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 World News: Europe

  1. CEO of Italian Satellite Firm Arrested in Corruption Probe

    ROME — The CEO of a unit under Italian defense group Finmeccanica has been arrested on suspicion of seeking to rig Naples police department public contracts, following a five-year investigation.

    • Jan. 10, 2013
  2. U.K. Orders Anti-Sniper System For Use by Troops in Afghanistan

    LONDON — Britain has ordered a French-built anti-sniper system to help protect troops in Afghanistan, even as spending on military equipment to defeat the Taliban is in decline as the drawdown of combat troops gathers pace.

    • Jan. 10, 2013
  3. U.K. Improves Program Cost Control; Delivery Schedules Still Poor

    LONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defence got a better grip on equipment program costs in 2011-12 but its control over delivery times was as bad as ever, according to a report on major projects by the governments spending watchdog.

    • Jan. 9, 2013
  4. AirTanker Aims to Distance Itself from British Procurement Spending Hike

    Determined not to be labeled as the villain in a report on how the British Ministry of Defence managed its major equipment programs, in-flight refueling contractor AirTanker has released an open letter to the government’s spending watchdog distancing itself from accusations that its Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft program is responsible for a hike in overall procurement spending.

    • Jan. 9, 2013
  5. U.K. Committee Urges More Aggressive Action on Cyber Security

    LONDON — The British government is not doing enough to address the military opportunities and vulnerabilities of cybersecurity, the Parliament’s defense committee has warned.

    • Jan. 8, 2013
  6. Panetta Plans Visit to 4 European Allies

    U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will travel to Europe next week where he will discuss the war in Afghanistan and cooperative efforts with defense leaders in four countries.

    • Jan. 8, 2013
  7. A Rafale fighter jet takes off in 2007. Rafale jets are part of France's nuclear deterrent arsenal. Dassault Aviation

    French Cuts Spur Debate on Nuke Deterrence Budget

    PARIS — An impending wave of cuts in public spending in France calls for a debate on the elements that make up the country’s nuclear deterrent, with a big question mark over whether to maintain the carrier-borne air wing, a report from influential think tank Centre d’Etude et de Prospective Stratégique (CEPS) said.

    • Jan. 8, 2013
  8. U.S. Patriot Missiles Begin Arriving In Turkey

    IZMIR, Turkey — The U.S. deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey began Jan. 5 to help the country defend itself against any threat from neighboring Syria which is in the throes of a deadly 21-month civil war.

    • Jan. 6, 2013
  9. India-Russian Talks Don’t Include BMP-3

    NEW DELHI — India and Russia did not discuss the BMP-3 infantry vehicle program during a Dec. 24 visit here by Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite the program being on the agenda, said Indian Defence Ministry sources.

    • Jan. 3, 2013
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