MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Biden tours anti-tank missile factory, urges billions for Ukraine
May 03, 2022 (AFP)
"These weapons touched by the hands, your hands, are in the hands of Ukrainian heroes, making a significant difference," Biden said at the Lockheed Martin facil...
Weapons deliveries to Ukraine threaten European security: Kremlin
Apr 28, 2022 (AFP)
"The tendency to pump weapons, including heavy weapons into Ukraine, these are the actions that threaten the security of the continent, provoke instability," Kr...
'Ramp up' military production to help Ukraine, urges UK foreign minister
Apr 27, 2022 (AFP)
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also warned that China must play by international rules or be punished and that it was vital to send the right message to "aggressor...
Military spending reaches record levels: report
Apr 24, 2022 (AFP)
Despite the economic fallout of the global Covid pandemic, countries around the world increased their arsenals, with global military spending rising by 0.7 perc...
France's Thales accused of selling to Russia despite sanctions, denied by company
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
"A family was trying to escape but was killed by Russian murderers," tweeted presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak. "Killed, as it is now proved, with French w...
France sending heavy artillery to Ukraine
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
"We are delivering significant equipment, from Milan (anti-tank missiles) to Caesar (self-propelled howitzers)," Macron told regional newspaper Ouest-France. "I...
Ukraine receives fighter planes, parts to bolster air force: Pentagon
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
The announcement comes a week after US President Joe Biden unveiled an $800 million military aid package for Kyiv, including heavier equipment such as howitzers...
Sweden opens criminal probe into Ericsson Iraq graft
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
Senior Public Prosecutor Leif Gorts confirmed that the investigation had been launched following reports of potential corruption between 2011 and 2019. "We have...
West vows more arms, sanctions over new Russian offensive
Apr 19, 2022 (AFP)
Ukraine's armed forces said fighting had increased throughout Donbas, and the ministry of defence reported heavy clashes including near the town of Marinka in t...
Nigeria wins US green light for $1 bn attack helicopters
Apr 15, 2022 (AFP)
The purchase of AH-1Z Vipers includes guidance and night vision imaging systems as well as training for an estimated 997 million dollars. It "will better equip ...
Germany to provide over 1 billion euros' military aid to Ukraine
Apr 15, 2022 (AFP)
The funds will feature in a supplementary budget for this year. In total, taking into account all countries, Berlin has decided to increase its international ai...
Ukraine calls for 'weapons, weapons, weapons' at NATO talks
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
"My agenda is very simple. It has only three items on it. Its weapons, weapons, and weapons," Kuleba told journalists ahead of a meeting with NATO foreign minis...
Canada boosts military spending in response to Ukraine war
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir "Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reminded us that our own peaceful democracy -- like all the democracies of the world -- depends ulti...
US arrests 'yakuza chief' who sought missiles for Myanmar, Sri Lanka rebels
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
Takeshi Ebisawa, Sompak Rukrasaranee, Somphob Singhasiri and Suksan Jullanan were arrested in New York on Monday and Tuesday on drug and arms trafficking and mo...
EU proposes 500 million euros more for arms to Ukraine
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
"Once swiftly approved this will bring to 1.5 billion euros the EU support already provided for military equipment for #Ukraine," Michel tweeted, also thanking ...
Finland boosts defence spending by 2 bn euros over Ukraine
Apr 05, 2022 (AFP)
The decision to increase the defence budget follows unusually short budget negotiations in the Nordic country that shares Europe's longest land border with Russ...
Poland orders US tanks, other battle vehicles for $4.74 bn
Apr 05, 2022 (AFP)
"The agreement covers 250 Abrams tanks, armoured recovery vehicles, assault bridges ... training and logistics systems and a serious amount of ammunition," Defe...
US defense contractors see longer term benefits from war in Ukraine
Apr 03, 2022 (AFP)
Like other Western countries, the United States has turned to its own stocks to furnish Ukraine with shoulder-fired Stinger and Javelin missiles, for instance. ...
Ukraine war spurring NATO allies to spend more: Stoltenberg
Mar 31, 2022 (AFP)
The report itself -- covering expenditures before Russia launched its war in February this year -- showed just eight of NATO's 30 member nations were meeting a ...
How Germany, shaken by Ukraine, plans to rebuild its military
Mar 29, 2022 (AFP)
Three days after the attack began, Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a landmark speech pledged a special budget of 100 billion euros for the military, as well as annual...
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