International
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InternationalNATO Preps To Go After Afghanistan Narcotics Labs, Traffickers, SACEUR Says
By Ann Roosevelt NATO forces in Afghanistan are preparing for counternarcotics operations to try and break the flow of funds to insurgents that fuel their ability to buy weapons and […]
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Business/FinancialObama Says Iran Aims To Build Nuclear Weapons, And It Sponsors Hamas And Hezbollah Terrorism, Providing Missiles and Rockets Attacking Israel
Iran is attempting to build a nuclear weapon that could ignite an atomic arms race raging across the Middle East, President-elect Obama warned. He also said Iran sponsors terrorist organizations […]
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Business/FinancialHouse Resolution Affirms Israeli Right Of Self-Defense Against Hamas Attack
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Strongly Backs Measure A powerful House committee chairman strongly endorsed a pending House resolution that recognizes the right of Israel to defend itself against rocket […]
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Business/FinancialBush Opposed Israeli Plan To Bomb Iranian Nuclear Production Bunkers
President Bush last year opposed an Israeli plan to launch an air strike employing earth-penetrating ordnance to annihilate deeply-buried nuclear processing facilities in Iran, according to The New York Times […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Has Potential 78 Ships Worldwide For Aegis System Upgrades
Nation Requires Multiple Missile Defense Systems, Lockheed Official Says Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] faces a potential 78 ships in the U.S. Navy and allied forces that the company might be […]
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InternationalU.K. MoD Receives First Souped Up Light Tanks
The first batch of over 100 enhanced light tanks, used for scouting out the enemy have been delivered to training units in the British army, complete with a state-of-the-art engine […]
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InternationalBoeing To Provide Indian Navy With New Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Boeing [BA] signed a contract earlier this month to build eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the Indian Navy, according to the company. The P-8I is a variant of Boeing’s […]
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InternationalJacobs Buys Into Consortium Operating U.K. Nuke Weapons Site
In a deal that raised some eyebrows in the British media, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced last month it was buying a one-third share in AWE Management Limited–the operator of […]
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InternationalBoeing Creates New U.K. Rotorcraft Support Business
Boeing [BA] this week announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on the company’s rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom. The new organization, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, […]
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ArmyU.K. MoD Receives First Souped Up Light Tanks
The first batch of more than 100 enhanced light tanks from BAE Systems, used for scouting out the enemy, have been delivered to training units in the British army, complete […]