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Oman-Italy Joint Military Drill “Jabal Shams 3” Kicks off
2023-09-12 Read More...
A joint Omani-Italian military drill codenamed “Jebal Shams 3” kicked off Monday in the Republic of

Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Meets Polish, Korean Defense Officials at MSPO
2023-09-07 Read More...
Assistant Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Executive Affairs, Dr. Khalid bin Hussein Al-Bayari, met Wednesday with the Polish Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Defense Michał Wiśniewski on the sidelines of

MARSS Celebrates Two Years in Saudi Arabia & Continues to Invest in the Kingdom
2023-08-31 Read More...
MARSS’ Riyadh-based operations have grown significantly since establishing itself in the KSA in 2021; starting with a handful of employees and building to over 30 project managers, engineers, technicians and support

Embraer Defense & Security Holds C-390 Millennium Day in India
2023-08-30 Read More...
Embraer concluded its C-390 Millennium Day in New Delhi which brought together key private and public entities from the Indian aerospace and defence

Royal Jordanian Air Force Takes Part in Bucharest International Air Show
2023-08-30 Read More...
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) took part for the first time in the Bucharest International Air Show (BIAS), which was held at Baneasa Airport, on Friday and

Saudi Navy Assumes Command of Combined Task Force 152 & Coalition Task Force Sentinel
2023-08-28 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) officially took command of Combined Task Force 152 from the Royal Bahrain Naval Force and assumed control of the Coalition Task Force Sentinel from the British Royal

Sikorsky, PTDI Sign Agreement for Indonesian Black Hawks
2023-08-24 Read More...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced the signing of an agreement with Indonesian aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) to enter into a strategic partnership to pursue a sales agreement of up to 24 Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk®

Indonesia Signs MoU to Procure up to 24 Boeing F-15EX Fighter Jets
2023-08-23 Read More...
The Republic of Indonesia and Boeing shared their commitment to finalize the sale of 24 F-15EX aircraft to Indonesia, subject to U.S. government approval, during a visit of Indonesia’s Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto to the United

Oman, Kazakhstan Conduct Military Talks
2023-08-21 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Kazakhstan conducted last week joint military talks in Nur-sultan,

Iranian Navy Receives “Qadir” and “Nasir” Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles
2023-08-07 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) delivered domestically-developed cruise missiles, dubbed “Qadir” and “Nasir”, to the navy fleet on Sunday after the IRGC held large-scale military exercises in the Persian

UAE Provides Military & Security Equipment to Chad
2023-08-07 Read More...
The UAE has sent a shipment of military vehicles and security equipment to the Republic of Chad, to support its capabilities in combatting terrorism and enhancing border

RTX Connects New Platforms to Serve as Battlefield Nodes
2023-08-03 Read More...
RTX demonstrated advanced AI-enabled communications systems to rapidly distribute data to coalition partners during the second round of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's Northern Edge 2023 exercise series at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa,

Saudi, Indonesian Defense Ministers Discuss Military & Defense Cooperation
2023-08-02 Read More...
Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto received his Saudi counterpart, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in

Saudi, Japanese Defense Ministers Discuss Security Cooperation
2023-07-31 Read More...
The Saudi and Japanese Defense Ministers met in Tokyo Monday to discuss ways to bolster security

China, UAE Air Forces to Conduct First Joint Training Exercise
2023-07-31 Read More...
The Air Forces of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will conduct a joint training exercise in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced

Iranian Navy Receives Long-Range Cruise Missiles Equipped with AI
2023-07-27 Read More...
Iran’s navy forces took delivery of a number of long-range and precision-guided naval cruise missiles, named “Abu Mahdi”, whose command-and-control systems have been equipped with Artificial Intelligence

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