DefenceTalkSweden announced on Friday it had reauthorized exports of war materials to Turkey in an apparently significant concession to Ankara, which is threatening to block the Nordic country’s NATO membership. Ankara requested the lifting of the restrictions — which were introduced in 2019 following a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria — after Sweden applied to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-allows-military-exports-to-turkey-after-nato-application-79456/

DefenceTalkThe number of international arms transfers has levelled off in the last five years, but a more peaceful world is not necessarily the reason as some nations shun imports and have begun producing their own weapons, researchers said on Monday. Comparing the period of 2011-2015 to 2016-2020, three of the world’s five largest exporters — […]

DefenceTalkChina resolutely oppose the recent $500 million military deal between the United States and Taiwan, calling the move “a complete mistake” and “very dangerous”, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday. The new deal, approved by the US State Department on April 15, is currently being reviewed by Congress. It consists […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-voices-fierce-opposition-to-us-arms-deal-with-taiwan-72274/