DefenceTalkThe contract for S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for China will have been carried out before 2020, Alexander Fomin, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, has told journalists. “Something like that,” Fomin said when asked if plans provided for the order to be fulfilled before 2020. A military-diplomatic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-deliver-s-400-air-defense-missile-systems-to-china-before-2020-68572/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announces sales of $33.6 billion for Fiscal Year 2016. The total sales include $2.9 billion of Foreign Military Financing-funded cases; $5.0 billion in Building Partner Capacity-funded cases; and $25.7 billion funded by partner nations. Demand for U.S. products and services provided through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process remains […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-foreign-military-fiscal-year-2016-sales-total-33-6b-68555/

DefenceTalkAs a result of their increasing reliance on shipping for international trade, which goes hand in hand with globalisation, states whose economies are increasingly dependent on the sea are attaching much more importance to control of the oceans. The safeguarding of maritime links, exclusive economic zones (EEZ) and coastal waters has become a particularly key […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-future-mid-size-frigate-scaled-down-for-export-68413/

DefenceTalkTwo Russians and a U.S. citizen were arrested for exporting sensitive U.S. military technology to Russia. A U.S. citizen and two Russian nationals were arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive military technology from the United States to Russia, the U.S. Justice Department said on October 6. The department said Alexei Barysheff of New York – a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-arrests-3-for-exporting-sensitive-military-technology-to-russia-68325/

DefenceTalkChinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has declined to comment information that Russia will deliver four Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) fighter jets to China before the year-end. “Russia and China continue cooperating in the sphere of combat aircraft,” he said at a regular briefing conference. “Bilateral interaction in the aviation and other spheres […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-declines-to-comment-on-russian-su-35-fighter-jet-delivery-68318/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Blackhawks, and CH-47 Chinook Helicopters and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $81.4 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-sale-of-helicopter-countermeasures-to-egypt-68320/

DefenceTalkWith the deal for 36 Rafale jets in kitty, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier today said the French company is game for the ‘Make in India’ initiative and open to manufacturing the fighter aircraft in India if the plane is shortlisted for a bigger order. He said that with the Indian contract going through, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/open-to-manufacturing-rafale-in-india-dassault-ceo-68230/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 Radars and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on September 16, 2016. The Government of Egypt has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-to-buy-8-sentinel-anmpq-64f1-radars-68197/

DefenceTalkRussian arms exporter Rosoboronexport’s contracts with African countries exceed $21 billion, Yuri Demchenko, adviser to the Rosoboronexport CEO, said. Rosoboronexport will take part in the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2016 exhibition that will be held in Pretoria in South Africa on September 14-18. “We continue strengthening cooperation with a majority of north African countries and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-arms-export-contracts-with-african-countries-exceed-21-bln-68162/

DefenceTalkAn arms watchdog on Monday urged major weapons exporters, including the United States and France, to cut sales to Saudi Arabia over its actions in Yemen, as a conference on global arms trade opened in Geneva. The World Trade Organization is hosting the second conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which came into force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cut-weapons-sales-to-saudi-over-yemen-arms-watchdog-says-68034/