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This section includes the latest news relating to U.S. security policy around the world. Updated daily, the news provided in this searchable database highlights the most relevant security developments from around the world. 

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Japan Wins Cost Cuts from U.S. on F-35 Fighter Jet Package

Thursday, February 2, 2017
Tokyo has secured cost cuts on support equipment for its next batch of six U.S. F-35 stealth fighter aircraft of around $100 million, according to sources and Japanese budget papers, on top of savings being finalized for all buyers of the high-tech jets.English
Country(s): 
Japan
Publisher / Source: 
The Japan Times
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry Receives Fourth Huey Helicopter

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Kazakhstan's ministry of defense received its fourth Huey helicopter from the United States under the U.S. foreign military sales program.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Sales
Author(s): 
Ryan Maass
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

U.S. Troops Begin Long-Planned Deployment Across Eastern Europe, Even as Trump Talks of Cooperation with Russia

Monday, January 30, 2017
On a snowy field in southwest Poland, U.S. tanks and troops gathered on Monday to defend against a resurgent Russia that President Trump wants to befriend. The troops — part of the largest U.S. deployment to Europe since the Cold War — plan to spread across Eastern Europe, fanning into the Baltic nations, digging in to Poland and also deploying to Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. Major new commitments were made in July at a NATO summit in Warsaw by then-President Barack Obama, and at the time they seemed like a bipartisan expression of support for U.S. allies at a moment of heightened fear about Russia.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Michael Birnbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
NATO

Sallyport Global to Continue Iraq Air Base Operations Support Under $200M FMS Contract Modification

Monday, January 30, 2017
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Sallyport Global Holdings a $200 million contract modification to continue to manage the security and operation of Iraq’s Balad Air Base.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Sales
Author(s): 
Dominique Stump
Publisher / Source: 
GovConWire
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

UK Watchdog Wants to Probe Defence Buys from US

Monday, January 30, 2017
Government-to-government defence equipment sales to the United Kingdom should be brought under the country's single source procurement regulations regime, says the watchdog set up to monitor over charging by defence contractors.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Sales
Author(s): 
Tim Ripley
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Equipment

Raytheon to Upgrade Kuwait's Patriot Air and Missile Defence System to Latest Version

Monday, January 30, 2017
Raytheon has received a USD523 million contract to modernise six Patriot fire units to configuration 3+ for Kuwait.English
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Geoff Fein
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Trump Administration Reviews Foreign Aid in Obama’s Final Months in Office

Thursday, January 26, 2017
The State Department is conducting a review of all foreign aid parceled out in the final two months of the Obama administration, including the controversial last-minute release of $220 million to Palestinians announced just hours before Donald Trump was sworn in as president.English
Country(s): 
Palestinian Territories
Author(s): 
Carol Morello
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Jihadists Crush Syria Rebel Group, in a Blow to Diplomacy

Thursday, January 26, 2017
A powerful jihadist group has crushed a Free Syrian Army rebel faction in northwestern Syria, in an attack that threatens to deal a critical blow to the more moderate wing of the Syrian rebellion and derail new Russian-backed peace talks.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Tom Perry
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Time to Leave Afghanistan, Taliban Tell Donald Trump

Thursday, January 26, 2017
The Taliban has called on President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from the "quagmire" of Afghanistan, saying nothing has been achieved in 15 years of war except bloodshed and destruction. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Pentagon Will Finally Find Out if it Pays to Assist Foreign Armies

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DOD) unveiled a new policy for assessing, monitoring and evaluating the assistance it provides to foreign militaries.English
Author(s): 
Diana Ohlbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Saudi Arabia Commissions New Batch of F-15s

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Saudi Arabia commissioned a new batch of U.S.-made F-15SA fighters during a ceremony commending the anniversary of the King Faisal Air Academy.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Ryan Maass
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.S. and Israel Run Successful Tests of David's Sling

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The US Missile Defense Agency and Israel’s Missile Defense Organization successfully demonstrated the David’s Sling Weapons System in a series of tests at Yanat Sea Range in Israel, MDA said in a statement released Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Military Cooperation

The Art of Dealing with Pakistan

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Pakistan is unlikely to be a front-burner issue for President Trump, but it’s a country he’ll have to reckon with sooner rather than later. It is difficult to know what to expect from a Trump administration regarding a country that remains by any objective measure both a critical counterterrorism partner and a state supporter of terrorismEnglish
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Stephen Tankel
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Exclusive: Germany Nears Decision to Beef Up Short-range Air Defenses - Sources

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Germany is nearing a decision to replace its aging short-range air defense systems and help fill a gap that has caused concern among NATO members after Russia's annexation of Crimea, two sources familiar with the issue said.English
Country(s): 
Germany
Author(s): 
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
NATO
Politics and Security

Honduras Extends Police Reform Commission until 2018

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The president of Honduras has announced that a reform commission designed to purge the country's police forces will continue its work until 2018. The commission began to operate in April 2016 after reports were published indicating that some high-ranking police officials had been involved in the planning and execution of the 2009 assassination of Honduras' drug czar.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Victoria Dittmar
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Paving the Road to a More Security Somalia

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Leaders of the Somali National Army met with international military and civilian officials to discuss the future of Somalia’s security at the 2017 SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 10.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
Publisher / Source: 
AFRICOM
Tag(s): 
AFRICOM
AMISOM
Security Sector Reform

State Department Approves $1.8 Billion in Arms Sales

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The US State Department has approved the sale of nearly $1.8 billion in arms sales and support to four foreign countries, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Kenya. If approved by Congress, about half of those sales will be managed by the Redstone Arsenal-based US Army Security Assistance Command. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
United Kingdom
Kenya
Author(s): 
Jeff Martin
Publisher / Source: 
Redstone Alabama
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

A Key NATO Ally Looks Nervously at Putin—and Trump

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Norway is upping its readiness to ward off Russia, but what it really wants is for Washington to set a transatlantic security policy and stick to it. Europe may roll with the punches, officials said, even if the United States decreases its support. But if the Trump administration cannot commit to a stable position, they said, the extra uncertainty could make it impossible for European leaders to find consensus answers to key questions.English
Country(s): 
Norway
Author(s): 
Bradley Peniston
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Defense Secretary Mattis Emphasizes NATO Commitment on First Day

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Defense Secretary James Mattis, on his first full day in office Monday, called NATO allies and assured them of the U.S. commitment to the alliance, a notable stand that differs from the occasional skepticism of the organization voiced by President Trump.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
International Organizations
Author(s): 
Tom Vanden Brook
Publisher / Source: 
USA Today
Tag(s): 
NATO

Militarized Approach Continues as Mexico to Send 500 Troops to Border Town

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Mexico's Defense Secretary says the army will send 500 soldiers to Ciudad Mier in the embattled state of Tamaulipas along the US-Mexico border, indicating that the Mexican government will continue to use the military as a stopgap in the fight against crime.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Parker Asmann
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Militarization

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