MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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US supplied bomb that killed Yemeni children: report
Aug 18, 2018 (AFP)
The numbers on shrapnel, of which images were taken shortly after the attack this month, indicate that it was a laser-guided Mk 82 bomb manufactured by defense ...
US Senate passes huge defense bill, sends it to Trump
Aug 01, 2018 (AFP)
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed 87 to 10 in the Senate a week after clearing the House of Representatives, and now heads to the White House...
Profits down at military equipment firm BAE Systems
Aug 01, 2018 (AFP)
Earnings after taxation slid 17 percent to 471 million ($618 million, 528 million euros) in the six months to the end of June, compared with 569 million a year ...
US releases $195 million in frozen military aid to Egypt
Jul 26, 2018 (AFP)
"Recognizing steps Egypt has taken over the last year in response to specific US concerns... the administration has decided to allow Egypt to use the remaining ...
EU anti-trust officials probe Thales, Gemalto merger
Jul 23, 2018 (AFP)
The European Commission, the 28-nation EU's executive arm, said it wants to determine whether the merger will increase prices as well as reduce choice and innov...
Some countries buying Russian gear deserve sanctions waivers: Mattis
Jul 21, 2018 (AFP)
The move comes amid concerns that imposing sanctions, particularly in the case of India and other Asian allies, could threaten friendly relationships that the U...
NATO summit in crisis over Trump spending demands
Jul 12, 2018 (AFP)
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called an extraordinary session of NATO's ruling North Atlantic Council after Trump repeated demands for allies to spend more...
Trump piles pressure on NATO over defence spending
Jul 12, 2018 (AFP)
After an opening day of talks marked by clashes between Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, NATO leaders were hoping to focus on policy on Ukraine and Af...
NATO allies agree to partner for joint weapons purchases
Jul 12, 2018 (UPI)
The two deals cover the purchase and warehousing of land battle munitions and of naval munitions, with each deal expected to lower costs for each country, as we...
Trump hails 'tremendous progress' on NATO defence spending
Jul 12, 2018 (AFP)
"We made a tremendous amount of progress today," Trump said after emergency talks with fellow NATO leaders prompted by his demands for allies to boost military ...
Seven European countries to hit NATO spending pledge: Stoltenberg
Jul 10, 2018 (AFP)
Trump has repeatedly berated America's European allies for not spending enough on their own defence and launched a fresh broadside as he set off for the Brussel...
Roscosmos Will Not Take Part in Farnborough Airshow in UK
Jul 06, 2018 (Sputnik)
Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation will not participate in the Farnborough Airshow set to take place in the United Kingdom in mid-July, head of the corp...
Rolls-Royce sells commercial marine unit
Jul 06, 2018 (AFP)
The deal, worth $661 million, is part of a massive overhaul led by chief executive Warren East, Rolls-Royce said in a statement. The news comes three weeks afte...
Qatar discussed Russian arms deal, but 'no decision': emir
Jul 06, 2018 (AFP)
News that Qatar might be on the verge of buying the S-400 missile system has alarmed the gas-rich Gulf state's neighbour Saudi Arabia, which is reportedly lobby...
French arms exports halved in 2017, Mideast clients still biggest
Jul 02, 2018 (AFP)
In its annual report to parliament, the ministry said the value of exports dropped to 6.9 billion euros ($8 billion) from 14 billion euros the previous year and...
Navy contracts with GenDyn for aircraft gun systems
Jun 26, 2018 (UPI)
The firm-fixed-price contract for the 20mm guns, which have a fire rate of up to 6,000 shots per minute, will cost $9.7 million, according to the Department of ...
GenDyn wins contract for foreign sales of rockets, warheads
Jun 21, 2018 (UPI)
The $149 million modification to a previous contract covers procurement of various quantities of M151, M274, M257, M278, M156, M264, M278, and WTU-1/B rockets, ...
Switzerland wants to sell arms to states in 'internal conflict'
Jun 15, 2018 (AFP)
Causing outcry from opponents, the landlocked state said that "war materials" could be sold, but only if they were not used during an internal conflict. The Swi...
New EU 'peace fund' could buy weapons
Jun 13, 2018 (AFP)
The bloc says the new European Peace Facility (EPF) is needed to make its training missions in three African countries more effective and to enable it to contri...
EU set to shut UK, US out of defence fund: officials
Jun 12, 2018 (AFP)
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is a major plank of the bloc's strategy to boost its ability to guarantee its own security, as it frets about the threat from Ru...
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