Military Equipment
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 06:17
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are leading other Central Asian governments in increased spending on military and security forces and the procurement of modern equipment.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 10:45
A C-130 Hercules touched down at Hamid Karzai International Airport here Saturday, bringing expanded flight capabilities to the Afghan air force.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 06:45
Gulf states are scrambling to buy the French Rafale fighter jet, the highly-profitable backbone of Hollande's realpolitik economic diplomacy.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 06:21
Algeria has expressed interest in the Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopter and requested a demonstration in the country, which will take place within the next couple of months.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 06:02
Azerbaijan has inaugurated a new base for its navy on the Caspian Sea, which it calls "the largest and most modern military object in the Caspian basin."
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 06:46
France said it would look into building two nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia, which is part of some $12 billion (€10.7 billion) in deals announced Wednesday with the conservative kingdom.
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 06:18
French shipbuilder DCNS has handed over a FREMM frigate to the Egyptian Navy, which will commission the vessel next month.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 09:27
Arming Iraq's Sunni militias to fight the Islamic State may seem like a quick fix, but newly declassified documents suggest it might only add fuel to the fire.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:15
Uzbekistan appears to have bought four military transport aircraft from Airbus, as it continues to try to get new military equipment from Western partners.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 06:11
Africa has been on something of a spending spree in the past few years, upping its stake in the global defence market while addressing urgent security challenges at home.