DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia of four (4) AT-6C Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $325.8 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on yesterday. The Government of Tunisia has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisia-to-buy-at-6-light-attack-aircraft-74303/

DefenceTalkA Tunisian fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an exercise Wednesday but its pilot was unharmed, the defence ministry said. The F-5 jet disappeared from radar screens as it flew off the coast of Bizerte in northern Tunisia during a training exercise involving 10 Mediterranean states. The pilot, who had ejected, was unharmed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisian-fighter-jet-crashes-into-sea-pilot-unharmed-71903/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Aircraft equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $100.8 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisia-to-buy-oh-58d-kiowa-warrior-aircraft-equipment-and-support-67393/

DefenceTalkGermany is considering sending troops to Tunisia to help train soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State group, a newspaper report said on Sunday. Bild am Sonntag said that representatives of the defence and foreign ministries would hold talks in Tunis on Thursday and Friday about how the German military could lend support in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-mulling-military-training-mission-in-tunisia-report-66823/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on September 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia of F-5 avionics upgrades and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $60 million. The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale of Block 1 Avionics Upgrades on Tunisia’s fleet of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tunisia-requests-f-5-avionics-upgrade-49138/

DefenceTalkAlgeria’s army has reinforced its forces along the eastern border with Tunisia, Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on Thursday, days after the killing of eight Tunisian soldiers. The soldiers were found on Monday with their throats cut after being ambushed by jihadist militants in Mount Chaambi, an area near the border with Algeria. Algeria’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algeria-army-boosts-forces-on-tunisia-border-minister-48662/