MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Israel's booming arms exports under scrutiny
Sep 18, 2013 (UPI)
Israel's defense industry is under scrutiny for not being particular enough about its customers amid allegations it exploits the West Bank to develop security s...
Pentagon orders security review after US base shooting
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
The Pentagon said Tuesday it would review security at US military bases worldwide one day after a defense contractor gunned down 12 people at the Washington Nav...
Sri Lanka, China to close free-trade deal: Colombo
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
Sri Lanka and China will finalise a free-trade agreement ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Colombo in November, a government minister said on Tuesday. The two s...
Africa seen as $20B emerging arms market
Sep 16, 2013 (UPI)
International defense companies, increasingly dependent on exports because of deep military spending cuts in the United States and Europe, are reportedly lookin...
Thales, ST Kinetics agree on Australian munitions work
Sep 13, 2013 (UPI)
Thales and Singapore Technologies Kinetics have agreed to develop ST Kinetics' 40mm low-velocity air-bursting ammunition for the Australian and New Zealand mark...
Philippines again stops procurement process for used Huey choppers
Sep 12, 2013 (UPI)
The Philippines has stopped the bidding process for the purchase of second-hand Huey UH-1 helicopters for a third time, the Manila Bulletin reports. The Departm...
Chinese, French companies ejected from London arms fair
Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)
Two companies from China and France have been ejected from an international arms fair in London for promoting illegal items, organisers said on Wednesday. DSEI,...
US spying on Brazil halts talks on warplane purchase: Brazil
Sep 10, 2013 (AFP)
Alleged US spying on the communications of Brazil's president have brought negotiations on buying US warplanes to a halt, a Brazilian government source said Tue...
BAE Systems says closing Pennsylvania facility
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
British arms maker BAE Systems said on Friday that it will close a small Pennsylvania plant that overhauls and upgrades military equipment for Bradley fighting ...
Chinese man faces jail for smuggling US arms equipment
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
A 43-year-old Chinese national has pleaded guilty to breaching US arms export rules by trying to smuggle radiation-hardened satellite equipment to China, Americ...
Shrinking defense budgets affect military aircraft industry
Aug 30, 2013 (UPI)
Overall production of military aircraft will decline in the next 10 years, mainly as a result of shrinking defense budgets, according to a new study. Market res...
Japan eyes defence budget increase, Marines-like unit
Aug 30, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's defence ministry is looking for its biggest budget hike in two decades, partly to create a Marines-like force, it revealed Friday, as neighbours fret ab...
Offices of German defense contractors raided in Greece bribe probe
Aug 28, 2013 (UPI)
Two German military contractors have been raided amid a probe into alleged bribes paid to Greek officials to land submarine business, prosecutors say. A spokesm...
Lithuania to extradite Russian to US in arms case
Aug 14, 2013 (AFP)
A Lithuanian court on Wednesday ruled to extradite a Russian man to the United States on charges of arms smuggling, drawing protest from Moscow. The Baltic stat...
Colombia aims to raise defense industry profile
Aug 07, 2013 (UPI)
Colombia is aiming to regenerate and develop its defense industries as a potential new revenue base and has clinched new collaboration with South Korea in one o...
EADS, Mitsubishi announce restructurings
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Corporate restructurings and a corporate name change are in the works in Europe and Asia, involving EADS and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. From the Netherlan...
US could reduce army by further 15 percent: Hagel
Jul 31, 2013 (AFP)
The US Army could be reduced by a further 15 percent, with cuts to the numbers of full-time active soldiers as well as reserves, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel s...
Big win from Army for small Michigan business
Jul 31, 2013 (UPI)
Bradley Fighting Vehicles of the U.S. Army are to receive mobility restoration upgrades from Loc Performance Products Inc. The upgrades, to restore lost mobilit...
Military selects Liquidity Services for continued sale of surplus
Jul 30, 2013 (UPI)
A new contract to sell the Department of Defense's usable, non-rolling surplus has been given to Liquidity Services Inc. The award from Defense Logistics Agency...
Singapore, Brazil firms eye Latin American defense market
Jul 29, 2013 (UPI)
Brazil's aviation and security giant Embraer S.A. has a potential new rival in an emerging partnership between East Asian military engineering, equity and marke...
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