MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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BAE ties up with India's Mahindra for gun assembly plant
Feb 17, 2016 (AFP)
British defence giant BAE Systems has chosen India's Mahindra group to build a plant to assemble howitzer artillery guns it hopes to sell to the Indian military...
Orbital ATK establishes Singapore regional office
Feb 11, 2016 (UPI)
Orbital ATK has opened a regional office in Singapore, its third international location opened in the last three months. "Each new Orbital ATK office outside th...
Russia's Kurganmashzavod filing for bankruptcy
Feb 10, 2016 (UPI)
Russian infantry fighting vehicle maker Kurganmashzavod has filed a bankruptcy petition with the Kurgan Arbitration Court. Kurganmashzavod, also referred to as ...
Russia proposes licensed production of T-90S tanks in Iran
Feb 04, 2016 (UPI)
Russia is proposing to license the production of its T-90S gun launcher-armed tanks in Iran if U.N. sanctions on the country are lifted. The T-90S, built by Rus...
CACI completes acquisition of L-3 NSS Inc.
Feb 02, 2016 (UPI)
CACI International reports it has completed its $550 million acquisition of L-3 National Security Solutions. Acquisition of NSS, with the U.S. Department of Def...
PZL challenges Polish MOD contract decision
Jan 29, 2016 (UPI)
Polish manufacturer PZL has taken the Ministry of Defense to court over its exclusion from the bidding process for new military helicopters. The company is chal...
Engility continues DOD classified engineering, intel support
Jan 27, 2016 (UPI)
Government service provider Engility Holdings is to conduct classified engineering and intelligence support work for the U.S. Department of Defense. The sole-so...
Lockheed Martin to separate, combine businesses with Leidos
Jan 26, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement to separate and combine its Information Systems & Global Solutions business with Leidos Holdings, Inc. The $5 bill...
French, Indian leaders bid to shore up fighter deal
Jan 25, 2016 (AFP)
The leaders of India and France were looking to shore up a troubled multi-billion dollar fighter jet deal and make a new push on solar energy as they gathered i...
Russia touts military aircraft, weapons
Jan 22, 2016 (UPI)
A delegation from Russia's Rosoboronexport, part of the Rostec State Corporation, is marketing aircraft and weapons at the Bahrain International Airshow. Rosobo...
France doubles arms sales in 2015
Jan 20, 2016 (UPI)
France's arms exports to other countries reached an all-time high after nearly doubling sales to $17.4 billion in 2015 from $9 billion in 2014. Four major Franc...
NATO awards Latvian construction contracts
Jan 18, 2016 (UPI)
U.S.-funded construction projects are to be conducted at two Latvian military bases by local companies under contracts issued by the NATO Support and Procuremen...
Flextronics exits bid for Israel Military Industries
Jan 15, 2016 (UPI)
Flextronics withdrew its bid to acquire Israel Military Industries, leaving Elbit Systems as the sole bidder for the acquisition. Flextronics, a Singapore-based...
Kuwait MPs approve extra $10 bn for arms
Jan 13, 2016 (AFP)
Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a request by the oil-rich Gulf state's government for $10 billion in additional funds for military spendin...
Sweden shuts defense export agency
Jan 07, 2016 (UPI)
The Swedish government has terminated its Defense & Security Export Agency, transferring many of its tasks to the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, or FM...
Growth tipped for world's defense, aerospace sectors
Jan 06, 2016 (UPI)
Revenue growth is expected to return to the world's defense and aerospace sectors this year due to an increase in the budgets of major countries and a resurgenc...
Germany rethinking arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Jan 05, 2016 (UPI)
The German government is evaluating its sale of military equipment and arms to Saudi Arabia in response to escalating tensions between the kingdom and Iran. The...
Germany warns Saudi Arabia it may review military exports
Jan 04, 2016 (AFP)
Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned Saudi Arabia on Monday Berlin could review military exports to the oil-rich nation in light of Riyadh's mass exe...
U.S., Russia dominate arms transfers to developing countries
Dec 29, 2015 (UPI)
The United States and Russia dominated government-to-government arms transfer agreements with developing countries from 2011 to 2014. According to the U.S. Cong...
Pentagon needs to cut more civilian jobs, report finds
Dec 28, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Department of Defense is falling behind on shrinking its civilian work force according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. The 2013 ...
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