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Thinking Post-Brexit: Serco Looks to Expand Footprint in the French Market

08/04/2019
By Pierre Tran Paris - Serco is seeking to break into the French defense market with offers of support services to military commanders, part of the British company’s bid to triple sales in Continental Europe in the next four years, two directors said. That drive to win French outsourcing deals…

Dealing with the Chinese Challenge: The Case of the Pharmaceutical Industry

08/02/2019
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The United States and a number of key allies have begun to focus significant attention on reworking the supply chain in key industries associated with imports from China. As Dr. Harald Malmgren recently noted: “Much new industrial thinking is under way how the next…

Amphibious Assault in Talisman Sabre 2019

08/02/2019
Defence personnel from Australia, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom have conducted a training activity in the Bowen and Proserpine areas on 22 July, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 (TS19). The primary activity centred around an amphibious landing of troops on King’s Beach and Flagstaff Hill…

An Airbus Update: First Half of 2019 Financial Results

08/01/2019
By Pierre Tran Paris, France Germany’s suspension of arms exports to Saudi Arabia led to a continued financial hit for Airbus, which reported July 31 a charge of €208 million ($232 million) in first-half results. That charge comprised a charge of €18 million in the second quarter after a charge…

Poland and the F-35: First F-35s Land in Poland as Part of Rapid Forge Exercise

08/01/2019
Four U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, deployed from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, landed at Powidz Air Base, Poland, July, 16, 2019. This is the first time that U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft have landed in Poland. With the arrival…