International
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Air ForceNew Sales of F-16s Important Bridge To F-35, Says USAFE Head
By Michael Sirak RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany–For several nations in Europe and the vicinity, the acquisition of F-16 fighter jets, whether new or used, is still an attractive interim option […]
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InternationalU.S.-China Commission: List Country Origin On All Weapons Platform Parts
By Dave Ahearn A government commission asked Congress to require the Department of Defense to identify the country of origin of every weapons system component. The recommendation, in an annual […]
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CongressDefense Bill To Recommend Strategic Pause On European Missile Defense Site
Removing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld from the Pentagon has enabled Democrats to shift opinion about building a third ballistic missile defense site in Europe, a leading Democratic lawmaker said […]
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Air Force
Air Force Promotes Airlift Options For Middle Eastern Partners
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–The Air Force is looking to build partnerships in the Middle East in the realm of airlift since there is a need both for tactical and strategic […]
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International
Interoperability And Humanitarian Relief Pushing Foreign Interest In U.S. Ships
Foreign countries are showing increasing interest in buying from the U.S. Navy smaller boats as well as amphibious ships that could be used for humanitarian relief efforts, according to the […]
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International
Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Becoming An Increasing Presence In Afghanistan
Southwest Asia–Both the United Kingdom and United States now are operating General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)-built Reaper remotely piloted aircraft over the skies of Afghanistan, and, as of last week, […]
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International
Taiwan To Spend $939 Million On Patriot Upgrades
Taiwan is looking to buy Patriot Configuration 2 ground systems upgrade as well as associated equipment and services, potentially worth $939 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported this […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Wins $1.3 Billion U.K. e-Borders Contract
Raytheon [RTN] recently was selected by the United Kingdom’s Home Office to receive a $1.3 billion contract to develop and install a border security system that will allow British authorities […]
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Business/Financial
General Dynamics Acquires Mediaware International Pty Ltd.
General Dynamics [GD] this week said it has acquired Mediaware International Pty Ltd.,a leading developer of real-time full-motion compressed digital video processing software and systems for defense, intelligence and commercial […]
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Business/Financial
IDF Awards Lockheed Martin $2.3 Million For LCS Combat Systems Study
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a $2.3 million foreign military sales contract to continue concept and preliminary design work on the proposed Israeli Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-I), the company […]