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 World News: Europe

  1. Bulgarian Defense Minister Delays Jet Fighter Purchase

    Bulgarian Defense Minister Angel Naydenov has announced that the much-awaited acquisition of new jet fighters for the Air Force will likely not be launched this year, reported local news agency BTA.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  2. France Orders Nuclear Sub Base Security Investigation

    France on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into security at a nuclear submarine base off its western coast following a report that the ultra-sensitive site could easily be targeted by terrorists.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  3. US Lineup: A view of the US military aircraft on display at the 2011 Paris Air Show. From left, an H-47 Chinook helicopter, C-5 transport, Reaper UAV, AH-1 Cobra and and UH-1 Huey helicopters, a pair of F-15s, an F-16 and a C-130 transport. The Reaper will be at this year's air show. Agence France-Presse

    Manned US Military Jets Will Skip Paris This Year

    The automatic budget cuts known as sequestration may not yet have crippled the US military, but they will certainly change the way the group is represented at the Paris Air Show.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  4. UK Says Agency Could Save $311M on Single-Source Deals

    Britain's Ministry of Defence reckons it can save £200 million (US $311.1 million) a year by setting up an independent procurement body to oversee single-source contracts awarded to industry.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  5. Bouvier MBDA

    Interview: Antoine Bouvier

    Europe's top missile maker emerged from the recent publication of the French government's austerity-driven defense white paper with three big development programs intact — and an endorsement from the administration of President François Hollande that the

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  6. Ex-PM Says Dutch Still Store US Nukes

    The Netherlands continues to store some 22 tactical US nuclear bombs at a southern air base where they were brought during the height of the Cold War, a former Dutch prime minister has revealed.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  7. German Defense Chief Resists Fresh Pressure To Resign

    Germany's defense minister on Monday resisted mounting pressure to resign over a scrapped spy drone deal as Chancellor Angela Merkel said she continued to back him.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  8. Lofty Goal: The Airbus A400M airlifter, seen here taking off on the last day of the Paris Air Show in 2011, is attempting to replace the Lockheed Martin C-130 and Boeing C-17 as the go-to workhorse for militaries worldwide. Agence France-Presse

    Amid Paris' Glamour, Talks of Mergers, Sales

    Behind the glittering showcase of domestic aerospace firms that will commence this month with the 50th edition of the Paris Air Show, talks are being held in the background to secure the future of French defense companies caught in a fiscal freefall.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  9. Afghan Leader Orders Britain To Hand Over Detainees

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai has demanded that all detainees being held by British forces in the restive south be handed over within two weeks, saying that holding prisoners any longer would be a violation of sovereignty.

    • Jun. 9, 2013
  10. US Evaluating French Chemical Weapons Info

    The United States is evaluating information received from France which Paris has billed as proof that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, a US official said Thursday.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  11. Poland To Acquire Middle-Range Missile Systems

    The Polish Ministry of Defense is aiming to purchase middle-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, the ministry's Armament Inspectorate said in a statement.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  12. Too Heavy: Engineers are addressing a design flaw with the Isaac Peral, lead ship of Spanish builder Navantia's new class of subs, that made it so heavy it would be unable to resurface if it submerges. Navantia

    Navantia Gets US Help To Fix Overweight Sub

    US-based Electric Boat has signed on to work with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to devise a fix for the company's overweight S-80 submarine, the Spanish Defence Ministry said, after engineers discovered the sub is so heavy it could not resurface if submerg

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  13. Merkel Ally Admits Mistakes In German Drone Scandal

    German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday admitted missteps by his staff in connection with an election-year scandal over a scrapped spy drone deal, but insisted he had no plans to step down.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
  14. More Than 60 Countries Sign Arms Trade Treaty

    More than 60 countries on Monday signed a landmark arms trade treaty, but the United States held back from joining the first wave of backers while Russia and China are not expected to sign on.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  15. Official: NATO May Look At Training For Libya

    NATO defense ministers will discuss the possibility of training Libya's military to ensure it is able to police the country's borders properly, a senior US defense official said Monday.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
  16. Germany's De Maiziere To Face Deputies over 'Drone Debacle'

    A simmering election-year scandal around German Chancellor Angela Merkel's defense minister over a botched drone deal threatens to boil over this week when he testifies before lawmakers.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
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