein-paeckchen-mit-zuender-6a72de2d22542e2b26f0cc4c",
   "context": "Detonator on unknown mass; collision ~6 km out at ~400 m; Lower Saxony Staatsschutzdelikt; Marabu flight returned 03:35; drone pilot search unsuccessful"
  },
  {
   "source": "RFE/RL",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.rferl.org/a/german-police-probe-leipzig-airport-suspicious-flying-object/33822656.html",
   "context": "An-124 proximity per German media; NATO official could not confirm proximity detail; 2024 parcel/Vilnius precedents; DHL trial witness this week"
  },
  {
   "source": "DW (live)",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-explosive-drone-defused-at-leipzig-airport/live-78241747",
   "context": "Dobrindt interrupts holiday, meets Schuster/Romann/Selen; Makeiev hybrid-war quote; 2024 DHL parcel precedent; Chinese-national conviction; Rhine low-water inflation entries"
  },
  {
   "source": "L-IZ (Schuster statement)",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.l-iz.de/melder/wortmelder/2026/08/innenminister-armin-schuster-zu-den-ereignissen-am-flughafen-leipzig-halle-666375",
   "context": "Schuster verbatim: very serious security incident; GAZ Hybrid and Bundespolizei drone-defence unit engaged"
  },
  {
   "source": "ZDFheute",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.zdfheute.de/panorama/leipzig-flughafen-drohne-zwischenfall-100.html",
   "context": "LKA Sprengvorrichtung wording; DHL CEO Meyer operational-impact quote; police-report language via NDR/WDR/SZ"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euro-SD (ESD)",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://euro-sd.com/2026/08/news/52658/nato-air-transport-drone-germany/",
   "context": "SALIS programme at Leipzig since 2006, nine nations, An-124 assured access; 400 m / 6 km collision figures"
  },
  {
   "source": "LRT English",
   "date": "6 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2859285/five-men-charged-in-lithuania-over-parcel-arson-plot-linked-to-russian-intelligence",
   "context": "Five charged over 19 Jul 2024 parcel plot (Leipzig/Birmingham/Poland); Lithuanian police link organisers to Russian military intelligence; 22 suspects"
  },
  {
   "source": "Euronews",
   "date": "17 Apr 2026",
   "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/trial-of-five-men-accused-of-sending-exploding-parcels-for-russia-starts-in-lithuania",
   "context": "Vilnius trial of five opens"
  },
  {
   "source": "Ukrainska Pravda",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2026/08/05/8047312/",
   "context": "Air force report night to 5 Aug: 28 missiles (24 ballistic Iskander-M/S-400, 4 Zircon/Onyx) + 115 drones; 98 drones downed; no missile intercepts; 26 locations"
  },
  {
   "source": "Al Jazeera",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/russian-attacks-kill-17-exploiting-ukraines-lack-of-missile-interceptors",
   "context": "17 dead; Zelensky: interceptors could have saved lives; supplies three times less than 2025; warehouse targets"
  },
  {
   "source": "ABC News",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://abcnews.com/International/massive-russian-strikes-kill-17-kyiv-zelenskyy-missiles/story?id=135376986",
   "context": "17 dead/44 wounded; 8 killed near Kvitneva station Brovary; Russian MoD logistics-hubs framing"
  },
  {
   "source": "Reuters · US News",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-08-05/us-presses-on-with-ukraine-patriot-missile-talks-sources-say-despite-trumps-doubts",
   "context": "US presses on with Patriot talks despite Trump doubts; component production in Ukraine, final assembly in Europe (Germany); cheaper interceptor version"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/drones-strike-bashneft-novoil-oil-refinery-in-ufa-russia/",
   "context": "Bashneft-Novoil Ufa hit ~1,300 km deep; third Ufa refinery in five days; Liutyi drones; Khabirov confirmation"
  },
  {
   "source": "Militarnyi",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://militarnyi.com/en/news/wildberries-logistics-hub-in-tula-region-burns-following-drone-strike/",
   "context": "Aleksin (Tula) Wildberries 194,500 m2 sorting centre fire; Gov. Milyaev Telegram confirmation"
  },
  {
   "source": "Handelsblatt",
   "date": "4 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/ruestung-uebernimmt-der-staat-den-panzerbauer-knds-komplett/100244113.html",
   "context": "Government sources: full Franco-German state takeover option for KNDS; 20% family buyback option; September IPO retry; BMWK holds 40% intention; Erndl"
  },
  {
   "source": "OPEX360",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.opex360.com/2026/08/05/knds-refute-tout-projet-de-nationalisation-totale-par-lallemagne-et-la-france/",
   "context": "Enders denial: no discussion concerning total nationalisation of KNDS; IPO immediate priority"
  },
  {
   "source": "Großwald Dispatch",
   "date": "Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/knds-postpones-frankfurt-paris-ipo-12-billion-valuation/",
   "context": "KNDS IPO postponement dispatch (internal back-link)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Großwald Dispatch",
   "date": "Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-kfw-40-percent-knds-stake-7-2-billion-wegmann-buyout-ipo/",
   "context": "KfW 40% stake structure dispatch (internal back-link)"
  },
  {
   "source": "Hensoldt",
   "date": "4 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hensoldt.net/de/news/hensoldt-plans-to-set-up-a-development-centre-in-the-stuttgart-region",
   "context": "Leinfelden software-defined-defence development centre with Bosch; ~300 positions; MDOcore"
  },
  {
   "source": "hartpunkt",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.hartpunkt.de/hensoldt-will-mit-bosch-kooperieren-und-neues-entwicklungs-zentrum-aufbauen/",
   "context": "Hensoldt-Bosch cooperation; Bosch engineers can apply directly; 1,600 hires 2026"
  },
  {
   "source": "Handelsblatt",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/wissenschaftsspionage-regierung-haelt-visa-absagen-fuer-china-forscher-geheim-01/100243695.html",
   "context": "AA classifies rejected China research-visa numbers VS-NfD; processed 3,273 (2024) vs 2,147 (2021), 2,627 (2025), 856 (H1 2026); Emmerich; Cispa/TUM context"
  },
  {
   "source": "DW",
   "date": "1 Oct 2024",
   "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/germany-arrests-chinese-national-on-suspicion-of-spying/a-70373632",
   "context": "Yaqi X. arrest: Leipzig/Halle logistics employee passing military-transport data to suspected Chinese agent Jian G."
  },
  {
   "source": "ERR News",
   "date": "4 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610102932/estonia-secures-up-to-2-34-billion-eu-loan-for-defense-investments",
   "context": "Estonia signs SAFE loan agreement: EUR 2.34bn, 45-year term; Pevkur; procurement complete by 2030"
  },
  {
   "source": "Defence24",
   "date": "5 Aug 2026",
   "url": "https://defence24.pl/przemysl/barracuda-500-ma-byc-produkowana-w-polsce-pgz-wskazuje-zaklad",
   "context": "PGZ designates WZL No. 2 Bydgoszcz for Anduril Barracuda 500 production; Tusk/Kosiniak-Kamysz attend"
  }
 ]
}