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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: arms sales

arms sales stories: 3 news summaries

EU Sold Millions in Weapons to
Sri Lankan Army

European arms may have been used
in civil war atrocities

Jun 2, 09 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - European Union nations sold millions of dollars worth of arms and military equipment to the Sri Lankan army in the final stages of its 26-year civil war, in which the army has been accused of atrocities. The UK sold the country $22.3 million in armored vehicles and weapons, though... More »

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European Union • United Kingdom • civilian casualties • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • arms deal • arms sales • Sri Lankan Army • Slovakia

Pentagon to Add 20K Jobs
in Arms-Buying Overhaul

Obama says acquisitions program has 'run amok'

May 7, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Defense Department will add 20,000 jobs over the next 5 years in an overhaul of its $100 billion weapons-buying process, Reuters reports. New regulations will tie compensation more closely to performance, and the Pentagon will require “real, substantial” tax savings in any multiyear deals, a deputy defense... More »

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Pentagon • Department of Defense • arms deal • weapons • job • job creation • Obama administration • arms sales • President Obama

Pentagon Seeks $15.2B Fighter Sale to Israel

US maker Lockheed Martin still developing next-generation jet

Sep 30, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(AP) - The Defense Department said today it wants to sell up to 75 fighter jets to Israel in a $15.2 billion deal for the aircraft expected to be the mainstay of air power in the US and several other nations for decades. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it notified... More »

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Israel • Pentagon • fighter jet • Lockheed Martin • F-35 • arms sales • F-16 • Defense Security Cooperation Agency

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