MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Germany's Rheinmetall to build bombs for French, German air forces
Dec 02, 2020 (UPI)
The order, for about 2,000 bombs, totals $42.3 million, Rheinmetall said in a statement. The 500-pound bomb bodies will be used by France's Mirage 2000 and Rafa...
Oshkosh nabs $911M for JLTVs for U.S., Lithuania, Brazil, Macedonia
Dec 01, 2020 (UPI)
On Tuesday, the defense contractor announced that U.S. Army Contracting Command had placed an order for 2,738 JLTVs for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Co...
UK unveils defence spending splurge for post-Brexit and Biden era
Nov 19, 2020 (AFP)
The extra spending of 16.5 billion ($22 billion) over four years was welcomed by Donald Trump's outgoing US administration and comes as Johnson bids to build br...
Senators introduce legislation to block $23.7B arms sale to UAE
Nov 19, 2020 (UPI)
Last week, the State Department approved three possible weapons deals, totaling $23.37 billion, to the UAE, including $10.4 billion for 50 F-35A aircraft. The d...
UK to unveil 'largest military investment' in three decades
Nov 19, 2020 (AFP)
In a speech to lawmakers in parliament, Johnson will announce an extra 16.5 billion pounds ($22 billion, 18.5 billion euros) in funding over the next four years...
US spied on Danish, European defence industries: report
Nov 16, 2020 (AFP)
Denmark's foreign ministry told AFP on Monday it had "no comment" on a report by Danish public television DR, which said the espionage took place from 2012 to 2...
State Department approves $23.37B in weapons sales to UAE, including 50 F-35s
Nov 10, 2020 (UPI)
The DSCA released three announcements Tuesday regarding the proposed deals: $10.4 billion for 50 F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take-Off and Landing ai...
China's sanctions on US arms groups: what's the impact?
Oct 30, 2020 (AFP)
China views the self-ruled island as its own territory, despite the two having been ruled separately since the end of a civil war in 1949. Beijing sees any dipl...
Israel 'will not oppose' advanced US arms sales to UAE
Oct 23, 2020 (AFP)
"The prime minister and the defence minister both agree that since the US is upgrading Israel's military capability and maintaining Israel's qualitative militar...
Ten allies meet NATO target for defence spending
Oct 21, 2020 (AFP)
European countries have been under intense pressure from an angry US President Donald Trump to share more of the burden in the world's biggest defence alliance ...
Sweden to ramp up defence spending by 40 pct
Oct 15, 2020 (AFP)
An extra 27 billion Swedish kronor ($3 billion, 2.6 billion euros) will be added to the country's defence budget from 2021 to 2025, Defence Minister Peter Hultq...
House bill would reinforce Israel's 'qualitative military edge'
Oct 05, 2020 (UPI)
The bill, led by Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., calls for a commitment to Israel's qualitative military edge, a legislated U.S. pledge to Israel under the Arms Ex...
Japan's military seeks record $52 bn budget
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The military budget has been rising steadily for nearly a decade, with Japan saying it feels threatened by China's vast military resources and territorial dispu...
Japan proposes $51B defense budget, citing increased threats
Sep 22, 2020 (UPI)
Tokyo's military budget, which has risen every year for the past nine years during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's term of office, is rising 1.63% for fiscal year 2...
Military children born overseas get automatic citizenship -- again
Sep 22, 2020 (UPI)
The Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act, passed by Congress in March and implemented this month, grants automatic citizenship to...
Pentagon vows to help Israel keep military superiority
Sep 22, 2020 (AFP)
"A cornerstone of our defense relationship is preserving Israel's qualitative military edge in the region," Esper said as he welcomed Israeli Defense Minister B...
Trump says he has 'no problem' selling UAE advanced F-35 planes
Sep 15, 2020 (AFP)
"I personally would have no problem with it," he said on Fox News. "I would have no problem in selling them the F-35." Trump, who will oversee the signing of a ...
Military leaders say troops, civilian staff should plan for payroll tax deferral
Sep 08, 2020 (UPI)
According to a statement on the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, service members' payroll tax deferrals will happen automatically. In August Trump signed...
Saudi sacks military commander over alleged corruption
Sep 01, 2020 (AFP)
Joint forces commander Prince Fahad bin Turki -- a senior royal family member -- and Abdulaziz bin Fahad, the deputy emir of northern Al-Jouf region, were fired...
NATO receives PGMs purchased through joint procurement program
Sep 01, 2020 (UPI)
The U.S.-produced PGMs are worth more than $44 million and are arriving three to 12 months ahead of schedule, according to NATO. The acquisition took place thro...
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