Reuters – The military is fully prepared to deal with any threats by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, adding that no “special steps” were being taken at this point to bolster American forces in the region. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – A top bank lobbyist insisted Saturday that banks and the eurozone are far from reaching a deal to cut Greece’s debt, despite claims by eurozone finance ministers that they will ask banks to take steeper losses on their Greek bonds. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Iraq will ask for future defence contracts to include provision for training, bypassing MPs to allow some US soldiers to stay past a year-end pullout deadline, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States on Monday hailed India’s decision to buy military transport planes worth more than $4 billion from US-based aviation giant Boeing, saying it would sustain 23,000 American jobs. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States on Monday hailed India’s decision to buy military transport planes worth more than $4 billion from US-based aviation giant Boeing, saying it would sustain 23,000 American jobs. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – India on Monday cleared a more than $4.0-billion deal to buy military transport planes from Boeing in the biggest ever defence deal between New Delhi and an American firm, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The head of Boeing said Thursday that the US aerospace giant was submitting a revised final bid for a huge military aerial refueling contract, an “aggressive” attempt to beat its “subsidized” European rival. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The head of Boeing said Thursday that the US aerospace giant was submitting a revised final bid for a huge military aerial refueling contract, an “aggressive” attempt to beat its “subsidized” European rival. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Boeing said Tuesday it would submit a new, “final” bid for a $35 billion contract to supply the US military with 179 aerial refueling tankers, as it tries to beat European rival Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »
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