Arms Sales
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 06:51
The U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday approved the sale of three military helicopters to Lebanon as part of a multi-million dollar deal
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 06:36
The Dutch parliament passed a bill on Tuesday calling for the government of the Netherlands to halt weapon exports to Saudi Arabia, citing ongoing violations of humanitarian law in Yemen.
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 07:24
Ukrainian Ukroboronprom has delivered another batch of BTR-3E1 wheeled armoured personnel carriers to the Royal Thai Army.
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 06:35
The Egyptian parliament has approved government plans to secure a €3.37 billion (US $3.76 billion) loan to fund the acquisition of weapons and military equipment, including Navy vessels and fighter jets, as part of the country's ongoing force modernization program, a new
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 07:13
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sign a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. on its military aid to Israel for the next decade while President Obama is still in office, said senior Israeli officials with knowledge of the talks in Jerusalem.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:39
A measure to block the $700 million sale of eight U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan was scuttled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, though U.S. financing for the deal was on hold.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:39
The report says major world powers are undermining their own calls for peace through the weapons they provide to combatants, their own military strikes and what the report calls inadequate pressure on their allies to stop the killing.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:22
Arlington-based ITC Defense Corp won a $7.7 million contract through a foreign military sale to develop and field a system to help Kuwait keep track of its military vehicles.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 06:23
ast month, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress that Saudi Arabia has requested permission to upgrade its five Raytheon -built MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) from their current "Block 0" configuration to the more advanced "Block 1B Baseline 2" configuration.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 06:54
Russia's senior defense industry official has made an unexpected visit to Baku, as a Russian newspaper reports that Azerbaijan is refusing to pay for a shipment of Russian arms.