MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Trump pressured to approve defense deals with India
Mar 28, 2017 (UPI)
Two U.S. Senators have penned letters to President Donald Trump encouraging him to green light two pending defense deals with the Indian government. The letters...
Mattis presses Congress for $30B defense hike
Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis implored lawmakers to approve the Trump Administration's proposed $30 billion defense budget boost on Wednesday. Speaking duri...
Where Trump wants the Pentagon to spend its extra billions
Mar 16, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's 2018 budget outline includes an almost 10 percent hike in defense spending, which already surpasses that of the next seven countries co...
Trump to press Congress for defense spending boost
Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump will address Congress for the first time on Tuesday, selling his policies and laying out the case for a $54 billion boost in military spe...
BAE Systems eyes defence spending by Trump
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
BAE Systems on Thursday delivered an optimistic outlook on government defence spending, in particular by the new US administration led by President Donald Trump...
UAE signs over $5 bln in deals at arms fair
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it signed contracts worth a total of more than $5 billion to purchase weaponry during its international arms fair in...
SIPRI: Arms imports rise in Asia, Middle East
Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)
Major arms imports in the Middle East rose by 86 percent between the periods of 2007-2011 and 2012-2016 and by 7.7 percent in Asia and Oceania. The Stockholm In...
Pentagon chief says military running smoothly amid turbulent transition
Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday said America's vast military continues to run smoothly, even though President Donald Trump's first month has been mark...
Global arms trade highest since Cold War: study
Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)
Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from the Middle East and Asia, a study said Mo...
Germany, Norway expand defense industry coooperation
Feb 15, 2017 (UPI)
Germany has agreed to purchase missiles from Norway's security industry in a move that expands the defense cooperation between the two countries. The deal was a...
NATO chief says increased defence spending top priority after Trump calls
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the top priority for the transatlantic alliance is to increase defence spending, as demanded by US President Donald ...
Pentagon seeks to rent space in Trump Tower
Feb 08, 2017 (AFP)
The Pentagon wants to rent space in Trump Tower in New York for equipment and military personnel accompanying President Donald Trump during his stays there, it ...
US military leaders depict shortfalls ahead of likely spending bonanza
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Military leaders warned US lawmakers Tuesday that aging equipment, underfunding and understaffing have left the Pentagon critically unprepared, as the Republica...
Tales of woe from US military ahead of likely spending boost
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Top US generals warned lawmakers Tuesday that aging equipment, chronic underfunding and understaffing have severely impacted military readiness, as the Republic...
Russia to sell off stake in gun-maker Kalashnikov
Feb 03, 2017 (AFP)
Russian state-run holding company Rostec announced Friday it has agreed to sell off a stake in Russian gun-maker Kalashnikov as part of an overhaul of the produ...
Rich man loses millions in scam by fake French defence staff
Feb 02, 2017 (AFP)
Crooks masquerading as aides of French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian have defrauded a wealthy foreigner of "tens of millions of euros", the latest in a st...
US defense chief begins Trump's plans to grow Pentagon
Feb 01, 2017 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday outlined initial plans to further grow America's vast military, after President Donald Trump vowed a "great rebui...
In a bid for defense exports, India is giving contracts to the private sector
Jan 31, 2017 (Sputnik)
The Indian government has signed a sizable contract with Reliance Defense and Engineering Ltd (RDEL) a company promoted by Reliance Infrastructure, in a major b...
Egypt's military to form pharmaceutical company
Jan 23, 2017 (AFP)
The Egyptian government has given the military the go-ahead to establish a pharmaceuticals company in a market hit by shortages and a dollar crunch that has dri...
Rolls-Royce to pay 671 pounds million in bribery settlement
Jan 17, 2017 (AFP)
British engines manufacturer Rolls-Royce will pay 671 million pounds in three countries to settle bribery and corruption claims, following a deal approved on Tu...
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