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The Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) released details on Russian arms sales to a number of Middle Eastern countries. The FSMTC reiterated that Ka-52 and MiG-29M/M2 deliveries to …
Russia Details Status of Arms Sales to the Middle East Read More Saudi Arabia has been approved for a purchase of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system. The State Department announced on October 6, 2017 that it had approved …
Saudi Arabia Approved for THAAD Buy 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 The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract for the provision of eight CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters to Saudi Arabia. On August 23, 2017, the Department of Defense announced it had …
Saudi Arabia Purchases Eight CH-47Fs Read More In a major win for Riyadh, U.K. judges ruled that British arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful, rejecting criticism of the sales. The Secretary of State for International Trade …
U.K. Says Saudi Arms Sales Lawful Read More Amid a diplomatic spat between a number of countries in the Persian Gulf as well as Egypt, U.S. Senator Robert Corker (R-TN) announced in a letter to the U.S. State …
U.S. Senator Moves to Block Future GCC Arms Sales Amid Gulf Row Read More On June 12, 2017, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Minority Leader, announced that he will vote against a proposed sale of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to Saudi Arabia. The …
Senate Democratic Leader Opposes Saudi PGM Sale Read Moreby Derek Bisaccio, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Early on June 5, a number of Arab countries announced in concert their decision to sever ties with Gulf State Qatar. The …
Gulf Dispute Reaches Boiling Point Read More U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Christopher Murphy (D-CT) seek to reinstate a short-lived ban on the sale of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to Saudi Arabia. A day after Senator Paul …
Two U.S. Senators Seek to Block Saudi PGM Sale Read More