DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Guided Bomb Units (GBU-31s and GBU-12s) and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $130 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-to-buy-guided-bomb-units-gbu-31s-and-gbu-12s-64379/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.7 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-buy-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-airborne-early-warning-and-control-aircraft-64377/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Indonesia for AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $47 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Indonesia has requested […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indonesia-to-buy-aim-9x-2-sidewinder-missiles-64119/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for V-22B Block C Osprey aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Japan […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-buy-v-22b-block-c-osprey-aircraft-64114/

DefenceTalkFrench President Francois Hollande sought to boost ties in the Gulf Monday as he oversaw the signing of a warplanes deal with Qatar and arrived in Saudi Arabia for a summit. Hollande was to be the first Western head of state to attend a Gulf Cooperation Council leaders’ meeting when they gather in Riyadh on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-leader-oversees-qatar-jet-deal-to-attend-gulf-summit-64099/

DefenceTalkFrench group Dassault Aviation is poised to sign a 6.3-billion-euro ($7-billion) deal with Qatar for 36 of its Rafale fighter jets, the presidency and sources said Thursday, in the third foreign order this year. Having struggled for years to sell any of its Rafale jets abroad, Dassault has recently scored several lucrative, high-profile contracts with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-dassault-poised-to-ink-fighter-jet-deal-with-qatar-64076/

DefenceTalkDassault Aviation is honored by Qatar’s decision to acquire 24 Rafale aircraft to equip its Air Force. The contract between the State of Qatar and Dassault Aviation is to be signed on Monday, May 4 in Doha in the presence of Mr. François Hollande, President of the French Republic. Following on from the Mirage F1, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-has-chosen-the-rafale-fighter-aircraft-64064/

DefenceTalkThere are many ways to measure the Persian Gulf military balance, but one key indicator is to look at the relative size of Persian Gulf military expenditures and the size and nature of Gulf arms imports and transfers of military technology. The Burke Chair has prepared a detailed comparison of key estimates of both military […]https://www.defencetalk.com/military-spending-and-arms-sales-in-the-persian-gulf-64006/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to India for Follow-on Support of C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $96 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-india-support-of-c-130j-super-hercules-aircraft-64004/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company announced it has been awarded a contract worth over $2.0 billion to deliver the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The contract, awarded on April 2, 2015 and booked in the second quarter as a direct commercial sale, includes fully digitized new-production Patriot fire units with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-to-deliver-patriot-air-and-missile-defense-system-to-saudi-arabia-64000/