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The Military Industrial Complex

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NATO chief warns allies must boost defence spending
Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)
After Moscow's seizure of the Crimea peninsula in 2014, NATO's 30 members pledged to try to increase their spending to two percent of their Gross Domestic Produ...
UK boosts security spending against China and Russia threats
Mar 13, 2023 (AFP)
In a "refresh" of the so-called Integrated Review, the UK government identified "the threat posed by Russia to European security" as the most pressing short- to...
UK in major defence boost to respond to Russia, China
Mar 12, 2023 (AFP)
The investment comes after Sunak's defence minister Ben Wallace warned in January that the British armed forces were "hollowed out and underfunded". The investm...
How China has ramped up its defense capabilities
Mar 05, 2023 (AFP)
Below are some facts about China's defence capabilities and how crucial military decisions are made: - World's largest military - The People's Liberation Army (...
China increases military spending in face of 'escalating' threats
Mar 05, 2023 (AFP)
The increase in the world's second-largest defence budget came as Beijing announced an economic growth goal of around five percent for this year -- one of its l...
Germany wants to buy old Swiss Leopard tanks: Bern
Mar 03, 2023 (AFP)
In a letter dated February 23, the German defence and economy ministers asked Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd to "approve" the acquisition by Rheinmetall of...
US says China arming Russia is still 'on the table'
Mar 02, 2023 (AFP)
"This is not a move that would be in the best interest of the Chinese and their standing in the international community, which we know they highly prize," Natio...
Indian state-owned firm sold artillery barrels to Myanmar: activists
Mar 01, 2023 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government two years ago, ending a brief democratic experiment and sparking m...
Ukraine intel chief sees no signs China plans to arm Russia
Feb 28, 2023 (AFP)
Senior US officials have said as recently as Sunday that they were "confident" China was considering the supply of lethal equipment to Moscow, with a diplomatic...
Spain court absolves arms firm of graft over Cameroon contracts
Feb 28, 2023 (AFP)
Defex was accused of using a complex bribery and embezzlement system to secure the contracts in the Central African country between 2005 and 2013. Spain's Natio...
NATO taking part in Ukraine conflict with arms supplies: Putin
Feb 26, 2023 (AFP)
"They are sending tens of billions of dollars in weapons to Ukraine. This really is participation," Putin said in an interview with the Rossiya-1 channel aired ...
CIA chief confident' China mulling arms for Russia; As Washington ups pressure
Feb 26, 2023 (AFP)
Such a step by China would be "a very risky and unwise bet," the intelligence chief said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation." "I hope very m...
Biden says he does not 'anticipate' China providing weapons to Russia
Feb 25, 2023 (AFP)
His comments come days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS that China was "considering providing lethal support" to Moscow ranging "from ammunition...
UAE spends billions on home-grown arms at defence fair
Feb 24, 2023 (AFP)
By the end of the five-day show on Friday, the Gulf state had signed more than 50 deals worth $6.3 billion, the official WAM news agency said. They include at l...
BAE Systems announces record military orders
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
Orders totalled 37.1 billion pounds ($44.7 billion) in 2022, and BAE said it expected "renewed importance of armoured combat vehicles in the Ukraine conflict to...
Sanction-hit Russia displays combat-tested arms at UAE fair
Feb 20, 2023 (AFP)
At an isolated pavilion at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, Moscow's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said it had more than 200 full...
Beijing slams 'false' US claims that China may arm Russia
Feb 20, 2023 (AFP)
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Beijing was now "considering providing lethal support" to Moscow ranging "from ammunition to the weapons th...
Germany slams Swiss ban on munitions for Ukraine
Feb 15, 2023 (AFP)
"Some countries still have munitions but are reluctant to supply them to Ukraine for historical reasons," Habeck said in an interview with Die Zeit newspaper. "...
Ukraine munition appetite tests Western defence industry
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
"The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions, and depleting allied stockpiles," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told journalists on Monday. "The...
Ukraine using more munitions than NATO producing: Stoltenberg
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
"The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions, and depleting allied stockpiles," Stoltenberg told journalists. "The current rate of Ukraine's...
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