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The Military Industrial Complex

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Sen. Joni Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary
Jan 15, 2024 (UPI)
The Republican from Iowa made the announcement on a local news radio show and in a statement after Hegseth on Tuesday testified during a sometimes tense confirm...
U.S. imposes sanctions over Russia-North Korea arms deal
Jan 12, 2024 (UPI)
The United States has long warned that Russia was seeking to secure weapons from countries such as North Korea and Iran as U.S. and international sanctions impo...
Top EU official floats 100-bn-euro fund to boost defence industry
Jan 11, 2024 (AFP)
"It is an ambition, a vision," Breton told journalists in Brussels. The French commissioner gave no details on how the potential fund would be financed and conc...
U.S., dozens of allies condemn North Korea-Russia weapons transfer
Jan 09, 2024 (UPI)
"Our governments stand together in resolute opposition to arms transfers between the DPRK and Russia," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign mi...
White House announces $147M emergency arms sale to Israel
Dec 30, 2023 (UPI)
The White House sidestepped Congress on Friday and approved an emergency allocation of $147.5 million to send 155mm artillery shells and supporting equipment to...
China ousts defence firm executives from top political body
Dec 28, 2023 (AFP)
Among those ousted was Wu Yansheng, chairman of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, which oversees development of the country's spacecraft a...
Japan approves record $56 bn defence budget; Export controls eases for US sales
Dec 22, 2023 (AFP)
The 7.95 trillion yen ($56 billion) draft budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year was approved by the cabinet, in line with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's pledge to ...
US will 'continue' to provide arms to Israel: Pentagon chief
Dec 18, 2023 (AFP)
Austin also warned Iran to "stop" supporting Yemen's Huthi rebels who were increasingly attacking vessels in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct...
US Congress passes huge $886 bn defense budget for 2024
Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)
The vast spending bill, adopted in the House of Representatives after a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, provides billions of dollars to "enhance US deterrence ...
Blackwater founder acquitted in Austria 'combat' plane case
Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)
Erik Prince and four other men went on trial last month at a regional court outside of Vienna, accused of modifying two planes "for combat use" and flying them ...
US slaps sanctions on China, Turkey firms to curb Russia war efforts
Dec 12, 2023 (AFP)
The latest actions take aim at people and entities accused of supplying Russia's industry and furthering its ability to wage war against Ukraine, as fighting co...
US unveils new security package for Ukraine as future of Kyiv aid is uncertain
Dec 07, 2023 (UPI)
The package of lethal weapons and equipment, valued at some $175 million, was announced Wednesday, representing the 52nd military drawdown from U.S. stockpiles ...
Senate Republican ends block on most US military nominees
Dec 06, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement by Tuberville brings the long-running saga -- which lasted some 10 months and left numerous key military positions unfilled -- closer to a reso...
Despite rising demand, arms sales hampered by production woes
Dec 06, 2023 (AFP)
The sales of weapons and military services by the 100 largest arms companies in the world totalled $597 billion in 2022, a decrease of 3.5 percent compared to 2...
Bosnia ex-defence minister jailed in graft case
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
Selmo Cikotic was convicted for having shown unfair favour to a Croatian company that was buying surplus weapons from Bosnia, without consulting the proper auth...
UN lifts arms embargo on Somali forces
Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)
The UN implemented a general arms embargo on Somalia in 1992, but has since largely eased it in regards to Somali forces. The embargo did not apply to deliverie...
Europe's defence sector seeks EU clarity, greater efficiency
Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)
Defence companies, militaries and EU chiefs all agree that Europe is sorely lacking, especially in what is available to support Ukraine. But the task list to ov...
EU defence spending to reach record 270bn euros in 2023
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
Despite the record figure, Michel said the European Union "must work towards a defence single market" to better coordinate spending and ensure the bloc can act ...
EU defence spending at record 240 bn euros in 2022
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
The figure represented an overall increase of six percent on 2021 as the EU's 27 member states ratcheted up their purchases of new hardware. The European Defenc...
Swiss to export 25 battle tanks back to Germany
Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)
The Federal Council government gave the green light to export the Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks to their original manufacturer, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, in nei...
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