Arms trade

Elbit Systems secures $1.4b. European defense contract as backlog passes $30b.

The multi-domain package includes autonomous unmanned vehicles, ground-based electronic warfare solutions, precision-guided artillery, and advanced reconnaissance systems.

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.
A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, Chinese flag and fragment of Taiwanese flag in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

Trump says he's not looking for Taiwan to go independent following Beijing summit with Xi

US President Donald Trump inspects an honour guard during a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026.

Trump lauds ‘biggest summit’ as Xi talks tackle trade, Iran

A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

Pro-Palestine camp to take place at site of Jewish WWII deportations


Russian invasion spurs European demand for US drones, missiles

Poland urgently wants to purchase sophisticated Reaper drone systems from the United States, a Polish government official said this week. 

The Lockheed Martin F35 fighter jet plane, also known as the Adir, in a test flight

Arms sales to Europe skyrocket as tensions escalate with Russia

A new report finds that imports of major arms by European states rose 19 percent between 2017-2021 when compared to 2012-2016.

 Ukrainian tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol, February 24, 2022.

State Department approves a possible $70 million military sale to Jordan

The US arms deal with Jordan comes at the heels of three additional arm sales to Middle Eastern countries that were announced last week

US soldiers stand next to Jordanian flags as they take part in Exercise Eager Lion at one of the Jordanian military bases in Azraq, east of Amman, Jordan, April 26, 2018

Iran chief of staff: We'll be one of the world's largest arms exporters

Iranian Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri stressed that Iran was "more than self-sufficient" when it came to weapons and equipment.

 Iranian missiles are seen at an underground of the new "missile cite" of Iran's Revolutionary Guards naval unit at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on March 15, 2021.

Mexico issues arrest warrants in 'Fast and Furious' gun trafficking case

The once-secret 'Fast and Furious' scheme set out to stop US-Mexico gun smuggling by allowing people to illegally buy arms in the United States and take them to Mexico.

US Attorney General Eric Holder testifies during a hearing on "Oversight of the Justice Department" held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 8, 2011.

US rejects Israeli request for tanker aircraft as Iran plans advance

The US has reportedly rejected an Israeli request to fast-track the delivery of two tanker aircraft.

A Boeing KC-46 tanker belonging to the Israeli Air Force is seen fueling a fighter jet in the air.

Iran praises arms deal with Russia - analysis

This is important because there was already one joint naval drill with Russia and China in the past: Now there could be more.

President Bashar al-Assad (C) meeting with Iraq's Chief of Staff Othman al-Ghanimi (4th-R) and Iran's Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Bagheri (5th-L) in the presence of Syrian Defence Minister Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (3rd-R) in the Syrian capital Damascus

Why Israel should be against the current US foreign ‘aid’ - opinion

Over 90% of this money must be used as credit for buying weapons from companies within the US, basically subsidizing their arms industry.

The US Capitol building, which contains the House of Representatives and the Senate.

US State Dept. gives green light to sale of helicopters to Israel

The deal, worth $3.4 billion, will see Israel receive 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to replace the aging Yasur squadron.

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky's Ch-53K on the tarmac at Berlin Air Show

Proposed US arms sale to Nigeria on 'hold' over human rights concerns

Foreign Policy reported earlier this week that the State Department had informally notified Congress of the proposed sale but it was frozen in the Senate committee.

Protesters carry placards as police descend on them during a June 12 Democracy Day rally in Abuja, Nigeria June 12, 2021.