MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Middle East war a boon for UAE defence giant with global ambitions
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Throughout six months of US-Iran conflict, nearly 3,000 missiles and drones targeted the UAE, denting its image as a safe haven but providing a windfall for Abu...
Israel signs with Greece one of its biggest-ever arms sales
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The agreement will be part of the new "Achilles Shield" aerial defence system for Greece, and comes as both Mediterranean nations are navigating tense relations...
From machine tools to military tech: German industry dons fatigues
Apr 23, 2026 (AFP)
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has rattled NATO and led Berlin to pour huge amounts into rebuilding its armed forces, sparking a business bonanza for weapons make...
Anthropic takes Trump administration to court over Pentagon row
Mar 09, 2026 (AFP)
In the 48-page complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco, Anthropic seeks to have its designation as a national security supply-chain risk declared unl...
Global arms exports soar on European demand: study
Mar 08, 2026 (AFP)
The surge in European countries can be explained, in part at least, by the fact they are buying in weapons to supply to Ukraine and because they are seeking to ...
China boosts military spending with eyes on US, Taiwan
Mar 05, 2026 (AFP)
The latest rise keeps China's spending at a third of that of the United States, but the Asian power is working to close the gap. Beijing plans to spend 1.9096 t...
BAE Systems posts record order backlog as defence spending rises
Feb 18, 2026 (AFP)
Net profit increased five percent in 2025 to 2.1 billion ($2.8 billion), BAE said, as revenue climbed eight percent to 28.3 billion. Chief executive Charles Woo...
Canada launches huge defence plan to curb reliance on US
Feb 17, 2026 (AFP)
Carney's announcement of Canada's first defence industrial strategy built on themes he has emphasized during his 11-month tenure as President Donald Trump rips ...
German foreign minister slams France over defence spending
Feb 16, 2026 (AFP)
The comments marked the latest crack in relations between the two European giants. French President Emmanuel Macron "repeatedly and correctly refers to our purs...
Ukraine, Norway, Sweden top destinations for German arms exports
Feb 06, 2026 (AFP)
The economy ministry said Ukraine had received around two billion euros ($2.35bn) of arms exports from Germany, which has been Kyiv's most important backer in E...
German intelligence says Russian military spending far higher than reported
Feb 04, 2026 (AFP)
The BND said that its analysis of Russian budget data showed that in 2022 and 2023, military spending had been around 66 percent higher than officially reported...
China's top general probe to 'remove obstacles' in military: state media
Feb 02, 2026 (AFP)
The defence ministry said last month it was investigating Zhang, the vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), as well as Liu Zhenli, chi...
India budget pledges record infrastructure and defence boost
Feb 01, 2026 (AFP)
New Delhi plans to spend $133 billion on infrastructure and $85 billion on defence, a respective rise of around nine and 15 percent compared to last year's budg...
Starmer says UK should 'do more' with EU in joint defence
Feb 01, 2026 (AFP)
The comments follow talks for London to access the 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) European Union rearmament loan scheme ending in failure last year amid disagr...
US approves approves major arms deals to Israel, Saudi
Jan 31, 2026 (AFP)
The State Department said it green-lighted a $3.8-billion sale of 30 Apache attack helicopters to Israel, which has agreed to a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. "The ...
'Bombshell': What top general's fall means for China's military
Jan 29, 2026 (AFP)
The fall of a high-profile veteran who was seen as close to Xi Jinping shows the extent of the Chinese leader's military anti-graft campaign and further consoli...
Defence firm CSG raises 3.8bln euros in 'largest-ever' IPO
Jan 23, 2026 (AFP)
The $4.6-billion flotation values the company, a key supplier of ammunition and weapons to NATO countries and Ukraine, at 25 billion euros, according to a state...
US approves $2.3 bn sale of aircraft, torpedoes to Singapore
Jan 20, 2026 (AFP)
"The proposed sale will improve Singapore's capability to meet current and future threats by providing a credible maritime force capable of deterring adversarie...
City of London says ready to support EU's rearmament push
Jan 14, 2026 (AFP)
Six years after Brexit, Britain and the EU face "the same challenges" and would benefit from working closer together in areas of common interest, Chris Hayward,...
Netanyahu says wants Israel to cope without US aid within decade
Jan 09, 2026 (AFP)
Washington has approved the sale of tens of millions of dollars in military equipment to aid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, and the close defence ties betw...
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