ANKARA — Turkey and Pakistan have pledged to enhance defense and military cooperation. Officials said the two Muslim states agreed to explore joint ventures in weapons development. They said (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has accumulated an arsenal of precision-guided artillery shells. The Israeli military has converted its artillery shells with GPS and other systems meant to strike targets (more…)
WASHINGTON — Turkey, amid increasing Western concern, has been awarded what could constitute unprecedented U.S. co-production and technology transfer for a major military project. Industry sources said the administration (more…)
ABU DHABI — U.S. companies walked away with large contracts at Qatar’s defense exhibition. Major U.S. firms accumulated more than 25 percent of the nearly $24 billion in contracts (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s defense industry has been bracing for a decline in 2014. Major Israeli defense companies have been planning or implementing layoffs amid forecasts of a sharp (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been preparing for deployment of an advanced ballistic missile defense system. The Israel Air Force has been overseeing the testing of the Arrow-3 (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel could use its U.S.-financed ballistic missile defense assets to protect neighboring Jordan from attack. Officials said Israel and the United States have explored the option (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s leading non-state-owned defense contractor has been marketing a border security system. Elbit Systems has introduced an advanced system to the U.S. market. The system, termed (more…)
ANKARA — Turkey, amid strained relations with the United States, has pledged its commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan would (more…)
