Arms Control
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:06
The trip yielded little that was concrete, however. A rumored $2 billion arms sale that would include MiG-29 fighter jets, combat helicopters and other defense systems, remained unannounced when the trip ended.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:52
South Sudan government and scores of its development partners on Friday initiated a ‘Community Security Caravan’; an initiative which
sensitizes civilians on the dangers of misusing small arms and light weapons.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:39
Jordan is interested in locally assembling Russian-designed helicopters and anti-tank missile systems, an official from Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Friday.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:33
The agency in charge of destroying Syria’s chemical weapons says it is on track to eliminate the entire stockpile next year, but for one hitch: It hasn’t yet found a place to do the actual destruction.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:28
With Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE in various stages of lining up deals to expand their fighter capabilities, the purchase of new, highly capable lead-in trainers is unlikely to be far behind.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:17
The British government had positive talks with the King of Bahrain at the Dubai Airshow about the possible sale of Typhoon fighters, according to UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 06:51
The most likely partner would seem to be Turkey, which has been fairly active in helping Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan build up their navies from scratch.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 13:13
A roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Central Asia:
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:17
"Now we are offering Egypt modern helicopters, air defense equipment and the modernization of previously purchased military equipment," he told the RIA Novosti news agency.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 08:57
Norway has already refused an American request to destroy the arsenal on its soil, and opposition lawmakers in Albania registered powerful objections on Thursday to a similar entreaty from Washington, news reports said.