Spending Cuts Would Cause Chaos, Carter Says
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DefenceTalkDeep, across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1 would cause chaos for the Defense Department, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said in a televised interview yesterday. Carter told Judy Woodruff on “PBS Newshour” that the department will do what it can to minimize disruptions should the cuts kick in, but it can […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spending-cuts-would-cause-chaos-carter-says-46905/
NATO Chief Calls for Defence Cuts Halt
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DefenceTalkThe NATO Secretary General has put out his clearest statement yet that he wants defence cuts to stop before they put populations at risk. Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s words at the Defence Ministers Meeting in Belgium come as David Cameron revealed some of Britain’s aid budget could be used for defence. The Secretary General said: “If […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-calls-for-defence-cuts-halt-46903/
Swedish Weapons Exports Fall
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DefenceTalkSweden exported 30 percent less weapons in 2012 compared with the record high amount of 2011, show new figures from the National Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export Controls. The countries that buy the most Swedish weapons are India, Saudi Arabia, France, Pakistan and Thailand. The total value of the 2012 exports was just under SEK […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swedish-weapons-exports-fall-46907/
Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source
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DefenceTalkTurkey sent jets across its border with Iraq to strike separatists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a local military source said Thursday. The jets bombed 12 targets in the Kandil Mountains in the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq on Wednesday, the source told AFP without providing any casualty figures. Pro-Kurdish Firat News Agency […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkish-jets-strike-kurd-rebels-in-iraq-military-source-46901/
If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April
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DefenceTalkIf sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today. Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an alternative. DOD Comptroller Robert F. Hale told reporters at a Pentagon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/if-sequestration-triggers-furloughs-begin-in-late-april-46894/
Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs
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DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration. In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add $470 billion to the $487 billion in defense spending […]https://www.defencetalk.com/panetta-notifies-congress-dod-preparing-for-furloughs-46892/
Pentagon Revamps Approach to Industrial Base
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DefenceTalkThe Defense Department has revamped its approach to communicating and interacting with the defense industrial base after applying lessons learned from previous economic downturns, a senior defense official said here today. Brett B. Lambert, deputy assistant secretary of defense for manufacturing and industrial base, spoke during an Atlantic Council panel session. Lambert said he was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-revamps-approach-to-industrial-base-46890/
Crisis-hit arms market shrinks, first time since 1994: SIPRI
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DefenceTalkFor the first time since the mid-1990s, sales of the 100 biggest arms dealers excluding China declined in 2011 as the economic crisis prompted budget cuts, a Stockholm-based think tank said on Monday. The 100 companies’ total sales declined, including inflation, by five percent from the previous year, the first time a drop has been […]https://www.defencetalk.com/crisis-hit-arms-market-shrinks-first-time-since-1994-sipri-46857/
UAE signs $1.42 bn defence deals
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DefenceTalkThe United Arab Emirates said on Monday it signed 17 defence contracts to purchase military equipment worth $1.4 billion including US manufactured Predator drones. The contracts were signed during the ongoing International Defence Exhibition & Conference, IDEX. “The total value of today’s contracts has reached 5.2 billion dirhams” ($1.42 billion), said Staff Major General Obaid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-signs-1-42-bn-defence-deals-46859/
Northrop to Highlight Global Defence and Homeland Security Capabilities At IDEX 2013
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DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) will highlight a wide range of defence and security solutions, including cyber-protected C4I solutions, airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance, fire control radars and marine navigation systems, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. IDEX 2013 is the only tri-service defence and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-to-highlight-global-defence-and-homeland-security-capabilities-at-idex-2013-46810/