Military Equipment
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 05:19
The Pentagon is clearing the final congressional hurdles in the way of spending the entire $1.62 billion lawmakers approved last year to train and equip the Iraqi and Kurdish military.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 07:15
Qatar has signed an agreement with Boeing for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters, the company announced during the Paris Air Show on 15 June. The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QAEF) currently has four C-17s in service that it received in 2009 and 2012.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 07:03
The US-Israel missile defence systems programme has secured increased financial support from the US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:34
During a meeting in Paris last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry promised the foreign minister of Bahrain that the U.S. would work to lift its four-year ban on delivering weapons to the Gulf kingdom, imposed because of Bahrain’s brutal crackdown on protesters, activists and political opponents that began during the Arab Spring of 2011 and continues to this day.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:01
Stationing heavy U.S. military equipment in the Baltic states and eastern Europe would amount to "the most aggressive step by the Pentagon and NATO" since the Cold War.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 06:47
Lebanese and American officials gathered Wednesday to mark the delivery of more than 200 anti-tank missiles the United States says will help Lebanon's army defend its borders against terrorists.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 06:51
Kuwait is lining up a purchase of 24 Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracals, with a deal to be signed "as soon as possible".
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 06:53
Wasted U.S. taxpayer dollars in Afghanistan are indicative of larger problems of accountability and wasteful spending habits within the U.S. government, said a congressional watchdog June 9.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 08:28
In a new video released by the Islamic State, the jihadist group shows the capture of the ancient city of Palmyra, also known as Tadmur in Arabic. During the video, at least one U.S.-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile is seen being used against Syrian regime troops near the city.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 08:23
Fighter jets from the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have been carrying out strikes against Houthi rebels since late March, when Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi fled the country. Now, according to two recent Human Rights Watch investigations, they are also using cluster munitions, some supplied by the United States.