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Sep- 2022 -1 SeptemberDOD Contracts
HII Bags Combat Systems Contract for Final Zumwalt-Class Destroyer
The US Navy has awarded HII Ingalls Shipbuilding a contract to develop the combat systems availability for USS Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Aug- 2022 -29 AugustEurope
US Army Taps Raytheon to Deliver NASAMS to Ukraine
The US Army has awarded a $182 million contract to Raytheon Missiles & Defense to supply six NASAMS to Ukraine.
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29 AugustSea
BAE to Extend Destroyer USS Ross’ Lifespan by 10 Years
The US Navy has awarded BAE $107.7 million to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross and extend its lifespan by 10 years.
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Jul- 2022 -29 JulyAsia Pacific
Cochin Delivers Indian Navy’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
Cochin Shipyard Limited has delivered the Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, soon to be commissioned as INS Vikrant.
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18 JulyAmericas
DARPA Selects HRL to Develop Frequency Amplifier
HRL Laboratories has signed a $9.36 million deal with DARPA to develop the Electronics for G-band Arrays (ELGAR) program.
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Aug- 2021 -11 AugustCommentary
South Dakota’s National Guard Funding Controversy and PMCs
Concerns raised about what South Dakota’s National Guard being funded by a Republican donor could lead to are a reality with private military contractors.
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Jan- 2019 -25 JanuaryBlog
Are Russian ‘mercenaries’ in Venezuela? What we know
Reuters published an article on Russian private military contractors being flown to Venezuela, but the sources they used deserve close scrutiny
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Nov- 2018 -14 NovemberAfrica
South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations
UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country
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Oct- 2018 -4 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan security council threatens ‘all legal options’ against privatization of war
Afghanistan's National Security Council said the government opposed any attempt to privatize the war and would pursue legal options
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Aug- 2018 -17 AugustCommentary
Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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