US clears Norway to purchase $2.6B worth of HH-60W helicopters
Oslo’s purchase of the HH-60W could help extend the helicopter’s production line after the US Air Force moved to end procurement of the platform in 2022.
US needs to ‘start from scratch’ to rewrite Foreign Military Sales process: CENTCOM chief
US partners in the Middle East "have real security needs. If we don't fill them, China will fill them," Gen. Michael Kurilla said.
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US approves potential $1.3B Chinook helicopter sale to UAE, as Trump kicks off Middle East visit
The Foreign Military Sale announcement would cover six of the Boeing-made Chinook helicopters.
White House executive order aims to speed arm sales, cut red tape
The order includes a directive for State and DoD to compile a list of “priority partners” and “priority end items” for transfer.
Philippines cleared to buy F-16s at estimated $5.6B
The approved package, which covers 16 F-16C Block 70/72 jets and four F-16B Block 70/72 fighters, comes just days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Manilla and pledged greater defense ties between the two countries.
US greenlights potential $1.96 billion MQ-9B drone deal for Qatar
If completed, the sale would mark the first MQ-9 sale to the Middle East for contractor General Atomics.
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Poland adds long-range strike to its F-35 fleet with AARGM-ER missiles
Poland's Minister of National Defence, called the deal a “breakthrough purchase” that will allow Poland to “effectively use all the capabilities of these most modern aircraft.”
State approves $3.64B sale to Japan of air-to-air missiles
The possible sale of the RTX-made AMRAAMs includes up to 1,200 missiles.
US approves potential $4.9 billion E-7 Wedgetail deal with South Korea
Seoul is looking to expand its airborne early warning capabilities, and Boeing has competition at home and abroad for the contract.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
How US election might impact stalled Saudi-Israeli normalization, arms sales to Gulf
"Regardless of whether Harris or Trump wins this year’s presidential election, I don’t expect Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel at any point in the foreseeable future," said Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a US-based consulting firm.
Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase
Australia's minister for defense procurement, Pat Conroy, noted in a statement that, “Australia was the first country, other than the United States, to fire the SM-6 missile, underscoring the strength of our alliance.”
US grants $920M loan to Romania to buy US-made weapons
Romania becomes the second country to receive money under a new authority granted to the State Department.
Egypt getting first 2 Super Hercules cargo aircraft, Lockheed Martin says
The new tankers are expected to replace the older fleet of 24 C-130H aircraft that Cairo currently operates.