Arms Sales
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:06
The Egyptian Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed on 15 August that Russia has transferred the Molnya missile corvette R-32 to the Egyptian Navy after the vessel participated in the opening of the Suez Canal expansion project on 6 August.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 06:59
A People's Liberation Army (PLA)-accredited, publicly traded firm is marketing an advanced airborne fire-control radar believed to be from Israeli owned Elta Systems. If the radar is part of NAV's product portfolio, it could provide Chinese-made fighters — including those planned for export to Iran — with the ability to track and attack dozens of targets simultaneously.
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.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:28
In its first arms sale to an Arab country, Israel has sold Jordan 12 advanced unmanned aerial vehicles of the Heron TP and Skylark types. They are urgently needed by the Jordanian Royal Air Force to beef up the counter-terrorism campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:13
Morocco is expected to conclude negotiations to obtain the country’s first submarine from Russia during King Mohammed VI’s upcoming visit to Moscow.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 07:08
Saudi Arabia is looking to scale back its reliance on U.S. weapons and could turn to Russia as an alternative supplier. However, the sheer scale of Riyadh’s defense relationship with the U.S. means that such a move could be more than a decade away.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 07:08
Saudi Arabia is looking to scale back its reliance on U.S. weapons and could turn to Russia as an alternative supplier. However, the sheer scale of Riyadh’s defense relationship with the U.S. means that such a move could be more than a decade away.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 07:03
Jordan has ordered nine Pilatus PC-9Ms to meet its future basic and advanced training requirements, the Swiss manufacturer has announced.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 06:34
The Nigerian military has received another batch of Beryl M762 assault rifles from Poland, after ordering 1 000 last year.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:45
Washington has agreed to speed up arms sales to Gulf countries, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, following talks in Doha on their concerns over the Iran nuclear deal.