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US Lost $19 Bn to Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan: SIGAR

US Lost $19 Bn to Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan: SIGAR

ISLAMABAD — The United States has lost $19 billion in Afghanistan since 2002 due to “waste, fraud and abuse,” the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a new report released Tuesday.

SIGAR monitors all U.S. spending in the 19-year war in Afghanistan, America’s…

French Frigate Joins Oil Rig Rescue Exercise Off Cyprus

French Frigate Joins Oil Rig Rescue Exercise Off Cyprus

On October 14, 2020, the frigate La Fayette participated in the combined exercise NEMESIS 2020 in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus.

This large-scale training exercise, which brought together more than twenty units, ships, aircraft, military or civilian drones, consists…

UAE is Turning into World Capital for Weapons Makers

UAE is Turning into World Capital for Weapons Makers

At the Defence and Security Equipment International, the world’s largest arms fair, held last year in London, the organizers reported a record demand for space. A large chunk of that demand was from the United Arab Emirates, which reserved the corner with the most foot traffic. But its pavilion look…
Cheap Drones Vs. Expensive Tanks: A Battlefield Game-Changer?

Cheap Drones Vs. Expensive Tanks: A Battlefield Game-Changer?

The distant conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh has already provided a sharp lesson on how future battles might be fought.

The war has been most visibly characterised by ‘kill cam’ footage of drones attacking armoured fighting vehicles, including …

Lockheed Wins $152M for Additional F-35 Remedial Work

Lockheed Wins $152M for Additional F-35 Remedial Work

— Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $138,769,282 modification (P00027) to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract N00019-19-C-0010.

This modification adds scope to continue the development of pilot training …

RAF Kicks Off Largest UK Exercise in Over A Decade

RAF Kicks Off Largest UK Exercise in Over A Decade

The largest military exercise to be run by the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom for over a decade has begun. Exercise Crimson Warrior will see RAF, Royal Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force fast jets, multi-engine aircraft and helicopters operating from a number of RAF …
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