MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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EADS chief warns jobs cuts coming in defence unit
Nov 25, 2013 (AFP)
A reduction in defence orders will have an impact on jobs in EADS's defence unit, the head of the European aerospace giant said in an interview published Monday...
India's defense minister wants DRDO investigated
Nov 22, 2013 (UPI)
Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony said he wants an investigation into high-level recruitment procedures at the country's foremost defense procurement agency D...
Another US Navy officer suspended over bribery scandal
Nov 21, 2013 (AFP)
The US Navy said Thursday it has suspended a captain in connection with a bribery scandal that has already ensnared several other officers on allegations of cor...
AgustaWestland fights to keep graft-hit Indian chopper deal
Nov 20, 2013 (AFP)
British helicopter maker AgustaWestland will Wednesday fight its case at a meeting with Indian defence officials following a move to cancel a 556-million-euro (...
DLA touts reverse auctions for procurement savings
Nov 19, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency says it saved more than $1.6 billion in materiel costs over the past 14 months using a reverse auction procurement process. Re...
Fear of creditors keeps Argentine forces away from regional maneuvers
Nov 18, 2013 (UPI)
Argentina's worries over creditors' backlash to its 2001 sovereign default and scant cash resources threaten to isolate the Latin American country's forces in r...
Russia 'offers Egypt MiG-29s in $2B arms deal'
Nov 15, 2013 (UPI)
Russia has reportedly offered to sell Egypt MiG-29 interceptor jets, helicopters and air-defense systems worth at least $2 billion as Moscow moves to exploit th...
Russian ministers talk arms sales in landmark Egypt visit
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
The defence ministers of Russia and Egypt are locked in discussion on military collaboration between their countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sai...
Raytheon to expand Mississippi radar factory, add more than 150 new high-skill jobs
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon plans to increase the size of its Forest manufacturing facility by more than 20,000 square feet and hire more than 150 new workers, Raytheon and state ...
After scuttling Iran deal, France could clinch arms deals
Nov 12, 2013 (UPI)
French defense companies could secure some hefty arms contracts with Saudi Arabia and the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf after Paris scuttled a U.S.-led We...
Arab world: U.S. defense industry peers into the abyss
Nov 11, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. Defense contractors are looking at a potentially sharp downturn in arms sales to key Arab states like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, for decades their best foreig...
US Navy's funding of high schools raises concerns
Nov 11, 2013 (AFP)
The first time Miguel Martinez visited a college campus, it was for a summer camp paid for by the US Navy, which is investing millions to improve public educati...
Egypt to expand Russia cooperation after fall out with US: FM
Nov 09, 2013 (AFP)
Egypt will expand cooperation with Russia in the wake of a diplomatic spat with long-time ally the United States following president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow, ...
Pentagon cuts risk higher casualties: US generals
Nov 07, 2013 (AFP)
US commanders told lawmakers on Thursday that deep cuts to military spending will leave American forces ill-prepared for combat and risk higher casualties on th...
BAE set to cut 1,000 shipbuilding jobs in Britain: report
Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)
British arms maker BAE Systems is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs at its shipbuilding yards in Scotland and southern England, the BBC reported Wednesday. The re...
Russians 'send in big guns to sell arms to Egypt'
Nov 05, 2013 (UPI)
The Russians have been quick to exploit U.S. President Barack Obama's Oct. 9 suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Egypt. Moscow...
Budget cuts will mean leaner US force: Hagel
Nov 05, 2013 (AFP)
America will need to scale back the size of its armed forces in the face of deep budget cuts and rely less on military power alone, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel s...
Embraer, amid soaring profit, embroiled in bribery probe
Nov 05, 2013 (UPI)
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer S.A. reported soaring profits amid reports it faces tough questions over reports it bribed some of its foreign buyers. The alle...
Egypt looks to Russia for arms after U.S. cutoff
Nov 01, 2013 (UPI)
Egypt is reported looking to Moscow to supply it with weapons following U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to suspend a large part of the $1.3 billion in mi...
Israeli companies vie for $1B artillery upgrade contracts
Oct 29, 2013 (UPI)
Israeli defense companies, including Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit Systems, are squaring off for a $1 billion army program to replace the venerable U.S....
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