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The Military Industrial Complex

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US ends arms exports, China restricts visas in Hong Kong row
Jun 30, 2020 (AFP)
The US announced the decision hours after China said it would curb visas to some Americans heading to Hong Kong, itself a response to a US move. The United Stat...
Most civilian contractors have reopened, top Pentagon official says
Jun 23, 2020 (UPI)
"Out of 10,509 companies [the Defense Contract Management Agency] tracks, we are down to two closed, and 267 companies having closed and reopened," Ellen Lord, ...
Israeli defence sales $7.2 bn in 2019: ministry
Jun 22, 2020 (AFP)
As in 2018, the bulk went to Asia and the Pacific region, according to a defence ministry statement. The head of Israel's International Defence Cooperation Dire...
China to join UN arms trade treaty, 'enhance' world peace
Jun 22, 2020 (AFP)
The Communist Party leadership's top legislative body voted Saturday to adopt a decision on joining the UN Arms Trade Treaty that is designed to control the flo...
French court orders jail terms for six over 1990s arms deal kickbacks
Jun 15, 2020 (AFP)
The court handed the men prison sentences of two to five years over the so-called "Karachi affair" which has dogged former prime minister Edouard Balladur, faci...
UAE still a top client as French arms sales fall
Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)
France is regularly criticised by rights groups for arms sales to clients such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which are embroiled in a long campaign against Iran-...
Trump planning new arms sale to Saudi Arabia, says senator
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
"The administration is currently trying to sell thousands more precision-guided bombs to the President's 'friend,' Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman," New ...
China military budget growth slows to 6.6 percent
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
The budget will be set at 1.268 trillion yuan ($178 billion) for the year -- the second-biggest in the world after the United States -- continuing a downward tr...
Northrop Grumman's long-lasting relationship with Norway
May 18, 2020 (SPX)
As a pioneer in active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, Northrop Grumman has been at the forefront of radar innovations for more than 60 years. As exi...
Pentagon removes official in charge of executing Defense Production Act
May 14, 2020 (UPI)
Politico first reported Thursday that Jennifer Santos, who had been the Deputy Assistance Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, is moving to a new role in...
Air Force awards $350M in contracts for road work at Alaska military bases
May 01, 2020 (UPI)
The multiple award task order contract repair, maintenance and construction of roads, parking lots, airfields and related work at the following sites: Eielson A...
Pentagon boosting US industrial capacity amid virus outbreak
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
To battle the coronavirus pandemic, the Defense Department has received one billion dollars under the Defense Production Act, which lets the federal government ...
ARC Group nabs $7.2B DoD contract for moving services
Apr 30, 2020 (UPI)
In January the DoD announced it intended to overhaul the system for moving service members' household goods across the country and around the world. That deal m...
Germany and France to develop joint next-generation army tank
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Dubbed the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), the tank project sits alongside a planned future jet fighter as part of pivotal military cooperation between the tw...
Mark Esper moves overseas DoD construction funds to domestic projects
Apr 29, 2020 (UPI)
According to a memo obtained by Politico and The Hill, Esper plans to shift $545.5 million in previously withheld funds with award dates in 2020 for suspended U...
Global military spending nearly $2T in 2019, U.S. accounts for one-third
Apr 27, 2020 (UPI)
U.S. military spending grew by 5.3 percent, equivalent to Germany's entire military budget for the year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute sa...
Military spending saw biggest increase in a decade in 2019: study
Apr 26, 2020 (AFP)
The world's nations spent a combined $1.9 trillion (1.78 trillion euros) on their militaries in 2019, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace...
DoD expects three-month delays in military equipment deliveries
Apr 20, 2020 (UPI)
Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said the majority of the Defense Department's Major Defense Acquisition Program will be ...
NATO needs to protect strategic industries: Stoltenberg
Apr 15, 2020 (AFP)
"The geo-political effects of the pandemic could be significant," he told a videolink news conference following a virtual emergency meeting of NATO's defence mi...
Coronavirus challenges US military machine
Mar 21, 2020 (AFP)
The Pentagon this week admitted that the global pandemic is a formidable foe like none other that it has confronted. Proud of its ability to project force to th...
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