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Marine Dakota Meyer becomes one of the youngest recipients of the Medal of Honor, the military's highest honor.

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Medal of Honor recipient, defense contractor resolve lawsuit updated: Thu Dec 15 2011 20:18:00

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer and defense contractor BAE announced Thursday an "amicable" end to their dispute.

Medal of Honor winner sues contractorupdated: Tue Nov 29 2011 16:09:00

America's newest Medal of Honor recipient has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, defense contractor BAE Systems, alleging the company and his supervisor there punished him for his opposition to a weapons sale to Pakistan and prevented him from finding other work by portraying him as a problem drinker and mentally unstable.

Saudi pilot dies in Spanish military crashupdated: Tue Aug 24 2010 07:29:00

A Saudi army lieutenant colonel died Tuesday during a training flight at a Spanish air base, the Spanish Defence Ministry said.

BAE Systems to pay $400M fineupdated: Tue Mar 02 2010 02:31:00

British defense contractor BAE Systems has pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and was ordered to pay a $400 million criminal fine, authorities announced.

'Blinding' lasers to protect superyachts from piratesupdated: Fri Oct 16 2009 14:31:00

A military-grade laser that blinds temporarily is the latest security technology available to wealthy superyacht owners afraid of pirate attacks.

Passenger plane flies with laser system that repels missilesupdated: Thu Jul 17 2008 09:33:00

The first passenger plane equipped with a system to repel shoulder-fired missiles successfully completed its flight, a British defense and aerospace company announced Wednesday.

American grad student dies in Iraqupdated: Thu Jun 26 2008 19:22:00

An American graduate student who went to Iraq to find ways to help ordinary citizens persevere in a transitioning government was one of two American civilians killed in a Sadr City bombing.

Time.com: BAE Pledges Ethical Arms Salesupdated: Thu May 08 2008 06:50:00

An independent committee, commissioned ten months ago by BAE's board, has released its review of the firm's business ethics

Time.com: Piracy Sparks High-Tech Defensesupdated: Fri Apr 18 2008 05:00:00

As the frequency of piracy on the high seas grows, many ship owners aren't willing to wait for the navy to help them out

Time.com: Court Blasts Blair Governmentupdated: Fri Apr 11 2008 12:30:00

The British High Court ruled that prosecutors acted unlawfully when investigating accusations of corruption in a BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia

Anti-missile system pushed for commercial planesupdated: Wed Mar 26 2008 18:54:00

Military planes have them. Major airlines don't want them.

Anti-missile system to be tested on passenger planesupdated: Fri Jan 04 2008 14:30:00

In first-ever tests for commercial airplanes carrying passengers, as many as three American Airlines jets will be equipped with a shoulder-fired missile defense system.

Time.com: Giving the Osprey More Firepowerupdated: Wed Oct 17 2007 14:00:00

As the Marines' V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft arrives in Iraq, the Air Force still thinks its gun isn't good enough for battle

Time.com: The Case of the Well-Placed Princeupdated: Mon Jul 02 2007 19:15:00

Prince Bandar was once Saudi Arabia's indispensable man in Washington. Now, Washington wants to know if he's part of an alleged arms-and-bribery scheme

CNNMoney: BAE under probe over Saudi dealingsupdated: Tue Jun 26 2007 07:13:00

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation of Britain's BAE Systems Plc over the defense company's compliance with anti-corruption laws, including its dealings with Saudi Arabia.

UK official denies BAE secret paymentupdated: Fri Jun 08 2007 09:17:00

UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith on Friday denied media reports that he ordered investigators to conceal payments from an international anti-bribery watchdog agency.

Reports allege British arms deal money to Saudi princeupdated: Thu Jun 07 2007 19:14:00

The former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, may have received up to $2 billion in confidential payments from a British defense firm, BAE Systems, over a period of nearly 20 years, according to two British media reports.

CNNMoney: Monday's market moversupdated: Mon May 07 2007 10:16:00

The following are some of Monday's most actively traded stocks:

CNNMoney: Bulls look ready for a marathonupdated: Mon May 07 2007 09:25:00

Investors maintained their bullish sentiment sending stocks higher in the first moments of trade Monday.

Sticky material to scale new heightsupdated: Mon Dec 04 2006 09:52:00

Climbing up walls like Spider-Man might not just be the stuff of comic books if a new material continues its successful development.

Fortune: BAE Systems ranks No. 320 on FORTUNE's list of the World's Largest Companiesupdated: Fri Sep 22 2006 12:51:00

BAE Systems ranks no. 320 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $20.2 billion in revenues, up 21.4% from the previous year. The London, Britain-based company was ranked no. 359 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $1.0 billion.

CNNMoney: Airbus delaying A380 jumbo jet againupdated: Thu Sep 21 2006 07:11:00

EADS, the European defense company and Airbus parent, on Thursday disclosed that its A380 super-jumbo program would be further delayed because of continuing wiring issues, but said it' s too early to gauge the financial impact of the latest setbacks or to set a new delivery schedule for the aircraft.

CNNMoney: Eyes on jobsupdated: Fri Apr 07 2006 05:38:00

Investors will be looking to the monthly jobs report to set the direction for stocks Friday.

Terror-proofing jetsupdated: Wed Mar 29 2006 13:49:00

Nearly five years after September 11, the airline industry is finally adopting new in-flight technologies to keep planes safe from terrorists.

CNNMoney: Stocks and the war effectupdated: Thu Nov 10 2005 09:51:00

It is a sad fact that profits and war go together. It can be a little shocking how much.

CNNMoney: Stocks on the riseupdated: Mon Mar 07 2005 09:24:00

Stocks gained early Monday, extending a rally that has lifted the Dow and S&P 500 to their best levels in more than 3-1/2 years.

CNNMoney: European shares ease ahead of Fedupdated: Tue Jun 29 2004 13:50:00

Banks and miners led European shares lower on Tuesday as investors worried that higher interest rates would dent business, with the Federal Reserve expected to bump up U.S. borrowing costs.

UK defense 'overspent billions'updated: Fri Jan 23 2004 03:49:00

Britain's Ministry of Defence came under fire on a third front in a week Friday when a report highlighted cost overruns on heavy equipment to the tune of £3.1 billion (US$5.6 billion) in the year to last March.

Three firms to research SAM defense for airlinersupdated: Tue Jan 06 2004 17:50:00

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on U.S. commercial aircraft.

Business 2.0: This Way Up Microgyroscopes can already save your life. Tomorrow they may also improve your home videos.updated: Sun Jun 01 2003 00:01:00

Ultrasmall gyroscopes have already made their way into automobile airbag triggers and washing machines, but the tiny gadgets may soon be used to create more precise GPS devices and robots with a be...

Business 2.0: P2P Goes to War Mesh networking could solve the military's last-mile problem. Eventually, it may also help you stay connected updated: Fri Nov 01 2002 00:01:00

Call it plug-and-play warfare. A network of small electronic devices carried aboard airborne drones and mud-caked Humvees could soon allow U.S. soldiers to create ubiquitous wireless networks from ...

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