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Jordanian King Attends Armed Forces Ceremony Marking 57th Anniversary of Al Karamah Battle
2025-03-24 Read More...His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF)-Arab Army, attended on Sunday a ceremony held by JAF to mark the 57th anniversary of Al Karamah Battle, according to a Royal Court statement, Petra news agency
Qatar Military Secondary School, Leadership Academy Merge
The Military Secondary School, affiliated with Qatar’s Ministry of Defence, has merged with Qatar Leadership Academy, part of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education. Together, they will form a unified institutional entity under the name Qatar
MBDA CEO Reaffirms European Group’s Role as a Leading Global Provider of Complex Weapons
MBDA CEO Eric Béranger reaffirmed the European group’s role as a leading global provider of complex weapons. At his annual press conference on March 17 2025 from Paris, France, Eric Béranger explained MBDA’s capacity to answer and
UAE Defence Companies to Participate in ‘Make It In The Emirates 2025’ Event
‘Make It In The Emirates’ (MIITE) has become a pivotal event for manufacturers, investors, and industry leaders looking to capitalize on the vast opportunities within the UAE’s rapidly expanding industrial and manufacturing
GE Aerospace Secures $5 Billion U.S. Air Force Contract for F110 Engines
GE Aerospace announced an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force valued up to $5 billion. This contract supports Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for F110-GE-129 engines, which power F-15 and F-16 aircraft
North Korea Vows to ‘Steadily Update, Strengthen’ its Nuclear Capacity
North Korea on Monday vowed to “steadily update and strengthen” its nuclear armed forces and blamed the Foreign Ministers of G7 states for infringing on its sovereign rights by demanding the end of its nuclear weapons programme, state media
France, Italy, UK Increase & Accelerate Aster Missile Production
Joachim Sucker, Director of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation - Executive Administration (OCCAR-EA), on behalf of France, Italy and the UK, and eurosam Managing Director Anne Diaz De Tuesta signed the 15th Amendment for the
NAVANTIA Cuts First Steel for Second Corvette for Saudi Arabia
Navantia San Fernando shipyard hosted on March 14 the first steel cutting ceremony for the second corvette for the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF), within the new contract signed at the end of last year, which involves the construction of three more
GA-ASI’s Gray Eagle ER Makes First Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Flights
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its first flight test series of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite constellation for aircraft
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