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John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.
Boeing and Israel Aircraft Industries officials this week signed an agreement to build components for the Arrow missile defense system.
Preliminary tests done on a number of canisters found in Afghanistan and thought to contain weapons of mass destruction have come back negative, the head of U.S. Central Command said today.
Northrop Grumman has completed its acquisition of the shares of Newport News Shipbuilding common stock, the company announced today.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes today signed an agreement aimed at "paving the way for greater technology cooperation between the United States and India," Rumsfeld said.
The war on terrorism boosted sales of Rockwell Collins' handheld navigation units and military communications gear during the past quarter, the company's president and chief executive officer said yesterday.
U.S. forces in Afghanistan may have found the first proof that the al Qaeda terrorist organization possessed weapons of mass destruction, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
The national security community must avoid becoming complacent about its need for employees with foreign language training, a panel of language experts warned today.
U.S. forces in Afghanistan are in the "final stages" of searching sites that Pentagon officials suspect could house weapons of mass destruction, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
L-3 Communications' chairman and chief executive officer today expressed doubt that Boeing and the Air Force will be able to finalize a deal on the lease of 767 aircraft as refueling tankers by this summer.
While the first batch of Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners have arrived at a detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. military officials are "still in the very early stages" of establishing procedures for dealing with them, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
The Aerospace Industries Association today lauded a new General Accounting Office report on the State Department's arms export control process, saying the report will influence the work of the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry.
President Bush today signed the $317 billion fiscal year 2002 defense appropriations bill into law.
The State Department must improve the efficiency of its arms export license evaluation process, the General Accounting Office concludes in a new report.
Proceeds generated by United Defense Industries' initial public offering late last year helped the company reduce its debt and garnered an improved debt rating, the debt rating agency Fitch Inc. said today.
The Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program should be expanded to include not only Russia and the former Soviet states, but also India and Pakistan, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) said today.
Boeing announced yesterday that it delivered 22 military aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2001, six more than in the same quarter of last year.
U.S. troops searching al Qaeda bases and caves in Afghanistan have not found any evidence that the terrorist organization has actually built weapons of mass destruction, a senior Defense Department official said today.
The Pentagon will try to release a declassified version of its upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
The Aerospace Industries Association today applauded the Bush administration's repeal of a Clinton administration rule that directed contracting officers to consider a company's record of business ethics and integrity in award decisions.
The Air Force has given the go-ahead for the Joint Air- to-Surface Standoff Missile to enter low-rate initial production, the service announced late last week.