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President of Saudi Arabia’s Military Industries Visits Egypt
2018-12-03 Read More...
President of the General Military Industries Corporation Eng. Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Madhy, met in Cairo with Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production Dr. Mohammad Al-Assar, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Pelican Presents Smart Torches, Military Cases at EDEX
2018-12-03 Read More...
Pelican™ Products, the global leader in design and manufacture of high-performance case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, is presenting at Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) the Pelican™ 7 Series LED tactical

Egypt Requests 120MM Tank Rounds
2018-11-30 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of forty-six thousand (46,000) M831A1 and M865 rounds and ten thousand (10,000) APFSDS-T rounds for an estimated cost of $201

Egypt’s Defense Minister Attends Joint Drills with Greece, Cyprus
2018-11-30 Read More...
Egypt’s Minister of Defense, Mohamed Zaki (photo), headed to Greece on Wednesday to witness the major exercise of the country’s joint drills with the Greek and Cypriot naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea, dubbed Medusa 7, the military spokesperson

Egypt Requests 10 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters
2018-11-29 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of ten (10) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters for an estimated cost of $1.0

IDEX & NAVDEX 2019 Secure 95% Space Booking
2018-11-29 Read More...
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company has announced that bookings for both indoor and outdoor spaces for the upcoming editions of the International Defence Exhibition, IDEX, 2019, and the Naval Defence Exhibition, NAVDEX,

Qatar Orders Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)
2018-11-29 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of defense articles and services in support of a Direct Commercial Sale of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) for an

EDCC Hosts Forum on Defense, Security Accelerators in UAE
2018-11-29 Read More...
The Emirates Defense Companies Council (EDCC) organized its ‘EDCC Industry Forum: Defense and Security Accelerators in the UAE,’ in collaboration with Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Higher Colleges of Technology

Jordanian King Meets Japanese Defense Minister
2018-11-28 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan met in Tokyo with Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and discussed with him means to expand military cooperation between Jordan and

UAE Armed Forces Celebrate Graduation of 10th Batch of Recruits
2018-11-28 Read More...
The General Command of the Armed Forces celebrated the graduation of the 10th batch of National Service recruits, after the end of their three-month basic training period in various training centers, Emirates News Agency WAM

Bahrain Defense Force Chief Patronizes Graduation Ceremony
2018-11-27 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa patronized the graduation of Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) officer pilots who completed a number of

Commander of Royal Air Force of Oman Visits UK
2018-11-27 Read More...
Air Vice Marshal Mattar bin Ali al-Obaidani, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Military Technological College (MTC) left Muscat Sunday for the United Kingdom (UK) as per an invitation from the

Jordanian Crown Prince Promoted to First Lieutenant
2018-11-26 Read More...
A Royal Decree was issued Friday promoting HRH the Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah, to the rank of First Lieutenant at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, Petra News Agency

Turkish Aerospace Introduces T625 Multirole Helicopter to Gulf Region
2018-11-26 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace participated in the recent Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) held on 14-16 November 2018. Turkish Aerospace attended BIAS for the third time and this time the company introduced its T625 Multirole Helicopter, which has made its

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Units
2018-11-26 Read More...
The Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, paid inspection field visits Thursday to a number of BDF units, where he was briefed about their development projects, as well as the

UAE, France Discuss Joint Military Cooperation
2018-11-23 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met on Wednesday Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, and discussed with her ways of consolidating ties of

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