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Bahrain Buys US Weapons, Military Equipment Worth $350 Million amid High Public Debt, Taxes Hike
2023-04-01
The United States announced a $350 million sale of military equipment and the refurbishing of helicopters and missile launchers to Bahrain.
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Bahrain Ranked 12th in Military Expenditure Compared to GDP
2021-08-31
According to the Economist's defense expenditures index for 2020, Bahrain is rated 12th in the world in terms of military spending as a percentage of GDP.
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Bahrain: $150M for Refurbishing $80M Navy Frigate
2019-10-25
The State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale for refurbishment of a frigate sold to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
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State Department OKs Nearly $6 billion in Weapons Sales to Gulf Allies
2019-05-04
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $6 billion worth of weapons sales to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in three separate packages, the Pentagon said on Friday after notifying Congress of the certification.
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Bahrain: F-16 Jets Worth $1.12 Billion to Keep Pace with Saudi Arabia and Qatar
2018-08-29
The American National Interest website considered that the Royal Bahraini Air Force will become the first operator of the most advanced and capable version of F-16 ever designed. Websites said that the $1.2 billion contract to buy fighters came to allow Bahrain keep pace with other regional competitors such Qatar.
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Lockheed Wins $1.1 Bln US Defense Contract, Pentagon
2018-06-24
Lockheed Martin Corp and two of its subsidiaries have been awarded a $1.1 billion contract for production of F-16 fighter jets for Bahrain.
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US Lockheed Awarded $1.1 Billion Contract for 16 F-16 Fighter Jets for Bahrain
2018-06-24
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.1 billion contract to produce 16 F-16 Viper Block 70 fighter aircraft for Bahrain, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a release.
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Bahrain to Buy US Bomb Bodies Worth $45 Million
2018-05-20
U.S. State Department announced that it has cleared Bahrain to buy as many as 3,200 bomb bodies for a cost of about $45 million.
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Bahrain Spent $1.4 Billion on Armament in 2017
2018-05-19
A report issued by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an international institute based in Sweden, showed that Bahrain�s spending on armament reached 4.1% of GDP.
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British Arms Company Admits that its Equipment May Have Been Used by Saudi Forces in its Military Intervention in Bahrain in 2011
2018-05-14
Chairman of the Board of BAE Systems for arms admitted that �BAE Systems equipment may have been used by Saudi forces in a military intervention to crush anti-government protests in Bahrain in 2011.�
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US Pentagon Approves Selling $911m Combat Helicopters to Bahrain
2018-04-29
US Department of Defense has approved possible sale of combat helicopters and aircraft missiles to Bahrain at an estimated cost of $911.4 million, a Pentagon agency said.
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Lockheed Pleased that Bahrain Deal of F-16 will Guarantee Production for 5 Years
2018-01-22
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company said it is pleased that Bahrain�s deal to buy 16 F-16s worth over $2.3 billion will guarantee �pass to keep F-16 production line open for the next three to five years�.
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Confirming Former Reports, Bahrain Buys 16 F16 Jets Worth $3.8 Billion
2017-10-18
Bahrain announced on Tuesday (October 17, 2017) it had signed a $3.8 billion deal with Lockheed Martin for 16 upgraded F-16 fighter jets, after US President Donald Trump�s administration resumed arms sales to Bahrain.
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The Guardian: Bahrain is Buying Arms in London � and My Family is Paying the Price
2017-10-16
Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, director of advocacy at Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy in London, published an article in �The Guardian� newspaper in which he said that his family is paying the price while Bahrain is buying arms in London.
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Qatar to Buy 24 Typhoon Jets from UK's BAE Systems
2017-09-20
Qatar's defense minister has signed a letter of intent to purchase 24 Typhoon jets from British defense group BAE Systems, in a move that could anger other Gulf countries boycotting Doha.
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Bahrain Purchases Two Aircrafts worth 30� amid Fears of Being Used in War on Yemen
2017-08-30
A British website revealed that �The government is under fire for the sale of ex-Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft to Bahrain, amid fears the planes could be used to support the deadly Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen.�
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Trump to Resume Precision Munitions Deliveries to Saudis
2017-06-14
The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
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�Defense One� Website: Removing HR Conditions from Arms Sale to Bahrain Has Severe Repercussions for Washington�s Interests
2017-05-03
The �Defense One� website specialized in American military affairs said that the move taken by the Trump administration and represented by removing human rights conditions from a multibillion-dollar F-16 sale to Bahrain is likely to have severe repercussions for American interests in the Middle East.
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New York Times: Rex Tillerson to Lift Human Rights Conditions on Arms Sale to Bahrain
2017-04-04
The US-based New York Times reported that Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has decided to lift all human rights conditions on a major sale of F-16 fighter jets and other arms to Bahrain in an effort to end a rift between the United States and a critical Middle East ally.
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Reuters: UAE Expects to Award $5.4 Billion Deals at Defense Fair
2017-02-21
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) awarded 4.5 billion dirhams ($1.2 billion) in military procurement deals on Sunday, part of a total of 20 billion dirhams worth of purchases it expects to make at an arms fair this week, a spokesman for the expo said.