DefenceTalkThe UAE denied Tuesday it shipped US missiles to Libya, which is under a UN arms embargo, after a democratic senator warned Washington could cut off arms sales to the Emirates. The foreign ministry “denied the ownership of weapons found in Libya and reiterated the UAE’s commitment to fully cooperate with United Nations experts,” in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-denies-shipping-weapons-to-libya-despite-embargo-72369/

DefenceTalkThe United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the Pentagon said, fulfilling a pledge that has infuriated Turkey. The weapons transfers have begun ahead of an upcoming offensive to recapture Raqa, the last major bastion for IS in Syria. “We have begun to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-begins-sending-arms-to-kurdish-fighters-in-syria-70103/

DefenceTalkGermany has approved more major weapons deals with the UAE, including deliveries of high-caliber ammunition. The UAE is involved in a conflict in Yemen that has caused famine and humanitarian disaster. Germany is supplying more weapons to belligerents in the Yemen conflict, even though the ongoing war in the Middle East’s poorest country has triggered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-sells-arms-to-uae-despite-yemen-conflict-69763/

DefenceTalkThe four-day International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates announcing 21 deals worth more than $1.2 billion. IDEX spokesman Brigadier-General Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi told reporters the Emirates struck deals with 15 local companies and six international firms to bolster its land and naval forces. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-signs-1-2-bn-in-deals-as-arms-fair-opens-69186/

DefenceTalkRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport’s contracts with African countries exceed $21 billion, Yuri Demchenko, adviser to the Rosoboronexport CEO, said. Rosoboronexport will take part in the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2016 exhibition that will be held in Pretoria in South Africa on September 14-18. “We continue strengthening cooperation with a majority of north African countries and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-arms-export-contracts-with-african-countries-exceed-21-bln-68162/

DefenceTalkA buying spree in the Asia-Pacific region propelled double-digit growth in the global arms market last year to a record $65 billion (57.7 billion euros), defence analysts IHS Jane’s said Monday. Defence imports by Asia-Pacific nations soared 71 per cent in a “spend surge” between 2009 and 2016, the analysts said, helping the global arms […]https://www.defencetalk.com/double-digit-asia-growth-drives-record-arms-sales-study-67638/

DefenceTalkThe White House is considering lifting a decades-old arms embargo against Vietnam in time for President Barack Obama’s visit to the booming Southeast Asian nation this month. As both countries warily eye China’s military build-up in the disputed South China Sea, officials said Obama is weighing an end to the Cold War-era ban on lethal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-weighs-lifting-vietnam-arms-embargo-67450/

DefenceTalkKuwait’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a request by the oil-rich Gulf state’s government for $10 billion in additional funds for military spending during the next 10 years. Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah said the money, which is to be placed in a special fund outside the budget, would be used to purchase new […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kuwait-approves-extra-10-bn-for-arms-66360/

DefenceTalkA senior British minister ruled out sending arms to Ukraine Sunday as the United States and European nations sought ways to pressure Russia over the conflict in the ex-Soviet republic’s east. William Hague, who was foreign secretary until last year and is still a minister seen as close to Prime Minister David Cameron, said governments […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-will-not-send-arms-to-ukraine-minister-63278/

DefenceTalkSales by Russian arms manufacturers continue to expand thanks to Moscow’s investments despite a downturn in global defence spending, a Stockholm-based think-tank said Monday. “The remarkable increases in Russian companies’ arms sales in both 2012 and 2013 are in large part due to uninterrupted investments in military procurement by the Russian government during the 2000s,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-arms-sales-soar-on-domestic-spending-61137/