General Atomics eyes ‘huge’ MQ-9 sale to Saudi Arabia
Under Trump, one drone executive sees big business in the Gulf region.
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Russian arms makers make big showing at Arab defense fair
Isolated by the war on Ukraine, Russia has sent its cadre of state-owned defense companies for a big footprint at the IDEX defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
US Senate advances Saudi guided-munitions sale, 53-47
The U.S. Senate has voted 53-47 along largely partisan lines to approve a $510 million sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia.
Schumer opposes smart-bomb sale to Saudi Arabia
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will vote against a $510 million U.S.-Saudi deal for precision-guided munitions sale, almost assuring Democrats will oppose the deal as a bloc.
Town hall planned to discuss Alaska Arrow-3 missile testing for Israel
Officials from the spaceport on Kodiak Island will host a town hall meeting Wednesday to answer questions about the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's plans to test a U.S.-Israeli anti-ballistic missile system in Alaska.
Elbit unveils time-traveling airborne surveillance system
The firm’s eye-in-the-sky system covers some 80 square kilometers at a time, enabling users to zoom in and out over multiple points of interest.
Iran Contra affair middleman dies at 81
The Saudi businessman is infamous for his involvement in the 1986 Iran-Contra affair.
Here are the big industry winners in the Saudi weapons offer
Now that details of the $110 billion arms package offered to Saudi Arabia are known, Lockheed Martin appears to be the clear winner among American defense firms, with others also poised to benefit as well.
Revealed: Trump's $110 billion weapons list for the Saudis
The administration's arms proposal to Saudi Arabia, previously slim on specifics, includes seven THAAD missile defense batteries, over 100,000 air-to-ground munitions and billions of dollars’ worth of new aircraft, according to a White House document obtained by Defense News.
US-Qatar fighter jet sale worth $21B in middle of diplomatic crisis
President Trump sided with Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries Tuesday in a deepening diplomatic crisis with Qatar, casting a cloud over a $21.1 billion sale Boeing is counting on to keep open its F-15 production line.
Qatar rift sets back Trump's 'Arab NATO'
A diplomatic rift between Qatar and four Gulf neighbors shows why a military union to fight terrorism and push back against Iran is easier said than done.
