Arms Trade

UK government feared Israel arms ban would 'undermine US confidence'

Defence minister advised against suspending exports of F-35 fighter jet components destined for Israel because of security concerns, court hears

Germany seeks Turkish assurances over Eurofighter and tank sales

Germany initiates Eurofighter technical talks with Turkey

UK Foreign Office won't say if Israeli military conduct in Lebanon under review

Germany reconsiders Turkey's Eurofighter request as regional tensions rise

US says no system in place to track delivery of spare parts for Israeli F-35s

Legal battles loom over supply chain keeping Israeli F-35s flying over Gaza and Lebanon

Russia-Ukraine war

In public and private, Iran insists it did not send Russia ballistic missiles

Israel's war on Gaza

UK suspends 30 arms exports to Israel over Gaza war crimes concerns

Putin 'proposed to have a Turkish drone factory built in Russia'

China emerges as an arms supplier of choice for many Middle East countries, say analysts

Iran's supreme leader presses Erdogan on proposed Syrian offensive

Blair 'urged Kuwait to buy UK arms in recognition of Gulf war support'

US claims it only sells 'defensive' weapons to Saudi Arabia. But does this distinction exist?

Iran set to deliver armed drones to Russia, White House says

Turkey's development of air-to-air missiles for drones unlikely to revolutionise aerial warfare

Biden administration shows support for F-16 sale to Turkey

US Congress may revisit Egypt human rights record in exchange for Russia snub, report says

Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine received 50 Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones since Russian invasion

Turkey is open to bid on Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes if F-16s deal fails

US government watchdog says weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE lack oversight