DefenceTalkThe United States said Wednesday it plans to sell thousands of bombs and missiles to Israel as well as 10 Seahawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia, in deals worth about $1.9 billion each, officials said Wednesday. The US State Department informed Congress of the proposed arms sales to two allies in the Middle East that are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-bombs-to-israel-helicopters-to-saudis-64266/

DefenceTalkYemeni rebels said on Monday they shot down a fighter jet as Saudi-led coalition air strikes intensified a day ahead of a hoped-for five-day humanitarian truce. Morocco announced that one of its warplanes taking part in operations against the rebels was missing along with its pilot, and that a search was underway. Coalition air strikes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-rebels-say-coalition-jet-downed-as-raids-heat-up-64132/

DefenceTalkThe White House and Saudi Arabia scrambled to quell talk of a diplomatic rift Monday, after King Salman pulled out of a summit with President Barack Obama at the eleventh hour. Senior US and Saudi officials appeared in public to insist the Gulf royal’s decision was not a snub nor part of a deeper crisis […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-saudi-arabia-play-down-rift-64124/

DefenceTalkThe Saudi-led coalition bombing rebels in Yemen has been using US-supplied cluster munitions in its air campaign, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, warning of the long-term dangers to civilians. The widely banned bombs contain dozens of submunitions, which sometimes do not explode, becoming de facto landmines that can kill or maim long after they were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-led-coalition-using-cluster-bombs-in-yemen-64103/

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/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding large-scale military exercises after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have been slapped with a UN arms embargo and sanctions. In a possible sign the Saudi-led air campaign against the Shiite rebels might expand into a ground operation, Cairo said it and Riyadh were mulling the drills […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-saudi-mull-drills-as-pressure-builds-on-yemen-rebels-63866/

DefenceTalkYemeni rebels made new gains in the battleground southern city Aden Sunday as a Saudi-led coalition trying to halt their advance faced growing calls for a humanitarian pause in air strikes. The Red Cross has appealed for an immediate truce to allow families to seek water, food and medical assistance, describing the situation as “dire”. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-rebels-advance-in-battleground-aden-63739/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabian special forces are involved in the military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels in neighboring Yemen, a Saudi adviser said Saturday. A Saudi-led coalition began air strikes on March 26 against the Iran-backed rebels, but says it has no plans for now to deploy ground forces. However, Saudi army and naval special forces have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-special-forces-involved-in-yemen-ops-63734/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia and a coalition of regional allies launched air strikes against Huthi rebels in Yemen, the start of a military operation to protect the government, the kingdom’s ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. “The operation is to defend and support the legitimate government of Yemen and prevent the radical Huthi movement from taking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-starts-bombing-yemen-63635/

DefenceTalkFears that Shiite Iran will remain a potential nuclear threat under a mooted international deal have raised concerns that Tehran’s Sunni rival Saudi Arabia could seek its own atomic capability. As the March 31 deadline for talks between Tehran and world powers approaches, an influential Saudi prince has suggested his country will respond in kind […]https://www.defencetalk.com/as-nuclear-deadline-nears-fears-saudi-may-try-to-match-iran-63593/