Military Equipment
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 08:58
The United States gave jeeps, communications technology and small aircraft to Tunisia on Thursday to help protect the border with Libya, where Islamic State has gained ground and set up training camps, officials said.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 07:45
WARSAW, Poland — A NATO spokesman says military equipment and troops have started arriving in Poland by air and sea for a major military deployment exercise by the new "Spearhead" force.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 06:20
Foreign military sales by the United States are growing because its products are considered well-made and reliable, but it is a complicated area not only involving foreign governments but various departments inside the American government and Congress having to sign off on those agreements.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 06:15
The top U.S. general overseeing American military operations in Africa said Tuesday that while Washington is considering sending weapons to Libya to fight the Islamic State, doing so will require taking cues from a fledgling unity government that is still struggling to establish support at home.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 06:11
Libya's new unity government said on Tuesday it wants aircraft and helicopters to fight jihadists as it hailed international support for lifting a long standing embargo on weapons sales.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 06:51
Germany plans to give Tunisia and Jordan funds to buy armoured vehicles to help defend their frontiers against Islamic State, Der Spiegel magazine reported. Berlin will give Amman 25 million euros (19 million pounds) to buy "Marder" armoured personnel carriers, Spiegel said without giving sources. Tunisia would get a double-digit million sum.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 06:45
French shipyard Piriou is set to build an oceanographic vessel for Morocco, which will be based on the French Navy’s B2M model. This is according to French maritime publication Le Marin, which reported that the deal has been signed but will only be confirmed by month end.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 06:42
India is apparently in talks with African countries interested in its Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), which is edging closer to production.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 06:20
In a move fraught with risk, the United States and other world powers said Monday they would supply Libya's internationally recognized government with weapons to counter the Islamic State and other militant groups gaining footholds in the chaos-wracked country's lawless regions.
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 06:20
Less than two years after it blocked a sale of American-made attack helicopters to Nigeria from Israel because of human rights concerns, the Obama administration says it is poised to sell up to 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria as part of an effort to support the country’s fight against the Boko Haram militant group.