“If we don’t see changes from their side, they’ll have to be changes from our side,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
By Ashley Roque and Valerie Insinna“The proposed sale will improve Bahrain’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing a credible force that can deter adversaries and provide the capability to participate in regional operations with the United States and other U.S. partner nations,” the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
By Lee FerranPartners are “looking for clear answers in a reasonable time,” DSCA Deputy Director Michael Miller told Breaking Defense.
By Colin ClarkThe State Department approval comes as Poland makes a push for greater regional air domain awareness and is willing to spend big on its defense.
By Lee FerranThe Biden administration reportedly pushed New Delhi to approve the deal on its end ahead of a state visit by Indian leader Narendra Modi in June.
By Lee Ferran“The sale will improve Germany’s capability to meet current and future threats by upgrading Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities on its P-8A aircraft,” the State Department said in a release.
By Lee FerranThe announced potential sale to Tokyo comes days after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met military leaders in the Indo-Pacific.
By Lee FerranRomania hopes to buy 54 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks through the Foreign Military Sales process.
By Aaron MehtaThe largest package announced today involves the UK buying 3,000 AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground missiles for an estimated $957.4 million.
By Aaron MehtaArmy undersecretary Gabe Camarillo on Tuesday declared 2024 the “year of Army security cooperation.”
By Aaron Mehta“We have concluded that we’re not able to change the production priorities [for Taiwan]. That would be an easy answer but unfortunately there are no easy answers,” senior State Department official Mira Resnick told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley RoqueThe announced deal covers 25 F-35A models, alongside 26 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines and a host of equipment.
By Aaron MehtaAlthough the State Department did not disclose the timeline for next steps or when those helicopters might be ready for delivery, earlier this year Warsaw said it had reached a deal with Washington to receive eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters sooner than the rest.
By Ashley Roque
In this op-ed, the Cato Institute’s Eric Gomez argues the US won’t be able to support Ukraine and Taiwan with arms and defense articles indefinitely and that hard choices are on the horizon.
By Eric Gomez