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  "id": 925134,
  "title": "Major U.S. defense firms race to make cheaper missiles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/major-u-s-defense-firms-race-to-make-cheaper-missiles",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-15T01:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/15/world/us-defense-firms-cheaper-missiles/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The so-called defense primes are aiming to offer options beyond the costly, complicated and slow-to-produce \"exquisite\" projectiles.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}