Slovakia Calls on BAE Systems
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Seven prototypes of a communications system will be developed for the Slovak Ministry of Defense under a $30 million contract awarded to BAE Systems of Rockville.
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The US defence secretary confirms plans for a controversial missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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New NATO member Bulgaria and Balkan neighbours Macedonia and Albania will build a joint air defence system the ministers of defence and army chiefs of staff of the three countries agreed at a meeting in Sofia, ...
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"Decisions that have consequences for all of Europe must not be allowed to undermine European unity"  A senior Council of Europe official warned Monday that U.S. plans for a missile defense system based in eastern Europe could undermine the continent's unity.The Czech Republic has agreed to start negotiations on building a radar base southwest of Prague, while Poland is considering a proposal to host interceptor missiles.'The proposals to base part of the U.S. anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic risk creating new tensions,' said Dutch Senator Rene van der Linden, who chairs the Parliamentary Assembly of the 46-nation Council of Europe. Read more
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LONDON  -- The government said on Friday it was considering a request for cooperation from United States investigators who are probing alleged corruption at BAE Systems, including in its dealings with Saudi Arabia. The Home Office denied a report in the Guardian saying ministers were refusing to cooperate with the U.S. probe, launched in June, into the defense firm's compliance with anti-corruption laws. Washington sent the Home Office a formal request for legal assistance with its inquiry into BAE more than two months ago, the Guardian said. The Guardian said Home Secretary Jacqui Smith had refused to pass on the request to the Serious Fraud Office for processing, a step needed for SFO investigators to speak to U.S. authorities.
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The Czech government may face a tough task to push through parliament a plan to allow the United States to build a radar base as a part of its planned missile defense, comments by political parties showed on Wednesday.
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Britain is talking to the United States  about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense  shield, the government said on Friday.
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British defence group BAE Systems and India's Mahindra and Mahindra are holding talks to jointly manufacture anti-landmine vehicles, the companies said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. anti-missile system, a part of which is to be a radar to be stationed in the Czech Republic, will protect Europe, British Minister of State for Europe Geoff Hoon, said at a discussion organised staged ...Comment
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Investor's Business Daily - During a meeting with Polish President Lech Kaczynski, President Bush called the shield a &quot;symbol of our desire to work for peace and security.&quot; The U.S. wants to place 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the plan a threat and said he&#39;ll oppose missiles in Poland.
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Defence giant EADS is interested in buying parts of UK's BAE Systems, in addition to seeking a merger with Thales, a report says.
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Russia wants more concrete reasons from  Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system  in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei  Lavrov said on Tuesday.
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Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder warns plans for a European anti-missile system in the Czech Republic and Poland may trigger a new arms race.Comment
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Differences over Kosovo and U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe loomed large at talks Thursday between Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his NATO counterparts.
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THE SLOVAK government is planning to launch a 1.5 million communication campaign aimed at raising public awareness of European issues, according to the TASR news wire.
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French defence electronics group Thales is considering a tie-up with British rival BAE Systems, French group Snecma or Italian firm Finmeccanica, without saying goodbye to a possible merger with EADS, the ...
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Polish and Czech leaders spoke on Monday in favor of allowing the United States to use their territory for parts of an anti-missile defense system that has raised Russian ire, saying it would also protect Europe.