Us Defence Firms
Trump's Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth was flagged as possible 'Insider Threat'
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible Insider Threat by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that's associated with white supremacist groups. Hegseth, who has downplayed the role of military members and veterans in the January 6, 2021, attack and railed against the Pentagon's subsequent efforts to address extremism in the ranks, has said he was pulled by his District of Columbia National Guard unit from guarding Joe Biden's January 2021 inauguration. He's said he was unfairly identified as an extremist due to a cross tattoo on his chest. This week, however, a fellow Guard member who was the unit's security manager and on an anti-terrorism team at the time, shared with The Associated Press an email he sent to the unit's leadership flagging a different tattoo reading Deus Vult that's been used by white supremacists, concerned it was an indication of an Inside
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China sanctions Boeing, 2 other US defence firms for Taiwan arms sales
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's new president, has vowed to strengthen Taiwan's security through imports of advanced fighters and other technology and strengthening its domestic defence industry
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US-India defence cooperation: Fighter jet engines to ship repairs
HAL-GE's India plant could eventually produce close to a 1,000 F414 engines
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Hyderabad preferred destination for US aerospace, defence firms: KTR
Hyderabad has emerged as the most preferred investment destination for US aerospace and defense companies, said Telangana's Minister for Industries and Information Technology K.T. Rama Rao
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Rajnath Singh invites US defence firms to help India meet export target
$2.5 bn defence exports to the US in 5 years, which is 35% of all defence exports
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US defence firms for tech transfer if India ensures safety of critical info
Indo-US defence ties are on an upswing and both New Delhi and Washington have said they are committed to expanding it further
