WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has been testing an improved variant of an air defense system acquired by Middle East militaries to intercept short-range missiles and rockets. The Army (more…)
WASHINGTON — A U.S. company has reached a $25 million settlement amid charges that it illegally sold military equipment to the Middle East. A California company, Meggitt-USA, has reached (more…)
MOSCOW — Russia has denied reports that it signed a deal to export an advanced air defense system to Iran. Russia’s state-owned arms export agency, Rosoboronexport, asserted that the (more…)
ABU DHABI — Qatar, amid military modernization, has invited Western and other contractors to offer weapons for maritime security. The Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has sponsored a conference on (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has overseen the development of a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle. The U.S. Army has sponsored a test of a solar-powered version of a leading (more…)
MOSCOW — Russia has unveiled a project to develop a long-range ballistic missile defense system. Officials said the latest BMD system was designed to detect, track and intercept everything (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has been assembling its sixth missile and rocket defense battery. The Israeli military has overseen the production of the sixth Iron Dome battery. Officials said (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has achieved record defense exports amid shrinking budgets in the West. The Defense Ministry said Israeli defense and security exports reached a record $7.5 billion (more…)
MOSCOW — Russia plans to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles from the United Arab Emirates. The Russian Army is said to have ordered nearly 50 UAVs from Israel in sales (more…)
