Defense electronics and systems manufacturing
FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2016, file photo, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, poses for photographers with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, prior to their meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn Palace in Istanbul. Biden and Turkish counterpart Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday, June 14, 2021, will be their first as heads of state. And it comes at a particularly tense moment for relations between their two countries. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Press Service, Pool via AP, File)
Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

By Suzan Fraser Jun. 13, 2021 10:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, men walk past a Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard tank with a "sold" sign on it at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, known by the acronym IDEX, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Israel has decided not to send a delegation of defense companies to the 2021 IDEX arms fair in the United Arab Emirates next week. Officials on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, cited coronavirus restrictions that have forced the closure of Israel’s international airport. Dozens of Israeli companies, including state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, had planned on sending delegations. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
Israel decides not to participate in Emirati arms fair

Feb. 15, 2021 07:43 AM EST

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, speaks during a news conference on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, to highlight the Republican proposal for the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Joining Graham, from left, is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sent. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
GOP tucks $8 billion for military weaponry in virus bill

By Andrew Taylor Jul. 28, 2020 06:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2018, file photo, a Boston Dynamics SpotMini robot walks through a conference room during a robotics summit in Boston. Boston Dynamics on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 started selling its four-legged Spot robots online for just under $75,000 each. The agile robots can walk, climb stairs and open doors. But people who buy them online must agree not to arm them or intentionally use them as weapons, among other conditions. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditions

By Matt O'brien Jun. 16, 2020 11:59 AM EDT

Putin, Maduro talk on the phone about cooperation amid virus

Apr. 20, 2020 12:16 PM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro discussed cooperation between the two countries amid the coronavirus...

In this Wednesday April 8, 2020 photo, provided by Appareo Systems, workers at Appareo build ventilators at the company's plant in Fargo, N.D. The tech company is among a number of North Dakota businesses have switched gears amid the coronavirus outbreak to make products in short supply. (Appareo Systems via AP)
Firms keep revenue flowing, fill need amid COVID-19 outbreak

James Macpherson Apr. 10, 2020 12:26 PM EDT