Security Assistance
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:43
The Royal Moroccan Air Force’s three new refurbished CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters arrived in Morocco on Saturday, after being transported from the United States by sea.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 09:50
The Center for New American Security (CNAS) released a report titled, “Security Cooperation and Assistance: Re-thinking the Return on Investment.” Authors Dafna Rand and Stephen Tankel produce a detailed assessment of the efficacy and implications of the growing American security assistance apparatus, offering recommendations and improvements for future strategic military cooperation.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:57
The Center for New American Security (CNAS) released a report titled where they produce a detailed assessment of the efficacy and implications of the growing American security assistance apparatus, offering recommendations and improvements for future strategic military cooperation.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:48
The U.S. government on Friday said it approved a possible sale of $150 million worth of equipment to Bahrain to maintain its fleet of Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighter jets, even as two U.S. senators introduced legislation to reinstate an arms sales ban that was lifted by the Obama administration in June.
Monday, August 10, 2015 - 06:47
The United States is not always getting such a great return on its investment when it comes to security assistance and cooperation. There are strategic and structural reasons for this. The bottom line is that more is not necessarily better.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 09:47
Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced legislation this week that would block the sale or transfer of certain arms to Bahrain until the State Department certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all of the recommendations by an independent oversight commission.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:57
The official noted that even after the dust of battle over the nuclear agreement settles, the United States will be willing to discuss with Netanyahu an increase in security assistance, an upgrade in Israel Defense Forces capabilities, and even diplomatic and security guarantees to Israel – the discussion that the prime minister refuses to conduct at this stage.
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 06:37
The US has donated 9.5 billion Kenyan shillings (US $92.4 million) to the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) to fund soldier training and new equipment acquisitions and sustain the counterterror war against Somali militant group al-Shabab.
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 07:36
Wendy Sherman, the U.S. State Department's principal negotiator on the Iran nuclear deal, said on Wednesday the U.S. government was ready to discuss additional security assistance to Israel in the wake of the agreement.
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 14:22
The U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) package to Israel is set to increase from $3.1 billion to between $4.2 and $4.5 billion in 2018. Whether that increase results from negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal or not, U.S. security assistance will continue to guarantee Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME) over its rivals in the Middle East.