MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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NATO chief warns China, says Ukraine 'path to peace' via weapons
Jun 17, 2024 (AFP)
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was paying a visit to Washington to lay the groundwork for the 75th anniversary summit of NATO next month. The July gathering...
Israeli defense minister to visit Pentagon: US
Jun 16, 2024 (AFP)
President Joe Biden's administration is pressing for a ceasefire deal which it says is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has drawn fury from some ...
France makes 700-mn-euro offer for Atos security units
Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)
The offer, equivalent to $750 million, comes weeks after Paris said it would not allow the French company's strategic activities from being taken over by foreig...
NATO pushes to 'Trump-proof' Ukraine arms deliveries
Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)
Faced with the looming spectre of a potential return to the White House for Donald Trump, Kyiv's backers are rushing to try to lock in commitments before aid fr...
NATO to agree Ukraine support plan after Hungary given opt-out
Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)
In return, the Hungarian leader was given a guarantee that his country would not be obliged to contribute to an initiative for NATO to take over the role of ove...
Bosnia ammunition exports rise sharply, US a top buyer
Jun 03, 2024 (AFP)
Shipments amounted to 133 million convertible marks ($74 millions) or nearly 98 percent more compared with the same period in 2023, according to the national st...
G7 urges N.Korea, Russia to 'cease unlawful arms transfers'
May 31, 2024 (AFP)
"We call on the DPRK and Russia to cease unlawful arms transfers," said the statement published by G7 president Italy, which was also issued on behalf of minist...
France bans Israel firms from upcoming defence fair
May 31, 2024 (AFP)
"By decision of the government authorities, there will be no stand for the Israeli defence industry at the Eurosatory 2024 fair," organisers Coges Events said. ...
Lithuanian president wants to up defence spending to 3.5% of GDP
May 27, 2024 (AFP)
The formerly Soviet-ruled NATO and EU member has been a key ally to Ukraine since Russia's invasion and fears that it could be the Kremlin's next target. "I thi...
Japan and S. Korea announce sanctions over Russia, N. Korea arms deals
May 24, 2024 (AFP)
South Korea accuses Pyongyang of sending thousands of containers of munitions to Russia, and experts have said Pyongyang's recent testing spree may be of weapon...
Russia arrests two more top defence officials
May 23, 2024 (AFP)
The Kremlin denied it was carrying out a purge of top army officials, but some of Russia's influential military bloggers welcomed the arrest of a general they h...
UK defence minister says China sending 'lethal aid' to Russia for Ukraine war
May 22, 2024 (AFP)
"Today I can reveal that we have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine," he said in a speech at a London confe...
China announces sanctions on US defence firms
May 22, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing has bristled in recent days over the warm ties between Washington and Taipei, where Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as the self-ruled island's new p...
G7 push to use Russian assets for Ukraine 'vital and urgent': Yellen
May 20, 2024 (AFP)
The excerpts of her speech, to be delivered Tuesday in Frankfurt, come as finance leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations are due to gather later t...
China sanctions US firms over arms sales to Taiwan
May 20, 2024 (AFP)
US firms General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be added to Beijing's list of "unreliabl...
Colombia replaces scandal-plagued army chief
May 20, 2024 (AFP)
According to a statement from the defense ministry, President Gustavo Petro had decided to replace General Luis Ospina with retired Major General Luis Emilio Ca...
Military spending pushes Russian economic growth up
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
The Kremlin has heavily militarised Russia's economy since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, with the vast outlays helping to power growth and cushi...
Despite Western pressure, China in no hurry to reduce Russia support
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
While China does not want to upend its ties with the West, and insists it is not sending lethal weapons to Moscow, Washington has stressed that Russia would str...
U.S. blacklists sanctions-evasion network of Russian oligarch
May 15, 2024 (UPI)
The complicated scheme involved 56-year-old Russian businessman Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Beloglazov, whom the Treasury said worked with Deripaska to sell the Russ...
Defense contractor pleads guilty to selling inferior, Turkish-made parts for U.S. weapons systems
May 08, 2024 (UPI)
Orlando, Fla., resident Yuksel Senbol, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracies to defraud the United States and commit wire fraud, money laundering and violate the E...
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