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Arms sales vs taking a stand: the West's Saudi dilemma
Oct 25, 2018 (AFP)
For the United States -- the source of around half of Saudi Arabia's massive annual arms imports -- the dilemma is particularly awkward. Washington has revoked ...
Greek ex-minister jailed for graft in long-running defence probe
Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)
Former defence minister Yannos Papantoniou and his wife were placed in pre-trial detention for allegedly stashing some 2.8 million Swiss francs (2.45 million eu...
Spain PM defends selling arms to Saudi despite journalist's death
Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)
"If you ask me where I stand today, it is in the defence of the interests of Spain, of jobs in strategic sectors in areas badly affected by the drama that is un...
Advanced Electronics award bumped to $28M by Saudi government
Oct 22, 2018 (UPI)
The amended award, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, extends the contract to 15-months, giving the contractor time to complete an upgrade to electr...
Germany urges joint European stance on Saudi arms exports
Oct 22, 2018 (AFP)
He reiterated Chancellor Angela Merkel's statement from Sunday, saying Berlin "at this stage will not approve further arms exports because we want to know what ...
Germany, Canada question continuing Saudi arms deals
Oct 21, 2018 (AFP)
"I agree with all those who say when it comes to our already limited arms exports (to Saudi Arabia) that they cannot take place in the current situation," she t...
Harris, L3 merger creates 6th largest U.S. defense contractor
Oct 15, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, forming a new company with a combined market value of over $33 billion, was announced on Sunday. With little overlap between products, the new L3 Harr...
US's Harris, L3 merging to form a defense-technology giant
Oct 14, 2018 (AFP)
The merger "of equals" will be achieved through a share swap, according to a joint communique. L3 shareholders will receive 1.30 Harris shares for each L3 share...
Portugal's defence minister resigns over arms theft scandal
Oct 12, 2018 (AFP)
Lopes said he was stepping down to prevent the Portuguese armed forces from being "weakened by political attacks," in his resignation letter cited by the Lusa n...
Indian defence chief rebuts Rafale allegations on France visit
Oct 11, 2018 (AFP)
Speaking at a briefing in Paris, Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated the government's claim that it had no idea the jets' builder, Dassault Aviation, would team up wi...
Germany open to selling arms to Saudis despite Yemen war
Oct 10, 2018 (AFP)
There would be no German arms embargo on countries taking part in the Yemen conflict, which has left 10,000 people dead since 2015, the news weekly said on its ...
Hugs as Putin clinches India defence deal
Oct 05, 2018 (AFP)
The flagship accord announced during a visit to India by President Vladimir Putin was for the formidable S-400 surface-to-air missile defence system, worth $5.2...
Boeing's takeover of satellite firm further consolidates space defense industry
Sep 26, 2018 (Sputnik)
Boeing, which manufactures everything from passenger airliners to US Air Force bombers, completed its acquisition of Millennium Space Systems, a satellite manuf...
US Congress passes major spending bill, sending it to Trump
Sep 26, 2018 (AFP)
The bipartisan measure, which passed 361-61, funds the department of defense and a handful of agencies, and includes a short-term extension of funding for other...
France fears damage after Hollande fans controversy over India arms deal
Sep 23, 2018 (AFP)
Hollande, who left office in May last year, said Friday during a trip to India that French jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation had been given no choice about its...
India's Modi mauled over French defence deal
Sep 22, 2018 (AFP)
French defence firm Dassault picked Reliance Group, run by Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, as its main local partner in the multi-billion-dollar 2016 deal to bu...
Spain PM defends sending weapons to Saudis after U-turn
Sep 16, 2018 (AFP)
His Socialist government announced earlier this month that it would block the delivery of the weapons amid concerns that they could harm civilians in Yemen wher...
Admiral who blasted Trump steps down from Pentagon body
Sep 13, 2018 (AFP)
Admiral William McRaven, who supervised the 2014 Special Forces raid in Pakistan that killed Al-Qaeda kingpin Osama Bin Laden, resigned last month from the Defe...
Spain cancels sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
A defence ministry spokesman confirmed a Cadena Ser radio report that said Spain's new Socialist government planned to return the 9.2 million euros ($10.6 milli...
Pentagon official cautions India over buying Russian arms
Aug 29, 2018 (AFP)
Washington is alarmed at the prospect of India, an increasingly important US military ally and the world's top defense importer, buying new systems from Russia,...
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