DefenceTalkThe United States government on Monday approved a deal for US firms to sell its close ally Australia $1.22 billion in air-to-air missiles and support equipment. The main contractor for the major shipment will be Arizona-based arms giant Raytheon, which produces the AIM-120D medium-range missile. Up to 450 of the weapons will arm the Royal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-billion-dollar-arms-deal-with-australia-67337/

DefenceTalkChina has exported military drones to more than 10 countries in deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and plans to sell unmanned craft capable of launching laser-guided bombs, state-run media said Thursday. Chinese drones “have bigger payloads, which means they can carry more weapons” than their competitors, Shi Wen, chief drone designer at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-exported-military-drones-to-10-nations-report-67301/

DefenceTalkA new batch of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-25 strike fighters has been delivered to Iraq, spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry Nasir Nouri Mohammed al-Tamimi said on Monday. According to him, “a batch of Su-25 (three aircraft) has arrived in Iraq in accordance with the contract signed with the Russian side.” The Iraqi defense spokesman also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-batch-of-russian-strike-fighters-delivered-to-iraq-67272/

DefenceTalkCanada’s Liberal government refused to back down Wednesday in the face of growing criticism for having greenlit arms sales to Saudi Arabia that could help it wage war in Yemen. A previous Conservative administration announced the $12 billion sale of light armored vehicles in February 2014. However, the Conservatives are now raising alarms over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-under-fire-over-saudi-arms-sale-67246/

DefenceTalkThe United States has delivered eight UH-60A Blackhawk helicopters to Jordan to help its coalition partner secure its border from Daesh terrorists, the US Embassy in Jordan announced on Thursday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Photos on the US Embassy’s social media account showed Wells with Jordanian military officials jointly inspecting the Blackhawk helicopters during the handover […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delivers-uh-60a-blackhawk-helicopters-to-jordan-66937/

DefenceTalkKuwait’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill allowing the government of the oil-rich Gulf state to spend an additional $500 million on buying Eurofighter “Typhoon” warplanes. The new funding comes on top of $10 billion additional defence spending already approved by parliament in January to upgrade the country’s military. Defence Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kuwait-parliament-approves-extra-500-mln-for-eurofighter-jets-66902/

DefenceTalkThe volume of international transfers of major weapons has grown continuously since 2004 and rose by 14 per cent between 2006–10 and 2011–15, according to new data on international arms transfers published today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Six of the top 10 largest arms importers in the 5-year period 2011–15 are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/asia-middle-east-arms-imports-us-russia-largest-arms-exporters-66831/

DefenceTalkThe current year seems to be a watershed one for Russia’s Sukhoi fighters and bombers at the global arms market. As a high-ranking military-diplomatic source told at the Singapore Airshow 2016, a number of countries had already revealed their keen interest to Russian fixed-wing aircraft. Russia may deliver Su-35S (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E+) fighters to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-plans-four-su-35-sukhoi-fighter-jet-sales-in-2016-66829/

DefenceTalkThe global transfer of major arms has risen in recent years, with the United States increasing its dominance of the trade while the flow of weaponry to Africa, Asia and the Middle East has increased, a new study published Monday showed. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, the volume of international […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dominates-arms-trade-as-asia-middle-east-boost-imports-66815/

DefenceTalkIran plans to buy the Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters, the Mil Mi-8 and the Mil Mi-17 helicopters, as well as other weapons from Russia in an arms deal worth more than $8 billion, the Kommersant newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources. “Tehran has already sent a list of military hardware that Iranian Armed Forces would like to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/su-30s-mi-8s-iran-8-billion-arms-deal-russia-66792/