Cutback on F-35 in 2008 rejected

Posted at: Thu Jan 4th, 2007

The Defense Department vetoed Navy and Air Force plans to cut the number of Lockheed Martin-made F-35 joint strike fighters they would buy next year. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England ordered the services to add $1.8 billion to their...

Britain asked to explain halt to Saudi arms probe

Posted at: Thu Jan 4th, 2007

Britain's government is facing international pressure over its decision to halt its probe into a controversial arms deal between British defence group BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia during the 1980s. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a grouping of 30 industriali...