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Kuwait to Get 84 Patriot PAC-3 MSEs With Canisters
2020-06-01 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of eighty-four (84) Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements (MSEs) and related equipment for an

Kuwait Requests Patriot Sustainment, Support & Repair Services
2020-06-01 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of Patriot program sustainment and technical assistance as follow-on support for an estimated cost of $425

Kuwait Responds to Inquiries about Caracal Aircraft Defects
2020-02-17 Read More...
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued a clarification on inquiries made by several lawmakers about the existence of a technical malfunction in Caracal aircraft, specifically in relation to two aircrafts, ahead of their delivery by the

Justin Trudeau Visits Canadian Troops in Kuwait
2020-02-12 Read More...
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, concluded a successful visit to Kuwait, where he visited Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members currently deployed to Kuwait, and met with Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad AI-Jaber

Kuwait’s Defense Minister Receives Iraqi, Egyptian, Canadian Counterparts
2020-01-22 Read More...
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met received Monday Iraqi Defense Minister Najah

Kuwait Aviation Show 2020 Concludes with 60,000+ Visitors
2020-01-21 Read More...
The number of visitors to the ground of Kuwait Aviation Show 2020 has exceeded 60,000, the fair organizing committee announced on

Kuwait Appoints New Defense, Interior Ministers
2019-12-20 Read More...
Kuwait formed a new government earlier this week that replaced the son of the emir as Defense Minister and named an Interior Minister from outside the ruling family, a month after the former cabinet

Saudi Chief of General Staff Attends GDA 2019 Exhibition in Kuwait
2019-12-12 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff Fayyadh Bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili and his accompanying delegation attended in Kuwait Tuesday the activities of the 5th edition of the Gulf Defense and Aerospace Exhibition (GDA) taking place at the Kuwait

Flight Testing Starts for 1st H225Ms for Kuwait
2019-10-22 Read More...
The first H225Ms to be delivered to Kuwait later this year have started flight testing. Kuwait ordered 30 of the long-range multi-role H225Ms in August 2016. They will be operated by the Kuwait Air Force and the Kuwait National

Kuwait Requests 19 M88A2 HERCULES Armored Vehicles
2019-10-14 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for nineteen (19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System (HERCULES) recovery vehicles and related equipment and

Chief of General Staff of Polish Armed Forces Visits Kuwait
2019-04-22 Read More...
Kuwait’s Chief of General Staff of the Army Lieutenant-General Mohammed Al-Khader received Thursday the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Lieutenant General Rajmund

Four Italian Typhoons Deployed to Kuwait for ISR Missions
2019-04-01 Read More...
A European expert in supporting land armored vehicles, ARQUUS has set up a new web portal dedicated to customer support. Known as Trust Online, this new portal has been designed to provide

Kuwait Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Visits HMS Dragon
2019-03-08 Read More...
Kuwait Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Mohammad Al-Khodhor and Assistant Commander of the Navy Major General Idris Idris accompanied British Ambassador Michael Davenport on a visit to British Royal Navy destroyer, HMS Dragon,

Egyptian-Kuwaiti Joint Drills Conduct Naval Exercises
2019-02-08 Read More...
Units from the Egyptian and Kuwaiti armed forces continue their training by conducting naval exercises as part of Al-Sabah-1/Al-Yarmuk-4 joint drills, a statement by the Egyptian military spokesperson Tamer El-Refai

Kuwait to Get First Batch of Eurofighter Typhoons in Q4 2020
2018-11-06 Read More...
Kuwait is set to receive its first batch of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Commander of the country’s Air Force said, Kuwait’s News Agency (KUNA)

Kuwait’s Army Chief Visits Military Simulation Center in France
2018-10-24 Read More...
Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lt.-General Mohammad Al-Khodhr met in Paris on Monday with his French counterpart General François Lecointre to discuss defense cooperation, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

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