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Panetta: “Syria Main Chemical Weapons Sites Remain Intact”
2012-10-01 Read More...
Syrians have moved some of their chemical weapons capability to better secure it, but the country’s main chemical weapons sites remain intact and secure under government control, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Friday, citing U.S.

Emirates Willing to Buy Another 40 Airbus A380s
2012-10-01 Read More...
Confirming growing demand for the world's largest airliner, a top executive of Emirates Airline said the company would be willing to buy another 40 Airbus A380 jets, but that the fast-growing Dubai airport where the airline is based is short of room

Tawazun, Denel to Develop Guided Weapons Systems in UAE
2012-09-25 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to make guided weapons systems in Abu Dhabi in a joint venture with Denel, South Africa's biggest maker of defense equipment, in the latest push to diversify its economy away from

Switzerland Lifts Freeze on Weapon Exports to UAE
2012-09-24 Read More...
Switzerland has lifted its freeze on weapons exports to the UAE but said it would require guarantees that arms not be re-exported, after a joint investigation found some Swiss-made grenades had found their way into Syria's

Boeing to Build 11 More P-8 Poseidon Planes for US Navy
2012-09-24 Read More...
Boeing Company has won a $1.9 billion contract to build 11 more P-8 maritime surveillance planes for the US Navy, according to the US Defense

Iran Denies Military Presence in Syria, Lebanon
2012-09-19 Read More...
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday denied remarks by the Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief that members of the country’s Military Forces were present in Syria and Lebanon, according to Arabic language Al Alam

Most Widely Attended Naval Exercise Starts in the Gulf
2012-09-18 Read More...
Warships from around the world are being assembled in the Gulf for what the US military described as the most widely attended international naval exercise ever held in the Middle

Iran to Hit All of Israel, US Bases, Hormuz if Attacked
2012-09-17 Read More...
The Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Sunday of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, US bases in the Middle East and Israel if his country was to be

EADS, BAE Systems in Advanced Merger Talks
2012-09-13 Read More...
In the biggest shakeup in Europe’s aerospace and defense sector in more than a decade, Britain’s BAE Systems PLC and Airbus-owner EADS NV said they are in advanced talks to create an industry giant that would overtake rival Boeing

Iran to Hold Large-Scale Air Defense Drill
2012-09-04 Read More...
Iran will hold a large-scale military drill involving all its air defense systems next month, an Iranian Commander was quoted as

U.S. Suspends Training of New Afghani Police Recruits
2012-09-03 Read More...
U.S. Forces in Afghanistan said on Sunday they have suspended training new recruits to the Afghan Local Police (ALP) amid a spike in the number of insider attacks which are damaging trust between Afghans and their allies.

U.S. Navy Sends Aircraft Carriers Back to Gulf
2012-08-27 Read More...
The U.S. Navy is cutting short home leave for the crew of one of its aircraft carriers and sending them back to the Middle East this week to counter any threat from Iran, according to the official Navy News

Egypt to Use Aircraft & Tanks in Sinai
2012-08-22 Read More...
Egypt is preparing to use aircraft and tanks in Sinai as part of its offensive against militants in the border area, security sources told Reuters, while the Israeli Army announced it deployed an Iron Dome air defense system near the Egyptian

Iran Upgrades 6 Weapon Systems
2012-08-22 Read More...
Iran unveiled upgrades to 6 weapons, including a more accurate short-range missile, a more powerful naval engine and an airborne testing

Egyptian President to Attend NAM Summit in Iran
2012-08-21 Read More...
Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi will visit Iran to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meetings on August 30, Egyptian state news agency MENA said, the first such visit by an Egyptian head of state to Tehran since the Islamic

GCC States Interested in THAAD Missile-Defense System
2012-08-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and its closest regional partners have shown interest in buying the most advanced Lockheed Martin Corp missile-defense system to counter perceived threats, executives of the company

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