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United Kingdom to Buy Hellfire Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles. The estimated cost is $95 million. This program will directly contribute to the U.S. foreign and national security policies by enhancing the close air support capability of the United Kingdom in [...]
Qatar To Buy Javelin Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress March 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for 500 Javelin Guided Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $122 million. The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of 500 Javelin Guided Missiles, 50 Command Launch Units [...]
China Replaces UK as Fifth Global Arms Exporter – SIPRI
China has become the world’s fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms, replacing the United Kingdom, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report Monday. The report, which contains new data on international arms transfers, says this is the first time China has been one of the top five weapons exporters since [...]
Foreign Military Sales Growth Area for Army
Selling military hardware to allied nations is a way to keep weapon production lines hot, ensure the viability of America’s industrial base, and strengthen ties with the militaries that buy the equipment. Foreign Military Sales is a growth area for the future, and a good idea, said the commander of Army Materiel Command. “There’s a [...]
Russian Weapons Sales Shift Away From East
Russia is losing arms markets in Asia and the Middle East, two of its traditional strongholds, but gaining new ones in Latin America and Africa, a Russian arms official said this week ahead of an aviation expo in India, a major buyer of Russian weaponry that has recently been opting for Western hardware. “While losing [...]
Russia Remains Key Arms Supplier for India
Russia remains a key supplier of weaponry to India with good prospects for future military-technical cooperation, Deputy General Director of Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Viktor Komardin, said. “The country [India] is one of the main importers of defense products on the global scale, and Russia continues to be one of its key suppliers,” Komardin, [...]
Russia Sells Record $15 Bln of Arms in 2012
Russia sold a record $15.16 billion worth of weaponry in 2012 while expanding its foreign client list, the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service (FSMTC) reported on Monday. “The volume of arms exports has reached $15.16 billion, according to preliminary calculations…which means that our plans have been fulfilled by 111.8 percent,” FSMTC chief Alexander Fomin told a [...]
Russia Pledges $1 Bln Arms Loan to Bangladesh
Russia will issue a $1 billion loan to Bangladesh for purchases of Russian-made arms and military equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday. “Russia…will allocate a $1 billion loan to Bangladesh for purchases of Russian arms and military equipment,” Putin said. Bangladesh is likely to use [...]
Turkey to Buy AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Air Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkey for Sidewinder missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $140 million. The Government of Turkey has requested a possible sale of 117 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles, [...]
