Arms Sales
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:58
Kiev is negotiating the purchase of an upgrade kit for its dozens of Humvees, which would be its first major purchase from a U.S. defense company.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:51
The Army is doing big business abroad, raking in $20 billion in foreign military sales in fiscal 2015, according to the commander of Army Materiel Command.
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 06:37
In a report released yesterday, the human-rights organization called on the United States to stop selling bombs, fighter jets, and combat helicopters to the Saudis.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 06:38
Democrats on a key Senate panel are holding up bomb sales for the Saudi air campaign in Yemen amid growing concerns over the rising death toll, Al-Monitor has learned.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:01
Britain is being urged to halt the supply of weapons to its ally Saudi Arabia in the light of evidence that civilians are being killed in Saudi-led attacks on rebel forces in Yemen.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 07:37
Tiny Lebanon is seeing its fortunes surge on Capitol Hill as fear of the Islamic State (IS) supplants any lingering concerns about Hezbollah.
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 06:54
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 07:13
There have been a series of reports from a number of sources that Venezuela has finalized a deal with Russian arms manufacturers. Those reports have now shifted the total from $1 billion to around $3 billion, and expand its focus beyond SU-30MK2 (Mnogofunktzionniy Komercheskiy 2-seat) long-range multi-role fighters and various Russian helicopters to include other equipment as well.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:21
More than a dozen countries on Britain’s list of repressive regimes have descended on DSEI, one of the world’s largest arms fairs.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:33
The Investigative Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to inquire into arms and ammunition procurement and contract relating to military ordnances, is at once timely, and an appropriate lead to interrogate the performance of the Nigerian military and assess the state of national security these past few years.