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/

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/

DefenceTalkOn November 9th, the second day of the 14th Dubai International Air Show, AVIC CATIC and Pakistan Aeronautical complex (PAC) Kamra held a joint press conference for the JF-17 Thunder fighter. During the press conference, AVIC and PAC introduced the latest progress of the fighter co-developed by China and Pakistan to domestic and international media. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-confirms-first-export-sale-of-jf-17-fighter-jet-65843/

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/

DefenceTalkChina’s leading aircraft manufacturer is on the verge of exporting its fifth-generation fighter jet, according to industry sources. Aviation Industry Corp of China disclosed the technical specifications of the J-31 Gyrfalcon at an aviation expo even though the plane was still being tested, the sources said. During the four-day Aviation Expo China 2015, a biennial […]https://www.defencetalk.com/leading-aircraft-manufacturer-poised-to-export-new-fighter-jet-65585/

DefenceTalkFrench President Francois Hollande said Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis. The deal is the second big military contract this year between France and Egypt, which Hollande said he increasingly views as a strategic partner. “It was my preferred […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-sells-warships-to-egypt-after-russia-deal-scrapped-65522/

DefenceTalkNew Delhi: French and Indian defence officials are to hold fresh talks Tuesday on the purchase of 36 Rafale jets, with hopes drawn-out negotiations on the multi-billion-dollar deal are close to concluding, an official said. The talks are going ahead in New Delhi after the French side agreed to an Indian government demand for future […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-hold-crunch-talks-india-rafale-deal-65516/