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# Bundestag approves EUR 358 million Rafael targeting pod buy, no tender
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-26-germany-rafael-litening5-targeting-pods/
- Published: 2025-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:01:14.000Z
- Description: Germany's Bundestag budget committee approved buying 90 Litening 5 targeting pods from Israel's Rafael for its Eurofighter fleet, a deal worth about EUR 358 million awarded without a competitive tender.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [EDR Magazine, 26 August 2025](https://www.edrmagazine.eu/germany-approves-litening-5-targeting-pods-for-eurofighter-fleet?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the delivery schedule or whether any European rival was invited to bid.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)