Qatar signs $11 billion arms accord with USThe United States has signed an agreement with Qatar to sell the Gulf Arab ally Apache attack helicopters and Patriot and Javelin air-defense systems valued at $11 billion. "Today's signing ceremony underscores the strong More… |
Raytheon wins $655m Kuwait Patriot dealRaytheon Company has received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Kuwait. These units are an addition to the Patriot fire units Kuwait currently own More… |
Tests prove Syria used nerve gas says FranceFrance said it had performed tests that proved President Bashar Al-Assad's forces had used nerve gas in Syria's civil war, a "red line" that the US and other countries have repeatedly said would More… |
Act to save lives, Syria rebel leader urges USA Syrian opposition leader, taking Syria's seat at an Arab summit for the first time on Tuesday, said the US should use Patriot missiles to protect rebel-held areas from President Bashar Al-Assad's airpower. More… |
First Patriot missiles against Syria go activeThe first of six Patriot missile batteries being sent by Nato countries to defend Turkey from possible attack from Syria went operational on Saturday. The United States, Germany and the Netherlands are each sending two batteries t More… |
Nato missiles harm Turkey security, says IranThe installation of Patriot anti-missile batteries sent by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) members to bolster Turkey's defences against a possible missile attack from Syria will only harm the country's security, Iran's defe More… |
Raytheon delivers upgraded radar to KuwaitRaytheon Company, a major American defence contractor and industrial corporation, completed its first configuration-3 Patriot radar upgrade for Kuwait. This is the first of six radar modernization deliveries due under contract to the U.S. More… |
Raytheon wins $1.7bn Saudi missile dealRaytheon Company has received US Congressional and State Department approvals on a $1.7 billion direct commercial sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The award, announced earlier this year, incl More… |
US plans advanced Patriot missile sale to KuwaitThe Obama administration has told Congress that it planned to sell Kuwait the latest production version of Raytheon Co's Patriot interceptor missile amid concerns over Iran's growing missile capabilities. Kuwait seeks as many More… |
US Patriot missiles in Poland irk RussiaPoland hailed the deployment of a Patriot battery and troops on its soil on Wednesday as an important boost for its national security, but Russia said the move harmed regional 'trust and predictability.' The surface-to-air missile More… |