Arms Control
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:28
Up to $500 million worth of weapons intended for Libyan rebel fighters ended up in the hands of terrorists since the country’s uprising began in 2011, former senior military officials and current members of the intelligence community told TheBlaze.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 06:49
Minister of Interior Spokesman General Hany Abdel Latif said that Egypt is open to dealing with any company in any country that would provide the Ministry of Interior with specs.
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 12:54
After several months of technical snags, the Turkish Army has accepted the first T-129 attack helicopter coproduced by Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and AgustaWestland, the Italian-British helicopter maker.
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 08:57
Meanwhile, Airbus Defence and Space has continued delivering C295 transport aircraft to Egypt. An eighth Egyptian Air Force C295 was seen transiting Malta on April 4 on its delivery flight from the Airbus factory in Spain.
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 07:15
Debido a los recientes accidentes ocurridos en la flota caza de aviones kfir, se pretende reducir los riesgos hasta que toda la flota sea inspeccionada por Israel Aircraft Industries.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 14:32
Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses general criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the release of the country reports on terrorism, chemical weapons in Syria, Secretary Kerry's visit to the DRC, and progress on talks with Iran.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 06:15
The months-long effort to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons program has ground to a halt because Syria is holding on to 27 tons of sarin precursor chemicals as leverage in a dispute with the international community over the future of facilities used to store the deadly agents, according to U.S. officials.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 14:29
On April 23, 2014 the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event analyzing the potential impact of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on African countries. The ATT is an international treaty that regulates the “international trade in conventional arms, from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships. Event panelists included Thomas Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation and Raymond Gilpin, Academic Dean of the National Defense University’s Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Jennifer Cooke, Director of CSIS’s Africa Program, moderated the panel.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 13:34
The UK has called on the global chemical weapons watchdog to carry out "with urgency" its investigation into the alleged use of chlorine in Syria.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 13:19
Up to $500 million worth of weapons intended for Libyan rebel fighters ended up in the hands of terrorists since the country’s uprising began in 2011, former senior military officials and current members of the intelligence community told TheBlaze.