Defense News
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 07:50
Boeing has said that it will complete long-delayed deliveries under an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program to Turkey in 2015.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:36
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are expected to launch discussions on submarine acquisitions “in the near future,” according to an executive with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:48
India and Israel will jointly build an integrated anti-missile system to be deployed against Chinese nuclear and conventional missiles.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:21
“While this is not an immediate remedy to the current problem, they will provide the ISF with the most effective platform possible for denying ISIL a safe haven in the remote western deserts of Iraq,” McGurk said.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 09:02
Menendez cited comments made recently by Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran nuclear agency chief: “ ‘The iceberg of sanctions are melting, while our centrifuges are also still working. This is our greatest achievement.’ ”
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 08:21
The Algerian purchase is part of growing defense expenditures, which one analyst put at US $10.3 billion in 2013. “
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 09:19
The Ghanaian Air Force (GAF) says it will soon acquire an undisclosed number of fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft. These are added to a shopping list that includes Airbus C-295 troop transports, Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan transports, Mil Mi-35M Hind assault helicopters, Cessna Grand Caravan helicopters, HAI Z-9 utility and Airbus AS365 Dauphin utility helicopters to fulfill its airlift contract obligations with UN peacekeeping and stabilization missions across Africa.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:52
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DCSA) has notified Congress that it has approved key foreign military sales to the United Arab Emirates and Libya last week, bring the total worth of approvals to $7.1 billion.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:57
“What Pakistan really wants is for the Saudis to buy military equipment,” he said, “but the chances of that seem to be slim, as the Saudis are already locked into Western suppliers."
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:57
“They have the cash, and what Libya needs is a starter kit to protect itself from roving militias,” he said. “They will need bases all over the country, aircraft, ISR capabilities, ground vehicles and weapons."