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Defense in Orbit: Germany Goes Big in the Military Space Race

Berlin was long content to ignore space as a military frontier. But now, the Merz government is investing 35 billion euros in an array of new systems. The race for lucrative contracts has begun.

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Defense in Orbit: Germany Goes Big in the Military Space RaceBerlin was long content to ignore space as a military frontier. But now, the Merz government is investing 35 billion euros in an array of new systems. The race for lucrative contracts has begun.
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