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U.S. defense bill boosts funding for missile defense to $9.5 billion

August 24, 2021 at 6:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A compromise defense bill proposed on Monday by U.S. lawmakers would boost spending on missile defense by $358 million to $9.5 billion, mandating an additional homeland defense...

Pentagon sees ‘significant interest’ in F-35 from Gulf

August 24, 2021 at 5:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strong demand from Gulf countries for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet has prompted Washington to grapple with the thorny question about releasing the jet to the...

Pentagon sees ‘significant interest’ in F-35 from Gulf

May 23, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strong demand from Gulf countries for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet has prompted Washington to grapple with the thorny question about releasing the jet to the...

U.S. arms makers see chance of interim U.S. budget deal

August 24, 2021 at 5:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives at U.S. weapons makers on Tuesday said they were cautiously optimistic that U.S. lawmakers would reach agreement on an interim federal budget to smooth out across-the-board...

Companies, academics say budget cuts threaten U.S. competitiveness

August 24, 2021 at 5:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mandatory U.S. budget cuts known as sequestration are resulting in job losses across the country and threaten to undermine U.S. competitiveness in the global economy, industry executives...

Pentagon approves BAE sale of F-16 upgrades to South Korea

August 24, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Defense Department has approved a deal under which the U.S. unit of Britain's BAE Systems Plc would upgrade 134 older F-16 fighter jets for...

Pentagon approves BAE sale of F-16 upgrades to South Korea

May 23, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Defense Department has approved a deal under which the U.S. unit of Britain's BAE Systems Plc would upgrade 134 older F-16 fighter jets for...

U.S. Navy committed to F-35 despite talks about more F/A-18 buys

August 24, 2021 at 5:29 p.m.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy remains committed to the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, but is also looking at options to buy additional Boeing Co...

Huntington Ingalls cutting costs of U.S. aircraft carriers

August 24, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc has left "no stone unturned" in trying to lower the cost of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new class...

MEADS missile defense destroyed two targets at once: Lockheed

August 24, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The MEADS missile defense system developed by the United States, Italy and Germany intercepted and destroyed two targets simultaneously in a final test on Wednesday before Washington...

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