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The U.S. will transfer CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Afghanistan as part of an effort to modernize the Afghan military. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Defense to the …
U.S. Plans Creation of Afghan CH-47 Fleet Read More
Confronting an unfavorable fiscal picture unlikely to change in the short term, the Indian Navy is shrinking its procurement ambitions as it re-scopes future force goals. According to senior officials, …
Budgetary Pressures Induce Indian Navy Rethink Read More
The Uzbek Air Force appears to have placed a second order for AS532 helicopters from Airbus. Over the past year, the Uzbek military seems to have introduced new AS532 helicopters …
Uzbekistan Procures Additional AS532s Read More
The Russian government has transferred military hardware to Tajikistan to support that country’s security forces. At a ceremony held this week in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Russian Central Military …
Russia Donates Military Equipment to Tajikistan Read More
The Russian military has deployed S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Tajikistan. In a statement over the weekend, the Russian military confirmed a deployment of the S-300 air-defense system to its …
Russia Deploys S-300 to Tajikistan Read More
The Afghan Air Force has received two Indian helicopters. At a ceremony on Tuesday at the military airbase in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the Indian government formally handed over …
India Donates Two Mi-35s to Afghanistan Read More
The Indonesian government of President Joko Widodo has proposed a 3 percent increase to the national budget for 2020, with defense earmarked for a boost of 16% percent in year-on-year …
Indonesian Government Proposes 16 Percent Defense Spending Increase for 2020 Read More
Over the weekend, rumors spread of the death of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the president of Turkmenistan. The rumors are currently believed to be false, but his passing would set up a …
Rumors Spread of Demise of Turkmen President Read More
The U.S. State Department notified Congress via the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on July 8 of a pair of potential Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan worth a combined …
U.S. State Department OK’s $2.2 Billion in Potential Military Hardware Sales to Taiwan Read More
The Uzbek government is planning to purchase new Russian fighter jets. Citing a source, RIA Novosti reported on July 8 that the Uzbek government has informed Moscow of its intentions …
Uzbekistan Planning Su-30SM Buy Read More