Arms Sales
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 06:17
Contrary to the defense minister's claim in parliament Tuesday that the Indian Air Force will acquire five firing units of the S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) system between 2017 and 2022, one senior Ministry of Defence (MoD) official who requested anonymity says a budget crunch will prevent such a purchase for at least two years.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 07:41
Pakistani officials are pushing back against concerns from U.S. lawmakers over a planned $700 million F-16 fighter jet sale.The country needs the eight F-16s for its battle against terrorists, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said Saturday, according to Pakistani newspaper Dawn.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 06:51
Commercial officers from the U.S. embassy in Jordan highlighted on Tuesday what’s on the wish lists of Middle Eastern and North African countries when it comes to defense equipment.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:58
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and the Philippines are to receive Cessna 208B Grand Caravans from the United States, configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:25
Despite objections from some lawmakers and human rights advocates, the White House is considering selling U.S. weapons to Hanoi — for the first time since the war.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:57
The sale of eight U.S. F-16s to Pakistan has run into troubled waters with Congress blocking the release of funds towards the deal. Under the earlier agreement between the United States and Pakistan, approximately $430 million of the $700 million bill for the F-16s was to be paid by Washington.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:04
Saudi Arabia the other Arab states that form the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been brutally bombing Yemen for more than a year, hoping to drive Houthi rebels out of the capital they overran in 2014 and restore Saudi-backed President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 07:48
Press TV has interviewed Hussein al-Bukhaiti, an activist and political commentator in Sana’a, about Human Rights Watch criticizing the US for selling cluster munitions to Saudi Arabia, who says "I think that this war is going to continue because if the United States will not accept the fact that there are civilians killed using their weapons, I do not think that this war will end soon."
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 06:48
The United States has continued its foreign military sales (FMS) momentum from last year into the first half of this fiscal year and is on pace is exceed its 2015 profits from selling combat aircraft in part to countries in the Middle East and Asia, according to Defense News. Last year, the U.S. pocketed $43 billion in foreign military sales.
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 06:16
The U.S. administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its battle against the extremist group Boko Haram, U.S. officials say, in a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari's drive to reform the country's corruption-tainted military.