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The Kuwaiti military will begin receiving its Eurofighter Typhoons in 2020. Kuwaiti state-owned news agency KUNA reported on November 4, 2018, that deliveries under Kuwait’s order for Typhoon fighter jets …
Kuwait to Receive Typhoon Fighter Jets in 2020 Read More Kuwait has placed an order for F/A-18E/F fighter jets. On March 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Boeing a $1.2 billion contract for the production of 28 F/A-18 …
Kuwait Orders F/A-18 Read More Kuwait will receive a ‘unique’ M1 Abrams tank, according to a U.S. Department of Defense contract. On December 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it awarded General Dynamics …
Kuwait to Receive ‘Unique’ M1 Abrams Tank Read More Over the weekend, Qatar signed a letter of intent to purchase fighter jets from the United Kingdom. British Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon traveled to Qatar to meet with Qatar’s …
Qatar Signs LOI for 24 Eurofighter Typhoons Read More Speaking to Tass News Agency on September 12, 2017, Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin discussed arms sales to various countries, including Middle Eastern clients. Regarding the potential …
Russian Aide Discusses Arms Sales to Middle East Read More Bahrain has placed an order for the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), produced by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin announced on July 10, 2017 that it had received a direct commercial …
Bahrain Orders Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Targeting Pod Read More T-90 tanks will be built in Egypt under a license-production agreement. In its 2016 report, UralVagonZavod announced that it will build a facility for the licensed production of T-90S main …
Egypt to Assemble T-90 Main Battle Tanks Read More Lockheed Martin will provide targeting pods for Kuwaiti fighter jets. In a statement released on May 15, 2017, Lockheed Martin announced it had received an order from the U.S. Air …
Kuwait Orders Sniper ATP for F/A-18C/D Read MoreFeaturing Forecast International analysts Doug Royce, Derek Bisaccio and Daniel Darling. Edited by Matthew Beres. Welcome to the third episode of the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts …
Forecast Roundtable, #3 Read MoreBy Matthew Beres and Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. Welcome to Forecast International’s second episode of the Forecast Roundtable podcast. Each podcast features several analysts discussing various aerospace and defense-related issues.
Forecast Roundtable, Podcast Episode 2 Read More