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Italy makes permanent arms sale freeze to Saudi Arabia
Jan 29, 2021 (AFP)
"Today I am announcing that the government has revoked the authorisations underway for the export of missiles and aircraft bombs to Saudi Arabia and the United ...
Biden administration pauses arms deals with UAE, Saudi Arabia for review
Jan 29, 2021 (UPI)
Antony Blinken, the new Secretary of State for the administration of President Joe Biden, called for a review of recent arms sales of some of the most advanced ...
Biden freezes giant UAE jet package, Saudi arms for review
Jan 27, 2021 (AFP)
The nearly week-old administration has already signaled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian...
US Senate confirms Austin as first Black chief of Pentagon
Jan 22, 2021 (AFP)
Austin sailed through with overwhelming support from both Biden's Democrats and opposition Republicans, who voted 93-2 in his favor. The retired four-star gener...
Trump had no influence on major DoD contracts, outgoing official says
Jan 20, 2021 (UPI)
In a conference call on Tuesday, Lord said that despite Trump's public statements critical of high prices and cost overruns, notably involving the F-35 fighter ...
Turkey urges dialogue with US after missile sanctions
Jan 14, 2021 (AFP)
But Hulusi Akar also told foreign reporters in Ankara on Wednesday that Turkey was in discussions to receive a second batch of the advanced S-400 missiles from ...
Spain seeks post-Brexit defence agreement with UK
Jan 04, 2021 (AFP)
"This is an agreement that we have been negotiating for several months now with the United Kingdom in the field of security and defence," Foreign Minister Aranc...
The Bavarian town where US troops are life and soul
Jan 01, 2021 (AFP)
For the town located on the edge of the most important US army base in Europe, hope was revived in November by the election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next US...
State Dept. approves $300M bomb sale to Saudi Arabia
Dec 29, 2020 (UPI)
The State Department's Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced it has approved the sale of 3,000 Boeing-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I Munitions and re...
State Department approves possible $4.2B in weapons sales to Kuwait
Dec 29, 2020 (UPI)
Per the larger of the two deals, for $4 billion, Kuwait's government has asked to buy 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters -- eight new and 16 remanufactured -- along w...
Trump vetoes sweeping US defense bill
Dec 24, 2020 (AFP)
The bipartisan bill was passed by high enough margins in both chambers of Congress for lawmakers to -- in theory -- override the president's rejection. The veto...
Japan cabinet approves record budget, higher defence spending
Dec 21, 2020 (AFP)
The budget proposal totals 106.6 trillion yen ($1.03 trillion), a 3.8 percent rise from the current year and the ninth straight annual increase. Once again the ...
Lockheed Martin set to takeover Aerojet Rocketdyne
Dec 21, 2020 (SPX)
This represents a post-dividend equity value of $4.6 billion and a total transaction value of $4.4 billion including the assumption of net cash. As part of appr...
US makes good on threats of Turkey sanctions over Russia arms
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
With little more a month left in office, President Donald Trump's administration approved rare sanctions against a NATO ally focused on Turkey's military procur...
US Congress passes defense bill despite Trump veto threat
Dec 11, 2020 (AFP)
With both chambers having now passed the measure by sizable majorities, lawmakers from both parties have collectively thrown down the gauntlet before the Republ...
Erdogan says US sanctions over Russian arms would be 'disrespect'
Dec 11, 2020 (AFP)
Russia delivered the system last year to Ankara and Turkey tested the system in October -- in the face of Washington's repeated condemnations and warnings over ...
US senators fail to block Trump sale of F-35 jets to UAE
Dec 09, 2020 (AFP)
In one of the largest arms deals of its four-year term, the outgoing administration has approved $23 billion in stealth-capable F-35 jets, unarmed drones and ot...
Miller announces transfer of $29.3M in equipment to Philippine military
Dec 08, 2020 (UPI)
During a visit to Manila, Miller said the United States would transfer sniper and anti-IED equipment to the country's military. Miller met with Philippine Secre...
US, China dominated arms market in 2019: report
Dec 06, 2020 (AFP)
The US arms industry accounted for 61 percent of sales by the world's "Top 25" manufacturers last year, ahead of China's 15.7 percent, according to the Stockhol...
Germany's Rheinmetall to build bombs for French, German air forces
Dec 02, 2020 (UPI)
The order, for about 2,000 bombs, totals $42.3 million, Rheinmetall said in a statement. The 500-pound bomb bodies will be used by France's Mirage 2000 and Rafa...
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