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MENA Nation Extends Order for Oerlikon Skyguard System
2014-03-05 Read More...
Rheinmetall has won another important order in the field of military air defence.

Airbus Defence & Space’s Testing Instrument to German AF
2014-03-05 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space has developed a new testing instrument for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to identify faulty assemblies.

Iran Displays Combat Drone Armed with Missiles
2014-03-04 Read More...
Iran displayed its advanced home-made combat drone, Karrar, in camouflage color and armed with anti-aircraft missiles during President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the Defense Industries Exhibition

Iran Unveils 16 Defense Projects
2014-02-28 Read More...
Iran unveiled 21 radar and electronic defense projects in a ceremony participated by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan earlier this

Iran Unveils Smart Detection Cabin for Cruise Missiles
2014-02-27 Read More...
Iran unveiled a home-made smart detection and guidance cabin for high precision cruise missiles and a smart composite armor used in tanks and personnel carriers in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan earlier this

Iran to Launch Own S-300 Air-Defense Shield in 2 Years
2014-02-19 Read More...
Iran’s top Air Defense Commander announced that the country would launch Bavar (Belief) 373 missile defense system - the Iranian version of the sophisticated S-300 long-range air-defense missile shield - in the next two

Iran Tests New Long-Range Ballistic Missiles
2014-02-14 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry said it has successfully tested a new generation of long-range ballistic missiles with Multiple Reentry Vehicle payloads and a laser-guided air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile named Bina.

Air Force Chief: “Iran to Build Semi-Heavy Fighter Jets”
2014-02-12 Read More...
Iran plans to build semi-heavy and training jets, a senior Air Force Commander announced last week, adding that the country’s experts have equipped Mirage fighters with state-of-the-art home-made

Iran Upgrading Smart Bomb Platform
2014-02-06 Read More...
The Iranian Air Force Deputy Chief Liaison Officer, General Aziz Nasirzadeh, announced that the country is developing its smart bombs production program and plans to mount air-based cruise missiles on all its fighter

Iran Enhances Radar System of Hawk Missile Defense Shield
2014-02-04 Read More...
Iran has doubled the range of the area covered by the radar systems of its mid-range Hawk air defense missile shield and improved its tracking and targeting capability by 40%, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad

Iran May Mount Sayyad-2 Missile on Mowj-Class Vessels
2014-01-30 Read More...
Iran is considering a number of changes in its powerful and high-precision missiles dubbed “Sayyad (Hunter) 2” to use it on its Mowj-class vessels, a senior Navy Commander

SGO Opens Mauritania Command Center
2014-01-29 Read More...
Sterling Global Operations (SGO), a global stability operations company opened a Command Center in Mauritania last Thursday. The Center is located north of Nouakchott

Iran to Send Team to Russia to Discuss S-300 Substitute
2014-01-17 Read More...
The Iranian Defense Ministry is due to send a delegation to Russia to discuss delivery of a substitute for S-300 defense shield (photo), a Legislator revealed earlier this

Iran Planning New Tactic for S-200 Missile System
2014-01-07 Read More...
Commander of Iran’s Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said Iran still continues to optimize its indigenized S-200 anti-aircraft missile shield and plans a new tactical use for the

Israel’s Upgraded Arrow Interceptor Passes 2nd Flight Test
2014-01-06 Read More...
Israel carried out a second successful test on Friday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in space the kind of missiles held by Iran and Syria, a Defense Ministry spokeswoman

Harris Wins Middle East Order
2013-12-27 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $49 million order to provide a nation in the Middle East with integrated tactical

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