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Russian Firms Battle Devalued Ruble With Aggressive Sales
Sign of Changing Times
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As spending cuts go, the $8 billion that U.S. Senate appropriators trimmed from next year's defense spending bill wasn't much - a little more than 1 percent ... full story
BY NABI ABDULLAEV
MOSCOW - Despite the global financial crunch that painfully hit Russia's economy, Moscow continued to increase its military spending, including for procurement of ... full story
BY TIM MAHON
LONDON - It would be a brave, perhaps foolhardy, observer who would make any firm predictions regarding British defense spending today. At press time, the defense deba ... full story
BY ALBRECHT MÜLLER
BERLIN - Required by the government to cut 8.3 billion euros ($10.5 billion) from defense spending by 2014, the German military has outlined possible reductions in str ... full story
BY GERARD O'DWYER
HELSINKI - Aggregate Nordic spending on defense is forecast to rise by an average of 2.3 percent in 2011 as governments construct budgets to accommodate ambitious proc ... full story
BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
NEW DELHI - India's defense budgets will continue to emphasize naval assets, while weapon purchases increasingly will focus on strategic systems and force multipl ... full story
BY JAROSLAW ADAMOWSKI
WARSAW - After last year's tight defense budget, austerity measures seem to be over for Poland's Army. In 2011, the country's military spending will gro ... full story
BY USMAN ANSARI
ISLAMABAD - In the aftermath of the Pakistan floods, some observers say defense spending may be cut to aid reconstruction efforts, but in the end, objections to job lo ...full story
BY DAVID PUGLIESE
VICTORIA, British Columbia - Future defense procurement and spending in Canada will be driven by the need to replace equipment that is due for retirement or worn out b ... full story
U.S. Navy Awards Super Hornet Contract
BY JOHN REED
The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing the long-awaited $5 billion multiyear contract for 124 F/A-18EF Super Hornets and their Growler electronic attack variants. ... full story 28 Sep 17:47 EDT (21:47 GMT)
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Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story 28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)
BY JUNG SUNG-KI
SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story 27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)
BY JOHN REED
Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story 23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)
Americas »
U.S. Navy Awards Super Hornet ContractBY JOHN REED
The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing the long-awaited $5 billion multiyear contract for 124 F/A-18EF Super Hornets and their Growler electronic attack variants. ... full story 28 Sep 17:47 EDT (21:47 GMT)
BY JOHN REED
GE was forced to shut down testing on one of its F136 alternate engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a test on Sept. 23 when a "development engine experienced an anomaly at near maximum fan speed," company officials have revealed. ... full story 28 Sep 17:14 EDT (21:14 GMT)
BY JOHN REED
Not even the urgings of Liam Fox, British secretary of state for defense, to a powerful U.S. senator were enough to keep the U.S. Senate's Appropriations Committee from zeroing funds for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ... full story 23 Sep 16:51 EDT (20:51 GMT)
Asia & Pacific Rim »
Singapore Signs To Buy 12 M-346 Trainers For 250 Million EurosBY TOM KINGTON
Italy's Finmeccanica has been awarded a 250 million euro contract by Singapore to supply 12 M-346 jet trainers built by its unit Alenia Aermacchi, the firm announced Sept. 28. ... full story 28 Sep 07:29 EDT (11:29 GMT)
BY JUNG SUNG-KI
SEOUL - The top commanders of the South Korean and Russian militaries agreed to establish a hotline between their air forces to boost bilateral ties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) here said Sept. 27. ... full story 27 Sep 16:39 EDT (20:39 GMT)
BY VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
NEW DELHI - India's short-range, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile failed to launch Sept. 24 during a test at the Chandipur missile range in the eastern state of Orissa. ...full story 24 Sep 14:11 EDT (18:11 GMT)
Middle East & Africa »
DoD: Pakistan, U.S. Discuss NATO StrikeBY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Sept. 28 said recent cross-border strikes by NATO helicopters in Pakistan were marked by "communication breakdowns," as allied officers were not able to contact their Pakistani counterparts about the operation until afterward. ... full story 28 Sep 14:59 EDT (18:59 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
BERLIN - ThyssenKrupp became on Sept. 23 Germany's latest corporate giant to announce it was pulling out of Iran as part of Western pressure on the Islamic republic over its nuclear program. ... full story 23 Sep 08:34 EDT (12:34 GMT)
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
MOSCOW - Russia joining the ban on supplying arms such as missile systems and military aircraft to Iran will not mean a complete halt on military and technical cooperation between Moscow and the country, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Sept. 23. ... full story
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