F-35, Abrams tank sales part of new US-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement
As part of a newly signed Strategic Defense Agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia, Washington has greenlit the sale of F-35 fighters and 300 Abrams tanks to the Middle East ally,…
Saudi Arabia ‘should get top of the line’:F-35s like Israel, Trump says
U.S President Donald Trump said that both Israel and Saudi Arabia are “great” allies, as he confirmed that the United States would sell Riyadh F-35 fighter jets that are “pretty…
In an unprecedented step.. Israeli military company establishes first branch in UAE
The Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Sunday that the Israeli government has approved the establishment of a branch of Controp Precision Technologies Ltd in the United Arab Emirates. The move has been…
Saudi-Pakistan defense pact brings new nuclear player to region
“The agreement stipulates that a foreign aggression on one is an attack on both,” Faisal Al Hamad, a retired Saudi Air Force Brigadier General and defense analyst, told Breaking Defense…
Israeli anti-missile laser system ‘Iron Beam’ ready for military use this year
A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later this year, Israel’s Defence Ministry…
Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal
Spain appears to have cancelled a €697 million ($823 million) contract for the acquisition of the High Mobility Rocket Launcher System (SILAM), developed from Israeli firm Elbit Systems’ Precise and…
Hezbollah, Houthis downing of drones challenges Israel, US air superiority
“Israel and the United States will need to gradually adjust their operating procedures,” said Bruce Bennett, senior adjunct international defense researcher at RAND Corporation. RIAD KAHWAJI DUBAI — A series…
As US Navy bats down Red Sea ‘threats,’ analysts see years-old security problem
Riad Kahwaji “The Houthi disruptive capability… is not a new phenomenon,” one expert told Breaking Defense. The American guided missile destroyer USS Mason on Wednesday shot down a drone that a US…
The Israeli Gaza campaign: High expectations, big risks and bleak outcomes
Riad Kahwaji Analysts say there are three overarching questions: Whether Israel’s goal of eliminating Hamas is realistic, whether another front in the war will explode, and what the long-term regional…