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The Military Industrial Complex

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Putin slams dictation to Russia on arms trade
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday defended its arms trade against criticisms over its dealings with Syria, insisting only the United Nations could ...
China leads rise in Asia military spending: study
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
Military spending by Asia's major powers increased dramatically over the past decade with China leading the way, as its defense budget quadrupled since 2000, ac...
Britain to investigate military 'cash for access' claims
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
Britain's defence ministry said Sunday it would probe claims that retired military officers offered to lobby illicitly on behalf of arms firms, after high-ranki...
EADS/BAE deal collapse a setback, mergers still needed: analysts
Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)
The collapse of the EADS/BAE Systems tie-up is a major setback for Europe but shrinking defence budgets will continue to drive the need for sector consolidation...
BAE, EADS call off merger plan
Oct 11, 2012 (UPI)
The proposed merger between European defense and aerospace giants BAE Systems and EADS N.V. has fallen through. The British and Dutch companies, in a new releas...
BAE Systems to battle on after merger plan collapses
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
British arms maker BAE Systems was Wednesday forced to soldier on under the guidance of an embattled chief executive after the collapse of its proposed mega-mer...
Boeing, KAL-ASD Broadening Defense Collaboration for Miltary Aircraft
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will broaden their cooperative relationship to include rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehic...
BAE Systems, EADS to reveal if they are pursuing a tie-up
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Leading European aerospace and defence companies EADS and BAE Systems are to ask Wednesday for a delay from British regulators to a deadline on announcing if th...
BAE Systems faces tough future after merger collapse
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
British arms maker BAE Systems faced an uncertain future on Wednesday after the collapse of a proposed mega-merger with European aerospace giant EADS, as indebt...
EADS, BAE Systems: how they measure up
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
EADS and BAE Systems are complementary European titans in the global aerospace industry where the main competitors today are in the United States and tomorrow p...
Germany feared bridesmaid role in EADS-BAE venture: analysts
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Germany feared being left on the sidelines of any tie-up between European aerospace giant EADS and British arms maker BAE Systems, analysts say, after Berlin wa...
Lockheed Martin To Form Two New Business Areas Through Reorganization Of Electronic Systems
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
With a continuing focus on lean and efficient operations, Lockheed Martin has announced it will reorganize its Electronic Systems business area into two new bus...
Iraqi PM's Prague visit likely to focus on fighter deal
Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will head a government delegation to the Czech Republic on Thursday, with a potential arms deal involving several dozen Cze...
EADS/BAE merger hangs on government deal
Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)
A herculean push to merge aerospace giants EADS and BAE Systems received a much needed boost on Tuesday with a reported last minute compromise between France an...
Peru sparks interest in defense industry
Oct 08, 2012 (UPI)
Renewed military contacts between Peru and the United States are seen as a boost to the prospect of increased aviation and defense sales in the Latin American c...
Maliki 'seeks $5B arms deal wit Russia'
Oct 08, 2012 (UPI)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reportedly flew to Moscow Monday for talks on defense and trade amid signs Russia is trying to make inroads in on Iraq's mu...
EADS-BAE merger talks enter critical phase
Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)
Political wrangling between Germany, France and Britain has entered a critical phase ahead of an imminent deadline for a merger of EADS and BAE to create the wo...
BAE's biggest shareholder warns on logic of EADS tie-up
Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)
Fund manager Invesco Perpetual, the biggest single shareholder in British arms maker BAE Systems, warned Monday it had "significant reservations" over a tie-up ...
EADS deal must not threaten US relations with BAE: Britain
Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)
Britain's defence minister on Monday stressed he would only agree to a tie-up between BAE Systems and European aerospace giant EADS if he could be sure it would...
EADS/BAE tie-up could face US opposition, analysts say
Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)
The European aerospace groups EADS and BAE Systems are exploring a tie-up that would create a global giant, but rivals in the United States might try to scupper...
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