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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…

US Navy to Spend Over $1 Bn on EW Research & Development

US Navy to Spend Over $1 Bn on EW Research & Development

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The next several years should see steady funding for the U.S. Navy EW Development program for the advanced testing and development of communications and non-communications jammers for multi-service aircraft, helicopters, and surface combatants.

The program saw a significant inc…

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 …

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…
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…

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 …


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