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Insight - Israel and US tangle over Iran - DefenceWeb (press release)
"Open lines and security channels have brought the relationship to a particularly good point and at the same time there hasn't been tension of late on other issues," a senior administration official said. But some Obama aides remain suspicious of ...
SA's VASTech helped Gaddafi snoop - DefenceWeb (press release)
Amesys in 2009 equipped the centre with "deep packet inspection" technology, one of the most intrusive techniques for snooping on people's online activities, according to people familiar with the matter. Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp. also provided ...
FBI eyes possible corruption in aerospace - DefenceWeb (press release)
"The aerospace industry has always been something that's been on the radar screen," said the former senior official, who was not authorized to speak on the record. In early 2010, Britain's giant defense contractor BAE Systems (BAES. ...
Bissau president leaves hospital in Senegal - aide - DefenceWeb (press release)
"The president has left hospital, his health is improving," said the official, who declined to be named, adding that Sanha planned to spend a few days at the Senegalese coastal resort of Saly. He did not say when he would return to neighbouring Guinea ...
F-35C flying briefly suspended over software problem - DefenceWeb (press release)
The meeting of the panel would likely be rescheduled sometime in October, said a senior defence official who was not authorized to speak on the record. At the meeting, the panel is due to establish a new procurement baseline for the F-35. ...
Exclusive: Pentagon arms chief, industry in talks on bomber - DefenceWeb (press release)
One big challenge is that work on the bomber is likely to be classified, but funding for the program will be in the public domain, said one executive who was not authorized to speak on the record. Defense companies are also worried that the Pentagon ...
Tanzania seeks investor for national airline - DefenceWeb (press release)
Tanzania is in talks with investors interested in buying a stake in the state-run Air Tanzania after its previous privatisation to South African Airways failed, a senior government official said yesterday. Tanzania's national flag carrier has been ...
Sudanese woman reports rape, urges others to speak out - DefenceWeb (press release)
"All the papers are falsified," the source said. Mass rape has been used as a weapon in Sudan's multiple conflicts, most recently in Darfur where President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide. ...
Pentagon seeks gradual halt to EFV program - DefenceWeb (press release)
"The Navy wanted more of a responsible path to closure and some way of trying to capture as much technology as they possibly could," said one congressional aide, who was also not authorized to speak on the record. The Carter memo means Congress can ...
Pentagon arms buyer sees spending growth at risk - DefenceWeb (press release)
... week that political and economic realities "can obviously impact actual funding," said several sources who were not authorized to speak on the record. ...
Polisario seeks UN protection as envoy visits - DefenceWeb (press release)
In Rabat, a senior government official said, "People in this tented camp are protesting peacefully against the shortage of jobs and housing, ...
Exclusive: Pentagon probe of L-3 looks at new allegations - DefenceWeb (press release)
The sources, who were not authorized to speak on the record, said it was too soon to predict the outcome of the investigation by the Defence Criminal ...
Junta corruption crackdown could delay Niger polls: analysis - DefenceWeb (press release)
However, an official close to the justice ministry said all was in place for whatever probe the military had in mind. "The dossiers are there. ...
Low expectations for defence budget - DefenceWeb (press release)
A third analyst,who asked not to be named, said he'd “argue that national security is the Achilles heel presently - given the international stage that the ...