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HENSOLDT to Supply 50 Spexer Radars to MENA Region
2017-05-09 Read More...
The “Spexer” radar family from HENSOLDT, the former Electronics business unit of Airbus Defence and Space, is becoming a real export hit. Since the beginning of the year, HENSOLDT has received orders worth around 40 million euros for approx. 50

Israel Receives Three New F-35 Fighter Jets
2017-04-25 Read More...
Three news F-35 Fighter Jets landed in Israel on Sunday. The first two planes were delivered in December 2016, making Israel the first country to receive the advanced stealth planes outside the

Iran Building 4th Peykan-Class Warship
2017-04-21 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Navy’s Northern Fleet First Captain Ahmad Reza Baqeri announced that the country’s experts are manufacturing a new missile-launching Peykan-class warship, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Test-Fires New Torpedo from Qadir-Class Submarine
2017-03-08 Read More...
The Iranian naval forces test-fired the country’s latest torpedo product, Valfajr, during the massive wargames which took place last week in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman last week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Russia to Supply T-90MS Battle Tank to Mideast Country
2017-02-28 Read More...
Russia has signed a large contact on the delivery of T-90MS main battle tanks to a Middle East country and plans to close a deal with another foreign customer soon, Russian news agency Tass reported, citing a senior government

Safran to Supply Epsilon One Navigation Systems to Mideast Country
2017-02-23 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense and its Middle Eastern Partner, International Golden Group signed a contract for the supply of Epsilon One inertial ground navigation systems and technical integration services for an initial batch to outfit a first

Rostec Eyes India, Middle East Countries
2017-02-16 Read More...
Victor Kladov, Director for International Cooperation at the state corporation Rostec said many countries in the Middle East have displayed an interest in the weapons Russia showcased during its campaign in

Iran Completes Construction of Third Naval Base
2017-02-14 Read More...
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) announced termination of the construction operations in a new naval base, named Pasabandar, in the country’s Southeastern Makran seashore, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Aerospace Force Concludes Massive Military Drills
2017-02-07 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force kicked off concluded massive military drills dubbed “Modafe'an Harim-e Aseman Velayat” (Defenders of the Velayat Skies) in Semnan province in Northern Iran, Fars News Agency (FNA)

US, Allied Navies Start Naval Drills Near Iranian Shores
2017-02-03 Read More...
The US and four other allied Navies have begun a three-day maritime exercise in international waters next to the Iranian

Iran’s Ground Force Conducts Massive Drills
2017-01-25 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour announced that his forces have started massive wargames in the Western parts of Iran on Monday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Israeli Air Force Receives Arrow-3 Interceptors
2017-01-20 Read More...
Israel’s Ministry of Defense said the Arrow Weapon System (AWS), the upper-most tier in the Israeli strategic capability, entered into a new era Thursday in its defense from ballistic missiles

Iran’s Defense Budget to Grow from 2 to 5% of GDP
2017-01-19 Read More...
Iranian lawmakers approved an increase to the country’s military budget of 5% of the GDP, up from the 2% it occupied in the 2015-2016

Iran Eyes Exporting Small-Caliber Ammunition
2017-01-06 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan announced his country’s preparedness to export small-caliber ammunition to foreign states, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Tests Modern Anti-Air Missile Systems
2017-01-05 Read More...
Iran tested its state-of-the-art missile systems in its large-scale air defense drills codenamed Modafe’an-e Aseman-e Velayat 7 in the Southern parts of the country last week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Building Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA)
2016-12-28 Read More...
A senior Iranian military official announced that the country has built an explosive reactive armor (ERA) stronger and more advanced than the Kontakt-5 used in T90 tanks, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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