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Bundestag approves EUR 358 million Rafael targeting pod buy, no tender

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.

Reported Editor-read EDR Magazine, 26 August 2025

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.

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

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