DefenceTalkFor the first time in four years, the White House has approved a major arms sale to Taiwan. The arms deal comes during a period of historic reconciliation between China and Taiwan, with elections just around the corner. There’s nothing unusual about the United States selling arms to Taiwan. Washington has done so for more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-arms-deal-to-taiwan-excludes-big-ticket-items-66129/

DefenceTalkThe contract for the purchase of 24 Rafale aircraft by Qatar came into force today. Signed in Doha on 4 May 2015, in the company of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and Mr. François Hollande, President of the French Republic, this contract represents a new milestone […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafale-contract-in-qatar-comes-into-force-66124/

DefenceTalkLithuania said Friday it would buy 88 German-made armored fighting vehicles in its biggest-ever military purchase amid concerns over neighboring Russia. “We have come to the unequivocal opinion to choose and acquire the Boxer infantry fighting vehicles,” said Lithuania’s defence chief Jonas Vytautas Zukas. Speaking after a meeting of the State Defence Council, he said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lithuania-to-buy-88-german-vehicles-in-record-arms-deal-66070/

DefenceTalkArms manufacturers in North America and Western Europe dominated international arms sales in 2014, but their market share dropped while Russian and Asian companies saw theirs rise, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported Monday. Total turnover for the 100 biggest arms and military services companies declined for the fourth year in a row, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/western-arms-makers-see-sales-fall-russia-rises-sipri-66061/

DefenceTalkNew York: Connecticut announced plans Thursday to ban sales of weapons to terror suspects, in what would be the first such measure in the United States as it seeks to fight a scourge of gun violence. “Like all Americans, I have been horrified by the recent terrorist attacks in San Bernardino and Paris,” Governor Dan […]https://www.defencetalk.com/connecticut-seeks-to-ban-arms-sales-to-us-terror-suspects-66024/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: Russia and China have agreed on the sale of 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Beijing, the Russian state holding Rostec said on Thursday. The deal – which military experts say could be worth more than $2 billion – represents the first time a foreign state has purchased the Su-35. A representative of Rostec, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-china-agree-on-2bn-deal-for-24-su-35-warplanes-65885/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey for Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on October 28, 2015. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-to-buy-joint-direct-attack-munitions-jdam-65728/

DefenceTalkOn October 29, Ambassador Stephen Beecroft and Senior Defense Official Major General Charles Hooper joined Air Marshal Younes al-Masri and other senior Egyptian military officials in a ceremony at the Cairo West Air Force Base to receive four F-16 “Fighting Falcon” fighter jets delivered by the United States to the Egyptian Air Force. Welcoming the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delivers-four-f-16-fighter-jets-to-egyptian-armed-forces-65726/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announces sales of $47.085 billion for fiscal year 2015. Sales under the government-to-government Foreign Military Sales Program totaled $35.359 billion. Along with sales executed using U.S. government appropriations under various security cooperation and security assistance authorities such as Foreign Military Financing (FMF), and DoD programs, totaled $11.726 billion, totaling […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-fiscal-year-2015-arms-sales-exceed-47bn-65682/

DefenceTalkThe US government has approved an $11 billion deal to sell Saudi Arabia four advanced warships, officials said Tuesday, amid mounting regional tension. Saudi Arabia is modernizing its eastern fleet, which faces off against Iranian forces across the oil-rich Gulf. The four ships, based on the US Navy’s littoral combat ship, are relatively small but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-saudi-arabia-four-advanced-warships-65679/