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Bahrain’s National Security Advisor Attends Dragon Group Annual Meeting in London
2022-05-29 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Security Advisor, Royal Guard Commander, Major-General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa chaired Thursday the Kingdom’s delegation at the annual Dragon Group meeting in

EDGE Group Receives High Level Brazilian Delegation at its Abu Dhabi Headquarters
2022-05-26 Read More...
EDGE Group, one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups for defense and beyond, welcomed Wednesday a high level diplomatic, military, and commercial delegation from Brazil at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab

Saudi Chief of General Staff Attends Annual Meeting of Dragon Group in UK
2022-05-26 Read More...
The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili has headed the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the 5th annual meeting of the Dragon Group, which was held in London, UK with the participation of 10

Saudi Vice Minister of Defense Visits CENTCOM Headquarters in Tampa, Florida
2022-05-26 Read More...
Saudi Vice Minister of Defense HRH Prince Khalid bin Salman visited Tuesday the US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Upon his arrival, HRH was received by the Commander of the US Central Command General Michael E. Kurilla, and senior

Arquus Receives €800,000 Grant for its Logistics Platform Project in Limoges
2022-05-25 Read More...
On May 11, 2022, Mrs. Fabienne BUCCIO, Prefect of the New Aquitaine region (France), presented Arquus with an exceptional grant on behalf of the State to support industrial investment in the territories. This announcement was made during an

Pakistan’s 3rd MILGEM Corvette ‘PNS Badr’ Launched in Karachi
2022-05-25 Read More...
On 20 May, Karachi Shipyards and Engineering Works (KSEW) launched the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) third Babur-class (MILGEM) multi-mission corvette. The PN designated the ship as the PNS Badr, Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group

Egypt Requests TOW 2A Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles & Support
2022-05-23 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of TOW 2A Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles, Support, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $691

Naval Group Launches Second Gowind® Corvette for UAE Navy
2022-05-23 Read More...
On May 13th 2022, Al Emarat, the second Gowind® corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Naval Group, has been launched in Lorient shipyard in France, in presence of an official delegation from the United Arab Emirates

Saab Appoints Viktor Wallström as New Head of Group Communication
2022-05-23 Read More...
Saab has appointed Viktor Wallström as new Senior Vice President and Head of Group Communication. Viktor Wallström will start in the position no later than 1 October 2022 and will become a part of Saab’s Group

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Meets US Secretary of Defense in Washington
2022-05-19 Read More...
Currently on a visit to the United States of America, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met in Washington, D.C., Thursday with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd

NATO Launches Artificial Intelligence Strategic Initiative
2022-05-19 Read More...
The NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) and the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) launched a strategic initiative on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Horizon Scanning aimed to better understand AI and its potential

Fincantieri Starts Dry Dock Work on Qatar’s LPD Amphibious Vessel
2022-05-19 Read More...
The keel laying of the amphibious vessel (LPD - Landing Platform Dock) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place at the Palermo

L3Harris to Deliver Artificial Intelligence Services to US Department of Defense
2022-05-18 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to deliver artificial intelligence services to improve intelligence gathering and collaboration across the defense and intelligence

Iran Inaugurates Drone-Manufacturing Plant in Tajikistan
2022-05-18 Read More...
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Tajik Defense Minister General Sherali Mirzo inaugurated a plant in Tajikistan to manufacture Iran-made Ababil 2 drones in the Central Asian

L3Harris to Supply More Tactical Radios to US Special Operations Command
2022-05-18 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies has received a $297 million IDIQ contract increase for its Falcon® IV AN/PRC-167 radio systems from the U.S. Special Operations Command

PGZ, MBDA UK Agree to Cooperate on Tank Destroyers
2022-05-18 Read More...
Nine companies of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) have concluded an agreement with MBDA UK regarding cooperation in the tank destroyer segment. The agreement will allow for the design and production of this class vehicles with the use of MBDA UK

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