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US reopens defence dialogue with China

The talks in Beijing were significant as the first high-level Sino-US defence meeting since Barack Obama was inaugurated as US president

29 June 2009

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Australia outlines five-year procurement plan

Australia announces a detailed defence procurement plan for the next five years

02 July 2009

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Australia plans for life in a changing region

Royal Navy carrier programme faces 25% cost hike

A leaked memorandum warns of a "fight for survival" of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier programme when the revised cost is published by the MoD in July

02 July 2009

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BAE plans to appeal Swedish AWV decision, axes Hägglunds jobs

The loss of the Swedish AWV contract to Patria leads BAE to cut 320 jobs within its Hägglunds division

02 July 2009

MDA director explains KEI and MKV cancellations

This September 2006 first-stage motor firing was successful, but the Missile Defense Agency now cites repeated first and second booster case failures as factors that delayed the Kinetic Energy Interceptor programme. (Alliant Techsystems)

Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Lieutenant General Patrick J O'Reilly explained to the US Senate Armed Services Committee on 16 June the decision to cancel the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) and the Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) programmes

01 July 2009

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US speeds up weapon development, production and conversion programmes

Missile Defense Agency revises missile-target plans

Target failures have caused the US Missile Defense Agency to adopt a new approach to acquiring targets for missile-defence trials, the House Armed Services Committee has been told

01 July 2009

DCNS aims to capture quarter of French support services market

DCNS hopes to capture 25 per cent of the EUR600 million (USD843 million) French services market

01 July 2009

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Romania extends deadline for Alenia's Avioane Craiova takeover negotiations

Romania is to extend the deadline for negotiations with Alenia regarding the sale of Avioane Craiova

01 July 2009

UK must cut investment to tackle 'black hole' in budget, report says

A think-tank advises the UK to reassess its commitment to GBP24 billion-worth of investment in Trident

01 July 2009

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