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L3Harris Announces New Variants of its VAMPIRE System
2025-10-12 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has expanded its VAMPIRE™ system, demonstrating the company’s ability to swiftly respond to the U.S. Department of War and allied partners’ urgent need to defeat small unmanned autonomous systems accurately and

Jordanian Crown Prince Meets French President, Chief of Armed Forces
2025-10-12 Read More...
His Royal Highness Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, met in Paris on Thursday with General Fabien Mandon, Chief of Staff of the French

AM General Showcases its New Agile, Lethal Mobile Platforms at AUSA 2025
2025-10-12 Read More...
Leading military mobility solutions provider, AM General, will focus on the agility and lethality of its key vehicle portfolio at the Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) taking place fro 13-15 October 2025

Algeria, Tunisia Sign Defence Cooperation Agreement
2025-10-10 Read More...
General Saïd Chanegriha, Minister Delegate to the Algerian Minister of National Defence, Chief of Staff of People’s National Army, received in audience this Tuesday, 7th October 2025, at People’s National Army

Joint Saudi-Omani Air Exercise “Sky Swords 2025” Concludes
2025-10-10 Read More...
Activities of the Saudi-Omani joint exercise “Sky Swords 2025” were concluded Wednesday at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi

Dassault Aviation Delivers 300th Rafale
2025-10-09 Read More...
The production of the 300th Rafale has been completed a few days ago. This milestone reflects the operational, industrial, and commercial success of this combat aircraft, which has no equivalent in its category in terms of versatility and proven

Jordanian King Visits Saab Headquarters in Sweden
2025-10-09 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan visited Tuesday Saab headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, according to a royal court

Denmark Selects European SAMP/T NG to Protect its Skies
2025-10-09 Read More...
The Danish Ministry of Defence has announced the selection of SAMP/T NG to provide the country with a state of the art solution for its long-range air and missile

Sweden Orders Four Embraer C-390 Millennium as Part of Joint European Procurement
2025-10-07 Read More...
The Kingdom of Sweden acquired Monday four C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft from Embraer. The contract also includes seven additional purchase options, paving the way for future acquisitions by other European

World Defense Show 2026: Driving Defense Integration Through Knowledge and Collaboration
2025-10-07 Read More...
As outlined by Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is rapidly emerging as a global defense hub, and a key supporter of this transformation is World Defense Show (WDS). A globally recognized premier defense

Navantia Hosts Naming Ceremony of Spanish Navy’s S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ Submarine
2025-10-07 Read More...
Navantia’s shipyard in Cartagena (Murcia) hosted last week the naming ceremony of the S-82 ‘Narciso Monturiol’ submarine. This is the second vessel in the S-80 series being built for the Spanish

Pentagon Recommits to Scaling Back its Military Mission in Iraq
2025-10-02 Read More...
The Pentagon recommitted itself in a statement on Tuesday to scaling back its military mission in Iraq, a process that a U.S. official said will see Baghdad command efforts to combat remnants of Islamic State inside its own

Kuwait Hands Task Force 152 Command to Qatar
2025-10-01 Read More...
The Kuwait Naval Force formally handed over command of Combined Task Force 152 to the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces in a ceremony held at the US Navy’s Central Command headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain on

Qatari, Malaysian Defence Ministers Witness Signing of Several Agreements
2025-09-30 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met with Minister of Defence of Malaysia Mohamed Khaled Nordin and his accompanying delegation during his official visit to

Jordan Armed Forces, ASELSAN Explore Cooperation
2025-09-30 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army (JAF), Major General Yousef Huneiti, welcomed Monday a delegation of ASELSAN Middle East, a leading international defense electronics company, on Monday at the

Egypt, Turkey Conclude First Joint Naval Exercise Held Since 2012
2025-09-30 Read More...
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced that the joint naval exercise “Sea of Friendship 2025” has concluded. The exercise was conducted over several days within the territorial waters of the Republic of

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