The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $125m contract for the production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) unitary rockets. The US Department of Defense has also advanced the rockets, which will see UK troops benefit from precision-strike capability to beyond 70km,

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UK defence firm BAE Systems is being investigated over allegations of non-compliance with anti-corruption laws by the US Department of Justice. The firm is facing allegations of making illegal payments to help it win aircraft and military-equipment contracts from Saudi Arabia in the 198

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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George Bush have signed a treaty to end the requirement for US defence equipment and technology to be granted an individual export licence, marking a major victory for outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair. The treaty will make it easier and fa

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British defence company BAE Systems has effectively blacklisted a fifth of the world's countries as part of moves to comply with anti-corruption laws, The Times reported yesterday. The company, which has recently faced allegations that it paid huge bribes to facilitate business

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A supersonic cruise missile has been delivered to the Indian army, Indian defence ministry and military officials confirmed today. The Brahmos missile system which can carry warheads up to 200kg (440lb) in weight and has a maximum range of 290km (180 miles), was delivered a year in adva

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NATO has agreed to develop efforts to protect alliance-forces territory against the threat of missiles. At a meeting of NATO defence ministers on 14 June, Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the decision came as NATO clarified its roadmap on how to increase protection to allied

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The European Union has opened a new military operations centre in Brussels, Belgium. Commencing operations on June 13, the centre is situated in the EU military staff building. The EU's top official, Javier Solana, says that while the centre will have the same military respons

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The US and UK are both attempting to craft a treaty to allow Britain to buy defence products from American companies without having to obtain export licences, a report in the Financial Times says. The paper reports the treaty could represent a big victory for Tony Blair, the outgoing Br

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The UK government has launched a review of its 2002 arms export legislation. The government review will identify new changes and ways to guard against 'undesirable exports' which includes goods that can be misused to aid acts of internal repression or to exacerbate regional conflicts.

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US defence spending must be kept at record levels to cope with the threat of global terrorism and the emergence of China as a military rival, the UK's Financial Times newspaper reported yesterday. Speaking to an audience at the Paris Air Show, Boeing defence chief Jim Albaugh forecast a

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