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Egyptian President Promotes Top Army Commanders
2013-04-17 Read More...
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi promoted top army leaders on last week and condemned what he called a campaign against the military, after a British newspaper cited a report that accused the army of torture and killing during the 2011

Iran Test-Fires 3 New Missiles
2013-04-16 Read More...
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Kiumars Heidari says Iran has successfully test-fired three new

U.N.: “Libyan Arms Spreading in the Region”
2013-04-16 Read More...
Weapons are spreading from Libya at an “alarming rate,” fueling conflicts in Mali, Syria and elsewhere and boosting the arsenals of extremists and criminals in the region, according to a recent U.N.

Russian Warships Sent to Mediterranean
2013-04-15 Read More...
Russia’s Naval Task Force in the Mediterranean will be augmented this week with the Ropucha-II Class landing ship Azov from the Black Sea Fleet, Navy Spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said

Interview: Former Chief of UAE Naval Forces
2013-04-12 Read More...
Rear Admiral (Retired) Ahmed Al Sabab Al Teneiji graduated from the Pakistan Naval Academy in 1978 - where he became the first foreigner to win the Sword of Honor - and was commissioned in the UAE Naval

Raytheon Wins DTRA Jordanian Border Security Contract
2013-04-12 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) border security contract valued at $35.9

Yemen’s President Reshuffles Top Army Positions
2013-04-11 Read More...
Yemen’s President removed the Commander of the elite Republican Guard, a powerful political foe, from the military on Wednesday, state television reported, in an apparent move to unify the divided Armed Forces under his own

Iran Opens 2 Uranium Mines & Production Facility
2013-04-11 Read More...
Iran, under global sanctions for its controversial nuclear program, on Tuesday launched a new Uranium production facility and began operations in two extraction mines, state television

Egyptian Military Against Toppling Army Chief
2013-04-09 Read More...
A tension that has been building up between the Egyptian Army and the Muslim Brotherhood has reached a new level, local media reports

Sudan Jails 9 Military Officers over “Coup” Plot
2013-04-09 Read More...
Nine Sudanese military Officers have been sentenced to between two and five years in prison for their role in an alleged coup against the Sudanese government last year, a lawyer said on

Tunisia Receives 1st C-130J Super Hercules
2013-04-05 Read More...
Lockheed Martin delivered the first C-130J Super Hercules to the Republic of Tunisia, marking the first delivery to an African

Defense Imports by the Gulf States (2008-2012)
2013-04-05 Read More...
Almost all Gulf States (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) devote a larger share of their gross domestic product (GDP) to military spending than the global average.

Iran’s 24th Navy Fleet Wraps up 72-Day Mission
2013-04-05 Read More...
The 24th fleet of Iran’s Navy has returned home after successfully conducting a 72-day mission in international waters to provide maritime security in the

2nd Generation Israeli “Sky Rider” Enters Service
2013-04-04 Read More...
An improved variant of the Israeli Sky Rider UAV, which will provide full, real-time intelligence pictures, just entered operational use for the IDF Ground

GD to Produce Additional Saudi M1A2 Abrams Tanks
2013-04-03 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded an additional $40 million for the procurement and production of Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tanks for the Kingdom of Saudi

Israel Prepares for Next War with Hezbollah
2013-04-02 Read More...
On a dusty field in Israel’s southern desert, the Israeli military geared up last month for the next battle against a familiar foe: Hezbollah in

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