MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Maryland contractor charged with espionage over national defense secrets
Sep 21, 2023 (UPI)
"Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian decent living in Silver Springs, Md., is charged with gathering or delivering national defense...
Beijing sanctions two US defence companies over Taiwan arms sales
Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)
The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence. President Joe Biden'...
Japan warns against 'violations' of UN ban on arms deals with N. Korea
Sep 14, 2023 (AFP)
"We are watching (the talks) with concerns including the possibility that it could lead to violations of the Security Council's ban on all arms-related material...
EU lawmakers approve joint arms purchase push
Sep 12, 2023 (AFP)
Russia's war on Ukraine has sent the EU scrambling to ramp up arms production as deliveries to help Kyiv's forces have sapped military stockpiles. The new schem...
N. Korea to pay 'price' if it gives Russia arms: US
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
Sanctions-hit Russia is reportedly eager to secure more military supplies from its ally to bolster its forces as Kyiv pushes a highly scrutinized counteroffensi...
N. Korea's Kim set for arms talks with Putin in Russia: US
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
Ukraine is pushing a highly-scrutinised counteroffensive in both the south and east that Putin on Monday dismissed as a failure, though Moscow appears eager to ...
Poland to spend over 4% of GDP on defence in 2024
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
He announced the sum of 137 billion zloty ($33 billion) at the opening of this year's edition of the region's biggest trade fair for military equipment, the MSP...
British defence giant BAE sets up base in Ukraine
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
"BAE Systems... has established a local legal entity and signed agreements with the Ukrainian government to ramp up the company's support to Ukraine's armed for...
China says anti-corruption efforts within military 'will never stop'
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
"At present, the fight against corruption has achieved overwhelming success and has been comprehensively consolidated," said defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian ...
In Sudan's east, murky arms trade thrives as war rages
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
"A Kalashnikov? A rifle? A pistol?" said a 63-year-old dealer known as Wad al-Daou, offering his wares with a resounding laugh. "The demand for weapons has soar...
US sanctions entities tied to Russia, N. Korea arms deals
Aug 17, 2023 (AFP)
The US Treasury Department said in a statement that Russia was continuing to use up munitions and lose heavy equipment in Ukraine, forcing it to turn to its sma...
BAE agrees to buy Ball Aerospace for $5.55 billion
Aug 17, 2023 (AFP)
BAE said it hoped to complete the acquisition of the aerospace firm in the first half of 2024, with an anticipated tax credit taking the "underlying economic co...
Biden asks Congress for $13 bn in new Ukraine military spending
Aug 10, 2023 (AFP)
The funding would help Ukraine and other vulnerable countries "impacted by Russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion," Office of Management and Budget (OMB) direc...
Iraq asks US, UK to extradite suspects in massive graft scandal
Aug 06, 2023 (AFP)
Iraq's judiciary issued arrest warrants at the beginning of March for four men, including a former finance minister and staff members of former prime minister M...
BAE profit jumps as Ukraine war boosts defence spend
Aug 02, 2023 (AFP)
Profit after tax increased to 965 million ($1.2 billion) in the six months to the end of June compared with 615 million in the first half of last year, BAE said...
UK defence ministry probes emails accidentally sent to Mali
Jul 28, 2023 (AFP)
The ministry confirmed "a small number" of emails had been erroneously forwarded, with The Times reporting they had been intended for the US Department of Defen...
China provides warfare parts, helps Russia evade sanctions, U.S. intelligence says
Jul 27, 2023 (UPI)
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence provided an unclassified report to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, published by Democr...
Chinese military dept launches procurement corruption probe
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
The Central Military Commission's technology development body on Wednesday urged the public to report violations in procurement activities dating back to 2017, ...
China giving economic lifeline to Russia: US intelligence
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
China "has become an even more critical economic partner for Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022," says the unclassified report, which was rel...
UN eases arms embargo on Central African Republic
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
The Council said the situation in the country "continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region" and extended the arms embargo...
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