Defence Industry

World Trade Center warship launched

Miliband calls for release of embassy worker The foreign secretary David Miliband has urged the Iranian authorities to overturn a jail sentence given to a British embassy worker. By Alistair Potter. An American warship has been...

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Dubai Airshow to Pack a Bigger Punch

DUBAI -- The global aviation industry is in a tailspin, but you'd never know it from the enthusiastic preparations for next week's Dubai Air Show. The five-day event at Dubai's Airport Expo is the biggest aviation and aerospace...

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A farewell to arms exports

The arms industry has changed dramatically since the end of the cold war. But British government policy, including subsidies and promotion of arms exports, hasn't. Nicholas Gilby looks at the changes and the state of the arms...

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Navy to Commission Ship Built With World Trade Steel

Saturday, November 07, 2009 Nov. 2: The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes Statue of Liberty. Nov. 2: The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel,...

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Raytheon and partner KaZaK reach milestone

Published: Nov. 6, 2009 at 1:42 PM TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Raytheon announced a milestone achievement with partner KaZaK Composites following a successful advance to a phase III production contract with the U.S. Navy....

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Woman sentenced for Iran export violations

Published: Nov. 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department announced the sentencing of a U.S. citizen charged with conspiring to export banned aircraft equipment to Iran. The Justice Department...

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NAVAIR contracts for Tomahawks support

Published: Nov. 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to provide the Tomahawk Weapons System Program with technical support. U.S. company SAIC was...

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Army warms up to Akash missile

India's long-criticised Akash anti-aircraft missile is now blazing towards success. The IAF's order last year for two Akash squadrons--dismissed by sceptics as a face-saving burial for the Akash programme--has just been doubled...

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Brazil Blasts US and Casts Doubt It Will Buy American Fighter Planes

Brazilian Defense minister, Nelson Jobim, told reporters this Friday, November 6, that the dispute between the US, France and Sweden to sell 36 fighter planes to the Brazilian Air Force is still going on and it's very strong....

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Why Malaysia wont upgrade Mig-29 duds and Delhi will

Monday, November 2nd, 2009 05:11:00 SUKHOI: The Russians and RMAF have acknowledged the problems faced by the MiG fleet STUNG by the controversy surrounding the high maintenance bill for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF)...

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