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New criticism over French arms shipments to Saudi Arabia
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
The shipment was revealed by the Disclose website, whose reporting on a similar shipment of French weapons earlier this month led to pressure that prompted Riya...
Citing Iran, Trump bypasses Congress to sell arms to Saudis, UAE
May 25, 2019 (AFP)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the administration would circumvent the required review by Congress to approve 22 arms transfers to Saudi Arabia, the United...
Break-in at sensitive Indian military office near Paris: prosecutor
May 22, 2019 (AFP)
The robbery took place overnight Saturday-Sunday in Saint-Cloud, a suburb west of Paris, near the offices of France's Dassault Aviation, which is building 36 fi...
Erdogan expects F-35 jets 'sooner or later' despite Russian missiles purchase
May 20, 2019 (SPX)
Turkey is among nine countries developing the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter but the United States has opposed shipment of the stealth jets if the natio...
Spain judge orders trial over corruption in Angola arms sales
May 20, 2019 (AFP)
In his ruling, Jose de la Mata of Spain's High Court said there was evidence that Defex obtained contracts to supply material to police in the African country b...
Yemen arms inquiry poses threat to French press freedom: NGOs
May 13, 2019 (AFP)
The three journalists -- Geoffrey Livolsi and Mathias Destal from the Disclose website and Radio France's Benot Collombat -- have been summoned to a hearing on ...
Belgian leaders mull suspension of Saudi arms sales
May 11, 2019 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Didier Reynders told RTBF: "I think it would be good to suspend arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia" if it were shown they had been used "in an ong...
Yemen war: breaking point in EU arms sales to Gulf?
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
The war in Yemen pits the military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels in a conflict which has killed tens of thousands of ...
Shanahan: Trump chooses a business manager for defense chief
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
The White House announced Trump's intention to nominate Shanahan on Thursday, after the veteran Boeing engineer spent more than four months as acting secretary ...
Macron defends Saudi arms sales with new shipment in focus
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Human rights groups have regularly denounced France for continuing to supply the Gulf states despite allegations of war crimes and civilian deaths during their ...
France confirms contested arms shipment to Saudi Arabia
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
Defence Minister Florence Parly told BFM television the weapons would be loaded onto a Saudi cargo ship scheduled to arrive Wednesday in the French port of Le H...
US military spending up for first time in 7 years: Sipri
Apr 28, 2019 (AFP)
Worldwide military spending also rose by 2.6 percent to $1.8 trillion overall last year, SIPRI calculated. It was the second year running the global figure has ...
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan cleared in ethics probe
Apr 25, 2019 (UPI)
The Department of Defense's Inspector General's Office announced the decision Thursday after more than 30 witnesses, including Shanahan, were interviewed about ...
Inquiry opens into leaked classified 'French weaponry in Yemen' note: sourcesw/ll
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
The note details the use of weapons -- including tanks, artillery and military ships -- in the war against Huthi rebels. The use of French weapons in Yemen appe...
Israeli defence sales topped $7.5 bn in 2018: ministry
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
A defence ministry spokeswoman told AFP that the total was down from $9.2 billion in 2017 but that had been an exceptionally strong year. The Stockholm Internat...
Classified note confirms French weaponry in Yemen: report
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
The note from the French military intelligence service, published by new investigative media outlet Disclose, concluded that the UAE and Saudi Arabia had deploy...
France waived taxes for Indian-run firm during fighter jet deal: report
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
New Delhi agreed in 2016 to purchase 36 Rafale jets from France but the deal has been embroiled in misconduct allegations, with the latest report coming just da...
German army rebuked for 'disrespectful' Ford, VW ad
Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)
In its bid to attract employees who are facing job cuts at the German plant of US auto giant Ford, the army took out an ad in a local tabloid bearing the slogan...
Pentagon wants more resources to counter Russia, China threats
Apr 04, 2019 (UPI)
High-level officials appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee Wednesday to describe the importance of increased defen...
Pro-gun Bolsonaro fires up foreign hopes for Brazil defense market
Apr 03, 2019 (AFP)
The right-wing former army captain, who relaxed gun ownership laws soon after taking power in January, has raised hopes among foreign firms that his next move w...
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