May 20, 2010 Military Aviation News

Taiwan will not engage in arms race with China

05/20/2010

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday the island will not engage in an arms race with China, despite the threat it poses, highlighted by the mainland's efforts to acquire an aircraft carrier.

Pranalytica Announces Breakthrough Advance in Lasers for Aircraft Missile Defense Systems

05/20/2010

New Two-Watt Cascade Laser System Emitting at 4.0 Microns Covers Important Spectral Gap and Offers Unmatched Power, Utility, Affordability for Defense and Homeland Security Applications.

Northrop Grumman wins 3-year, $152M UK contract

05/20/2010

Northrop Grumman Corp. said Tuesday it has been awarded a 3-year, $152 million contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defence.

MMRCA: A difficult choice for the IAF

05/20/2010

The trial phase of the proposed purchase of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) is nearing completion. Last heard, the Swedish JAS-39 Gripen was not able to take part as the company had brought a different (older?) model for trials supposedly because the new Next Generation model proposed for India was undergoing some trials in Sweden.

Where to cut waste? The Pentagon

05/20/2010

George Bush’s secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, who also happens to be Barack Obama’s secretary of Defense, has identified a free-spending governmental agency that will have to be reined in if the United States is going to balance budgets and cut deficits.

Peru slates 'needless' arms spending in Latin America

05/20/2010

Peruvian President Alan Garcia took his peers in Latin American leadership to task for swearing by friendship and then carrying on spending billions on weapons purchases.

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