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Iran, Russia, China Start Joint Naval Drill in Sea of Oman
2024-03-13 Read More...
Naval forces from Iran, Russia and China have begun conducting joint drill in the Sea of Oman, their fifth common military exercise in recent

Indonesia First Overseas Customer for China’s ARJ21 Jetliner
2022-12-22 Read More...
China delivered its ARJ21 home-grown passenger jetliner to Indonesian airline TransNusa, bringing the jet into a foreign market for the first time, South China Morning Post

North Korea Tests New Tactical Guided Weapon to Boost Nuclear Capability
2022-04-19 Read More...
North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals the United States and South Korea begin annual drills that the North views

Iran, Russia, China Start Joint Naval Drill in Indian Ocean
2022-01-24 Read More...
Iran, Russia and China on Friday began the 2022 Marine Security Belt joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean under the slogan of “Together for Peace and

Sudan Agrees to Host Russian Naval Base for at Least 25 Years
2020-12-10 Read More...
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter century, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its global reach, The Associated Press (AP)

U.S. President Announces New Missile Defense Plan
2019-01-21 Read More...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday a new, more aggressive space-based missile defense strategy to counter threats from North Korea and Iran and to compete with advanced weapons systems being developed by countries like China and

China Unveils Mock-Up of New Stealth Unmanned Aircraft
2018-11-12 Read More...
A Chinese state-owned company said it is developing a stealth combat drone in the latest sign of the country’s growing aerospace prowess. The CH-7 unmanned aerial vehicle also underscores China's growing competitiveness in the expanding

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Pays Historic Visit to Vietnam
2018-03-07 Read More...
For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries’ efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea, The Associated Press (AP)

Saudi King Receives CIA Director
2017-12-20 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud received US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike

Turkish Defense Minister Receives Qatari Counterpart
2017-07-03 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah arrived in Ankara Friday on a two-day official

Saudi King Concludes Historic Visit to China
2017-03-17 Read More...
China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat

Lebanon Names New Army Commander-in-Chief
2017-03-10 Read More...
Lebanon’s Cabinet has named a new Army Commander, ending a two-year impasse over the appointment of the country’s top security and military

Israel to Acquire 17 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
2016-11-29 Read More...
Israel on Sunday said it will expand its fleet of next-generation F-35 fighter jets in a move that officials believe will help maintain the country’s qualitative military edge over its Mideast neighbors for years to

Israel Negotiating More Submarines with Germany
2016-10-18 Read More...
Four years after the heated debate regarding the question of whether or not the IDF Navy needs a sixth submarine - Germany and Israel have initiated negotiations regarding the acquisition of additional

France to Invest $47 Million in Sahel Anti-Terror Training
2016-10-10 Read More...
France plans to invest 42 million euros ($47 million) to help countries of Africa’s Sahel region prepare to face extremists' attacks similar to those that killed dozens in Paris in 2015, an Interior Ministry official said on

Russia Deploys S-300 Air Defense System to Syria
2016-10-06 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it had sent an S-300 missile system to its naval facility in the Syrian city of Tartus, a measure it says is meant to bolster its

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