Under pressure from Russian interests, on Thursday Kyrgyzstan's
parliament voted to close Manas Air Base, a key logistics hub for
the US military, but a senior Pentagon official said the base
closure would not affect operations in Afghanistan.
Faced with a new administration and an economic recession, it
appears the US Air Force will quit fighting Pentagon planners, and
back off its insistence it needs another 200 F-22 Raptor fighters
from Lockheed Martin.
The Italian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Lockheed
Martin has met the industrial benefit requirement associated with
Italy's acquisition of 22 C-130J aircraft five years ahead of
schedule. As a result of Lockheed Martin's completion of this
commitment, more than 70 partnerships within Italy's industrial
community were implemented. These projects are projected to provide
in excess of $2 billion in long-term economic impact to the Italian
economy.
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