The annual report, which provides totals of US-authorized arms sale agreements between American defense firms and foreign governments, showed a $112 million (BD42 million) rise in licensed defense sales to Bahrain between the 2009 and 2010 fiscal years, according to Gulf Daily News (GDN).
The US approved $88 million in military exports to Bahrain in 2009. Much of the flow of military hardware to Bahrain was for aircraft and military electronics, but the US also licensed $760,000 in exports of rifles, shotguns and assault weapons in 2010.
Source: Gulf Daily News – GDN
