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Apache Choppers, Howitzers: US Clears $428-Million Defence Support To India
The approvals come amid expanding defence cooperation between India and the United States, which have steadily deepened military ties over the past decade through arms sales, joint military exercises and technology-sharing initiatives.
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US Approves Over $16 Billion In Arms Sales To Gulf Nations Hit By Iran War
The biggest single sale is of lower-tier air and missile defense sensor radars, which are designed to track high-speed targets and give data to a missile defense network, to Kuwait for $8 billion.
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Trump Favours High Defence Spending Nations As Customers For US Weapons
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for US weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and strategic importance in their region, the White House said on Friday.
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US Approves Arms Sales To Israel Worth $6.67 Billion And To Saudi Worth $9 Billion
The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion.
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Democrats Look To Block UAE Arms Sales, As Trump Announces New Deals
US congressional Democrats seek to block UAE arms sales over its alleged involvement in Sudan's civil war and concern about crypto currency ties.
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Gaza, Ukraine Wars, Regional Tensions Boosting Arms Sales: Report
Sales by major arms makers were boosted last year by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and tensions in Asia, with marked increases for manufacturers based in Russia and the Middle East.
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Arm Suppliers Fail To Scale Up Production Despite Rising Demand: Report
Even with the war in Ukraine fuelling demand, revenue for the world's top arms suppliers dipped in 2022, as production issues kept companies unable to increase production, researchers said Monday.
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China Sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
China on Thursday put Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies on an "unreliable entities list" over arms sales to Taiwan, banning them from imports and exports related to China in its latest sanctions against the U.S. companies.
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US Senators Move To Block $650 Million Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia
A group of U.S. senators are opposing the Biden administration's first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over Riyadh's involvement in the conflict in Yemen, three senators announced on Thursday.
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Biden Freezes Giant UAE Jet Package, Saudi Arms For Review
US President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.
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US Senators Seek To Stop Trump's $23 Billion In Arms Sales To UAE
Three US senators said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation seeking to halt the Trump administration's effort to sell more than $23 billion of drones and other weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates, setting up a showdown with the president just weeks before he is due to leave office.
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US Approves $600 Million Sale Of Armed MQ-9 Reaper Drones To Taiwan
The United States has agreed to sell four armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan, the State Department announced Tuesday, helping to boost the island's defenses as China steps up its threats.
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Will Take Necessary Measures On US Arms Sales To Taiwan: China
China's foreign ministry said the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests, after the United States approved a further $2.4 billion in potential arms sales to Taiwan.
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US Warns Of Sanctions For Any Arms Sales To Iran After Embargo Expires
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and result in sanctions, after Tehran said the longstanding UN embargo on arms trade with the Islamic republic had expired.
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Arms Sales Increased Nearly 5% Worldwide In 2018: Report
Arms sales rose by nearly five percent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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Apache Choppers, Howitzers: US Clears $428-Million Defence Support To India
The approvals come amid expanding defence cooperation between India and the United States, which have steadily deepened military ties over the past decade through arms sales, joint military exercises and technology-sharing initiatives.
-
US Approves Over $16 Billion In Arms Sales To Gulf Nations Hit By Iran War
The biggest single sale is of lower-tier air and missile defense sensor radars, which are designed to track high-speed targets and give data to a missile defense network, to Kuwait for $8 billion.
-
Trump Favours High Defence Spending Nations As Customers For US Weapons
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for US weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and strategic importance in their region, the White House said on Friday.
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US Approves Arms Sales To Israel Worth $6.67 Billion And To Saudi Worth $9 Billion
The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion.
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Democrats Look To Block UAE Arms Sales, As Trump Announces New Deals
US congressional Democrats seek to block UAE arms sales over its alleged involvement in Sudan's civil war and concern about crypto currency ties.
-
Gaza, Ukraine Wars, Regional Tensions Boosting Arms Sales: Report
Sales by major arms makers were boosted last year by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and tensions in Asia, with marked increases for manufacturers based in Russia and the Middle East.
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Arm Suppliers Fail To Scale Up Production Despite Rising Demand: Report
Even with the war in Ukraine fuelling demand, revenue for the world's top arms suppliers dipped in 2022, as production issues kept companies unable to increase production, researchers said Monday.
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China Sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
China on Thursday put Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies on an "unreliable entities list" over arms sales to Taiwan, banning them from imports and exports related to China in its latest sanctions against the U.S. companies.
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US Senators Move To Block $650 Million Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia
A group of U.S. senators are opposing the Biden administration's first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over Riyadh's involvement in the conflict in Yemen, three senators announced on Thursday.
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Biden Freezes Giant UAE Jet Package, Saudi Arms For Review
US President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.
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US Senators Seek To Stop Trump's $23 Billion In Arms Sales To UAE
Three US senators said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation seeking to halt the Trump administration's effort to sell more than $23 billion of drones and other weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates, setting up a showdown with the president just weeks before he is due to leave office.
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US Approves $600 Million Sale Of Armed MQ-9 Reaper Drones To Taiwan
The United States has agreed to sell four armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan, the State Department announced Tuesday, helping to boost the island's defenses as China steps up its threats.
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Will Take Necessary Measures On US Arms Sales To Taiwan: China
China's foreign ministry said the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests, after the United States approved a further $2.4 billion in potential arms sales to Taiwan.
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US Warns Of Sanctions For Any Arms Sales To Iran After Embargo Expires
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and result in sanctions, after Tehran said the longstanding UN embargo on arms trade with the Islamic republic had expired.
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Arms Sales Increased Nearly 5% Worldwide In 2018: Report
Arms sales rose by nearly five percent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
