Foreign Military Sale

The US State Department has approved the sale of various military equipment to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, amounting to $5 billion.

F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jet sales to several Middle East countries have been approved by The White House according to the chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker. After more than two years in the making, several Middle East countries appear to be on the verge of acquiring 4th Generation fighters from […]

There are only 15 remaining F-16’s to be built, but Lockheed Martin expects to keep the life of one of the most well known jets going for a long time. As with many older fighters, the current trend is to maintain the shell airframe but upgrade the electronics, radars, and other mission equipment. International customers […]

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, in Germany for a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea last week, told Reuters he was frustrated by delays in approving the sale of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet jets to a close U.S. ally. His concern also raises the possibility that a delay could affect the cost of jets the U.S. […]