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Australia says 'no need to prove' affection for France
Sep 20, 2021 (AFP)
Following French fury at Canberra's decision to abruptly cancel a multi-billion-dollar submarine contract negotiated over years, Barnaby Joyce weighed in. "Aust...
Biden asks for early Macron talks as allies try to smooth tensions
Sep 20, 2021 (AFP)
The announcement of the defence alliance, and Australia's related decision to tear up a deal to buy French submarines in favour of American nuclear-powered vess...
France denies cancelling meeting with Swiss president over jet snub
Sep 19, 2021 (AFP)
Two Swiss dailies, Le Matin Dimanche and SonntagsZeitung, reported that the French had pulled the plug on Swiss President and Economic Affairs Minister Guy Parm...
French, UK defence meeting off as UK defends 'hard-headed' deal
Sep 19, 2021 (AFP)
As part of the alliance, Australia tore up a deal for French submarines in favour of American nuclear-powered vessels, sparking outrage in Paris which recalled ...
Australia submarine blow forces French soul-searching; US says Paris consulted
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
Although the three countries' announcement of a defence alliance has caused shockwaves across Europe, France has been particularly stung because a multibillion-...
US approves $500mn helicopter maintenance deal for Saudis
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
Under the deal, a continuation of a previous agreement, the US will provide 350 contractor technicians and two government officials over two years to handle the...
US reassures livid France after Australia scraps submarine deal
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new three-way alliance among the United States, Australia and Britain that features the submarines -- a key asset to...
UK not out to 'antagonise the French'; As Paris lambasts 'stab in back' on subs
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
France has called Canberra's move "a stab in the back" after it abandoned a contract for diesel-powered subs in favour of nuclear-powered ones from the United S...
Big Tech made billions during 'war on terror': report
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
The "Big Tech Sells War" report, published Thursday by three US campaign groups, documented an explosion of government contracts with Amazon, Facebook, Google, ...
India approves Airbus-Tata deal for military aircraft
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
Airbus has been lobbying for nine years for the tender to make 56 military transporters for the Indian Air Force. As part of the joint-venture agreement, India ...
US aerospace group steps aside in battle for UK peer
Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)
TransDigm on August 11 said it was looking at formally bidding 7.0 billion pounds ($9.5 billion, 8.2 billion euros) for Meggitt. The previous week, Parker-Hanni...
Ethiopian Airlines says weapons seized in Sudan 'legal'
Sep 06, 2021 (AFP)
Sudan's SUNA news agency reported that the weapons were seized at Khartoum airport on Saturday after being flown in on an Ethiopian Airlines passenger flight, p...
Japan defence ministry seeks $50 billion budget
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
The military budget has been rising steadily for about a decade, and the defence ministry's latest request warns that "the security environment surrounding our ...
Russia confident in arms industry despite 'hostile' US sanctions
Aug 24, 2021 (AFP)
Moscow in recent years has worked to expand military partnerships abroad, a trend that has spurred criticism and concerns from Western capitals. "We are doing e...
Britain orders probe into US takeover of defence group
Aug 19, 2021 (AFP)
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng revealed late Wednesday that he has referred the deal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulator, which will rep...
Taliban gained 'fair amount' of US defense equipment: White House
Aug 17, 2021 (AFP)
Pictures and videos have shown the Taliban with firearms and vehicles that Pentagon troops used or provided to the Afghan national security forces, as well as a...
Britain 'monitoring' US takeover of UK defence group
Jul 27, 2021 (AFP)
Ultra last week agreed to a 2.6-billion pound ($3.6-billion, 3.0-billion-euro) takeover from Cobham, the former London-listed defence giant now owned by Advent....
Poland to buy 250 US Abrams tanks
Jul 14, 2021 (AFP)
"Our army will be enriched by a large number of Abrams tanks which are the most advanced in the world," Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who also heads...
$445M sale of heavy military trucks to Kuwait approved by State Dept
Jul 02, 2021 (UPI)
A DSCA statement on Thursday listed 517 trucks, trailers, missile transporters and similar equipment, principally manufactured by Oshkosh Defense LLC, to sell t...
Swiss govt eyes order of US fighter jets, air defence units
Jun 30, 2021 (AFP)
Switzerland's current air defence equipment will reach the end of its service life in 2030 and has been undergoing a long and hotly-contested search for replace...
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