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US Speeds Arms Sales for Taiwan as Island Revamps China Strategy

US Speeds Arms Sales for Taiwan as Island Revamps China Strategy

TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. officials are speeding arms sales to Taiwan this year as the Asian island revamps its defense strategy against old, and more powerful, foe China, and experts on both sides say Washington is extra keen to show support.

Taiwan is shifting toward asymmetric warfare — the us…

EU to Impose $4 Bn Tariffs on US Goods Over Boeing Dispute

EU to Impose $4 Bn Tariffs on US Goods Over Boeing Dispute

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovkis said on Monday that the EU will push ahead with plans to impose tariffs worth up to $4 billion (€3.37 billion) on an array of US imports.

The tariffs come in retaliation to the US awarding illegal state aid to the airplane manufacture…

Airbus, Raytheon Protest SDA Satellite Contract Awards

Airbus, Raytheon Protest SDA Satellite Contract Awards

WASHINGTON — Airbus and Raytheon have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office challenging Space Development Agency contracts awarded to L3Harris and SpaceX last month for eight missile-tracking satellites, putting the projects on hold until the dispute is resolved.

The Space De…

French Defense Minister Takes Official Delivery of Suffren SSN

French Defense Minister Takes Official Delivery of Suffren SSN

PARIS — On November 6, 2020, the Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly traveled to Toulon to take delivery of the attack nuclear submarine ‘Suffren.’

The General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) has received in Toulon the Suffren, first in series of the six nuclear attack submarines (SNA) o…

Lockheed Wins $340M for US Army Mid-Range Missile Program

Lockheed Wins $340M for US Army Mid-Range Missile Program

Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded an Other Transaction Authority agreement with a ceiling of $339,318,582 for the Mid-Range Capability.

Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland; Akron, Ohio; Clearwater, Florida; Moorestown, New Jersey; Owego, New York; Syracuse, New Yo…


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