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...Frank St John, chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin, the largest US defence contractor, told the Financial Times that there was “a lot of conversation about third party transfer of F-16s” — whereby...
...an independent contractor of the company”.— Failed, in its 2020 10-K, “to disclose that a person sharing the same household as a director and executive officer of Skechers, in 2019, had received $210,000...
...The downloads included data on the F-18, F-15 and F-22 fighter jets; the AH-64 Apache helicopter; and the AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile and AGM-131 Short Range Attack Missile II....
...The UK subsidiary of Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems has also been a target of arms protesters for several years....
...There has also been frustration about the inability of the French and German governments to break the industrial logjam....
...Turkey’s F-16 purchases will largely be fulfilled by Lockheed Martin, while Lockheed and Pratt & Whitney will be the main contractors on the Greek F-35 deal....
...executives and Japan’s allies had been hopeful that the trilateral fighter jet programme would provide an opportunity for a broader relaxation of Tokyo’s weapons exports curbs and give Japanese defence contractors...
...Ford is reducing production of the F-150 Lightning, the electrified version of its best-selling pick-up truck, and this week it slashed prices on the Mustang Mach-E SUV....
...Part of the challenges stem from a heavy reliance on contractors for maintenance that limits the Pentagon’s ability to control depot maintenance decisions....
...If anything, industrials move in the opposite direction. After a period of divestments, GE conducted a reverse 1-8 split. Ditto, in the UK, Melrose’s 1-3 share consolidation last year....
...The company, the country’s biggest arms producer, which makes the K-9 self-propelled howitzer tank, has benefited significantly from Ukraine-related orders, in particular from Poland....
...However F/m argues that the funds, like all ETFs, are largely off limits to investors saving for their retirement in 401(k) pension plans, a key market for bonds....
...Lockheed Martin, the largest US defence contractor by sales, is not directly engaged in the government talks....
...Half of those, around 1.5mn vehicles, were “full-sized” pick-ups, such as the Ford F-150 or Chevrolet’s Silverado, the market where the Cybertruck will compete....
...Founded as a franchise in the 1930s, the team was purchased for $4.5mn by the grandson of Henry Ford in 1963 (coincidentally, on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated)....
...Analysts point out that the situation in both Poland and Indonesia reflects short-termism on the part of the Korean government and the defence contractors....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 3. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...In a sign of greater military collaboration between Nato allies, the company announced last week it would build a new plant in Germany to start making parts of the main body of Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning...
...Raytheon is one of America’s top five “prime” contractors with the Pentagon, with operations including its defence and missile businesses, and engine maker Pratt & Whitney....
...In another reported exchange, Forlano replied that “Rigatoni”, a nickname for Viggiano, “literally works for” Blackstone, and Bleckley responded, “F[**]k u should’ve told me f[**]k the feds.”...
...Another cash offer for the entire stake worth R$10bn came from J&F Investimentos....
...Some of the larger contractors are also looking at partnerships....
...“We are in an industrial war of capacity,” said Morten Brandtzæg, Nammo’s chief executive....
...The US electric-car maker signed a $2.9bn order for L&F to supply battery materials through into 2025....
...F-16s are made by Lockheed Martin, the largest US defence contractor. The US government must approve sales, and transfers to third countries, of any American-made fighter jets....
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