arms sales
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 06:23
The Boeing Company is currently going through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process for the sale of Super Hornet aircraft to Kuwait and is hoping to finalize the deal soon.
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 06:33
Qatar signed a contract Thursday worth €3.8 billion, or $4.28 billion, to buy seven naval vessels from Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard as part of Italy’s largest ever naval export deal.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 06:30
Canada has soared in global rankings to become the second biggest arms dealer to the Middle East on the strength of its massive sale of combat vehicles to Saudi Arabia, new figures show.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 06:26
Despite widespread global interest and reputed export sales to countries from East Asia to the Arabian Gulf, Israel’s Iron Dome anti-rocket intercepting system has not yet been sold to a single customer, government and industry sources say.
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 06:48
The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen and the rise of Iran in the wake of its nuclear deal appear to have set the stage for a further escalation in the region’s Shia- Sunni rivalry. Meanwhile, Russia has re-established itself as a major player in the Middle East with its military deployment to Syria.
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 06:36
The global defense trade increased at a record pace last year, with the value of the market expanding by $6.6 billion to be worth $65 billion in 2015, according to a new report by IHS Jane's. The U.S. held the top spot as the world's largest exporter, supplying $22.9 billion worth of defense equipment up from $12.9 billion in 2009.
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 06:24
Two senators on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee are pressing ahead with their fight to limit American bomb sales to Saudi Arabia in protest for Riyadh's conduct of its military intervention in Yemen's civil war.
Sunday, March 6, 2016 - 10:34
On March 12, 2013, the Obama Administration released a fact sheet aimed at addressing some misconceptions of their Export Control Reform Initiative. The fact sheet covers questions about firearms, human rights, arms embargoes, mulitlateral commitments, and other issues.