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Bahrain Requests TOW Missiles, Equipment and Support
2017-09-18 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for TOW missiles, equipment and support. The estimated cost is $27

Bahrain to Receive Two 35 Meter Fast Patrol Boats
2017-09-15 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain for 35 Meter Fast Patrol Boats. The estimated cost is $60.25 million.

Bahrain Orders 19 F-16V Aircraft with Support
2017-09-14 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for F-16V aircraft with support. The estimated cost is $2.785

Bahrain to Upgrade 20 F-16s Block 40
2017-09-13 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for upgrade of F-16 Block 40 aircraft to F-16V configuration. The estimated cost is $1.082

Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Force’s General Command
2017-09-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s King His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)’s General Command, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain’s Deputy King Meets Defense Forces Commander
2017-08-31 Read More...
Bahrain’s Deputy King His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), at Gudaibiya Palace in Manama, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain’s Defense Chief Receives Royal Guard Commander
2017-08-29 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Brigadier General HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa the Commander of the Royal

Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Presented With Doctoral Thesis Copy
2017-08-18 Read More...
Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported that the Chief-of-Staff of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Lieutenant-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, received in Manama Captain Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Binali, who presented him with a copy of his PhD thesis in

Bahrain National Guard’s Director Receives Kuwait’s Military Attaché
2017-08-10 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard’s Director-of-Staff, Major General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa, received Kuwait’s Military Attaché to the Kingdom, Major General Ali Suleiman Al-Asaker, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Visits Royal Guards Headquarters
2017-08-08 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, visited the Royal Guards Headquarters to honor Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Task Force 12, which participated in

Coastal Patrol Ships Test Fire Griffin Missile in Arabian Gulf
2017-08-07 Read More...
Five coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron (PCRON) One conducted a proficiency fire test of their MK 60 Griffin Missile Systems (GMS) July 18-20 in the Arabian

Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Chairs Joint Committee Meeting
2017-08-02 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Major General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi (photo) chaired Monday the Joint Defence and Security Committee meeting at the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command Headquarters in

Malaysian Defense Minister Visits Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
2017-07-24 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in his office in Jeddah Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and discussed with him bilateral relations and cooperation

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Praises Defense Units
2017-07-18 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a BDF unit, where he met senior officers and got informed about its work progress, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain Orders Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod
2017-07-12 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Units
2017-07-10 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a number of BDF units, where he met senior officers and got informed about the units’ administrative and military readiness as well as

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