International
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Homeland Security
Giving Hezbollah What It Demands Can Make Hezbollah A Responsible Actor, Analyst Asserts
Hezbollah can be turned into a responsible player and part of the Lebanese leadership merely by acceding to demands Hezbollah has set forth, an analyst asserted. Nicholas Noe, editor-in-chief with […]
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Business/FinancialPaveway IV Goes In Service On U.K. Harriers
The Paveway IV weapon system completed all evaluation activities, clearing it to enter service with the U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Harrier GR9 aircraft, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. […]
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InternationalU.K. Restructures Future Utility Vehicle, Disengages With General Dynamics
By Ann Roosevelt To rebalance its equipment programs, the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) yesterday withdrew its provisional selection of General Dynamics [GD] UK’s provisional preferred bidder status for the […]
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Business/Financial
To Improve Security, Iraq Requests As Much As $6 Billion In Arms Sales
By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Security Cooperation Agency Dec. 9 notified Congress of eight potential Foreign Military Sales to Iraq with a combined total value of approximately $6 billion. The […]
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International
New Mortar-based Small UAV Launcher From BAE
BAE Systems recently said one of its teams has developed a much-needed front line capability for launching small, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) from a compact mortar- based launcher. “We identified […]
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International
New Aircraft Wiring Facility Opens in Turkey
Stork Aerospace‘s Fokker Elmo recently opened its new wiring systems facility during the Global Aerospace Conference in Izmir and in the presence of Turkish defense officials. The facility, which was […]
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International
Ben Gurion Official Highlights Airport Security Layers
TEL AVIV–Similar to what passengers traveling into and through airports in the United States see routinely in the post-9/11 world, Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport boasts multiple layers of security, […]
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International
To Improve Security, Iraq Requests As Much As $6 Billion In Arms Sales
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency Dec. 9 notified Congress of eight potential Foreign Military Sales to Iraq with a combined total value of approximately $6 billion. The sales would allow […]
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CongressLawmakers To Explain Congress’ Missile Defense Views On Overseas CODEL
By Emelie Rutherford A Democratic lawmaker planning to visit Polish, Czech, and Russian officials said she will explain Congress’ mandate for not deploying a European missile-defense site without adequate testing […]
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ArmyNew Army Contract Extends EADS N.A. LUH Production Through 2010
EADS North America has received a $207.7 million contract from the Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, extending production under contract of the twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft through […]