Arms Sales: Bahrain

Middle East

$5B

Total Since 2009

$300M

FY2024

#22

Buyer Rank

Share of top buyers

🔫 Top Weapons Systems Sold

  • ▸F-16V fighters ($3.8B)
  • ▸Patriot PAC-3
  • ▸AH-1Z Viper helicopters ($912M)

📝 Background

Home to US Fifth Fleet (Naval Support Activity Bahrain). Tiny island nation of 1.5M people hosting the US Navy's Middle East headquarters.

🌍 Other Major Buyers

Saudi Arabia ($110B)Israel ($42B)Qatar ($28B)UAE ($23B)India ($22B)Australia ($21B)Japan ($19B)Taiwan ($18B)Iraq ($18B)South Korea ($14B)
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