WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 billion, people briefed on the notification said.

The move comes on the heels of last week’s notification of …

As of today, [third-party] states can participate in defense projects of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of the European Union. The compromise proposed by German was accepted on October 28, 2020 in Brussels. The objection period expired today.

The compromise provides for an admissio…

BAE Systems has responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Japanese Ministry of Defence (JMOD), proposing a package of integration support to Japan’s F-X next generation fighter development programme.

The response to the RFI, which was issued by the JMOD’s Acquisition, Technology and L…

The SFO confirms it is investigating Bombardier Inc over suspected bribery and corruption in relation to contracts and / or orders from Garuda Indonesia.

As this is a live investigation, the SFO can provide no further comment.

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Last week, the flag on the “Magen” ship (the “Shield” ship in English) was changed from a German flag to an Israeli flag. Within the coming year, three more Sa’ar 6 ships will be transferred to Israel from Germany.

The ship, which is supposed to arrive in December, will join the Israeli Navy’s f…

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IIIC missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $500 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the requ…