Military Equipment
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 06:39
The Egyptian Air Force will within the next ten days receive its first three Rafale fighter jets from Dassault, which is currently test flying them in full Egyptian markings.
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 06:19
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a 2016 presidential contender, on Thursday introduced legislation that would ease weapon transfers to Jordan to aid in its fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 07:08
More than $600,000 worth of night vision devices, ruined batteries and expired medical kits that was supposed to go to Yemeni security forces more than seven years ago has been found in a Virginia warehouse, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:19
India cleared the purchase of close to 300 billion rupees ($4.74 billion) worth of new defense equipment on Tuesday, including four maritime spy planes from Boeing Co and hundreds of air defense guns.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:52
The United States has approved the sale of $100 million worth of border surveillance and monitoring equipment to Egypt, for use on the border with Libya.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:32
Four US F-16 warplanes landed in Iraq on Monday, the first batch of a much-delayed delivery aimed at boosting the ailing Iraqi military's capacity, the defense ministry said.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:15
A Raytheon-built and U.S.-funded border security operations center has opened in Jordan to help secure the kingdom's frontiers with Iraq and Syria.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:57
Earlier this week, Eurasianet’s Joshua Kucera flagged an interesting, largely overlooked bit in last month’s U.S. congressional hearing on civil and political rights in Central Asia.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:36
The House passed legislation on Tuesday that would facilitate U.S. weapons transfers to Jordan in the fight against Islamic State militants.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:29
A Denel Dynamics Seeker II unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was apparently shot down over Yemen last week.