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Harris Atlas Systems Wins Middle East Contract
2012-07-24 Read More...
Harris Atlas Systems LLC has been awarded an $8 million contract to provide a Middle Eastern government agency with a system that will ensure that critical military and public safety information can be shared quickly, easily and securely even under

Switzerland Lifts UAE Arms Embargo
2012-07-23 Read More...
Switzerland on Friday lifted an arms embargo against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the two sides agreed to investigate how Swiss hand grenades sold to the UAE wound up in Syria, the government

UAE Orders 750 Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles
2012-07-20 Read More...
Oshkosh Corporation announced that the Company’s Defense segment has been awarded a contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces with 750 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles

Tawazun Holding Headline Sponsor of IDEX 2013
2012-07-18 Read More...
The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) announced the return of Tawazun Holding as Headline Sponsor for the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2013.

Dubai World Central: New Home for Dubai Air Show
2012-07-17 Read More...
The 13th edition of the Dubai Air Show will take place 17 to 21 December 2013 and is moving to a brand new purpose built home at Dubai World Central (DWC), located in Jebel Ali,

Y1B Satellite Handed over to Yahsat
2012-07-10 Read More...
Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, Europe’s leading space companies, have successfully completed the in-orbit testing of the Y1B satellite, conducted from the Yahsat control centre in Abu Dhabi

Switzerland Freezes Arms Exports to UAE
2012-07-06 Read More...
Switzerland said it was freezing arms exports to the UAE after a media report said a Swiss-made hand grenade originally shipped to the Gulf state had been found in

UAE-Bahrain Conclude “Falcons Union” Joint Air Exercises
2012-07-05 Read More...
Fighter Jets of the UAE and Bahrain returned to their hangars on Wednesday after participating in successful joint air drills codenamed “Falcons Union

Boeing Delivers 6th C-17 Globemaster III to UAE
2012-06-21 Read More...
Boeing delivered the 6th United Arab Emirates (UAE) C-17 Globemaster III to the UAE Air Force and Air Defense earlier this month at the company's final assembly facility in Long Beach,

Guo: “UAE & France to Boost Defense Cooperation”
2012-06-13 Read More...
The UAE and France spare no effort to push their joint defense and military co-operation forward, a top French Defense official has

Boeing Delivers 5th C-17 to UAE
2012-05-23 Read More...
Boeing delivered a 5th C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defense earlier this month.

Armoured Vehicles UAE Conference
2012-05-18 Read More...
Senior professionals from within the armoured vehicles domain see the UAE as a particular area for growth for the sector, according to a

Motorola Solutions’ Ultimate Police Patrol Vehicle at TWC 2012
2012-05-10 Read More...
Motorola Solutions, Inc. is highlighting its latest innovations at the largest Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) industry gathering in the

Sheikh Mohammed Attends Joint UAE-French Military Drill
2012-05-04 Read More...
General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, watched on Wednesday the final stage of the UAE-French joint military exercise codenamed “Gulf

Iraq to Receive 24 F-16 Jets Early 2014
2012-04-30 Read More...
Iraq will receive the first 24 of 36 F-16 fighter jets it has ordered from the United States at the beginning of 2014, a senior official told Reuters on

Sheikh Mohammed Receives US Secretary of Navy
2012-04-26 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received US Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus and his accompanying delegation at Zabeel Palace on

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