MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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AgustaWestland remains a bidder for Indian deal
May 10, 2013 (UPI)
AgustaWestland's bids for utility helicopters for India's navy and coast guard will remain, despite the company being investigated over bribery allegations in a...
Bulgaria's ex-arms industry hub looks back on glory days
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
At the foot of the Balkan mountains, the Bulgarian town of Sopot remembers with nostalgia its glory days as a booming arms industry centre under communism. Toda...
Australia holds the line on defense budget
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
Australia will hold defense spending at $100 billion over four years and remains committed to the purchase of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The le...
France told to cut back on military pomp and ceremony
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
In another sign of tough times in France, the government has been told to cut the size of the Republican Guard, the elite unit that provides the pomp and ceremo...
Pentagon plans to cut civilian workforce
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
The Pentagon plans to cut its vast civilian workforce by 5-6 percent over the next five years to match similar reductions in the number of US troops, Deputy Def...
South Africa government in crisis over wedding scandal
May 03, 2013 (AFP)
South Africa's government announced the suspension of a slew of officials and military personnel Friday, as it tried to limit the political and diplomatic fallo...
South Korea opts for Boeing's Apache
May 02, 2013 (UPI)
Seoul has chosen Boeing's AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters for $1.6 billion amid tensions with North Korea, the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Admin...
S.African diplomat suspended over Indian plane scandal
May 02, 2013 (AFP)
A senior South African diplomat has been suspended over use of a military airport by wealthy Indian supporters of President Jacob Zuma, the government said Thur...
Budget cuts prompt Chile to reassess defense buys
May 01, 2013 (UPI)
Chile's budgetary constraints are coming in the way of what began as an ambitious defense refurbishment and regeneration program with multibillion-dollar purcha...
Deloitte says defense industry profits dipped in 2013
Apr 29, 2013 (UPI)
Declines in revenues last year were recorded by 17 of the top 20 U.S. defense contractors but profitability increased, a new study shows. Deloitte, the internat...
China clamps down on abuses by 'military' drivers
Apr 29, 2013 (AFP)
China will this week clampdown on a widely-abused system of privileges for drivers of military vehicles as Beijing steps up its efforts to stamp out corruption ...
Crisis-hit France to cut armed forces by 10 percent
Apr 29, 2013 (AFP)
France plans to axe nearly 10 percent of all jobs in the armed forces as it battles a financial crisis, a government review showed Monday, in what critics said ...
France picks up 707 million euros for 2.1% stake in EADS
Apr 26, 2013 (AFP)
The French state raised another 707 million euros ($921 million) from the sale of a 2.1 percent stake in EADS to investors, the economy ministry said in a state...
Dutch civil servant jailed for spying for Russia
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
A Dutch court jailed a former foreign ministry worker for 12 years on Tuesday for passing hundreds of sensitive military documents to Russia, including on NATO'...
British millionaire guilty of selling fake bomb detectors
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
A British millionaire is facing jail after he was convicted on Tuesday of selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other countries. James McCormick, 56, was foun...
Hagel touts arms deal on Israel trip
Apr 22, 2013 (AFP)
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel and his Israeli counterpart on Monday hailed a major arms deal as a sign of "ironclad" US support for the Jewish state after talks on...
Qatar buys German tanks in $2.5 billion deal
Apr 22, 2013 (UPI)
Germany has boosted its high-powered drive to expand arms sales across the Middle East with a $2.5 billion deal to sell Qatar advanced Leopard tanks and self-pr...
Saudis seek FMS support deal
Apr 22, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency says Saudi Arabia has requested a Foreign Military Sales deal for support services and logistics support. The propo...
Jacobs Engineering acquiring Federal Network Systems
Apr 22, 2013 (UPI)
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said on Tuesday that it is acquiring Federal Network Systems from Verizon Communications. The financial terms of the agreement wit...
France wants defense off table in EU-US trade talks
Apr 22, 2013 (AFP)
Since the United States has essentially closed its defense procurement to foreign companies the European Union should exclude defense from upcoming trade talks,...
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