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Was 2008 the Peak?

Firms Seek Strategies for Riding Out Downturn

By ANTONIE BOESSENKOOL

This year's Defense News Top 100 list reflects the continuing boom enjoyed by the defense business in 2008.

Next year's list will reflect the Obama administrati ... full story

China's Aviation Corp. Makes Global Splash

By WENDELL MINNICK

TAIPEI - No more evidence was needed of China's defense-industrial rise than the July 8 announcement that China's Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) had made it to F ... full story

U.K. Executives: Poor Economy, Election Paralyzing Spending

By ANDREW CHUTER

LONDON - Hard times lie ahead for many of Britain's defense companies in the run-up to the next election and beyond, according to executives and analysts here.

I ... full story

Nordics: Major Programs To Grow Revenues

By GERARD O'DWYER

HELSKINI - The defense industry sectors in Denmark, Norway and Finland expect to see strong growth in their domestic market revenues in 2010, mainly from state-private ... full story

Russian Firms Weather Global Downturn

By NABI ABDULLAEV

MOSCOW - Russia's top defense firms weathered the global financial crisis with little damage - with the exception of Ufa Engine Building plant (UMPO), which reported a ... full story

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