MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Spain approves 'total' arms embargo against Israel
Sep 23, 2025 (AFP)
The decree prohibits all exports to Israel of defence material and dual-use products or technologies, and the import of such equipment to Spain, Economy Ministe...
Indian armoured vehicle factory inaugurated in Morocco
Sep 23, 2025 (AFP)
The TATA Advanced Systems Maroc plant, located in the industrial zone of Berrechid, will build the WhAP 8x8 vehicles for Morocco's army and for export markets, ...
Spain faces uphill battle to cut Israel military ties: experts
Sep 22, 2025 (AFP)
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced earlier this month a package of measures aimed at stopping what he called "the genocide in Gaza", including an ...
Ukraine courts foreign cash for military 'Silicon Valley'
Sep 19, 2025 (AFP)
The two-day event is part of Ukraine's bid to position itself as a leader in military innovation and encourage hesitant foreign investment, more than three and ...
Colombia halts US arms purchases in row over drug fight delisting
Sep 17, 2025 (AFP)
On Monday, President Donald Trump denounced his leftist Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro for not only failing to curb cocaine production, but overseeing its ...
Boeing defense workers reject deal to end strike
Sep 12, 2025 (AFP)
The strike began August 4, involving some 3,200 workers in Missouri and Illinois represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker...
Union to vote on deal to end strike at Boeing defense branch
Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)
Some 3,200 workers in Missouri and Illinois are set to vote Friday on a preliminary agreement that includes wage increases, said a press release from the Intern...
Two suspected military tech smugglers flee Serbia house arrest
Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)
John Miller, 63, and Cui Guanghai, 43, were detained in Belgrade in late April on a US warrant accusing them of "conspiracy, smuggling, and violations of the Ar...
London arms show opens under Israel cloud
Sep 09, 2025 (AFP)
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's administration excluded the officials from the four-day event, but not the 51 Israeli defence companies that are set to attend ...
Poland leads way on snapping up EU defence loans
Sep 09, 2025 (AFP)
Warsaw led the way by snapping up loans worth almost 44 billion euros ($51.6 billion) from the EU's 150-billion-euro programme designed to help member states bo...
India hopes 'insights' from Pakistan clash will help woo arms buyers
Sep 08, 2025 (AFP)
India now hopes that the demonstration of its combat capabilities, which included a domestically developed "invisible shield" missile defence system, will fuel ...
Boeing says will hire replacements for striking US defense workers
Sep 04, 2025 (AFP)
The company is posting job requirements for the roles and plans a job fair on September 16, Boeing vice president Dan Gillian said in an email to staff seen by ...
EU defence spending to hit record 380 bn euros in 2025
Sep 02, 2025 (AFP)
The 10-percent rise comes as European members of NATO have committed to massively ramp up spending under pressure from US President Donald Trump. "Europe is spe...
Pope urges end to 'pandemic of arms'
Aug 31, 2025 (AFP)
The US pontiff repeated his calls at the end of the Angelus prayer for a ceasefire in Ukraine following a Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday in which at least 2...
UK govt says Israeli officials not invited to London arms fair
Aug 29, 2025 (AFP)
"We can confirm that no Israeli government delegation will be invited to attend DSEI UK 2025" in September, said a defence ministry statement emailed to AFP. Is...
Germany approved record weapons exports in 2024
Aug 27, 2025 (AFP)
A total of 8.15 billion euros' worth of defence products were approved for Ukraine, or 64 percent of the total, according to the report. The value of goods actu...
NATO says all countries to finally hit 2-percent spending goal
Aug 27, 2025 (AFP)
The 32-nation military alliance agreed at a June summit in the Hague to massively hike defence spending over the next decade under pressure from US President Do...
Defence giant Rheinmetall opens mega-plant as Europe rearms
Aug 27, 2025 (AFP)
German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe's largest munitions plant on Wednesday, a move hailed as boosting Western defences by NATO chief Mark Rutte. Taki...
Lutnick says feds could take stake in defense contractors
Aug 26, 2025 (UPI)
Lutnick made the comments on CNBC's Squawk Box days after the Trump administration announced the government will own 10% of U.S. chipmaker Intel's common stocks...
Council of Europe cautions on weapon sales to Israel
Aug 12, 2025 (AFP)
Michael O'Flaherty, the Council's commissioner for human rights, said member states should do "their utmost to prevent and address violations of international h...
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