Aaron Mehta
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 07:12
The US State Department has cleared a potential sale of enhanced Patriot air defense system missiles to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The sale has a potential value of $1.75 billion if it is completed, according to a notice posted on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) website Wednesday.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 09:41
As the price tag for operations in Iraq, Syria and West Africa continues to grow, Pentagon leadership insists that it is well prepared to pay for all of these previously unforeseen long-term operations.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 09:29
But as the days turn into weeks and the Syrian operation settles into the day-in, day-out grind of a protracted war, the big waves of weaponry are likely to give way to smaller, more precise targeting that will increase the importance of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 07:08
Jordan was compelled to join US airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria after the government uncovered a number of militants crossing its border with Iraq, a Jordanian government source told Defense News.
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 07:04
As the Pentagon works to analyze and repair widespread cracks in its F-16D fleet, it is recommending that partner nations closely inspect their F-16B and D models.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:28
The US cleared two major potential sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Tuesday.
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 06:47
The US campaign against a militant group that has taken control of huge chunks of Iraq has begun. Despite the near-total withdrawal of US ground troops from the country in the past five years, the Pentagon has many options for more airstrikes — and many options on deployment, given the air dominance US forces will have.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 10:00
The US State Department has approved two new lots of weapon sales to Iraq at a time when that government is desperately trying to fight off the encroachment of the militant Sunni Islamic State.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 09:58
The Pentagon is using a mix of manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to monitor the ongoing situation in Iraq, a top US Air Force general said today.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 07:21
The United States military-industrial complex, battered by budget cuts and drops in domestic procurement, made it clear at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow that it is targeting the world market as never before.