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German anti-drone project costs increase fivefold

The planned procurement of an anti-drone system by Germany's defence ministry will end up being five times more expensive than initially expected, Spiegel magazine reported on Tuesday. The price for the armaments project - designed to ramp up defences against missiles and other threats including drones - is currently around 1.3 billion euros ($1.40 billion), the magazine reported, referring to a price set by industry. That is in stark contrast to original cost estimates from 2020, which put it at about 240.6 million euros. ....

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