MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Russian investigators probe ousted minister
Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)
Russian investigators on Friday questioned the country's ousted defence minister as part of one of the most high-profile corruption probes of President Vladimir...
Russian investigators question ex-minister in graft probe
Dec 27, 2012 (AFP)
Russia's ousted defence minister is to be questioned by investigators as part of a probe into multimillion dollar embezzlement by his former employee, an offici...
Philippines to buy three naval helicopters
Dec 27, 2012 (AFP)
The Philippines said Thursday it would buy three naval helicopters from an Anglo-Italian manufacturer as part of its military modernisation programme amid a ter...
Russian weapons popular in the world in 2012
Dec 26, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
In 2012, Russia concluded contracts on selling weapons for the total sum of $ 15 bln. Russian weapons are still popular in the world, much to the envy of some W...
Russia to fight for the Indian market
Dec 26, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russia is ready to fight for the Indian market at a time when competition has escalated, Russian Ambassador to New Delhi Alexander Kadakin said in an interview ...
Russia's Kalashnikov in intensive care: reports
Dec 25, 2012 (AFP)
Russia's legendary rifle-designer Mikhail Kalashnikov was recovering in stable condition in intensive care Tuesday after being hospitalised with general fatigue...
Putin signs helicopter, jet deals with Indian PM
Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)
Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin signed deals to sell 71 military helicopters and kits to build 42 fighter jets to India on Monday as he sought to firm...
Putin targets arms deals, doubling in trade on India trip
Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to tighten defence ties with India and double levels of bilateral trade within three years as he headed to New Delhi fo...
Putin to push for arms deals in India
Dec 22, 2012 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to India Monday on an official visit expected to focus on gaining contracts for Russia's arms manufacturers and boostin...
Congress sends sweeping defense bill to Obama
Dec 22, 2012 (AFP)
A major $633-billion defense spending bill was awaiting President Barack Obama's signature Saturday after the US Senate gave it its stamp of approval, tightenin...
Cameron in Oman as BAE unveils $4bn defence deal
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Oman on Friday as Britain's defence giant BAE Systems announced a 2.5-billion pounds ($4.1-billion) deal to supply ...
Ruag picks up Rosebank Engineering
Dec 20, 2012 (UPI)
Swiss technology group Ruag has bought Rosebank Engineering, which specializes in life-cycle maintenance, repairs and overhaul services for the Australian air f...
Boeing Raises Dividend 10 Percent and Resumes Share Repurchase Program
Dec 19, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney announced a 10 percent increase in the company's regular quarterly dividend to 48.5 cents pe...
Russia's arms export plan exceeded
Dec 18, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russia set a record in arms export. The volume of contracts has exceeded 14 billion against the planned 13.2 billion dollars planned for this year, President Pu...
Russia and Libya: will they restore military and technical cooperation?
Dec 18, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Moscow will resume cooperation with Tripoli on training military specialists for the Libyan army, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told reporter...
German MPs oppose arms sales to Saudis
Dec 17, 2012 (UPI)
German lawmakers are demanding a say in arms sales abroad as Berlin seeks to sell 600 Leopard 2 tanks worth $12.6 billion and hundreds of armored vehicles to Sa...
India probing presence of Swedish arms in Myanmar
Dec 15, 2012 (AFP)
India is investigating how Swedish-made weapons bought by its army turned up in Myanmar, a minister visiting Yangon said Saturday, denying New Delhi had supplie...
Obama mulls Hagel for defense secretary pick
Dec 13, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama is considering former Republican senator Chuck Hagel for the job of defense secretary as he moves towards appointing his second-term c...
Brazil's Rousseff grounds fighter choice until economy takes off
Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday tied the decision on a fighter jet in a deal worth billions of dollars to the country's economy picking up. "We hav...
More F-16s for Egypt fuels arms debate
Dec 11, 2012 (UPI)
The U.S. decision to send Egypt 20 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets as the new Islamic president in Cairo is making dictatorial moves will fuel growing critici...
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