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Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah Named Emir of Kuwait
2023-12-18 Read More...
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died on Saturday, aged 86, according to the royal court, just over three years after assuming power in the US-allied Gulf oil producer. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah

US-Kuwait Military Joint Cooperation Committee Holds Regular Meeting
2023-12-13 Read More...
The US-Kuwait Military Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held its regular meeting on Monday at the Armed Forces’ operations and plans

Commander of Royal Army of Oman Visits Desert Regiment’s Headquarters at GCC Drill
2023-12-10 Read More...
Major General Mattar Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), and the military delegation accompanying him visited Thursday the headquarters of the Desert Regiment at the 23rd Infantry Brigade of the Royal Army of

Kuwait’s National Guard Honors Commanders, Officers
2023-12-10 Read More...
The Undersecretary of Kuwait’s National Guard, Lieutenant General Engineer Hashem Al-Rifai, honored Lieutenant Colonel Saad Rashid of the First Facilities Protection Battalion and members of the battalion assigned to secure

First Peninsula Shield Force Drill ‘Takamul 1’ Kicks Off in Kuwait
2023-11-30 Read More...
The joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) drill, ‘Takamul 1’ (Integration), is taking place in the Al-Udair and Al-Abraq region in the northwest of Kuwait. The exercise commenced on 26 November and will run until 01

Kuwait, UK Discuss Aspects of Military Cooperation
2023-05-25 Read More...
Kuwait’s Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Meshal Al-Sabah discussed on Monday, with the British UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa Air Marshal Martin Sampson, aspects of cooperation and joint

Kuwait’s Defense Ministry Commends British Red Arrows Parade
2022-11-21 Read More...
Kuwaiti Defense Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary Sheikha Dr. Shamayel Al-Sabah on Monday lauded the British Royal Air Force parade in Kuwait, with the Red Arrows flying over Arabian Gulf

Kuwait’s Emir Names New Defense & Interior Ministers
2022-03-11 Read More...
Kuwait on Wednesday filled the posts of Interior and Defense Ministers after two former senior royals resigned last month amid political tensions with the country’s elected

Saudi, Kuwaiti, US Land Forces Launch ‘Gulf Shooting 2021’ Drill
2021-11-09 Read More...
The Gulf Shooting 2021 drill kicked off on Sunday in Kuwait, with the participation of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, the Kuwaiti Land Force and U.S. Army's Spartan

Emir of Kuwait Receives US Secretary of Defense
2021-09-10 Read More...
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received in Kuwait Wednesday US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James

Kuwaiti Chief of General Staff Receives Acting Secretary General of IMCTC
2021-09-01 Read More...
Chief of General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lieutenant-General Khaled bin Saleh Al-Sabah received in Kuwait Monday, Acting Secretary-General of the Islamic Military Alliance to Combat Terrorism (IMCTC), Major General Mohammed bin Saeed

Kuwait’s Chief-of-Staff Receives Qatari Counterpart
2021-08-18 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of Qatar Armed Forces Lieutenant-General (Pilot) HE Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem, met with Chief of General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lieutenant General HE Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah, on the occasion of his visit to the State of

Kuwait Orders 517 Heavy Tactical Vehicles
2021-07-05 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of Heavy Tactical Vehicles with support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $445

Lockheed Martin’s Sniper ATP Integrates with Kuwait F-18 Super Hornet
2021-06-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, completed its first flight test integrating Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the Kuwait Air

Kuwait Orders 8 New AH-64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters
2020-12-31 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.0

Kuwait to Buy Spare Parts for its Upgraded Patriot Systems
2020-12-31 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of System Spares for Patriot Configuration 3+ and related equipment for an estimated cost of $200

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