MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Germany's Rheinmetall to create new munitions facility
Dec 15, 2022 (AFP)
"Rheinmetall has decided to open a new production line in Germany for medium-calibre ammunition" which will include "the possibility of producing 35mm ammunitio...
Japan to radically overhaul defence policy on China threats
Dec 14, 2022 (AFP)
The policies, to be outlined in three defence and security documents as soon as Friday, will reshape the defence landscape in a country whose post-war constitut...
US charges seven in Russian smuggling ring
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
The seven operated their network since at least 2017 on behalf of Serniya Engineering and Sertal LLC, two Russian companies already on US sanctions blacklists. ...
EU adds 2 bn euros to fund used to arm Ukraine
Dec 12, 2022 (AFP)
The 27-nation bloc has drained a "peace facility" budget originally meant to last to 2027 in just 10 months of war as it has covered the cost of some arms being...
Russia ramping up production of 'most powerful' weapons: Medvedev
Dec 11, 2022 (AFP)
"We are increasing production of the most powerful means of destruction. Including those based on new principles," Medvedev said on messaging app Telegram. "Our...
Baltics to up defence spending to three percent of GDP
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
All three nations have been NATO members since 2004 and form a part of the Western defence alliance's eastern flank. "We will increase our defence investment to...
EU to bolster fund used for arming Ukraine
Dec 09, 2022 (AFP)
Diplomats said a preliminary agreement had been struck among the 27-member bloc to bolster the European Peace Facility, which has already committed over 3 billi...
Poland gets first shipment of S. Korean weapons
Dec 06, 2022 (AFP)
An EU and NATO member, Poland borders both Russia and Ukraine and has increased its purchase of weaponry after Kremlin began its war. In July, it signed contrac...
Growth in arms trade stunted by supply issues: report
Dec 04, 2022 (AFP)
The top 100 arms companies sold weapons and related services totalling $592 billion in 2021, 1.9-percent more than the year before, said the latest report from ...
Japan PM wants defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027
Nov 29, 2022 (AFP)
Kishida announced the plan to his defence and finance ministers late Monday, as Japan overhauls its defence and security strategies to address growing threats f...
French defence minister praises 'strategic intimacy' with Indonesia
Nov 26, 2022 (AFP)
"There is a powerful strategic intimacy that is being born with Indonesia and France," French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu told AFP. Indonesia placed...
US announces $400 million in security assistance for Ukraine
Nov 10, 2022 (AFP)
With "Russia's unrelenting and brutal air attacks on Ukrainian civilian and critical infrastructure, additional air defense capabilities are critical," Deputy P...
France-UK to hold defence summit in early 2023: Macron
Nov 09, 2022 (AFP)
Macron unveiled the summit while laying out his strategic defence priorities for France and Europe in the coming years, not least in response to Russia's invasi...
NKorea dismisses as 'groundless' US claims of arms supplies to Russia
Nov 07, 2022 (AFP)
The rebuke comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula after a spate of North Korean weapons tests last week -- including an intercontinental ballist...
Japan PM pledges to boost military capacity
Nov 06, 2022 (AFP)
Kishida also condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and denounced North Korea's recent blitz of missile tests, one of which flew over Japan for the first time since ...
Bern forbids Germany from sending Swiss munitions to Ukraine
Nov 03, 2022 (AFP)
"There is no reason to reply favourably to the German request to transmit Swiss military equipment to Ukraine," Economic Affairs Minister Guy Parmelin explained...
North Korea 'covertly' supplying artillery shells to Russia: W.House
Nov 02, 2022 (AFP)
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said US officials did not know whether Russia has received the ammunition, but were trying to monitor the shi...
Israel's Gantz relaunches defence ties with Turkey
Oct 27, 2022 (AFP)
Gantz's one-day trip to the powerful NATO member came two months after Israel and Turkey renewed diplomatic ties. "For over a decade there were no formal securi...
Arms for Ukraine: US pulls ahead, Europe slows
Oct 11, 2022 (AFP)
The United States is by far the biggest supplier of weapons to Ukraine, followed by the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany. The Germany-based Kiel Institute for...
US ammunition supplies dwindle as Ukraine war drains stockpiles
Oct 08, 2022 (AFP)
Washington has become by far the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia launched the invasion on February 24, with more than $16.8 billion in military...
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