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        <title><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Laura Alviz is a breaking news editor for Bloomberg News in Frankfurt covering the German defense industry.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall CEO Sees High Mideast Demand for Air Defense Systems]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall Margin Optimism Boosts Shares as Sales Miss Estimate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:10:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Is Preparing Supply Lines for a War, It’s Far From Ready]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Hensoldt Says It Is Set Up to Manage China Export Limits]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephan Kahl]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>10 January 2025, Bavaria, Taufkirchen: The lettering and logo of the listed armaments company Hensoldt AG can be seen on the façade of the headquarters of the defense and aerospace technology company in Taufkirchen near Munich (Bavaria) on January 10, 2025. Its main product areas are radars and optoelectronic systems, electronic warfare and avionics. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cruise Ships Seized Brief Hormuz Reopening to Flee Persian Gulf]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The cruise ships Aroya Manara and MSC Euribia anchored at the port of Dubai on March 4, 2026.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hipp Recalls Baby-Food Jars on Tampering Concern]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Engine Maker’s Defense Pivot to Yield Revenue Jump]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:18:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KNDS in Talks With Middle East Customers on Drone Defense]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hensoldt Eyes Hiring Auto Engineers That Are Losing Their Jobs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall Outlook Disappoints Despite Military Spending]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:56:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Rheinmetall Lynx KF41 Skyranger 35 air defense system. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Defense Firm Vincorion Plans Frankfurt IPO as Sales Rise]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German City Built on Car Parts Looks to Uncertain Future]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Friedrichshafen, on the shores of Lake Constance, has for centuries been an industrial hub. Photographer: Felix Kaestle/dpa/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Is Trying to Shield Defense Firms From China — and Even the US]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Nienaber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall Buffeted by Analysts’ Accounting Change Confusion]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/rheinmetall-buffeted-by-analysts-accounting-change-confusion</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Isolde MacDonogh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:32:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Suppliers Join Platform to Link With Defense Firms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:28:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Employees work at a production line at a Rheinmetall factory in Unterluess, Germany.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TKMS CFO Says Greenland Crisis Could Help Deal For Canada Subs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:03:50 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The submarine HMCS Corner Brook, right, and the frigate HMCS Vancouver at the Defence on the Dock event in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Defence on the Dock is Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt&apos;s signature event, bringing the Navy to the community.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall CEO Woos Berlin in Push for European Tank Merger]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eyk Henning]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:46:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Armin Papperger Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg  </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany to Procure Wheeled Howitzers Worth €3.4 Billion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Nienaber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rheinmetall Sees Extended Boom Regardless of Ukraine Peace]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Alviz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:37:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Armin Papperger, chief executive officer of Rheinmetall AG, during an interview at the company&apos;s headquarters in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Papperger said any peace deal in Ukraine won&apos;t change the picture for future weapons demand, as Europe enters an extended period of rearming after decades of drawing down its defense capabilities in a Bloomberg Television interview.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Says Military Digital Radio Project Faces Severe Delays]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Nienaber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
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