MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Amnesty petitions White House over UN arms treaty
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
Amnesty International urged President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday to close loopholes in a proposed UN conventional arms treaty that is vehemently...
Israel's IAI signs Italian deals worth $1B
Jul 24, 2012 (UPI)
Israel Aerospace Industries has secured two contracts worth nearly $1 billion to provide Italy with a reconnaissance satellite and two Gulfstream early warning ...
Colorado gun sales soar after mass shooting: report
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
Gun sales in Colorado have soared in the aftermath of the shooting tragedy in Aurora that claimed 12 lives and left 58 wounded, the Denver Post reported Tuesday...
'Word by word' arguments at UN over arms trade treaty
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
Major powers haggled 'word by word' at the UN Monday over a treaty on the $70 billion a year conventional arms trade, amid calls from governments and activists ...
Italy, Israel in defense deals
Jul 20, 2012 (UPI)
Italy and Israel are formalizing defense acquisition agreements for jet trainer and early warning radar aircraft. Central to the arrangements are M-340 aircraft...
Thailand signs up for two more Black Hawks
Jul 19, 2012 (UPI)
Thailand has agreed to buy two Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters under the U.S. government's foreign military sales program. The agreement, made by the Tha...
US House passes huge defense spending bill
Jul 19, 2012 (AFP)
US lawmakers passed a sweeping $606 billion defense bill Thursday that exceeds a budget cap and faces a veto threat from the White House for failing to sufficie...
Looming cuts will savage US defense industry: CEOs
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
The threat of massive cuts to the US military next year is already having a "chilling effect," with devastating impacts looming for the defense industry, chief ...
Latam aviation boom draws refueling firms
Jul 18, 2012 (UPI)
Latin America's aviation boom is drawing manufacturers of aircraft and spares but is also offering incentives to refueling technology providers to do more to wi...
Rheinmetall, Atlas report new awards
Jul 17, 2012 (UPI)
Germany's military has extended a contract with Rheinmetall Airborne Systems GmbH for unmanned airborne reconnaissance services in Afghanistan. The contract ext...
Israel Military Industries averts strike
Jul 17, 2012 (UPI)
Israel Military Industries has avoided a strike over a salary dispute. IMI workers had threatened to walk off the job unless back salaries were paid. The breakt...
Brazil urges firms to boost defense output
Jul 17, 2012 (UPI)
Brazil is offering manufacturing and building firms special perks to diversify into defense production as part of its plan to capture a greater share of global ...
Viktor Bout cronies tried to renew arms trade: NGO
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
Two alleged accomplices of convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout sought to relaunch his business from the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius, a US non-gover...
Venezuela sees Mercosur as defense pact
Jul 16, 2012 (UPI)
Venezuela says it sees the Mercosur trade bloc as an emergent military power in Latin America and will pursue plans for integrating its defense manufacturing ca...
Defence group EADS eyes launching own bank
Jul 14, 2012 (AFP)
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is considering launching its own bank to better manage its accounts, the new chief of subsidiary Airbus...
Finmeccanica gains multinational deals
Jul 13, 2012 (UPI)
Companies of Italy's Finmeccanica group will be involved with a Russian export program and a NATO ground surveillance project. The announcement of new four cont...
U.N. blasted for using security firms
Jul 11, 2012 (UPI)
The United Nations is facing criticism it is spending millions on inappropriate links with private military and security companies, some of whom are accused of ...
NGOs complain at being excluded from UN arms talks
Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)
Non-government groups complained Tuesday that they have been excluded from international talks on a conventional arms treaty that have now entered a second week...
Rolls-Royce wins $183 mln US army contract
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
Rolls-Royce said on Monday that it had won an important contract to service helicopter engines for the US army. "Rolls-Royce has received a contract valued at $...
UN leader condemns lack of regulation for arms trade
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday it was a "disgrace" that there is no global arms trade regulation as he opened treaty talks held up by Palestinian demands fo...
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