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US to Significantly Boost Military Presence in Kuwait
2012-06-25 Read More...
The United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American combat forces and the world nervously eyes

DCI to Continue Maintenance of Kuwait’s Helicopters
2012-06-20 Read More...
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, recently announced the extension since January 2012 of a 3-year contract concerning Kuwait Air Force (KAF)

Kuwait Plans $6 Billion Airport Expansion
2012-05-24 Read More...
Kuwait will spend $6 billion to expand its international airport to handle 13 million passengers by 2016, the Head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Kuwait to Get 80 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Missiles
2012-02-28 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on 24 February of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait of 80 AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II All-Up-Round Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support

Raytheon Delivers 1st Upgraded Patriot Radar to Kuwait
2012-01-05 Read More...
Raytheon Company completed its first Configuration-3 Patriot radar upgrade for the State of Kuwait. This is the first of six radar modernization deliveries due under contract to the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile

Former Kuwaiti Defense Minister Named Prime Minister
2011-12-02 Read More...
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has appointed outgoing Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as Prime Minister, state TV and the national news agency said on

DCI-NAVFCO to Train 20 New Kuwaiti Cadets
2011-11-30 Read More...
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, has a special partnership with the Kuwait Naval Forces that have entrusted DCI-NAVFCO for many years with the training of its future naval

Technical & Logistics Support for Kuwait’s F/A-18s
2011-11-10 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for continuing logistics support, contractor maintenance, and technical services in support of the F/A-18

Kuwait: No Plans to Host More US Troops
2011-11-09 Read More...
A top Kuwaiti official has thrown doubt on American proposals to station at least 4,000 additional soldiers in the Gulf nation following the US military withdrawal from Iraq at the end of the

US Brigade in Iraq Likely Heading to Kuwait
2011-11-07 Read More...
Senior US officials say the Pentagon is poised to move at least 4,000 US forces from Iraq to Kuwait at the end of the

Kuwait Airlines Privatization Delayed
2011-11-02 Read More...
State-owned Kuwait Airways Corp (KAC) has delayed plans to privatize the airline and will now push ahead with the restructuring of the ailing carrier, a committee formed for the privatization plan

Indra Wins New Kuwait Airport Order
2011-10-03 Read More...
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Kuwait awarded Indra (Spain) the implementation of an advanced controller-pilot data link communication system in Kuwait city airport.

Kuwait Welcomes IAEA's Call for Mideast Forum
2011-09-22 Read More...
The State of Kuwait said guarantees implemented by the UN nuclear watchdog were a key pillar for nuclear

Kuwait Plans Compulsory Military Conscription
2011-08-23 Read More...
The new law re-introducing compulsory military conscription in Kuwait will be enacted shortly. The Parliament had suspended it in 2001. However, a draft legislation to enforce it again was submitted to the Parliament

Kuwait’s Agility Pleads not guilty to US Fraud Charges
2011-08-17 Read More...
Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility pleaded not guilty to charges it defrauded the US government over multibillion-dollar supply contracts during the war in Iraq, a senior company official

Kuwait Beefs Up Security at Mubarak Port
2011-08-16 Read More...
Kuwait has beefed up security around a controversial port project ahead of a visit by an Iraqi delegation for talks, a security official was quoted as saying.

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