Tag: exports
France, Britain, US put UN hold on Chinese arms deliveries to Central African Republic
France, Britain and the United States have put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic (CAR) for UN Security Council approval...
US Approves $1.4Bn Sale of Six C-130Js to Germany
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of three (3) C-130J-30 aircraft and three (3) KC-130J...
US to drop curbs on drone tech to boost arms sales
The United States dropped some restrictions Thursday on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete...
US approves $1 billion in Saudi defense contracts
The United States formally approved defense contracts totaling more than $1 billion with Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as the kingdom’s crown prince continued his...
US gives Philippine’s air force first drone system
The United States gave the Philippine air force on Tuesday its first surveillance drone system, as the two nations step up co-operation in the...
SIPRI: Conflicts fuel weapon deliveries to Middle East, Asia
Weapons imports to the Middle East and Asia have boomed over the past five years, fuelled by war and tensions in those regions, a...
Arms exporters must answer for Yemen ‘war crimes’: Iran’s Rouhani
Countries selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies must answer for "war crimes" being committed in Yemen, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani told his...
US approves sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
The United States has formally approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, the State Department said on Thursday (Mar 1), confirming a...
Netherlands To Buy AH-64E Remanufactured Apache Attack Helicopters
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacture...
Russia sold $15 billion worth of weapons in 2017
MOSCOW: Russia sold around $15 billion worth of weapons in 2017, maintaining a similar level of sales to the previous year, the country's agency...
